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…
Beirut explosion, six months on. UN-Habitat’s response and what lies ahead
February 23rd, 2021
By Taina Christiansen, Head of the UN-Habitat Lebanon Country Programme Beirut, Lebanon, 26 February 2021 - More than six months have passed since the Beirut Port explosion, which changed the city…
Improving the well-being of host and refugee communities in Maraach, Lebanon
February 19th, 2021
Maraach, Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon, 19 February 2021 - UN-Habitat, funded by Polish Aid, is providing support in several areas to improve living conditions in the overcrowded neighbourhood of Maraach in…
UN-Habitat supports Mayors Migration Council to provide COVID-19 services to urban refugees and migrants
February 5th, 2021
February 2021 - The Mayors Migration Council (MMC) recently launched the Global Cities Fund for Inclusive Pandemic Response, which will provide USD 1 million to five cities for COVID-19 related…
UN-Habitat announces cash-for-rent for 800 families affected by the Beirut Blast
December 14th, 2020
Beirut, 11 December 2020 - Four months after the devastating Beirut Port explosions, many people remain displaced and are living in temporary accommodation, shared shelters or at the homes of their…
Rebuilding homes, not just houses, after the Beirut Port blast: What comes next?
October 26th, 2020
The massive explosions which devastated the Beirut Port in Lebanon’s capital city have left around 200 people dead, and a wake of devastation in its tracks with 70,000 homes damaged or destroyed –…
UN-Habitat and UNDP join forces to empower local authorities in Lebanon
October 22nd, 2020
Beirut 22 October 2020—UN-Habitat and UNDP have joined forces in implementing the Municipal Empowerment and Resilience Project (MERP) , an initiative being implemented in partnership with the…
This year World Cleanup Day has a different meaning in Lebanon
September 19th, 2020
Beirut, 19 September 2020. Following the Port of Beirut explosions on 4 August this year World Cleanup Day has a different meaning in Lebanon. While UN-Habitat, together with the rest of the…
UN-Habitat responds immediately to support families following explosions in Lebanon’s capital
August 12th, 2020
Beirut, 11 August 2020. UN-Habitat has moved quickly to work with the international response to the explosions at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon’s capital a week ago that left more than 160 people…
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the Beirut Explosions
August 7th, 2020
UN-Habitat saddened by horrific Beirut explosions and reconfirms commitment to support Lebanon Beirut, 6 August 2020. UN-Habitat is extremely saddened by the tragic loss of life, damage and…
First communal handwashing stations in Lebanon aim to tackle COVID-19 spread
July 28th, 2020
Beirut, 28 July 2020 – UN-Habitat Lebanon has designed, produced and installed the first communal handwashing stations in Lebanon to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other similar health risks. The…
Cities twinning to share waste management experience officially sign up online
July 20th, 2020
20 July 2020 – UN-Habitat’s Executive Director virtually opened the Signing Ceremony of the Waste Wise Cities Challenge, which brings together cities looking to improve management of their municipal…
UN-Habitat pairs cities striving to manage their municipal solid waste with expert counterparts
June 22nd, 2020
Nairobi, June 2020 – As part of its Waste Wise Cities, UN-Habitat is bringing together cities that are looking to improve the management of their municipal solid waste with mentor cities committed to…