Reports and Studies
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Arab Integration: A 21st Century Development Imperative E/ESCWA/OES/2013/3 Around the world, even the greatest powers have opted to be part of larger regional entities in order to manage globalization and the competition it brings. Meanwhile, Arab countries which share... |
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Arab Horizon 2030: Digital Technologies for Development E/ESCWA/TDD/2017/3 The study entitled Arab Horizon 2030: Digital Technologies for Development is a central part of ESCWA efforts to promote radical policy changes towards utilizing digital technologies for... |
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Green Technologies in the Energy Sector for Climate Change Mitigation in the ESCWA Region: Fact Sheet E/ESCWA/SDPD/2013/Technical Paper.9 Green technologies have the potential to ensure environment protection and efficient use of resources based on sustainability concept. This Fact Sheet focuses on RE and EE in the electricity... |
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Access to Justice for Women and Girls in the Arab Region: From Ratification to Implementation of International Instruments E/ESCWA/ECW/2015/1 Access to justice is not only a right in and of itself, applicable in all contexts and for all people; it is a requisite for the achievement of equality and human rights. Yet Arab women face... |
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Women’s Political Representation in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/ECW/2017/3 This study examines the status of women’s representation at several levels of governance, including the legislative, the executive, the judiciary, the public service, and local councils,... |
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Microfinance in Conflict: Strategies for Development and Peace in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/ECRI/2009/Technical Paper.4 This report tackles microfinance amidst conflict in the ESCWA region through a review of the main issues, such as the provision of microfinance services, the role of microfinance in development... |
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Regional Harmonization of Cyber Legislation to Promote the Knowledge Society in the Arab World E/ESCWA/ICTD/2011/Brochure.2 This is a brochure for the project "Regional Harmonization of Cyber Legislation to Promote the Knowledge Society in the Arab World". The objective of the project was to enhance regional... |
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Inclusive Social Development E/ESCWA/SDD/2015/2 |
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Institutional development and transition: Decentralization in the course of political transformation E/ESCWA/ECRI/2013/3 Have Arab uprisings opened space for deeper, grassroots-driven decentralization reforms in the region? What are the optimum designs, sequencing and models of decentralization for countries in... |
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Conflict Mitigation and Development: Vision, Approaches and Achievements. Information Kit E/ESCWA/ECRI/2010/Technical Paper.1 .  Arabic (491.55 KB) English (2.21 MB) |
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Regional Economic Forecast - 2008 E/ESCWA/EDGD/2009/Technical Material.1 The expansion of world economy came to an abrupt halt in the fourth quarter of 2008.International money and capital markets froze. The credit turmoil continued with increasing uncertainties over... |
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Regional Economic Forecast - 2009 E/ESCWA/EDGD/2009/Technical Paper.4 As the world economy indicated a recovery from recession throughout the second and third quarters of 2009, the economic sentiment of the ESCWA region has improved from pessimism to cautious... |
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Global Forecasts and Predictions for the ESCWA Region: Debt Investment and Endogenous Economic Growth in the ESCWA Region, Issue No. 3 E/ESCWA/EAD/2005/8 The gradual deterioration of national economies in the ESCWA region since the 1970s can be largely attributed to weak growth in development and prospects. This study defines the factors that have... |
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Global Forecasts and Predictions for the ESCWA Region: The Roles of Investment and Public Expenditure in Economic Growth, Issue No. 2 E/ESCWA/EAD/2005/1 In an effort to reverse the unsatisfactory trend of development performance witnessed in the ESCWA region during the past two decades, it is necessary to identify the factors that contribute to... |
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Legal aspects of open government and open data E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2020/TP.2 Laws and regulations related to access to information and openness are very important for the implementation of open government principles. These laws cover several areas, such as access to... |
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Women's Movements in the Arab World E/ESCWA/ECW/2005/1 This report presents an exhaustive analytical survey of the history of women’s movements in the Arab region. It consists of two main sections, the first of which reviews the rise and development... |
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Broadband for Development in the ESCWA Region: Enhancing Access to ICT Services in a Global Knowledge Society E/ESCWA/ICTD/2007/10 This report highlights the vast development potential in the ESCWA region as it moves towards the broadband revolution, with real business examples focused on selected countries. It also offers an... |
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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 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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ESCWA Water Development Report 5: Issues in Sustainable Water Resources Management and Water Services E/ESCWA/SDPD/2013/4 The global community was proud to announce in 2012 that the global drinking water target articulated in the Millennium Development Goals had been met five years ahead of schedule. However, the... |