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Children from Hesbi in southern Lebanon

23 November 2021

Many in Lebanon are pushed closer to the edge

“We can’t even think of rebuilding our homes. The economic situation is tough now. We can’t even buy tea glasses. How can we rebuild?”

Beirut Port After the Beirut blast

Lasting scars

One year on, a long, slow road to recovery for children affected by the Beirut explosions

Files available for download (2)

Lasting Scars Beirut Explosion Report (PDF, 1 MB)

UNICEF Response to Beirut Port Explosions (PDF, 2 MB)

The Karantina public hospital, Now partly rehabilitated following its destruction by the August 4, 2020 Beirut Port explosions

Restoring healthcare for the vulnerable

The needs of Beirut are still huge, and work is continuing.

Faten Assaad Hanna and her 3 children

“The people of Lebanon did not deserve this"

Beirut family slowly recovering from the port trauma

Omar Hamad elementary mixed public school

Getting Beirut’s schools back in shape

"We needed to exert every effort to rehabilitate schools”

Hands of a women with children blurred in the background

The struggle to cope with the aftermath of the explosions

“There’s no one here we can turn to. Our only hope is in God.”

UNICEF Staffer handing over a kit of hygiene and baby-care to a woman affected by the Beirut port explosion

Water and hygiene rapidly supported post-blast

“Our water supply was cut, and with a new baby we needed help"

UNICEF youth network volunteers gather on the devastated Mar Mikhael to help other of the city’s citizens in the clean-up of Beirut after the port explosions

Empowering youth in the face of adversity

“UNICEF’s aim is always to guide and support the youth”

Joyce Sassine, Youth Team Leader with UNICEF implementing partner Anera

Empowering a generation, rebuilding a city

UNICEF - Leveraging the strength and energy of Beirut youth

C4W LEBRELIEF class

UNICEF and Lebanon’s Youth – Rebuilding Beirut

“I did something for myself, and this is a nice achievement”