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‘Four years after the Beirut blast, her story still haunts me’

Tarek Al Ali August, 2, 24Disasters, Emergencies, Humanitarian

Sometimes all we can offer in an emergency response is a listening ear and a compassionate heart, says Tarek Al Ali of Oxfam in Lebanon, as he reflects on the aftermath of the devastating 2020 Beirut port explosion.

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Too often last in the queue for food assistance, Lebanon’s LGBTQIA+ people struggle with surging hunger

Tarek Al Ali June, 7, 23Economics, Food security, Rights

Support that prioritises heteronormative families is leaving the nation’s LGBTQIA+ people paying a devastating price amid successive crises and rocketing inflation, says Tarek Al Ali.

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