UN-Habitat marks completion of Bourj Hammoud projects funded by Polish Aid, Embassy of Japan
The U.N.-Habitat has announced a closing event on Friday to mark the completion of its implemented project in Maraach, Bourj Hammoud.
"Under the scope of two complementary projects, one entitled 'Improving the well-being of host and refugee populations in Maraach sub-neighborhood in Bourj Hammoud' funded by Polish Aid and the second entitled 'Support for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of most vulnerable urban areas in Beirut impacted by the port explosion' funded by the Embassy of Japan in Lebanon, and to mark the completion of this project, an official Closing Event is planned," U.N.-Habitat said in a statement.
The closing event will take place on Friday at 10:00 am in Alleyways 3 and 4, Maraach, Bourj Hammoud, in the presence of United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka, Ambassador of Poland to Lebanon Przemysław Niesiołowski, Ambassador of Japan to Lebanon Takeshi Okubo, Mayor of Bourj Hammoud Mardig Boghossian and UN-Habitat Lebanon Head of Country Program Taina Christiansen
"The event will bring together donors, official authorities, local stakeholders and beneficiaries to mark this important and timely intervention," the statement said.
It added that through additional support provided by Polish Aid, and under the scope of a wider recovery project funded through the Embassy of Japan, the project was able to complete critical and additional complementary works both responding to pre-existing explosion needs, in addition to urgent additional needs identified after the explosion. These include:
- The rehabilitation of Maraach sub-neighborhood through the upgrade of 90 buildings and 5 alleyways, public infrastructure and more (of which, funds from the Embassy of Japan supported the street level upgrading of 3 alleyways).
- The provision of renewable energy solutions through the installation of a photovoltaic system and 40 street solar lighting elements.
- Capacity-building and awareness raising through support to the Lebanese Civil Defense and improved livelihood through cash-for-work programs.
Source: Naharnet
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