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Focus areas
- 2030 Agenda
- Climate change
- Debt and fiscal policy
- Financing for development
- Gender equality
- Governance & enabling environment
- Inclusive development
- Future of employment
- Macroeconomics
- Natural resource sustainability
- Population dynamics & migration
- Resilient development & conflict prevention
- Statistics
- Technology & innovation
SDGs
- Agenda 2030
- Goal 1: No Poverty
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- Goal 4: Quality Education
- Goal 5: Gender Equality
- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- Goal 14: Life Below Water
- Goal 15: Life On Land
- (-) Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Initiatives
- Governance and institution building
- Development challenges
- Life Cycle
- Climate Resilience through Regional Cooperation
- Libya Socioeconomic Dialogue
- National Agenda for the Future of Syria Programme
- Strengthening transboundary risk mitigation
- Supporting Least Developed Countries
- Arab Dialogue on Internet Governance
- Arab Forum for Sustainable Development
- Arab Initiative for Mobilizing Climate Finance for Water
- Arab Open and Innovative Government
- Enhancing integrated national development planning
- Improved Water Security in Arab States
- International migration
- Monitoring Sustainable Development Goal Data
- Promoting renewable energy investments
- Promoting social justice
- Public finance and inclusive fiscal policy
- Reducing inequalities
- Reforming social protection systems
- Water Action Decade
- Women, peace and security
- Women’s rights and gender mainstreaming
- Addressing multidimensional poverty
- Advancing environment & energy statistics
- Advancing water and food security
- ENACT project
- Enhancing competition and consumer protection laws and policies
- Enhancing resilience and sustainability of agriculture
- Gender Justice and the Law
- Green Technologies for Enhancing Rural Livelihoods
- Integrated national financing frameworks
- Job creation
- Partnerships for Agenda 2030
- Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls
- Statistics Governance
- Sustainable urban development
- Up-scaling energy efficiency in residential & services sectors
- Voluntary reporting on the 2030 Agenda
- Women’s economic empowerment
- Yemen Vision for Recovery and Development
Clusters
Keywords
- (-) GOVERNANCE
- ARAB COUNTRIES
- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- SOCIAL SECURITY
- GENDER EQUALITY
- POVERTY
- UNEMPLOYMENT
- EMPLOYMENT
- HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
- ARMED CONFLICTS
- CONFLICT
- EDUCATION
- INSTITUTION BUILDING
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- WOMEN
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- SOCIAL JUSTICE
- STATISTICAL DATA
- TECHNICAL COOPERATION
- CLIMATE CHANGE
- COVID-19
- ECONOMIC GROWTH
- INNOVATIONS
- PEACE
- PEACEBUILDING
- POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION
- SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
- STATE OF PALESTINE
- TRAINING PROGRAMMES
- ECONOMIC ASPECTS
- EQUALITY
- GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
- HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
- DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
- E-GOVERNMENT
- ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
- GIRLS
- JORDAN
- PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
- TUNISIA
- YOUTH
- DEVELOPMENT
- FOOD SECURITY
- LEBANON
- SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
- AGEING PERSONS
- CAPACITY BUILDING
- HEALTH SERVICES
- INFORMAL SECTOR
- IRAQ
- LIBYA
- POLICY MAKING
- POLITICAL CONDITIONS
- RECOVERY
- SOCIAL ASPECTS
- YEMEN
- CASE STUDIES
- CORRUPTION
- DISPLACED PERSONS
- EGYPT
- HEALTH
- JUSTICE
- REFUGEES
- SOCIAL CONDITIONS
- SOMALIA
- BAHRAIN
- GOVERNMENT POLICY
- HUMAN RIGHTS
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- LABOUR MARKET
- MAURITANIA
- MOROCCO
- OMAN
- TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
- ALGERIA
- CIVIL SOCIETY
- DATA COLLECTION
- DISABILITY
- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
- GENDER
- GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
- HOUSEHOLDS
- PUBLIC SECTOR
- RISK ASSESSMENT
- SUDAN
