Ten years have passed since the outbreak of the war in Syria. This war has left behind a worsening humanitarian crisis and is classified as the largest since World War II.

Ten years have passed, leaving behind the largest refugee crisis in the world with 5.6 million Syrians displaced to neighboring countries, 6.7 million others forced to leave their homes and relocate and large numbers of martyrs and permanently wounded citizens.

Within the Livestock and Poultry Program, MECC team continues to support poor and affected families to help them overcome difficult living conditions and empower them to participate in the economic life.

The MECC Team distributed 30 laying hens to 111 families in Al-Sanamayn and 89 families in Ghabagheb in rural Dara’a, providing coops, fodder mixture kits, vaccines, vitamins, and veterinary services to vulnerable households.

Believing in the important role of teachers in building and raising generations, MECC organized a training course for teachers addressing basic principles of child protection. 30 teachers and directors from different educational centers participated in the training.

7 months following the Beirut Port Blast and the Middle East Council of Churches is keen to continue its mission in serving the human dignity by supporting the affected and needy people who are still facing the enormous repercussions of the explosion.

Online Meeting and Evaluation of the Implementation Phase

Following up on the work of the “The Restoration Fund for rehabilitation of faith-based social services & religious infrastructure damaged during the crisis in Syria” program, members of the Committee in charge of following up on the program held an electronic meeting which the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Michel Abs attended for the first time after his election.

At a time of lockdown and confinement where people are struggling to provide their basic needs, the children’s needs and mental health are often overlooked.

Many of the refugee children are not enrolled at schools, primarily because the parents cannot afford tuition, a tablet or a laptop and many of them don’t have the luxury of internet service at home.

MECC organized vocational trainings in Aleppo city, Syria, in cooperation with the Armenian Protestant Church, in which 200 men and women participated. The trainings lasted a month and a half and included a variety of specializations: women hairdressing, makeup art, mobile maintenance, electrical wiring, management of tourism and travel offices, culinary art, pastry, tailoring, screen printing, and sewing.

MECC implemented a Grants Program, which included an advanced business course for 22 beneficiaries from Damascus and its rural areas who passed the basic business course.

In an effort to support Syrian society and address its needs, MECC distributed 255 food kits to families affected by the fires that broke out in a number of villages in the Christian Valley and Safita.

MECC supported 135 cancer patients who are affected and displaced, from different Syrian governorates through providing needed cancer medications.

The MECC Service and Relief Department - Diakonia organized vocational training courses for 175 women, with the aim of developing their abilities and enhancing their skills.

The MECC Service and Relief Department - Diakonia organized psychosocial support sessions for 248 citizens living in Mount Lebanon and its South.

Amid the economic crises in Lebanon, the team of Our Lady Dispensary, affiliated to the Middle East Council of Churches and located in Sabtiyeh - Lebanon, helped 800 people affected by the difficult living conditions, by providing medical services, which prices are increasing daily.

El Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio sigue desempeñando su función de socorro en las víctimas de Beirut, en respuesta a las necesidades urgentes derivadas por la explosión del Puerto y sus repercusiones catastróficas.

A la luz del empeoramiento de las crisis económicas en el Líbano y del brote masivo de la pandemia del coronavirus en todo el país, el Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio continúa su misión humanitaria proporcionando un nuevo lote de suministros de socorro a las familias más pobres y necesitadas. Este programa se puso en marcha con el fin de apoyar a los libaneses a superar las difíciles circunstancias y sus repercusiones.

The Middle East Council of Churches is still pursuing its disaster relief role in the wounded Beirut, in response to the urgent necessities resulting from the Port Blast and its catastrophic repercussions.

In light of the worsening economic crises in Lebanon and the massive outbreak of the Coronavirus Pandemic all over the country, the Middle East Council of Churches continues its humanitarian mission by providing a new batch of relief supplies to the poorest and neediest families.

Los preparativos para la Navidad y el nacimiento de Jesucristo, nuestro Salvador, en la familia de la Secretaría General del MECC comenzaron con el retiro espiritual anual titulado “La Estrella de Navidad”, que ha tenido lugar en el Monasterio Saydet El Bir, Bkennaya – Jal El Dib, Líbano.

The preparations for Christmas and the Birth of Jesus Christ our Savior in the MECC General Secretariat’s family started in an annual spiritual retreat entitled “The Christmas star”, and took place in Saydet El Bir Monastery, Bkennaya - Jal El Dib, Lebanon.

El MECC continúa implementando la formación profesional para aquellos que quieran entrar en el mercado laboral. Se implementaron extensos entrenamientos durante un mes y medio en Izraa y el Sheikh Meskin en la gobernación de Dara'a.