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Disability in the Arab World: From Charity to Agency What is Disability?Persons with disabilities include those with long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments. These impairments are sometimes visible to... |
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Executive Committee, 4th meeting The Executive Committee was established pursuant to Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) resolution 320 (XXVIII) at its twenty-eighth session in September 2014, after... |
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Cash Transfer and Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes in the Arab Region ESCWA hosted an international workshop on “(Conditional) Cash Transfer Programmes (CCTs) in the Arab Region” in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),... |
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2017 Situation Report on International Migration: Migration in the Arab Region and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development E/ESCWA/SDD/2017/1 This report describes the main trends and patterns in international migration in the Arab region from 2015 to 2017, provides a summary of important developments in migration governance in... |
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A review of literature on the changing role of the family in care provision in Arab countries E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/WP.1  Arabic (781.07 KB) English (781.07 KB) |
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Advisory mission to KSA to assist in the preparation of policy papers for the 9th development strategy |
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Committee for Social Development, 5th session |
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Committee for Social Development, 6th session |
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Development Policy Implications of Age-Structural Transitions in the Arab Countries . |
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Economic and Social Repercussions of the Israeli Occupation: Facts and Figures E/ESCWA/ECRI/2008/1 Arabic (322.75 KB) English (322.75 KB) |
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Electronic Discussion “Towards a New Welfare Mix for the Arab Region?” Outline of the Social Policy Report V The Social Development Division of ESCWA organized an electronic discussion with the theme “Towards a new welfare mix for the Arab Region?” , which took place from 8 to 22 April 2013 and was... |
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Leaving No-One Behind: Disability assessment and determination as a means for better inclusion of persons with disabilities in Arab countries Disability policy is changing fast in Arab countries. Several countries have or are in the process of changing their disability laws, have already developed disability inclusion strategies or... |
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Literature Review on Engendering the Millennium Development Goals and Identifying Barriers to Gender Equality in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/SDD/2007/WP.5 Arabic (120.14 KB) English (120.14 KB) |
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Literature Review on Social Exclusion in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/SDD/2007/WP.4 Arabic (180.53 KB) English (180.53 KB) |
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National Urban Policies: Training of Trainers In the context of the implementation of the DA project entitled “Sustainable, Inclusive and Evidence-based National Urban Policies in selected Arab States”, ESCWA and the UN-Habitat Regional... |
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Participation and social protection in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/SDD/2014/Technical Paper.7 The paper introduces social protection as a basic human right enshrined in international declarations and conventions. It also provides a brief overview of social protection provision in the Arab... |
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Population and developement report - Issue No. 6 - Development policy implications of age-structural transitions in Arab countries E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/2
Arab countries are currently undergoing profound age-structural transitions which will have significant implications for their development, both in the short and long term. These changes bring... |
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Post Financial Crisis and Potential Exit Strategies : (External Peer Review for the Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region 2009-2010) . |
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Poverty in Western Asia: Some Social Considerations E/ESCWA/SDD/2010/Technical Paper.3 Arabic (293.12 KB) English (293.12 KB) |
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Provision of basic healthcare services by non-state actors in Arab countries: Benefits and risks E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/Technical Paper.4 |