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Is it time for a new social contract based on universal social protection in the Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region? A recent webinar hosted by Lebanon Support posed this very question. The webinar, “Towards universality: social policy and social protection beyond charity in the SWANA region”, featured Dr. Ghada Barsoum, Associate Professor at the American University in Cairo, and Dr. Stephen Kidd, Senior Social Policy Specialist at Development Pathways.