Pledging initiative – Submission form: Submission #2293

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Submission Number: 2293
Submission ID: 8011
Submission UUID: 51bd3c2f-2e72-4aac-beb5-4015997c3613
Submission URI: /submit-pledges

Created: Sun, 07/31/2022 - 22:23
Completed: Sun, 07/31/2022 - 22:23
Changed: Tue, 08/02/2022 - 22:00

Remote IP address: 2.22.245.85
Language: English

Is draft: No

Flagged: Yes
Name of entity submitting the pledgeThe Mayors Mechanism submitting in the name of the City of Beirut
Pledging entityCities, Municipalities, and Local Authority
Is the country of the pledging entity a GCM Champion country?
Full namePablo Mariani
PositionKMO
Country of implementationLebanon
Other country of implementationGlobal
Region of implementation
Email Addresspmariani@mayorsmechanism.org
Secondary contact person
Secondary email
Name of the pledgeMunicipality of Beirut Mobile Health Clinic
Type of pledge (please select)Individual (by one state/actor)
Is this a mirror pledge (pledge is also relevant to the Global Compact on Refugees) ?
Participating States and Actors
Name of the matched pledge
ID of the matched pledge
Nature of the pledgeProcess oriented (e.g. convening fully consultative processes in preparing national reports for the IMRF); structured
Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support7. Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration; 15. Provide access to basic services for migrants
Please indicate which GCM Guiding Principle is/are particularly relevant for the pledgePeople-centred; International cooperation; National sovereignty; Rule of law and due process; Sustainable development; Human rights; Gender-responsive; Child-sensitive; Whole-of-government approach; Whole-of-society approach
Please provide a description of the pledgeThe Municipality of Beirut is a recipient of the Global Cities Fund for Migrants and Refugees, the Mayors Migration Council’s response to the unmet needs of cities as they support migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people.
The Municipality of Beirut’s project brings health care services closer to those in need. Beirut partnered with UN-Habitat Lebanon to purchase and deploy the city’s first Municipal Mobile Health Clinic, which provides free and non-discriminatory Covid-19 testing, vaccinations, and other basic medical services to individuals who are otherwise unable to access them. The Mobile Clinic goes where it is needed most, focusing on neighborhoods with a high percentage of refugees, migrants, and vulnerable Lebanese who were severely impacted by the August 4, 2020, port explosion, such as working-class neighborhoods bordering the port. Beirut directly engaged migrant, refugee, and marginalized Lebanese communities – as well as international and local NGOs - to identify the best use cases and locations for the Municipal Mobile Health Clinic.
Beirut is dedicated to building on the experience of the Mobile Health Clinic to continue delivering flexible services to those who need them the most while strengthening its accountability toward all of Beirut’s residents. To close other gaps in service delivery, the Municipality will maintain and expand its close relationship with project partners and other humanitarian organizations.

Beirut’s most recent phase of the project has three key impacts:
1. 1,000 clients have been tested and/or vaccinated for Covid-19 and other diseases.
2. Migrants, refugees, and marginalized Lebanese residents have received adequate support to meet their personal or family health needs.
3. The Municipality of Beirut has strengthened its capacity to provide equitable health services and holds itself accountable to marginalized communities.
Beirut’s project has the following key innovations:
• Beirut directly engaged migrant, refugee, and marginalized Lebanese communities to identify the best use cases and locations for its first ever Municipal Mobile Health Clinic.
• The project has strengthened the existing collaboration between the Municipality of Beirut and UN-Habitat Lebanon, as well as other project partners such as World Vision, the Lebanese Red Cross, UNHCR, and the Ministry of Public Health.
Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised31 Jul 2024
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