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Author: Ghida Ismail

Ghida Ismail is a policy and research specialist with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), where she works on using data and evidence to inform UNDP’s programs and strategy globally. Her research has covered diverse social and economic issues in the Middle East, East Africa, and South Asia, including social protections for informal workers, urban mobility, access to affordable transportation and the labor market, social cohesion, and farmer empowerment.

13 March, 2023 • Ghida Ismail

The Forced Disappearance of Street Vendors in Beirut

In the midst of Lebanon's economic crisis, UN policy and research specialist Ghida Ismail laments the vanishing of Beirut's street vendors.

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