RESOURCES
A cross-section of news, updates and insights from our portfolio
ISF and UK note gains in professionalism of ISF approach to public order
The Internal Security Forces announced its vision for ensuring public safety, founded on an intelligence-led approach to policing.
Using tech to drive the fight against corruption
What role can technology play in the fight against corruption? What ingredients are needed for success? This policy brief from our team adds to the conversation with reflections from Lebanon.
Digital Platform Highlights Importance of Gender Sensitive Approaches to Addressing Cybercrime
A new digital platform designed to address online harassment, bullying and blackmail in Jordan has received more than 1,405 messages since its deployment in August, data collected by the platform developers has shown.
Report: Youth Experiences Reporting Cybercrime in Jordan
Young people in Jordan face overlapping social barriers that negatively impact their ability to obtain sufficient protection when occupying online spaces.
Youth study finds Lebanon’s social safety net targeted, but in need of tuning
Lebanon’s disbursement of cash assistance to impoverished households is successfully targeting those in need, but more could be done to enrol eligible households.
Campaign against online harassment, cybercrime intensifies in Jordan
Local communities in East Amman and North Jordan launched a series of activities over April that are designed to raise awareness around how to stay safe online.
Shoots emerge of an era of independent oversight in Lebanon
An overview of the successes realised through Siren's partnership with Central Inspection on the Governance, Oversight and Accountability in Lebanon (GOAL) project.
Siren statelessness research cited by UN human rights expert
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, cited Siren’s pioneering research on statelessness in north Lebanon.
Building community resilience against cybercrime in Jordan
Research based insights into can be done to prevent and respond to online blackmail, harassment and abuse in Jordan.
Cash assistance payments begin for thousands of Lebanon’s poor
Demonstrating that aid can be disbursed fairly and transparently will be critical in securing funding for a broad based social safety net in Lebanon.
Creating Lebanon’s state of tomorrow
A conversation between Central Inspection and Siren's on the pathways to building an effective, accountable and transparent Lebanese state.
Analysis: Covid vaccines, lockdowns save thousands of lives in Lebanon
Over a period of nine months, Lebanon's lockdowns and vaccination campaign helped avoid an additional 6,330 Covid-19 related deaths.
Survey: Perceptions of Online Safety and Access to Protection Services in Jordan
A survey of public perceptions of online safety and access to protection services in six districts in Jordan.
Visual briefing: the cybercrime landscape in Jordan
A research infographic to inform action on addressing online blackmail, harassment and bullying.
Celebrating the women driving research on cybercrime in Jordan
An interview with Fayrouz Al Hasan, a social development professional and community organiser who has been at carrying out pioneering research into online abuse and harassment in Jordan.
Activists mobilise across Jordan to protect community against online abuse
With the Covid-19 pandemic contributing to a spike in cybercrime in Jordan, local activists are mobilising to protect people online.
Setting up a community-led research initiative as a basis for social change
When research is driven by local knowledge and priorities, not only are the findings of greater quality, but community members are also empowered to identify and implement actions to address the findings of the research.
Statelessness: a human rights, not political issue in Lebanon
Lebanon could likely settle the status of more than half the country’s stateless population by simplifying and accelerating the process for registering births late.
Digitally enabled state-society collaboration needed to tackle forest fires: briefing
The IMPACT team suggests ways to improve mechanisms for predicting and warning authorities about forest fires in Lebanon.
New tactical medic trainers will help PSD “weather the most difficult of storms:” Canada
Jordan’s Public Security Directorate this week celebrated the graduation of 13 emergency medical trainers.
Youth plot way out of crisis for Lebanon’s neglected state institutions
A group of young Lebanese researchers released a three-part study proposing measures to help put the crisis-hit country on the path toward reform.
Annual Report FY2020/21
A summary of some of our achievements over the past financial year, and the insights and lessons we’ve learned along the way.
Amman youth launch community-led study on impact of online abuse
A group of 12 young men and women have set out to explore the impact of cyber incidents in their communities.
Driving governance reform in times of uncertainty
Working in partnership with Central Inspection, Siren has achieved early successes in transforming the state audit process, and in bringing together normally antagonistic stakeholders to work in the common interest.
Siren stands with refugees on World Refugee Day 2021
On World Refugee Day 2021 we stand together with refugees in building safer, more just and free societies.
Jordan youth and police set sights on tackling cybercrime and online bullying
Jordan's Public Security Directorate Thursday completed the first phase of a new initiative that will see Community Police work hand-in-hand with young people across the kingdom to tackle online safety.
Public Perceptions of Community Safety in Amman
Significant gender divides still exist in women’s access to police and protection services in Amman, a public perception survey by Siren Associates has found.
Public procurement in Lebanon: a gateway to malpractice
Lebanon's current public procurement laws are tailor-made to protect the vested interests of corrupt officials.
