Economic Governance and Planning
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Socioeconomic Impacts of Macroeconomic Reform Policies in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/EDID/2019/TP.1 The technical paper aims to test that hypothesis by evaluating Tunisia and Egypt’s experiences with neoliberal adjustment against the SDGs. The UNESCWA expert group meeting Towards... |
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ESCWA Annual Report 2015 E/ESCWA/OES/2016/1 The year 2015 was remarkable for international development cooperation, the United Nations and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). At the backdrop of UN celebrations of... |
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Evolution of opportunities for early childhood development in Arab countries E/ESCWA/EDID/2016/TECHNICAL PAPER.1 This technical study follows on a report detailing conditions for early childhood development (ECD) across the Arab region using the newest waves of national health surveys. Both the typical level... |
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Arab Development Outlook: Vision 2030 E/ESCWA/EDID/2015/3 The Arab region is in crisis and it is easy to succumb to pessimism about its future. This report, however, embraces a vision of hope: one that illustrates the... |
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ESCWA Annual Report 2014 E/ESCWA/OES/2015/1 As the United Nations enters its seventieth year, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) embarks on its fifth decade of work in the Arab region. Our role at... |
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Competition and Regulation in the Arab Region, Economic Governance Series 2015 E/ESCWA/EDID/2015/5 Competition policy and regulation are essential components of economic systems at the national, regional and global levels. In Arab countries, however, heavily concentrated and inefficient... |
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Protracted Conflict and Development in the Arab Region: Trends and Impacts in Conflict Settings, Issue No. 4 E/ESCWA/ECRI/2015/2 The Arab region is presently beset by armed civil conflict, one of the most profoundly devastating social phenomena in the modern world. This study examines the relationships between... |
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Social development bulletin No. 3: The post-2015 UN development agenda E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/Technical Paper.3 This bulletin explains the content of a report entitled “Realizing the Future We Want for All” that sets out a vision for the future based on the core values of human rights, equality and... |
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Report of the Peer Review Meeting on Social Policy Report No. 2 - Proposed Outline Integrated Social Policies Project E/ESCWA/SDD/2007/6  Arabic (64.72 KB) English (64.72 KB) |
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Progress Made in the Doha Round Negotiations in Agriculture and the Impact on Market Access for the Agricultural Exports of Arab Countries E/ESCWA/GRID/2005/3 With the exception of the countries of the Gulf subregion, the agricultural sector and agricultural exports are vital to Arab countries. This study reviews and analyses recent developments in the... |
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Review and Appraisal of Progress Made by Yemen in the Implementation of the New Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries During the Period 2001-2005 E/ESCWA/GRID/2005/12 Yemen is the only least developed country (LDC) in the ESCWA region. This study is an expos of measures adopted by Yemen towards the implementation of the Plan of Action that was adopted in 2001... |
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ESCWA: Lebanon’s formal private sector sales down by 45% and a quarter of the workforce laid off Beirut, 2 February 2021--Since 2019, the Lebanese economy is in free fall, a dramatic situation which was further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and last summer’s Beirut... |
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2nd Joint ESCWA-UNCTAD-OECD Competition Forum for the Arab Region In 2019, ESCWA, UNCTAD, and the OECD signed a letter of understanding to combine their expertise in order to better support key actors across the... |
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Capacity building for the Ministry of Finance (MOF) in Tunisia on “Computable General Equilibrium modelling” In partnership with USAID and Chemonics, ESCWA organized a one week technical training for staff from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) in Tunisia within the scope “... |
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Webinar on “A Nontechnical Overview of Economic Modelling Tools for Public Policy and Impact: Morphing Knowledge into Practice” ESCWA is organizing a webinar “A Nontechnical Overview of Economic Modelling Tools for Public Policy and Impact: Morphing Knowledge into Practice”. This... |
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Training for Staff from the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in Jordan (MOPIC) on Computable General Equilibrium Modelling
ESCWA with its partners UNCIEF Jordan and the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) in Jordan have organized their first two day online training for... |
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Consumer protection in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic: Focus on digitalization
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) and The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) are... |
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Competition law and policy during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic: Reflections in the Arab region The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and The... |
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ESCWA: $50 billion more required for middle- and low-income Arab countries to recover from COVID-19 Beirut, 3 July 2020--Fiscal stimulus packages announced by Arab Governments, amounting to about $102 billion, are not sufficient for recovery from... |
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Arab Business Environment Legislative Framework Within the framework of ESCWA’s Development Account (DA) project “Towards the Arab Horizon 2030: Enhancing Integrated National Development Planning in the Arab... |