Claiming her rights
March 7th, 2023
Standing on her land
March 7th, 2023
“The power of choice"
March 7th, 2023
Urban October in Beirut: improving life through urban interventions
November 9th, 2022
Beirut Municipal Social Cell experience: how to mitigate social and protection issues of the vulnerable populations
March 14th, 2022
14 March 222 - Beirut Municipal Social Cell (MSC), a joint initiative of the City of Beirut and UN-Habitat Lebanon Office, offered a webinar last month to present the results of its work on…
UN-Habitat Lebanon signs grant with the World Bank to rebuild areas damaged by the Beirut Port explosion
March 14th, 2022
Beirut, Lebanon, 12 March 2022 -- UN-Habitat has signed an agreement with the World Bank to implement the project Beirut Housing Reconstruction and Cultural and Creative Industries Recovery. The USD…
UN-Habitat marks 15 years supporting Lebanon through urban crisis and development
December 31st, 2021
Beirut, Lebanon, 31 December 2021 - This year, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) marks 15 years of work in Lebanon. Established in 2006, the UN-Habitat Lebanon Country…
Fostering hope in El Jazzar Street, Sabra, Beirut by improved living conditions
November 29th, 2021
Beirut, Lebanon, November 2021 – UN-Habitat rehabilitated 22 building facades, improved street mobility and safety, and access to basic urban services for residents living in El Jazzar Street, Sabra…
UN-Habitat launches new regional project on climate change to increase the resilience of displaced persons and host communities in Jordan and Lebanon
October 22nd, 2021
Cairo, Egypt -- 20 October 2021 – UN-Habitat’s Regional Office for Arab States together with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (UN ESCWA) and UNICEF launched a regional…
Renewable energy proves essential to service continuation of the National HIV and TB Centre in Beirut
October 12th, 2021
Beirut, Lebanon, October 2021 – To support the only National HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) Centre in Lebanon restart its operations after it was severely damaged by the Beirut Port explosion, UN-Habitat…
Beirut Port explosion: a year on Lebanon's capital city struggles to pick up the pieces
August 4th, 2021
Beirut, 4 August 2021 - One year after the devastating Beirut Port explosion has seen Lebanon’s capital city continue to struggle to pick up the pieces. According to a recent UN-Habitat assessment of…
UN-Habitat strives to enhance partnership opportunities for area-based urban recovery projects in Heet
July 21st, 2021
In line with #SDG17, aspiring to strengthen development partnerships, UN-Habitat has successfully mobilized complementary resources for the transformation of the neighbourhood of Al Baker, located on…
Joint profiling work by UN-Habitat and UNICEF informs evidence – based urban planning and coordination in Lebanon
April 15th, 2021
14 April 2021. Beirut, Lebanon - To promote evidence-based programming and coordination among state and non-state actors, UN-Habitat and UNICEF have jointly completed 28 profiles of disadvantaged…
Empowering local authorities through Regional Technical Offices in Lebanon to respond to COVID-19
March 31st, 2021
Beirut, 31 March 2021 – UN-Habitat’s Regional Technical Offices (RTOs) in Lebanon’s coastal cities of Tyre and Saida have been mobilized to provide critical capacity and technical support to the…