Lebanon

Severe damage all over Beirut due to the blast on August 4th 2020.
Houssam Yaacoub

Refugees also affected by Beirut blast as UN relief efforts continue

11 August 2020
Humanitarian Aid

Dozens of refugees were among the victims of the deadly explosions at Beirut’s port a week ago that destroyed large areas of the Lebanese capital, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Tuesday.

UNICEF team, including Mohamad Saleh, removing the debris from Medawar street in Qarantina region of Beirut, Lebanon.
UNICEF/Ramzi Haidar

‘You are not alone, we are in this together’, declare UN staffers in Lebanon

10 August 2020
Humanitarian Aid

Last Saturday was another scorching August day in Lebanon’s shattered capital of Beirut, but UN staff members who had gathered outside UN House – itself damaged during the deadly port explosion - were determined to get straight to work, and stand in solidarity with the country they call home.

Search and rescue team combs rubble in Beirut after a blast on 4 August 2020.
© UNOCHA

Guterres pledges continued UN support for Lebanon ‘in every possible way’

10 August 2020
Humanitarian Aid

The United Nations and humanitarian partners are working around the clock to support and mobilize emergency assistance in the aftermath of the deadly explosion in Beirut Port last Tuesday. 

Community supporters clean up the aftermath of the catastrophic explosion in the area of Gemmayze, in Beirut, Lebanon.
© UNICEF/Ramzi Haidar

News in Brief 10 August 2020

10 August 2020
News in Brief
  • UN will support Lebanon ‘in every possible way’ pledges UN chief
  • UN rights chief warns new Somalia draft law ‘risks legitimizing child marriage’
  • Boosting migrant worker protections during COVID pandemic
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Seating arrangements and acrylic shields have been installed to ensure social distancing at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.
ILO/Alin Sirisaksopit

WHO chief points to ‘green shoots of hope’ in COVID-19 pandemic

10 August 2020
Health

Although COVID-19 cases are on track to hit 20 million worldwide this week, and 750,000 deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has pointed to “green shoots of hope” amidst the global crisis, while urging both governments and people everywhere to work to suppress the new coronavirus.

A deadly explosion at Beirut Port wreaks havoc throughout Lebanon's capital city.
© UNOCHA

Beirut blast: Here’s how you can help the UN aid Lebanon's recovery

7 August 2020
Humanitarian Aid

After a devasting blast ripped through Beirut Port in Lebanon on Tuesday, wounding thousands and rendering hundreds of thousands homeless, the UN moved rapidly to step up its relief effort. 

Neighbourhoods facing the port of Beirut were extensively damaged by the explosion.
© UNOCHA

News in Brief 7 August 2020

7 August 2020
News in Brief
  • 'Immediate and huge' needs facing Beirut and Lebanon
  • Mauritania shipwreck, another preventable tragedy
  • Lift sanctions 'bringing suffering and death'
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The explosion at Beirut port caused extensive damage in neighbouring residential areas.
© UNOCHA

As Beirut rescuers search for survivors, UN warns of ‘huge’ needs

7 August 2020
Humanitarian Aid

Across Lebanon, “the needs are immediate, and they are huge” in the aftermath of the explosion that destroyed Beirut city port, UN agencies said on Friday.

A UNIFIL Force Commander Reserve team assesses the magnitude of an explosion on Tuesday, 4 August 2020 at Beirut Port. Lebanon.
UN/Pasqual Gorriz

‘Immediate humanitarian assistance’ mobilized in force, to support Beirut after deadly blast

6 August 2020
Humanitarian Aid

The response to Tuesday’s explosion in Beirut requires global support in order to “surmount the devastating impact” of the crisis facing the Lebanese people, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the country said on Thursday.


 

Grain silos in Beirut's port were destroyed by the explosion.
UNIFIL

News in Brief 6 August 2020

6 August 2020
News in Brief
  • Lifesaving WHO aid arrives in Beirut
  • Nuclear arms ban essential, 75 years post-Hiroshima
  • Indigenous more at risk: UN chief
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