World Bank Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde, left, and Middle East and and North Africa region Vice President Ousmane Dione visit a social development center in the northern Beirut suburb of Burj Hammoud, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The program provides aid to about 100,000 vulnerable families in the country, which has been struggling with a severe economic crisis since 2019. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
