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| 20 May 2015 |
Population and Development Report, Third Issue, International Migration and Development in the Arab Region: Challenges and Opportunities |
In an increasingly globalized world, international migration is an expanding and multifaceted phenomenon. In order to understand the origins and effects of migration, the specific contexts in which it occurs require detailed analysis. This report assesses the migration policies of countries in the ESCWA region and addresses their shortcomings by examining such forms of migration as refugees and trafficking, evaluating their causes and investigating both their positive and negative consequences, which include the alleviation of poverty, brain drain and unemployment. |
| 14 January 2016 |
2015 Situation Report on International Migration: Migration, Displacement and Development in a Changing Arab Region Report Summary |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators: International Migration in the ESCWA Region, No. 9 |
According to the International Organization for Migration, by 2010, the world migrant population stock will have reached 214 million, meaning that one in every 35 people globally will be a migrant. Furthermore, a combination of current socio-economic and demographic trends is expected to further increase the scale of international migration. Any comprehensive response, aimed at managing the complexities of this situation, needs to be supported by reliable data. However, statistics on international migration in the ESCWA region are scarce and poorly circulated. |
| 20 May 2015 |
International Migration and Development in the ESCWA Region: Challenges and Opportunities |
This paper discusses migration policies in ESCWA countries and their impact on development on both the theoretical and practical levels, highlighting good practices and major gaps. |
| 4 December 2019 |
Tracking SDG 7: Energy Progress Report Arab Region |
Progress in sustainable energy lies at the heart of socioeconomic growth and sustainable development across the Arab region. Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7)) is a key condition for reducing inequalities, poverty eradication, advances in health and education, sustainable economic growth, and the principle of “leaving no one behind”, in addition to climate action. Mainstreaming sustainable energy also presents significant opportunities for achieving a greater gender balance in the Arab region, including through improved energy access for women, access to medical services and education, and job opportunities. |
| 25 April 2019 |
Assessing the impacts of changing water availability on agricultural production in selected Arab countries |
The Arab region is one of the world's most arid regions. They are subject to significant changes in rainfall rates from year to year, which is clearly reflected in the scarcity of water resources. Scientific research confirmed that the whole region will be exposed to severe climate changes, either from low rainfall or from high temperatures and a clear increase in the frequency of cycles of drought. These factors adversely affect agricultural productivity for rainfed and, to some extent, irrigated crops. |
| 20 February 2014 |
Migration and the post-2015 development agenda - Policy brief 19 |
This policy brief summarizes the record on references to migration in development agendas pursued by the United Nations, before going on to examine how the various processes and actors involved in the discussions and negotiations over the future development agenda beyond 2015 have conceptualized migration. |
| 16 October 2020 |
Arab National Reporting Platforms for the Sustainable Development Goals: Assessment |
SDGs National Reporting Platforms (NRPs) are essential to help member countries to achieve their national development goals and are crucial elements to monitor and report the progress towards achieving the SDGs at all levels. |
| 15 August 2013 |
Inter-Regional Report on Labour Migration and Social Protection |
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 country origin and the sponsorship system that regulates their lives from ESCAP countries in the GCC countries. Moreover, this report discusses the relevant international conventions that protect migrant domestic workers, the legal framework within which they live and work as well as the ratification of the International Labour Organization Convention on Domestic Workers. |
| 20 May 2015 |
International Migration Statistics: Meeting the International Recommendations - ESCWA Training Kit |
The kit aims to provide the information necessary to develop and improve statistical systems for migration statistics with regard to the quality, coverage, collection and use of migration data. Where possible, it identifies some of the common pitfalls to avoid in this field and provides, in the annex, model tables developed by the United Nations for the collection of comparable migration data. It also aims to encourage the use of hitherto under-exploited administrative sources of migration data, in addition to censuses and surveys.
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