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| Section The ICRC in Lebanon ©ICRC
Naquoura, Lebanese-Israeli border. ICRC delegate remove a coffin containing the remains of an Israeli soldier from an ICRC vehicle. Read the interview
The ICRC seeks to support and help develop the emergency response capacities of its main operational partner, the Lebanese Red Cross, and to help improve the medical care available to Palestinian refugees in the country.
It provides essential support to local water boards for the repair and maintenance of facilities damaged during the 2006 conflict between Israel and Hezbollah forces and continues to monitor the situation facing Palestinians returning to the refugee camp at Nahr el-Bared, devastated by fighting in 2007.  Key document24-11-2008 Lebanon: ICRC activities, August-October 2008The ICRC delegation in Lebanon has continued its regular activities, which have included aiding people affected by conflict, working with the Lebanese Red Cross, protection, and promoting international humanitarian law. Visits to various places of detention continued as scheduled, while seven water projects were completed in the Bekaa area, thus improving access for residents of that parched area. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Lebanon) Operational update Includes Photo 16-7-2008 Israel-Lebanon: transfer operation completedThe transfer operation between Israel and Lebanon was completed at sunset on 16 July, when the remaining ten ICRC trucks and trailers containing 185 coffins of human remains crossed from Israel into Lebanon and were handed over to Hezbollah representatives. Eric Marclay, the ICRC's senior deputy head of operations for the Middle East and North Africa, provides details on the handover and describes the ICRC's role as a neutral intermediary between Israel and Lebanon to facilitate the handover of freed detainees and human remains. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Interview Includes Photo Feature27-11-2008 Lebanon: in the heart of actionThe Lebanese Red Cross Society plays a crucial role in responding to emergencies in Lebanon. Its capacity to play this role is enhanced by its partnership with the ICRC. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Lebanon) Feature Includes Photo 11-3-2008 Lebanon: ICRC helps restore water, work and hope at Nahr el-BaredLife is slowly returning to the once-thriving camp of Nahr el-Bared, in northern Lebanon, which was devastated by three months of fighting in 2007. The ICRC is helping in the rebirth of the camp by restoring the water supply. Samar el Kadi reports from Tripoli. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Lebanon) Feature Includes Photo 19-7-2007 Lebanon: refugees againIn Lebanon, it's not enough that Abu Hisham was made a refugee in the 1940s when he had to leave his native Nazareth. In 2007, he's been forced to flee again with the outbreak of fighting in a refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Lebanon) Feature Interview30-5-2008 ICRC continues efforts to gain access to captured Israeli soldiersBéatrice Mégevand-Roggo, the ICRC’s head of operations for the Middle East and North Africa, talks about the organization's efforts to gain access to the three Israeli soldiers captured in June and July 2006 by Palestinian factions and Hezbollah respectively. She uses this example to describe the challenge the ICRC faces in its efforts to ascertain the fate of detainees held in connection with armed conflicts. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Israel) Interview Includes Photo Operational update19-6-2008 Lebanon: ICRC activities, April-May 2008Over this period, in addition to its regular visits to detainees, the ICRC helped hospitals cope with the influx of wounded persons during the recent outbreak of violence in the country. The ICRC also finished repairing the main water network in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr El-Bared in northern Lebanon, which was devastated by fighting in 2007. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Lebanon) Operational update 25-3-2008 Lebanon: ICRC activities, February 2008In addition to its regular activities in Lebanon, which include protection and assistance, the ICRC began the construction of a new underground reservoir as part of a major project to improve the water supply for the south of the country. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Lebanon) Operational update 17-12-2007 Lebanon: ICRC activities, November 2007 Backed by 40 years of humanitarian work in Lebanon, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continues its activities in the fields of protection, assistance, cooperation and prevention. Following the end of the three-month fighting in Nahr el-Bared in North Lebanon, the ICRC started water rehabilitation projects to assist the displaced refugees returning to the war-devastated camp. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Lebanon) Operational update 2-11-2007 Lebanon: ICRC activities October 2007An overview of ICRC activities in Lebanon. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Lebanon) Operational update Includes PDF Photo Collection6-7-2007 Living with cluster munitions in Lebanon Cluster munitions continue to endanger civilians in Lebanon one year after the war's end. (Info resources\Photos\Middle East and North Africa) Photo Collection Includes Photo More in this section17-1-2008 Lebanon: 40 years of ICRC presenceThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been present in Lebanon since 1967 providing assistance and protection to civilians affected by armed conflict, in close cooperation with the Lebanese Red Cross Society and the Palestine Red Crescent Society. (The ICRC worldwide\Middle East and North Africa\Lebanon) Includes PDF, Photo Other siteOther site |
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