SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Promises of Spring: Citizenship and Civic Engagement in Democratic Transitions E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/3 This publication offers a critical analysis of the Arab uprisings, their possible triggers and potential trajectories. It considers citizenship as an essential factor not only in the struggle... |
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Status and Prospects of the Arab City: Urbanization and Challenges of Slums, Volume I E/ESCWA/SDD/2008/4 Improving the life of slum-dwellers is one of the major challenges facing Arab Governments and all parties concerned. Despite the presence of national development plans and strategies, property... |
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ESCWA’s approach to Key Social Groups and Emerging Issues in the Arab region E/ESCWA/SDD/2018/PAMPHLET.1 ESCWA is an active regional partner in several United Nations initiatives addressing the situation of key social groups – notably youth, older persons and persons with disabilities – as well as... |
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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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Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Arab Countries, Issue 18 E/ESCWA/ICTD/2013/1 Cyber-crime is an emerging global threat which affects developed and developing countries alike. This Review examines selected aspects of cybercrime, underlining its effect on the socioeconomic... |
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Social Development Bulletin: Bringing Equity to the Development Agenda E/ESCWA/SDD/2006/Technical Paper.4 .  Arabic (178.29 KB) English (31.53 KB) |
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Social Development Bulletin on Migration and Youth This bulletin provides a brief overview on youth and migration in Arab countries. It provides a statistical account of youth migration flows, highlighting the central role of labour migration in... |
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ESCWA Social Development Division Bulletin, Vol.4 Vol. 1: Employment and Education: Repairing the Broken Link E/ESCWA/SDD/2012/Technical paper.1 One of the biggest concerns in the Arab economies today is related to youth employment. This bulletin tackles the dysfunctional relationship between the labor market and the broader social and... |
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Social development bulletin No. 3: The post-2015 UN development agenda E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/Technical Paper.3 This bulletin explains the content of a report entitled “Realizing the Future We Want for All” that sets out a vision for the future based on the core values of human rights, equality and... |
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ESCWA Country Brief - 2013 E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/Technical Paper.7 This set of country briefs presents the socioeconomic, political and developmental challenges facing three countries in transition, namely Libya, Tunisia and Yemen. It reviews the causes of... |
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Social Policy Brief - Gender Mainstreaming in Youth Strategies - Issue No. 5 E/ESCWA/SDD/2011/Technical Paper.4 |
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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 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) |
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Overcoming Population Vulnerability to Water Scarcity in the Arab Region: Population and Development Report Issue No. 7 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a cross-thematic agenda that offers a unique opportunity to approach the issue of water scarcity in an integrated way... |
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ESCWA at 40: Working for a Just and Prosperous Arab World E/ESCWA/OES/2014/Booklet.1 This booklet was published on the occasion of ESCWA’s 40th anniversary. It highlights key development challenges in the Arab region, and presents an overview of ESCWA’s work, key achievements and... |
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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region, 2009-2010 E/ESCWA/EDGD/2011/1 This year's Survey looks at the effect that the 2008 global financial crisis had on economies and social development in the Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia (ESCWA) region. Like... |
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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region, 2005-2006 E/ESCWA/EAD/2006/2 The Survey reports on the most recent economic and social developments in the region and makes policy recommendations based on an in-depth analysis of regional development issues. The main theme... |
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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region, 2007-2008 E/ESCWA/EDGD/2008/3 For more than three decades, the ESCWA region has been exporting capital; experiencing volatile real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth; has the highest unemployment rate globally;... |
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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region, 2006-2007 E/ESCWA/EAD/2007/4 This issue of the Survey focuses on the robust economic expansion experienced by most ESCWA member countries during the period 2006-2007, with the exception of Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine,... |
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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2012-2013 E/ESCWA/EDGD/2013/3 Arab countries exhibited increasing polarization in their development paths in 2012 and 2013. Major energy exporters, namely Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, are recovering from the... |