Beirut-Cairo, 24 February 2021--The first Regional Review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) in the Arab region started today.

Non-traditional data sources ought to be considered for supporting policymaking.

Young people under 30 represent 60% of the total population of the Arab region today.  The number of youth aged 15 to 24 is expected to increase from 71 million in 2015 to 92 million in 2030.



The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is working on a “Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region (REGEND)”, which is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (S

The Arab Youth Dialogue on Food Systems aims at providing an integrative and engaging platform to enable youth as key stakeholders to share perspectives, experiences, and issues on making the region’s food systems healthier, more inclusive and more sustainable, in addition to enhancing t

The Arab Stakeholders Dialogue on Food Systems aims at providing an integrative and engaging platform to enable groups representing farmers, women, banks, engineers, private sector, and others as key stakeholders to share their role, perspectives, experiences, and issues on making the region’