Six years on, the pain of #Beirut#PortExplosion remains deeply felt by many in #Lebanon
Justice & accountability are essential for victims & survivors, but also to restore public trust, strengthen institutions &advance recovery.
The pursuit of truth & #Justice must continue.
Swiss delegation visited Beirut’s Southern suburbs to witness firsthand the destruction, the precarious conditions and lack of basic services. @ICRC_lb continues to provide humanitarian support to affected people.
@RedCrossLebanon continues to deliver in the most difficult conditions. Yesterday, a 🇨🇭 delegation visited the Beirut sport city witnessing the tremendous work of MoSA @HaneenSayed_LB in cooperation with LRC and Himaya to the internally displaced community.
🚜Rehabilitation&upgrading works of the irrigation canal in Arqa Akkar
Implemented by @MoaLebanon@FAOLebanon & @MEW_Leb with @SwissAmbLEB support this 2.5km canal will:
Reduce 💧 loss
Improve irrigation efficiency
Support 👨🌾👩🌾
Reduce groundwater use
Lower climate footprint
Nobody chooses to become a refugee.
On World Refugee Day,🇨🇭reaffirms its solidarity with all forcibly displaced - within their own countries & across borders - in Lebanon, Syria & beyond. Everyone has the right to seek safety, to live with dignity & have the opportunity to return
Today, with funding of #Switzerland, a package of essential tools and materials was delivered to support Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams at the @RedCrossLebanon, enabling them to save trapped people faster. 🇱🇧🤝🇨🇭
Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!
This year highlights the Power of Community Science across borders: everyone's efforts are essential for bird conservation and science around the world.
https://t.co/peIYgfHNMk
#EveryBirdCounts#YourObservationsMatter
The Arka irrigation scheme is supported under a project of @MoaLebanon and @FAOLebanon, funded by🇨🇭. Through improved irrigation, climate-smart agriculture, and collaboration w/ farmer‚ water user associations, the project increases revenues, supports livelihoods & saves water💧
#متحدون_لأجل_الإنسانية في اليوم العالمي للصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر، ونقف إلى جانب العاملين في المجال الإنساني الذين يواصلون مساعدة الآخرين رغم تزايد المخاطر.
العاملون في المجال الإنساني ليسوا هدفًا، وحمايتهم أساس.
With Swiss🇨🇭funding the @RedCrossLebanon is supporting internally displaced people in Beirut through shelter, water, sanitation, hygiene, psychosocial support and healthcare. LRC teams provide timely and dignified assistance to those most in need.
📍In Bir Hassan, Mount Lebanon 🇱🇧, alongside Amb. Fabrizio Marcelli @ItalyinLebanon 🇮🇹 and @SwissAmbLEB 🇨🇭, witnessing humanitarian assistance firsthand and hearing directly from displaced families to better understand urgent needs and conditions on the ground.
International humanitarian law is clear: civilians must be protected at all times. This includes #journalists, who risk their lives to report from the front. Their safety is not optional—it is a legal obligation.
#IHL#compliance
Earth is our one and only home.
Wherever we live, protecting the planet is a shared responsibility.
From reducing food waste to saving energy and buying local, we can all #ActNow and make every day #EarthDay.
Get involved: https://t.co/y1gXeqa7Bt
The human toll in #Lebanon has crossed a devastating threshold.
More than 2,000 people killed and 1.2 million displaced.
Civilians must be protected, humanitarian access sustained, and de-escalation urgently pursued.
Latest Flash Update ⬇️
https://t.co/p6an2m9zsL
Deeply concerned by the killing of a @RedCrossLebanon paramedic while carrying out a humanitarian mission in Bent Jbeil District, south #Lebanon
🇨🇭reiterates that medical personnel and facilities 🧑⚕️🏥must be protected (https://t.co/VkSFGZEoVL)
#Genevaconventions#NotATarget
Deeply saddened by the killing of a @RedCrossLebanon paramedic while carrying out a humanitarian mission in south #Lebanon.
My thoughts are with his family and colleagues.
First responders must be protected at all times. They are #NotATarget
Thank you, #Switzerland 🇨🇭, for your generous contribution to the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund. Your support enables partners on the ground to deliver humanitarian, inclusive, and effective aid to those who need it most in Lebanon 🇱🇧. Together, we #InvestInHumanity.
Access to safe water 💧 is more than a need: it is a lifeline, especially during emergencies. Conflict and displacement disrupt water services.
🇨🇭is providing extra funding to a @UNICEFLebanon water project, supporting chlorination to ensure safe drinking water.