Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Featured initiatives

Climate/SDGs Debt Swap

Accelerating the implementation of the SDGs and climate action

2020 – Ongoing

Woman journalist. Photo: UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States

Job creation

Generating sufficient decent work opportunities

2020 – Ongoing

Using index simulators

To facilitate policymaking

2020 – Ongoing

Crane lifting up container in a port. Photo: iStock

Arab exports

Facilitating and promoting connectivity to global value chains

2020 – Ongoing

Arab Digital Inclusion Platform

Realizing the digital rights of persons with disabilities

2020 – Ongoing

Members of UN Women's AGORA network in 2018. Photo: Yasmin Labidi/UN Women

Young people

Empowering young people to reach their full potential

2020 – Ongoing

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Related news

23 Mar 2021 | Press release

ESCWA and partners hold 2nd Competition Forum for the Arab region

2 Feb 2021 | Press release

Lebanon’s formal private sector sales down by 45% and a quarter of the workforce laid off

23 Jul 2020 | Press release

United Nations Secretary-General on COVID-19 and the Arab region: recovery is an opportunity to build back better

18 Mar 2020 | Press release

At least 1.7 million jobs will be lost in the Arab region due to the coronavirus pandemic

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Reports & studies

Towards a productive and inclusive path: Job creation in the Arab region

June 2021

Reports & studies

Technology and Innovation for the Development of Land Transport in Arab Countries

June 2021

Reports & studies

Propelling Women into Entrepreneurship in the Arab Region: The Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

June 2021

Information material

SDG 8 Background Note

March 2021

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Related events

5-6 July 2021

Capacity-Building Workshop on “Projects Design, Drafting Proposals, Feasibility Studies, and Managing Projects in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus”

Workshop

Akkar Al-Atika, Lebanon

1-2 July 2021

Training workshop for rural women on "Food Manufacturing and Safety, and the Best Methods of Food Packaging and Preservation"

Workshop

Chaqdouf, Lebanon

28-29 June 2021

Training workshop for rural women on "Financial Management, Accounting, and the Economic Benefits of Access to Sustainable and Secure Energy"

Workshop

Chaqdouf, Akkar Governorate, Lebanon

24 Jun 2021

Side Event on “Women-led rural development through renewable energy”

Webinar

Online

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Featured initiatives

Climate/SDGs Debt Swap

Job creation

Using index simulators

Arab exports

Arab Digital Inclusion Platform

Young people

Related news

ESCWA and partners hold 2nd Competition Forum for the Arab region

Lebanon’s formal private sector sales down by 45% and a quarter of the workforce laid off

United Nations Secretary-General on COVID-19 and the Arab region: recovery is an opportunity to build back better

At least 1.7 million jobs will be lost in the Arab region due to the coronavirus pandemic

Related publications

Towards a productive and inclusive path: Job creation in the Arab region

Technology and Innovation for the Development of Land Transport in Arab Countries

Propelling Women into Entrepreneurship in the Arab Region: The Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

SDG 8 Background Note

Related events

Capacity-Building Workshop on “Projects Design, Drafting Proposals, Feasibility Studies, and Managing Projects in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus”

Training workshop for rural women on "Food Manufacturing and Safety, and the Best Methods of Food Packaging and Preservation"

Training workshop for rural women on "Financial Management, Accounting, and the Economic Benefits of Access to Sustainable and Secure Energy"

Side Event on “Women-led rural development through renewable energy”

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