Access to socio-eco rights

The Minister of Social Affairs, Richard Kyumjian, met protesters on the road and assured them that "the ministry is open to address the citizens' problems" and wished to organize" an appointment to meet them at his office. He also said  that "their cause is a right issue," noting that he began, within the ministry,"to resolve this issue and to distribute patients to several institutions and increase the funds for them."

 The Future Movement office in Akkar held a health campaign that offered tests and medication to over 2,500 people. The “Your Health Equals the World” campaign coincided with the second day of Health Minister Jamil Jabak’s tour of public hospitals in north and south Lebanon. It provided tests for patients with diabetes, cardiovascular and pediatric diseases. Khalaf al-Habtoor Hospital in Akkar’s Hrar helped organize the event, sending a team of its doctors and nurses.

With billions of dollars poised to be injected into revitalizing Lebanon’s road networks, a new coalition of NGOs and experts is preparing to ensure public transport systems aren’t overlooked.
Six organizations launched the TRACS Transportation Coactive, to gather expertise from different transport stakeholders and academics and create a “sustainable transportation plan” to present to Cabinet.
Members of TRACS will be able to support the government’s work when things are going to plan, but “push when things aren’t going right ... so that it takes the sector seriously".

Demonstrators Monday night blocked two points on a main highway south of Beirut with burning tires to protest the recent increase in electricity rationing.
At around 10 p.m., a group of protesters gathered near the Kuwaiti Embassy in Burj al-Barajneh while another group amassed about a kilometer north up the highway at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Bir Hasan.