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Webinars on Censuses in Sudan



The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing in cooperation with the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in Sudan a series of webinars that aim at providing ongoing...

Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators: Arab Society, No. 10 cover Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators: Arab Society, No. 10

E/ESCWA/SD/2011/8

The Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators is a biennial publication which focuses on such areas as population, education, households and family, human settlements, health, and economic...

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Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators, a Special Issue on Youth, No. 7 cover Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators, a Special Issue on Youth, No. 7

E/ESCWA/SCU/2005/2/Rev.1

The seventh issue of the Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators is dedicated to Youth. It seeks to address three priority areas of the World Programme, exploring issues of...

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Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators, Social Indicators of the Commission of Sustainable Development, No. 8 cover Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators, Social Indicators of the Commission of Sustainable Development, No. 8

E/ESCWA/SCU/2007/9



Sustainable development has been recognized as a cross-cutting issue and basic pillar for improving lives and ensuring peace and prosperity. The eighth issue of the Compendium focuses on...

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Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators: International Migration in the ESCWA Region, No. 9 cover Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators: International Migration in the ESCWA Region, No. 9

E/ESCWA/SD/2009/12

According to the International Organization for Migration, by 2010, the world migrant population stock will have reached 214 million, meaning that one in every 35 people globally will be a...

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Statistical Committee, 12th session



The Statistical Committee was established under ESCWA resolution 179 (XVI), of 2 September 1992, which was adopted by the Economic and Social Council resolution 1993/2 of...

Poverty Measurement



Despite International and regional efforts, poverty still remains a global problem. Poor people often lack adequate food and shelter, education and health, deprivations that keep them from...

Task Force on Population and Housing Censuses in the ESCWA Region, 6th Meeting



The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) with support of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) organized the sixth meeting of the Task Force on Population and Housing...

Taskforce on Population and Housing Censuses, 5th Meeting



The Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing the fifth meeting of the Task Force on Population and Housing Censuses and will be held during the period from 23 to 24...

Population Ageing in Arab Countries

E/ESCWA/SDD/2007/Technical Material.2

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A People in Danger: Effects on Health of the 2014 Israeli Offensive on the Gaza Strip cover A People in Danger: Effects on Health of the 2014 Israeli Offensive on the Gaza Strip

E/ESCWA/ECRI/2015/WP.5

The Gaza Strip has been subject to a near-total blockade by Israel since 2007 and to repeated military assaults, the most intense of which took place in 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014. The more than...

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A study of age reporting in selected Arab censuses of population

E/ESCWA/SD/2013/5



A Study of Age Reporting in Selected Arab Censuses of Population is a publication by the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). It provides...

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Youth Development in the ESCWA Region: Statistical Profiles, National Strategies and Success Stories

E/ESCWA/SDD/2010/Booklet.1

During 2010-2011, the ESCWA has focused its work on emphasizing to member countries the importance of planning national policies for youth under the framework of the World Programme of Action for...

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Evaluating Gender Statistics in Iraq Evaluating Gender Statistics in Iraq

E/ESCWA/SD/2009/Technical Paper.2

This study is the result of bilateral cooperation between the Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT) at the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation in Iraq...

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Report of the Statistical Committee on its Ninth Session

E/ESCWA/SD/2010/IG.1/10

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Population and Development Report. The Demographic Window: An Opportunity for Developement in the Arab Countries, Second Issue

E/ESCWA/SDD/2005/5

Based on modern theories analysing the impact of demography on development, the Population and Development Report is aimed at enhancing the understanding of the relation between those two factors...

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Report of the Sixth Task Force Meeting on Population and Housing Censuses in the ESCWA Region

E/ESCWA/SD/2009/18

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Report of the Regional Working Group of the ESCWA Statistical Committee at its Third Meeting

E/ESCWA/SD/2010/WG.2/Report

 

 



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Report: Third Inter-Agency and Expert Group Meeting on Gender Statistics in the Arab Region and the Second Meeting of the Task Force on Gender Statistics in the Arab Region

E/ESCWA/SD/2011/WG.1/Report

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Report of the First Meeting of the Task Force on Gender Statistics in the Arab Region

E/ESCWA/SD/2009/WG.3/3

 

 



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