UNICEF: Assessing developmental needs in Lebanon

From the creator

BEIRUT, 8 September 2008 -- Recognizing the need to address economic disparities and gaps in social services throughout the country, the Government of Lebanon is working with UNICEF to develop a series of development indicators on the well-being of children. Accompaniede by Prime Minister Fouad Seniora, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Sigrid Kaag visited villages in South Lebanon that were the sites of armed conflict in July 2006. In Bint Jbeil, she looked in on the community centre that has provided an important base for children needing resources and recreation. The centre has hosted outreach programmes, mine awareness activities and hygiene promotion workshops, as well as psycho-social support and time for play. Ms. Kaag received a briefing in Beit Yahoun on the situation with the water supply. UNICEF has contributed to the reconstruction of 22 water reservoirs since the war, but there are still gaps in supply due to lagging delivery structures and insufficient funds for pumping stations. To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/lebanon_45539.html

Published 2008-09-09 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Availability and playback restrictions are controlled by the original channel.