The European Union funded project “Strengthening Capability for Integrated Border Management in Lebanon” (EU IBM Lebanon) marked its 10th year of implementation at an event in Beirut.
The rich event included keynote speeches from ICMPD, EU and LAF respectively. Following the speeches, a 5-minute video was played; highlighting the accomplishments made across the different agencies EUIBM works with, and included live testimonials from the beneficiaries. The event was concluded by a round table discussion.
In her speech, the Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation, Mrs. Alessandra Viezzer, expressed the EU’s commitment to supporting Lebanon. She stressed that the “EU integrated border management project not only embodies our core values and security objective in supporting our host-country, but it also serves to make Lebanese feel safe and secure knowing that we have a solid presence in this country and we care”.