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This policy brief aims to provide a global perspective on the practice of people-centered recovery, specifically focusing on the lessons learned beyond the context of Lebanon. This brief offers an analysis of the urgent challenges faced by Lebanon due to its compounded crises.  It identifies three priorities that need to be addressed immediately: first, urgently responding to the needs of the most severely impacted and vulnerable; second, ensuring that relief efforts do not undermine public institutions; and third, guaranteeing that recovery efforts remain inclusive and that no one is left behind. It then delves into the broader concept of people-centered recovery to identify generalizable principles and challenges. To illustrate these principles, this brief presents case experiences from Iraq, Haiti, and Jordan that best address the three pressing challenges identified earlier in Lebanon's context.