Beirut blast aftermath: Healing underway, city needs more support to cleanse ‘deep wounds’

Those affected by the devastating explosions that tore through Beirut 100 days ago, killing more than 200 people, remain in need of crucial support, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/11/1077452
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Beirut’s youth rebuild the Lebanese capital, brick by brick

04 Aug 2021

Young people in Beirut, which was devastated by an explosion in a warehouse at the city’s port on 4 August 2020, have been pitching in to get the Lebanese capital back on its feet with support from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

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Families still struggling one year after Beirut explosion: UNICEF

03 Aug 2021

A year after the devastating explosions in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, a staggering 98 per cent of families are still in need, according to a survey published on Tuesday by the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. 

UNICEF works to ease suffering of children whose lives have been ‘turned upside-down’ after Beirut blast

25 Aug 2020

Following a deadly explosion earlier this month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has delivered some 67 tons of critical humanitarian supplies to affected children and families in Beirut.