The Middle East Council of Churches renews its call to lift the occupation of the Palestinian people

With the escalation of confrontations in Jerusalem and the dangerous course that developments in the Holy Land are taking, the Middle East Council of Churches issued a statement in which it considered that the violent events raging in occupied Palestine, which are still increasing in intensity daily, are nothing but an inevitable result of pressure and oppression practiced continuously by the occupying powers of the land of Palestine for more than seven decades.

"I rely on many assistances that allow me to eat and live, then I go back to the stairs on the next street to spend the night." Alas, this is the case of a women affected by the massive crises that hit Lebanon. She lives without a shelter to protect her and the Beirut explosion came to severely deepen her wound. Likewise, many Beirutis are passing through difficult living conditions and are affected by the August 4 disaster and by different crises.

Developing Cooperation and Working Together for the Service of Humanity

On Friday May 7, 2021, a delegation from the international humanitarian organization Tearfund visited the MECC headquarters in Beirut. The delegation included the Regional Director Mrs. Karen Sorensen, new Country Director for Lebanon Mr. Dani Tayyar, new Program Officer for Lebanon and Yemen Mr. Farah Bou Kher and new Person in Charge of supporting the Country Director in peace building initiatives and supporting fragile states Mrs. Manal Tayyar.

Syria and Lebanon

Humanitarian Update

Reporting period: from 3 to 10 May 2021

Ever since the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic and its rapid spread in the world, an ongoing process of change of the face of humanity was triggered off.

This microscopic creature turned human existence upside down and imposed new patterns of interaction between people, be it at the level of business or at the level of family and social relations.

In the Rosary Marathon: 3 Shrines from the Middle East

The world prays with one heart during the month of May 2021 in the "Rosary Marathon" launched by His Holiness Pope Francis on behalf of the wounded world. Since the beginning of the month, prayers were risen daily, pleading with Virgin Mary to intercede with us before her son to end the danger of Coronavirus and with it, the biggest wound of the world since generations.

Amid the deteriorating living conditions and outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus in Lebanon, the citizens’ needs are daily increasing. Therefore, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) continues its humanitarian relief role by supporting the most vulnerable and needy groups through distributing a new batch of aid.

In light of the 4th of August incedent last year, the removal of hazardous material from the port of beirut has become one of the top priorities of the teams on the ground. The ongoing work of such teams allowed the removal of forsaken dangerous materials and transporting them elsewhere to be disposed of.

Report: 5 May 2021

Although the various vaccination campaigns are still underway and economies started to untangle, the virus is spreading in neighboring countries at alarming rates as a ‘new deadly strain’ worries scientists.

Syria and Lebanon

Humanitarian Update

Reporting period: from 26 April to 4 May 2021

MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs was the guest of journalist Angelique Mouwanes during a live interview on Radio Liban's program “Aal Hawa Sawa” where he shed the light on the Council’s identity, mission, goals and future projects.