UNESCO Launches “Li Beirut” Fund To Rebuild Damaged Heritage Sites
The Beirut blast claimed hundreds of lives and left thousands injured along with inflicting severe damages to Beirut’s most historic neighbourhood, major museums, galleries, and religious sites.
#Beirut is still reeling from unprecedented explosions that devastated the heart of its cultural life.
To help with recovery, @UNESCO is launching today the Li Beirut Fund in support of the Lebanese people.
UNESCO has launched an international fundraising appeal “Li Beirut” to support the rehabilitation of schools, historic buildings, museums, galleries and the creative economy that suffered extensive damages after the catastrophic explosion.
Deeply moved to visit Palais Sursock in #beirut and see the scale of the damages to the beating cultural heart of the city. Today @UNESCO launches an appeal and the Li Beirut international fund to support heritage, culture & education.
In kicking off the ‘Li Beirut’ initiative, UNESCO’s Director-General Audrey Azoulay, appealed for the city’s historic centre be protected “to prevent property speculation and transactions taking advantage of residents’ distress and vulnerability”.
The latest assessment done by the UN shows that 160 schools, 8,000 buildings, 640 historic buildings are damaged and 300 million dollars are needed to rebuild these cultural and heritage spots.
