This is Beirut, 09:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tripoli Fire Civil Defense Children
The northern Lebanese city of Tripoli awoke on Saturday morning to a heartbreaking tragedy. Two twin toddlers, just two and a half years old, lost their lives in a fire that broke out in a residential apartment located between the Rifaieh and Al Qalaa neighborhoods. According to initial reports, the blaze erupted during the night in a residential ...
David Sahyoun, 11/03 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Covid-19 Psychoanalysis Children Traumatism Culture World
The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted societies on an unprecedented scale, deeply altering ingrained customs and daily social interactions. Children, navigating crucial phases of their psychological and identity development, were confronted with a world of masked faces, limited social interactions and new anxieties. For infants, the human face is the ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Nations Landmines Syria Children Save the Children
Landmines and unexploded ordnance in Syria have killed or injured at least 188 children since president Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in December, Save the Children charity said Thursday. Of that figure, more than 60 children were killed, the UK-based group said, warning the toll could rise as more families return to the war-ravaged country. Since ...
David Sahyoun, 2024-12-18 18:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Psychoanaysis Quote Santa Claus Growing Children
"Becoming an adult is recognizing, without minimal much pain, that Santa Claus doesn't exist." This quote from the renowned astrophysicist and philosopher of science Hubert Reeves offers, with remarkable insight, accuracy and compassion, a reflection on a key moment in individual psychological development: the day a child discovers that Santa ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-31 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UNICEF’s Executive Director Catherine Russell raised the alarm on Thursday about the growing number of casualties among children in the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Israel. “Since October 4th of this year, at least one child in Lebanon has been killed and ten injured daily,” Russell said in a statement. The war is impacting thousands ...
David Sahyoun, 2024-10-09 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
War has taken hold of our country, and it seems likely to go on, with its devastating consequences both collectively and individually. Our environment is saturated with the rumble of bombings, shell explosions, sonic booms and other terrifying sounds. Everyone, whether near or far from the war zones, is experiencing the exhausting effects of ...
Hadi Damien, 2023-12-14 15:55 - Reading : 14 minute(s)
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations agency dedicated to improving and promoting the status of children. Every six months, UNICEF looks at Lebanese socio-economic indicators and reports on the reality of the families that the agency monitors. This is Beirut met with Edouard Beigbeder, the representative of UNICEF in ...