Episode 98 - Social protections
Update: 2021-02-15
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Discussion on the World Bank's Lebanon Emergency Crisis and COVID-19 Response Social Safety Net Project (ESSN) begins at 18:40 .
Ben and Timour are joined this week by Sami Zoughaib, a Beirut-based researcher and former LCPS researcher/podcaster at Alternative Frequencies, to discuss social protections in Lebanon and the technical and political difficulties with the World Bank's $246 million loan for the ESSN.
Also covered: vaccines arrive in Lebanon, the probe into the Beirut port explosion restarts, controversy around Lockman Slim's memorial, the 16th anniversary of Rafik Hariri's assassination and government formation.
Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @elepheel
Ben and Timour are joined this week by Sami Zoughaib, a Beirut-based researcher and former LCPS researcher/podcaster at Alternative Frequencies, to discuss social protections in Lebanon and the technical and political difficulties with the World Bank's $246 million loan for the ESSN.
Also covered: vaccines arrive in Lebanon, the probe into the Beirut port explosion restarts, controversy around Lockman Slim's memorial, the 16th anniversary of Rafik Hariri's assassination and government formation.
Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @elepheel
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