The Beirut City Profile offers an important multisectoral and spatial analysis about the City of Beirut, including a diagnosis of the wide spectrum of challenges that the city has encountered over...
The global pandemic, flooding and fires were just some of the hardships faced by Rohingya refugees over the past year. By Iffath Yeasmine in Cox's Bazar Four years after fleeing to Bangladesh from...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The first wave of COVID-19 cases started in early to mid- March 2020, the rise in cases and deaths was followed with a strict lockdown and associated containment measures...
Le changement climatique entraîne une augmentation des conditions météorologiques extrêmes, mais les alertes précoces sauvent des vies Selon le rapport détaillé que vient de diffuser l’Organisation...
Los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos son más frecuentes a causa del cambio climático, pero gracias a las alertas tempranas, se salvan vidas Según un nuevo y exhaustivo informe de la Organización...
One year ago, a deadly explosion rocked the heart of Beirut killing more than 200 people, injuring over 6,500 and damaging over 74,000 homes. UNHCR’s Beirut blast response has been targeting the...
BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY Background The impacts of weather-, climate- and water-related hazards continue to adversely affect health and economic and social development worldwide. Some of these...
Climate change leads to more extreme weather, but early warnings save lives A disaster related to a weather, climate or water hazard occurred every day on average over the past 50 years -- killing...
Authors: Stephanie J. Nawyn, Ezgi Karaoğlu, Stephen P. Gasteyer, Adnan Hammad, Mahmoud Durid, Ali Ghassani, Rania Mansour, and Ayat Nashwan. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To improve the safety of refugees...
Highlights One year after massive explosions devastated lives, livelihoods and a large swathe of Beirut, the needs of children and their families remain acute. The situation in Beirut and across...