Social Development
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Review of Information and Communications Technology and Development, Issue 13 E/ESCWA/ICTD/2010/1 Information and communications technology plays a significant role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in particular in the areas of awareness-raising, capacity-building and... |
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The Use of Urban Observatories as a Tool for Localizing Urban and Social Policy E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/WG.3/WP.1
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Report of the Expert Group Meeting on the Use of Urban Observatories as a Tool for Localizing Urban and Social Policy in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/WG.3/3
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The Demographic Profile of the Arab Countries E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/Technical Paper.9 This issue of The Demographic Profile of the Arab Countries examines the trends in population size, growth and distribution in the 22 countries of the Arab region, highlights the course of... |
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Social Policy Brief, Issue No.3, International Migration of Youth in Arab Countries E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/Technical Paper.7 This brief deals with youth migration in Arab countries, as it reviews the reasons of this migration as well as the different mechanisms of its administration. In recent decades, Arab countries... |
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Social Development Bulletin, Impact of the Financial Crisis on International Migration in the Arab Region, Sixth Issue E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/Technical Paper.6 This bulletin reviews the impact of the global financial crisis on international migration from and to the Arab region. Starting with an overview of the crisis and the resulting challenges and... |
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Social Policy and Social Protection: Challenges in the ESCWA Region, Social Development Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 8 E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/Technical Paper.10 This publication highlights the main tasks of social policy and its contribution towards achieving social stability by helping people manage life-cycle risks. The Bulletin also provides an... |
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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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Status and Prospects of the Arab City: The Reality of the Contradictions and Differences Between Arab Cities. A Critical Vision Against the Backdrop of Selected Urban Patterns E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/8 The Arab cities are experiencing fast transformation in their economic, social and architectural structures. That transformation encompasses many contradictions resulting from internal factors... |
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Mapping Inequity: Persons with Physical Disabilities in Jordan E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/7 Worldwide and in the ESCWA region, persons with physical disabilities face higher levels of unemployment, lower levels of education and higher infant mortality rates than the rest of the... |
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Population and Development Report, Issue No.4. Youth in the ESCWA Region: Situation Analysis and Implications for Development Policies E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/6 The youth group in the ESCWA region faces numerous challenges, including poor quality of education, incompatibility of education system outputs with the labour market, high unemployment rates,... |
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Integrated Social Policy: Visions and Strategies in Arab Countries, Report III E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/4 Most countries in the ESCWA region see social policy as a basic element in achieving balanced human and economic development. However, those countries are facing diverse challenges, are endowed... |
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Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Reinforcing Socail Equity: Integrating Youth into the Development Process E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/3/Rev.1 Arabic (229.11 KB) English (137.4 KB) |
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Report of the Workshop to Enhance National Capacities in Responding to the World Programme of Action for Youth: Country Reports and Methodology for Documenting Achievements E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/2
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Report of the Expert Group Meeting Towards Equity in Urban Social Policies: Social Guide for Urban Observatories E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/1 Arabic (161.98 KB) English (98.54 KB) |
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National Youth Policy: Priorities and Paradigms E/ESCWA/PI/2009/12 This public information paper paper states that adopting a national youth policy is first and foremost an indication of the society’s commitment towards its citizens. It is also a statement of a... |
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ESCWA Annual Report, 2008 E/ESCWA/OES/2009/1 This Annual Report summarizes the accomplishments achieved by ESCWA under its seven subprogrammes in 2008. Using a results-based approach in reviewing those accomplishments, the report provides a... |
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Impact of ICT on Community Development in ESCWA Member Countries E/ESCWA/ICTD/2009/15 Measuring the multifaceted information society is a very complex task. In the past, measurement approaches were confined to simply aggregating a variety of data on selected information and... |
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Report of the Export group Meeting Towards Equity in Urban Social Policies: Social Guide for Urban Observatories E/ESCWA/ICTD/2009/1
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Social Policy Brief, Issue No. 1, Demographic Transition in the Arab Countries: Preparing for the Future E/ESCWA/SDD/2008/Technical Paper.6 . Arabic (376.67 KB) English (142.52 KB) |