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Get To Know The Changemakers<\/h3>\n
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Background<\/h3>\n
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In <\/span>August <\/b>2020, and Lebanon\u2019s capital city Beirut was rocked by the most powerful explosion<\/strong> the world has ever seen after Hiroshima and Nagasaki.<\/span><\/p>\nThousands were killed by the explosion, and hundreds of thousands were left homeless. On top of that, people <\/span>in Lebanon now have to deal with the <\/span>Covid-19 <\/b>pandemic, <\/span>religious divisions<\/b>, widespread <\/span>corruption<\/b>, and more than half of them live in poverty.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#fafafc” custom_margin=”5vh||5vh||true|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px|||false|false” top_divider_height=”42%” bottom_divider_height=”42%” bottom_divider_flip=”vertical” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”1050ms” animation_delay=”300ms” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0vh||0vh||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_blurb title=”News and Articles” content_max_width=”666px” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h2″ header_font=”|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#2EA3F2″ header_font_size=”30px” body_font=”|300|||||||” body_text_align=”center” body_font_size=”18px” body_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,1_5,1_5,1_5,1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”3vh||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_blurb title=”More Than Half of Lebanon Lives in Poverty” url=”https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/lebanon\/act-alliance-alert-lebanon-crisis-16-march-2021#:~:text=With%20stressors%20adding%20up%2C%20poverty,and%20struggling%20for%20bare%20necessities.” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/thehaguepeace.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/da25a851af9c436aafee2688f2195541_8.jpeg” alt=”Woman Empty Fridge The Hague X Beirut” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
The economic crisis, heavy dependence on import, hyperinflation and the loss of currency value mean that most people can no longer afford to fill their fridges and eat every day.
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The Beirut Port Explosion of August 4th 2020 damaged or destroyed 163 schools and left 300.000 people homeless.<\/p>\n
[Picture by Myriam Saniour, available on our online shop]<\/p>\n
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Human Rights Watch documented several instances of Lebanese security forces using shotgun-fired metal pellets that wounded people.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_blurb title=”Our Latest Interview With Sergio Gomez” url=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K_3wfIhRB8M&ab_channel=SergioGomez” url_new_window=”on” image=”https:\/\/thehaguepeace.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Catturad-n-v.jpg” alt=”Sergio Gomez The Hague X Beirut” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Vittoria and Dalila are respectively the project manager and the social manager of The Hague X Beirut. Get to know them and the project in an awesome interview with artist and curator Sergio Gomez.<\/p>\n
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We created a playlist of great Lebanese and Middle Eastern music to listen to while you delve deeper into our virtual exhibition experience.<\/p>\n
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