Social Development
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Social Protection in the Syrian Arab Republic E/ESCWA/SDD/2019/TP.12 This country profile outlines the statutory social protection system in the Syrian Arab Republic including social insurance, social assistance, and social health-care provision. It furthermore... |
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Social Protection for Persons with Disabilities in Arab Countries E/ESCWA/SDD/2017/2 This report presents an overview of social protection for persons with disabilities in Arab countries through the prism of the 2030 Agenda. Doing so, it focuses on social insurance, social... |
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Social Protection as a Tool for Justice, Social Development Bulletin, Vol. 5, No. 2 E/ESCWA/SDD/2015/TECHNICAL PAPER.3 The present Social Development Bulletin examines the mutually reinforcing relationship between social protection and social justice. It promotes social protection as a transformative tool that can... |
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Open Government in the Arab Region The main objective of this workshop was to build the capacity of participants on open government, based on the four phased ESCWA framework. The... |
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First Model ESCWA Session in Partnership with AUB Centre for Civic Engagement and Community Service The Beirut-based United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) held a training program on Wednesday and Thursday 10 and 11 August 2016 at the American University of... |
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Urbanization and Sustainable Development in the Arab Region, Social Development Bulletin, Vol. 5, No. 4 E/ESCWA/SDD/2015/TECHNICAL PAPER.6 The present bulletin provides an overview of the ongoing regional and global preparations for the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), which will... |
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Inclusive Social Development E/ESCWA/SDD/2015/2 |
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Social Development Despite progress on a number of human development indicators in ESCWA countries in recent decades, inequality, vulnerability and social exclusion have not... |
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Arab Sustainable Development Report, 2015 E/ESCWA/SDPD/2015/3 In September 2015, Governments worldwide adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including 17 wide-ranging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Arab Sustainable... |
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Final Report on the National Conference Towards Integrated Social Policy in Palestine E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/9
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Inter-Regional Report on Labour Migration and Social Protection E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/Technical paper.2 This report provides an overview of the human rights issues associated with international migration from the ESCAP to the ESCWA region. It also looks at the abuse of migrant rights in the... |
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Age-Structural Transitions and Sustainable Development in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/SDD/2017/PAMPHLET.1 This publication presents the demographic trends and prospects in the Arab region revealing an increase in the proportion of older persons in the population. It analyses the consequences of this... |
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Urbanization and the Changing Character of the Arab City E/ESCWA/SDD/2005/1 Development generates such major forces as rural-urban migration, population growth and socio-economic developments. This study sheds light on the role of these major forces in shaping the... |
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Social and solidarity economy as a tool for social justice, policy brief, No.4 E/ESCWA/SDD/2014/Brief.4 This brief aims at building the capacity of member States to adopt social policies and institutional mechanisms for equitable and inclusive socioeconomic development. It defines the concept of... |
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Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: Social Development Bulletin Vol 6, No. 2 E/ESCWA/SDD/2017/TECHNICAL PAPER.6 This bulletin sheds light on the changes in age structure that result from the interplay between population dynamics and create a demographic window of opportunity that could lead to rapid... |
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Regional Review of Institutions for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/SDPD/2011/5 The Regional Review of Institutions for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region reviews existing governance systems for sustainable development at the local and regional levels, highlights... |
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Fifth Meeting of the Inter-sessional Expert Group on Disability (IGED): “Disability Assessment and Determination Systems in the Arab Region”
Since the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted in 2006, the field of international disability policy has undergone a paradigm... |
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Technical Committee, 8th meeting The secretariat of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing the Eighth meeting of the Technical Committee during the period 10-12 December 2013. The... |
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Libya Socioeconomic Dialogue Project technical meeting: Peer review of the three Baseline Studies' final drafts: Economic, Social and Governance The Libya Socioeconomic Dialogue Project is managed and implemented by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), thanks to a partial funding by the German... |