- WAR VICTIMS
- AGEING
- CIVIL WAR
- DECISION-MAKING
- DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
- DEVELOPMENT POLICY
- DIRECTORIES
- DISCRIMINATION
- DJIBOUTI
- HUMAN RESOURCES
- INCOME DISTRIBUTION
- KUWAIT
- MILITARY OCCUPATION
- NATURAL RESOURCES
- OLD AGE BENEFITS
- POPULAR PARTICIPATION
- POPULATION DYNAMICS
- PROGRAMMES OF ACTION
- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
- PUBLIC SERVICES
- QATAR
- REGIONAL COOPERATION
- RESILIENCE
- SAUDI ARABIA
- Social protection
- SOCIAL SERVICES
- WAR ON GAZA
- WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
- YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
- ACCOUNTABILITY
- DECENT WORK
- DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS
- DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
- EARLY MARRIAGE
- EMPLOYMENT CREATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- FISCAL POLICY
- FORCED MIGRATION
- FOREIGN TRADE
- GUIDELINES
- HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
- MACROECONOMICS
- MANUALS
- MIGRATION POLICY
- NEW TECHNOLOGIES
- POPULATION
- POPULATION TRENDS
- POVERTY MITIGATION
- PUBLIC WELFARE
- REMITTANCES
- RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
- SANITATION SERVICES
- SOCIAL POLICY
- SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
- SOCIAL WELFARE
- SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
- TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
- TECHNOLOGY
- VIOLENCE
- WAR
- WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT
- WOMEN'S RIGHTS
- WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- CARE OF AGEING PERSONS
- CITIES
- COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
- CONSUMER PROTECTION
- COSTS
- DATA ANALYSIS
- DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENT
- DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
- ECONOMIC CRISIS
- ECONOMIC RECESSION
- EDUCATIONAL POLICY
- EMPOWERMENT
- ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- EXPORTS
- FINANCING
- GENDER DISCRIMINATION
- GENDER MAINSTREAMING
- GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
- HEALTH INSURANCE
- HEALTH POLICY
- HUMAN SECURITY
- HUNGER
- IMPORTS
- INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
- ISRAEL
- LABOUR LAW
- LAWS AND REGULATIONS
- LEADERSHIP
- LEGAL ASPECTS
- MEDICAL ASPECTS
- MIGRANTS
- MIGRATION
- MIGRATION STATISTICS
- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
- PALESTINIANS
- PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
- PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
- POLITICAL CORRUPTION
- POLITICAL LEADERS
- POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
- PRIVATE SECTOR
- PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
- PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
- RECONSTRUCTION
- RENEWABLE RESOURCES
- RIGHT TO EDUCATION
- SANCTIONS
- SANITATION
- SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
- SOCIAL INTEGRATION
- SOCIAL ISOLATION
- SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION
- SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS
- SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
- VIOLENT DEATHS
- VOCATIONAL TRAINING
- WATER
- WOMEN'S EDUCATION
- ADMINISTRATION
- AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
- BASIC EDUCATION
- BASIC NEEDS
- BLOCKADE
- BUDGETING
- BUSINESS
- CAREGIVERS
- CHILDREN
- CIVILIAN PERSONS
- CIVIL SERVICE
- CLIMATE
- CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- COMOROS
- COMPETITION
- CONFERENCES
- CRISIS MANAGEMENT
- CYBER SECURITY
- DATABASES
- DEBT
- DECENTRALIZATION IN MANAGEMENT
- DEMOCRACY
- DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
- DEVELOPMENT PLANS
- DISABILITY BENEFITS
- DOMESTIC WORKERS
- ECONOMIC COOPERATION
- ECONOMIC STATISTICS
- ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION
- EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS
- ELECTRIC POWER
- EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
- EMPLOYMENT POLICY
- ENERGY CONSUMPTION
- ENERGY POLICY
- ENERGY RESOURCES
- ENVIRONMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
- FINANCE
- FINANCIAL ASPECTS
- FINANCIAL POLICY
- FOOD
- FOOD SHORTAGE
- GENDER STATISTICS
- GLOBALIZATION
- GREEN ECONOMY
- HEALTH PROGRAMMES
- HOUSING CONDITIONS
- HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
- HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
- ILLITERACY
- INCOME
- INDUSTRY
- INTERNAL MIGRATION
- INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
- INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
- INVESTMENT POLICY
- KNOW-HOW
- LABOUR SUPPLY
- LAW REFORM
- LIVING CONDITIONS
- LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- MIGRANT WORKERS
- MINORITIES
- NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE
- NATIONAL SECURITY
- NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
- NEIGHBOURING STATES
- OPEN GOVERNMENT
- PALESTINE
- PARTNERSHIP
- PENSIONS
- PENSION SCHEMES
- PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
- POLITICAL ASPECTS
- PRODUCTIVITY
- PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
- PROGRAMME PLANNING
- PROTEST MOVEMENTS
- REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
- RESOURCES ALLOCATION
- RESOURCES MOBILIZATION
- RETIREMENT
- REVOLUTIONS
- RURAL AREAS
- SANITARY FACILITIES
- SECURITY MANAGEMENT
- SOCIAL GROUPS
- SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS
- SOCIAL MEDIA
- SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
- STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
- STATISTICS
- SUBSIDIES
- SURVIVORS BENEFITS
- SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
- SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
- TAXATION
- TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
- TRADE AGREEMENTS
- TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
- TREATIES
- UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
- URBAN AREAS
- URBAN DEVELOPMENT
- WAR CRIMES
- WATER MANAGEMENT
- WATER POLICY
- WATER RESOURCES
- WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
- WATER SUPPLY
- WOMEN'S HEALTH
- WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
- ACTIVITIES
- ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS
- ADOLESCENTS
- ADVISORY SERVICES
- AERIAL BOMBINGS
- AFGHANISTAN
- AGE-SEX DISTRIBUTION
- AGRICULTURE
- ANTITRUST LAW
- APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIALS
- ASYLUM SEEKERS
- BANKING
- BANKRUPTCY
- BRIBERY
- BUDGET
- BUDGET PERFORMANCE
- BURKINA FASO
- CAMEROON
- CAPITAL MARKETS
- CARE ECONOMY
- CARTELS
- CEASEFIRES
- CHILDBIRTH
- CHILD HEALTH
- CHILD LABOUR
- CHILD MIGRANTS
- CHILD MORTALITY
- CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
- CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
- CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
- COASTAL AREAS
- COMMUNICATION PROCESS
- COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
- COMPETITION LAW
- CONFIDENTIALITY
- CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
- CONGO
- CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
- CORPORATE PLANNING
- CORPORATION LAW
- COST OF LIVING
- COUNSELLING
- CRIMINAL STATISTICS
- CROATIA
- CULTURAL STATISTICS
- CULTURE
- CURRENCY
- DAMAGES
- DATA PROCESSING
- DATA QUALITY
- DEBT MANAGEMENT
- DEMOGRAPHIC AGEING
- DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
- DEMOGRAPHY
- DESERTIFICATION
- DIGITAL CONTENT
- DIGITAL DIVIDE
- DISABILITY STATISTICS
- DOMICILE AND RESIDENCE
- DRINKING WATER
- DROPOUTS
- DROUGHT
- ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
- ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
- ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION
- ECONOMIC POLICY
- ECONOMICS
- ECONOMIC SECURITY
- ECONOMY MEASURES
- EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS
- ELECTRICITY
- ELECTRIC VEHICLES
- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
- EMIGRATION
- EMIGRATION LAW
- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
- ENERGY
- ENERGY CONVERSION
- ENERGY SERVICES
- ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- EQUAL PAY
- ETHIOPIA
- ETHNIC CONFLICT
- EVALUATION
- EVIDENCE
- FACTOR ANALYSIS
- FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES
- FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
- FERTILITY
- FERTILITY RATE
- FINANCIAL CRISIS
- FINANCIAL FLOWS
- FISHING
- FLOODS
- FORCED MARRIAGE
- FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
- FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
- FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
