Dr Raidan ALSAQQAF is the Resident Economist at the United Nations of Office in Abu Dhabi. He has over 18 years of international development experience in various capacities, including with the UN Development Coordination Office, UN-ESCWA, UNDP, ILO, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. His specific areas of expertise include Human Capital Development, Inclusive Social Development, and Crisis Response. He has life and work experience across the MENA region as well as Europe and Southeast Asia.
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