Social Protection and Employment

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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... Arabic (2.85 MB) English (1.99 MB)
	Integrated Social Policy Report V E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/1 When the long-simmering social crises in Arab countries erupted to the surface in 2011, these events immediately shifted government attention from the economic to the social fields. Suddenly it... Arabic (10.8 MB) English (3.94 MB)
	Active Labour Market Policies in Arab Countries E/ESCWA/SDD/2012/1 Recent protests in the region have revealed the social and political costs of high unemployment, underemployment and informal labour, particularly among youth, and the need to develop and... Arabic (803.76 KB) English (422.92 KB)
	Integrated Social Policy Report IV: Labour Market Policy in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/SDD/2011/3 After decades of market-oriented reforms, the ESCWA region is facing fundamental questions about the parameters of future development. The expectation that top-down economic stabilization,... Arabic (34.07 MB) English (29.13 MB)
	12th Session of the ESCWA Committee on Social Development; New report on Social Protection Reform in Arab countries Beirut, 9 October 2019 (ESCWA)--ESCWA today concluded the...
	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... Arabic (1.59 MB) English (1.39 MB)
	Social Protection and Employment Decent work is essential for a life in dignity, and formal employment is a key for obtaining access to pension funds, health insurance, unemployment support, transfers related to maternity...
	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... Arabic (4.56 MB) English (8.28 MB)
	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... Arabic (2.43 MB) English (2.12 MB)
	Inclusive Social Development E/ESCWA/SDD/2015/2 The 2011 uprisings have affected the entire Arab region politically, economically and socially. Political instability and conflict have since then replaced optimism and hope, and calls for... Arabic (741.94 KB) English (741.94 KB)
	Sudan Social Policy Country Profile Sudan’s Social Policy Country Profile was the subject of a one-day Expert Group Meeting (EGM) in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on 10 December 2007. The meeting organized by ESCWA in...
	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... Arabic (6.77 MB) English (6.77 MB)
	Short- and medium-term economic challenges of the Arab countries in transition E/ESCWA/ECRI/2013/1 The Arab region’s public deems a strong economy to be as important as a well-functioning democracy. Thus, a successful transition process in the region – leading to sustainable, pro-growth,... Arabic (5.27 MB) English (4.23 MB)
	Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Arab Countries, 2008 E/ESCWA/EDGD/2008/4 The performance of Arab countries in 2007 was uneven. Some sectors increased their share in the world economy while others saw their share decline. This issue of the Annual Review assesses,... Arabic (739.06 KB) English (500.17 KB)
	Technical Committee, 5th Meeting The Fifth Meeting of the Technical Committee will be held from 6-7 April 2011 at the United Nations House in Beirut, pursuant to the decision of the Commission at its twenty fourth session (May...
	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...
	Second virtual meeting of the Expert Group on Social Protection Reform Social protection, including social insurance, basic health services and social assistance is a human right for every member of society....
	Disability and SDG 11 in the Arab Region, Social Development Bulletin, Vol. 7 No. 1 E/ESCWA/SDD/2018/TP.2 SDG 11 aims to "make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable". In order to achieve this in the highly urbanized Arab region, it is critical that cities make... Arabic (670.97 KB) English (960.07 KB)
	ESCWA & ILO hold an Arab social protection experts meeting to face the COVID-19 crisis Beirut, 28 April 2020 (ESCWA)--In a region suffering from high rates of poverty and unemployment, and marred with conflict and displacement, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is...
	United Nations Secretary-General on COVID-19 and the Arab region: recovery is an opportunity to build back better United Nations Secretary-General on COVID-19 and the Arab region: recovery is an opportunity to build back better ...