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August 28, 2020

MENA billionaires’ wealth has increased by $10 billion since start of pandemic

The 21 billionaires in the Middle East and North Africa saw their wealth increase by nearly $10 billion since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, while 45 million more people in the region could be pushed to poverty as a result of the pandemic, a new Oxfam report has revealed.
August 12, 2020

Refugees included in Beirut blast death toll

There are fears that the death toll among Beirut’s refugee population of some 200,000 could rise further.
August 9, 2020

Plane carrying trauma and surgical supplies arrives in Beirut

A plane carrying 20 tonnes of World Health Organisation health supplies has landed in Beirut, Lebanon, to support the treatment of patients injured by the massive blast that occurred in the city on 4 August 2020.
March 14, 2020

Lebanon's decision to restructure debt welcomed

A human rights approach to finance is crucial to address the legitimate demands that Lebanese people have expressed in the streets, says a UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights.
February 19, 2020

Report on human rights in Middle East and North Africa 2019

Governments across the Middle East and North Africa crushed protests with ruthless force during 2019, said Amnesty International as it published its annual human rights report on the region.
August 13, 2019

Call for Lebanese authorities to stop the demolition of refugees’ homes

Personnel from the Lebanese Armed Forces have partially demolished over 350 refugees’ homes in four tented settlement in Akkar, in northern Lebanon, using sledgehammers.
July 2, 2019

Syrian refugee families 'forced to demolish their own homes in Lebanon'

Syrian refugee families living in Arsal, Lebanon, have been tearing down their homes following an order requiring them to demolish any concrete walls over one metre high.
June 5, 2019

Demolition of Syrian homes in Lebanon 'will make at least 15,000 children homeless'

The Higher Defence council, a military body, has declared that all 'semi-permanent structures' built by Syrian refugees using materials other than timber and plastic sheeting in informal camps must be deconstructed.
May 15, 2019

UN urges investigation following death of detainee in Lebanon

Hassan Toufic Dika’s death occurred despite numerous interventions by a variety of UN entities, including the UN Human Rights Office, with the Lebanese authorities after he was allegedly tortured in prison following his arrest in November 2018.
March 11, 2019

UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for continued support for Lebanon

Lebanon is host to over one million Syrians, providing refuge to the highest number of refugees per capita in the world.