The Beirut Housing Rehabilitation and Cultural and Creative Industries Recovery Project (BERYT) is officially concluding, marking a significant milestone in restoring Beirut’s historic fabric and supporting families affected by the devastating Port of Beirut explosion of August 2020.
Implemented by UN-Habitat and financed by the LFF, a multi-donor trust fund administered by the World Bank, the BERYT project has been central to the recovery and resilience-building of Beirut’s cultural landscape, with UNESCO overseeing the Cultural and Creative Industries component.
At the heart of BERYT was the rehabilitation of 12 residential buildings of heritage value in Beirut’s Rmeil, Medawar, and Achrafieh neighbourhoods. Beyond preserving the city’s architectural identity, the project ensured that families could safely return to their homes, turning recovery into both a human and cultural achievement.
