evidence: Aarsal and Its Surrounding Villages A New Dawn Aarsal and its Surrounding Villages A New Dawn A new conflict analysis report by the UNDP Lebanon funded by UKDFID seeking to explain current intercommunal relations and grievances in Aarsal. It also aims at presenting the opportunities that both the community and the government have identified to support the area, and proposes a number of key considerations for the scale-up of international engagement to meet needs. This report sheds light on the area of Aarsal and its surrounding villages after several major milestones have been marked that influenced the situation, dynamics, relationships, and social stability.