The explosion on 4 August 2020 in Beirut severely damaged its surrounding urban environment, affecting roughly a third of the city’s housing, municipal services, and cultural activities. From the first day following the tragic explosion, ARC-WH, alongside its international partners, mobilised and contributed to several international meetings organised by UNESCO to draft an urgent Action Plan and a Roadmap for the recovery of Beirut. ARC-WH also closely monitored the situation in Beirut through its local network of experts and the Directorate General of Antiquities in Lebanon. ARC-WH also cooperated with the World Heritage Centre (WHC) in the framework of the UNESCO-led “Li Beirut Initiative Roadmap” to prepare a project document to study the urban heritage values of the city of Beirut in order to map out its main urban heritage attributes and characteristics. This project has aimed to produce required mapping and information for heritage and urban regulations, laws, and planning policies – one of the targets identified in the “Li Beirut” initiative. It will create a platform for exchange and discussion between local and international experts on the potential inclusion of some urban areas of Beirut on UNESCO’s Tentative Lists, provided that a potential OUV is considered and identified within the aforementioned project. Given the implementation of this project, in cooperation with WHC and the UNESCO office in Beirut, ARC-WH contributed with an amount of USD 50,000 for the call of support by the “Li Beirut’ initiative. It also provided technical contributions in preparing the structure and programme of this project.