Concerns Over the State of Emergency in Lebanon
The process followed by the Lebanese government to declare a State of Emergency on 5 August was incompatible with the requirements of both national and international law.
IMPACT : when technology disrupts the normal order of things
Lebanon’s disbursement of cash assistance to impoverished households is successfully targeting those in need, but more could be done to enrol eligible households.
Creating Resources for Donor Coordination & Aid Programme Analysis
Lebanon’s Interior Ministry launches two new resources to coordinate donor support, promoting effective and efficient programme governance.
Our Covid-19 Response
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, our teams have been working hard to support and facilitate all levels of response in Lebanon and Jordan.
Police Accountability as a Key Enabler for Success
Lebanon's national police has been strengthening its internal oversight mechanisms and improving its public-facing complaints system.
Using Research to Drive a Context Specific, Impact-Oriented Policing Reform Programme
Siren has been at the forefront of measuring community perceptions of safety and gauging the relationship between security institutions and the communities they serve.
ISF Strategic Plan (2018-2022)
The implementation of the plan will enable the ISF to become more responsive to community safety needs. It will also enhance accountability in the ISF and increase overall effectiveness.
Support to the Human Rights Division: from Inception to Strategic Communication
The Human Rights Division now produces regular reports covering key human rights issues, including detention overcrowding, women and juvenile detainee rights, and torture.
Support to the Internal Security Forces in Lebanon
The focus is on strategic planning, human rights and public outreach, in support of the ISF’s vision, “to meet the expectations of citizens and have their complete trust.”
Policing Support and the Jordanian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security
We adopt a three-track approach to support the Jordanian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, which aims at gender responsive programming and the “active participation of women in the security sector and peacekeeping missions.”
Supporting Women Gendarmes to Take on Operational Roles
Siren is supporting the closer integration of women Gendarmes within search teams by enhancing their ability to use firearms, and search individuals, locations and vehicles for concealed weapons during tactical operations.
Mapping Statelessness in Tripoli
This study provides insights to help guide decisions around addressing statelessness in Lebanon.
Integrity Initiative
Supporting civil society to engage with the Lebanese state around controversial issues such as state corruption.
Contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals
Realising our vision is inextricably linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and a number of the goals have been integrated directly within our business model.
Digital innovation drives data-driven policing in the ISF
Bringing the use of technological tools in security sector reform to the next level, enhancing governance, effectiveness, professionalism, and citizen trust.
Digital Platform Highlights Importance of Gender Sensitive Approaches to Addressing Cybercrime
A new digital platform designed to address online harassment, bullying and blackmail in Jordan has received more than 1,405 messages since its deployment in August, data collected by the platform developers has shown.
Shoots emerge of an era of independent oversight in Lebanon
An overview of the successes realised through Siren's partnership with Central Inspection on the Governance, Oversight and Accountability in Lebanon (GOAL) project.
Setting up a community-led research initiative as a basis for social change
When research is driven by local knowledge and priorities, not only are the findings of greater quality, but community members are also empowered to identify and implement actions to address the findings of the research.
Driving governance reform in times of uncertainty
Working in partnership with Central Inspection, Siren has achieved early successes in transforming the state audit process, and in bringing together normally antagonistic stakeholders to work in the common interest.
Creating Resources for Donor Coordination & Aid Programme Analysis
Lebanon’s Interior Ministry launches two new resources to coordinate donor support, promoting effective and efficient programme governance.
Police Accountability as a Key Enabler for Success
Lebanon's national police has been strengthening its internal oversight mechanisms and improving its public-facing complaints system.
Using Research to Drive a Context Specific, Impact-Oriented Policing Reform Programme
Siren has been at the forefront of measuring community perceptions of safety and gauging the relationship between security institutions and the communities they serve.
ISF Strategic Plan (2018-2022)
The implementation of the plan will enable the ISF to become more responsive to community safety needs. It will also enhance accountability in the ISF and increase overall effectiveness.
Support to the Human Rights Division: from Inception to Strategic Communication
The Human Rights Division now produces regular reports covering key human rights issues, including detention overcrowding, women and juvenile detainee rights, and torture.
Support to the Internal Security Forces in Lebanon
The focus is on strategic planning, human rights and public outreach, in support of the ISF’s vision, “to meet the expectations of citizens and have their complete trust.”
Policing Support and the Jordanian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security
We adopt a three-track approach to support the Jordanian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, which aims at gender responsive programming and the “active participation of women in the security sector and peacekeeping missions.”
Supporting Women Gendarmes to Take on Operational Roles
Siren is supporting the closer integration of women Gendarmes within search teams by enhancing their ability to use firearms, and search individuals, locations and vehicles for concealed weapons during tactical operations.
Integrity Initiative
Supporting civil society to engage with the Lebanese state around controversial issues such as state corruption.