- FORESTS
- FREEDOM
- FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
- FREE TRADE
- FUELS
- FUNDS
- Gender and Renewable Energy
- GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
- GOVERNMENT PURCHASING
- GOVERNMENT SPENDING POLICY
- GULF STATES
- HEALTH CENTRES
- HEALTH CONDITIONS
- HEALTH PERSONNEL
- HIGHER EDUCATION
- HOUSING
- HOUSING NEEDS
- HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY
- IMMIGRANTS
- IMMIGRATION LAW
- INCENTIVES
- INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
- INDUSTRIALIZATION
- INFANT MORTALITY
- INFLATION
- INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
- INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
- INFORMATION NETWORKS
- INSTITUTIONAL MACHINERY
- INTERCOMMUNAL NEGOTIATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL LAW
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE
- INTERNET
- INVESTMENTS
- IRREGULAR MIGRANTS
- ISLAMIC ETHICS
- JOB CLASSIFICATION
- JOB DESCRIPTION
- JOB VACANCIES
- KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY
- LABOUR POLICY
- LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
- LAW
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
- LEGAL SERVICES
- LIBYANS
- LIQUIDITY
- LOCAL LAWS
- LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
- MALI
- MALNUTRITION
- MANPOWER STATISTICS
- MARINE POLLUTION
- MARINE RESOURCES CONSERVATION
- MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
- MATERNAL MORTALITY
- MEASUREMENT
- MEN
- MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
- MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
- MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
- MIDDLE EAST
- MINERAL RESOURCES
- MINERALS
- MINING
- MONETARY POLICY
- MOZAMBIQUE
- NATIONAL BUDGETS
- NATIONAL INCOME
- NIGER
- NIGERIA
- NON-CITIZENS
- NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
- NUTRITION POLICY
- OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- OPEN SPACES
- OWNERSHIP
- PALESTINE QUESTION
- PALESTINE REFUGEES
- PARKS
- PEACE ENFORCEMENT
- PEACEMAKING
- PENSION FUNDS
- PHYSICAL PLANNING
- PLURALISM
- POLITICAL VIOLENCE
- PRECIPITATION
- PRIMARY EDUCATION
- PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
- PRINCIPLES
- PROBLEM SOLVING
- PRODUCTIVE AGEING
- PROJECT ACTIVITIES
- PROJECT EVALUATION
- PROJECT MONITORING
- PUBLIC FINANCE
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- PUBLIC INVESTMENT
- PUBLIC OPINION POLLS
- QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
- QUANTITATIVE CRITERIA
- RADICALISM
- RAW MATERIALS
- REFUGEE-RECEIVING COUNTRIES
- REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
- REFUGEE PLACEMENT
- REGIONAL COMMISSIONS
- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- REGIONAL PLANS
- REGIONAL SECURITY
- REHABILITATION
- REINTEGRATION
- RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
- RESOURCES EXPLORATION
- RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES
- RETURN MIGRATION
- RIGHT TO HEALTH
- RIGHT TO WORK
- RISK
- RULE OF LAW
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDICATORS
- SECONDARY EDUCATION
- SECURITY SECTOR REFORM
- SEX DISTRIBUTION
- SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- SLUMS
- SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
- SOCIAL ACTION
- SOCIAL CONFLICT
- SOCIAL PROBLEMS
- SOCIAL STATISTICS
- SOCIAL VALUES
- SOLAR ENERGY
- SOLIDARITY
- SOUTH SUDAN
- STANDARDS
- STATISTICAL CAPACITY
- STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY
- STATISTICAL SERVICES
- STERILIZATION
- STOCKHOLDERS
- SUPPORT SERVICES
- TAX REVENUES
- TECHNICAL ASPECTS
- TEMPERATURE
- TIME MANAGEMENT
- TOP STATE OFFICIALS
- TOURISM
- TRADE DATA INTERCHANGE
- TRADE FACILITATION
- TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
- UKRAINE
- UNPAID WORK
- VALUE CHAINS
- VIRUSES
- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
- VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
- WAR PREVENTION
- WASTE MANAGEMENT
- WASTE TREATMENT
- WATER CONSERVATION
- WEALTH
- WOMEN'S STATUS
- WOMEN IN POLITICS
- WOMEN WORKERS
- WORKERS' RIGHTS
- WORKING CONDITIONS
- WORKING GROUPS
- WORK PROGRAMME
- YEMEN SITUATION
- YOUTH HEALTH
- YOUTH LEADERS
- Zakat
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