Reports and Studies
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Review of Sustainable Development and Productivity: Issue No. 3 E/ESCWA/SDPD/2005/3 The Review presents two selected key papers, namely: the specifications and indicators of wastewater treatment for use in irrigation; and the environmental impact assessment arising from the... |
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Review of Sustainable Development and Productivity, Issue No. 4 E/ESCWA/SDPD/2005/14 ESCWA has particular expertise in terms of implementing and following up on activities targeting sustainable development in the region. Within that context, the Review presents work achieved by... |
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Road Traffic Safety in Selected ESCWA Member Countries E/ESCWA/GRID/2005/6 Road traffic accidents constitute a major burden to all countries due to the high toll they exert on human lives and property. Efforts to redress this problem have been made by a number of... |
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Review of Productivity and Sustainable Development in the ESCWA Region, Second Issue E/ESCWA/SDPD/2011/6 The concept of “Sustainable Development” was adopted during “The Earth Summit” in Rio, in 1992, and The UN “Commission on Sustainable Development” (CSD) was established to review progress achieved... |
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Review of Productivity and Sustainable Development in the ESCWA Region, First Issue. Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication: Principles, Opportunities and Challenges in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/SDPD/2011/3 The Arab region continues to face many challenges in its endeavour to embrace the principles of sustainable development. The rapid increase in population, acute water scarcity, food security,... |
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Review of Road Safety in Selected Countries of the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/GRID/2007/13 This study reviews a number of road safety issues in four ESCWA member countries, namely, Egypt, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen. The first part presents the various legislation concerning... |
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Political Polarization or Common Ground? Trends and Impacts in Conflict Settings, Issue No. 3 E/ESCWA/ECRI/2015/1 Arab countries have the youngest populations by global standards. Given the region’s demographics and record of youth activism during the Arab uprisings, the present study revisits the youth bulge... |
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Community Development Approach as a Tool for Formulating Social Policy at the Local level E/ESCWA/SDD/2006/Technical Paper.3 This paper seeks to emphasize that community development is a participatory process whereby consensus-building, open dialogue and the promotion of an active civil society are all key ingredients... |
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Institutional Mechanisms for Gender Accountability in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/ECW/2017/TECHNICAL PAPER.3 The policy brief examines existing institutions in the Arab region and their role in holding various actors including the State and third parties accountable for discrimination against women in... |
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The impacts of the introduction of value added tax in Gulf Cooperation Council countries E/ESCWA/EDID/2017/TECHNICAL PAPER.3 This paper employs MIRAGE global CGE model to assess the implication of the implementation of a 5 percent Value added tax in the six GCC countries starting from 2018. The modelling simulation... |
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Impact of the Libyan crisis on the Tunisian economy: An estimation of the macroeconomic and fiscal impacts of the Libyan crisis on the Tunisian economy E/ESCWA/EDID/2017/TECHNICAL PAPER.2 In this paper, three models are presented to capture five different effects of the Libyan crisis on the Tunisian economy: i) the impact of the presence of Libyans in Tunisia on aggregate demand... |
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Policy Recommendations on Cybersafety and Combating Cybercrime in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/TDD/2015/1 Technological advances, such as high Internet and mobile phone penetration and the availability and affordability of mobile broadband services, have led to a growing number of Internet users and... |
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Food Security and Conflict in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/ECRI/2010/1 The Section for Emerging and Conflict Related Issues (ECRI) at ESCWA has prepared this study as part of a series of publications aimed at analyzing the socio-economic impact of... |
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The Millennium Development Goals in the Arab Region 2007: A Youth Lens E/ESCWA/EAD/2007/3 In addition to providing a regional review of the performance of Arab countries on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), this report highlights the complexity of the issues... |
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The Millennium Development Goals in the Arab Region, 2005 E/ESCWA/SCU/2005/3/Rev.1 The Millennium Development Goals were set within the framework of the Millennium Declaration, which was adopted in 2000. These MDGs constitute a set of eight time-bound and measurable... |
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Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women E/ESCWA/ECW/2012/Technical Paper.2 |
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Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women: 1990-2004 E/ESCWA/WOM/2005/Technical Paper.1 This report explains the political framework, particularly the events of 1948-1967 and 1967-1987, the First Intifada, the Oslo Years and the Second Intifada. This period led to the serious... |
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Study on Economic Statistics in the ESCWA Region: Sources and Methods E/ESCWA/SD/2011/10 |
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Modern Human Resource Management: Trainer’s Guide E/ESCWA/ECRI/2010/Technical Paper.7/Add.1 This document is the trainer's guide prepared in the context of the training workshop entitled “Modern Human Resource Management” that aims at introducing participants to the human resource... |
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Modern Human Resource Management: Participant’s File E/ESCWA/ECRI/2010/Technical Paper.7/Add.2 This document is the participant’s file prepared in the context of the training workshop entitled “Modern Human Resource Management”, which included the program of meetings and details on all... |