Digital innovation drives data-driven policing in the ISF
Bringing the use of technological tools in security sector reform to the next level, enhancing governance, effectiveness, professionalism, and citizen trust.
Using tech to drive the fight against corruption
What role can technology play in the fight against corruption? What ingredients are needed for success? This policy brief from our team adds to the conversation with reflections from Lebanon.
Digitally enabled state-society collaboration needed to tackle forest fires: briefing
The IMPACT team suggests ways to improve mechanisms for predicting and warning authorities about forest fires in Lebanon.
Concerns Over the State of Emergency in Lebanon
The process followed by the Lebanese government to declare a State of Emergency on 5 August was incompatible with the requirements of both national and international law.
Mapping Statelessness in Tripoli
This study provides insights to help guide decisions around addressing statelessness in Lebanon.
Report: Youth Experiences Reporting Cybercrime in Jordan
Young people in Jordan face overlapping social barriers that negatively impact their ability to obtain sufficient protection when occupying online spaces.
Youth study finds Lebanon’s social safety net targeted, but in need of tuning
Lebanon’s disbursement of cash assistance to impoverished households is successfully targeting those in need, but more could be done to enrol eligible households.
Building community resilience against cybercrime in Jordan
Research based insights into can be done to prevent and respond to online blackmail, harassment and abuse in Jordan.
Analysis: Covid vaccines, lockdowns save thousands of lives in Lebanon
Over a period of nine months, Lebanon's lockdowns and vaccination campaign helped avoid an additional 6,330 Covid-19 related deaths.
Survey: Perceptions of Online Safety and Access to Protection Services in Jordan
A survey of public perceptions of online safety and access to protection services in six districts in Jordan.
Statelessness: a human rights, not political issue in Lebanon
Lebanon could likely settle the status of more than half the country’s stateless population by simplifying and accelerating the process for registering births late.
Youth plot way out of crisis for Lebanon’s neglected state institutions
A group of young Lebanese researchers released a three-part study proposing measures to help put the crisis-hit country on the path toward reform.
Public Perceptions of Community Safety in Amman
Significant gender divides still exist in women’s access to police and protection services in Amman, a public perception survey by Siren Associates has found.
Public procurement in Lebanon: a gateway to malpractice
Lebanon's current public procurement laws are tailor-made to protect the vested interests of corrupt officials.
IMPACT : when technology disrupts the normal order of things
Lebanon’s disbursement of cash assistance to impoverished households is successfully targeting those in need, but more could be done to enrol eligible households.
Mapping Statelessness in Tripoli
This study provides insights to help guide decisions around addressing statelessness in Lebanon.
Contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals
Realising our vision is inextricably linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and a number of the goals have been integrated directly within our business model.
ISF and UK note gains in professionalism of ISF approach to public order
The Internal Security Forces announced its vision for ensuring public safety, founded on an intelligence-led approach to policing.
Campaign against online harassment, cybercrime intensifies in Jordan
Local communities in East Amman and North Jordan launched a series of activities over April that are designed to raise awareness around how to stay safe online.
Siren statelessness research cited by UN human rights expert
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, cited Siren’s pioneering research on statelessness in north Lebanon.
Cash assistance payments begin for thousands of Lebanon’s poor
Demonstrating that aid can be disbursed fairly and transparently will be critical in securing funding for a broad based social safety net in Lebanon.
Creating Lebanon’s state of tomorrow
A conversation between Central Inspection and Siren's on the pathways to building an effective, accountable and transparent Lebanese state.
Visual briefing: the cybercrime landscape in Jordan
A research infographic to inform action on addressing online blackmail, harassment and bullying.
Celebrating the women driving research on cybercrime in Jordan
An interview with Fayrouz Al Hasan, a social development professional and community organiser who has been at carrying out pioneering research into online abuse and harassment in Jordan.
Activists mobilise across Jordan to protect community against online abuse
With the Covid-19 pandemic contributing to a spike in cybercrime in Jordan, local activists are mobilising to protect people online.
New tactical medic trainers will help PSD “weather the most difficult of storms:” Canada
Jordan’s Public Security Directorate this week celebrated the graduation of 13 emergency medical trainers.
Annual Report FY2020/21
A summary of some of our achievements over the past financial year, and the insights and lessons we’ve learned along the way.
Amman youth launch community-led study on impact of online abuse
A group of 12 young men and women have set out to explore the impact of cyber incidents in their communities.
Siren stands with refugees on World Refugee Day 2021
On World Refugee Day 2021 we stand together with refugees in building safer, more just and free societies.
Jordan youth and police set sights on tackling cybercrime and online bullying
Jordan's Public Security Directorate Thursday completed the first phase of a new initiative that will see Community Police work hand-in-hand with young people across the kingdom to tackle online safety.
Our Covid-19 Response
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, our teams have been working hard to support and facilitate all levels of response in Lebanon and Jordan.