Convened in immediate response to and support in the aftermath of the August 4th explosion in Beirut, the “International conference on support to Beirut and the Lebanese people” met virtually on August 9th at the invitation of the President of the French Republic and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. This emergency Conference gathered Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, (…)