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| 10 October 2013 |
Competitiveness of the ICT Sector in the Arab Region: Innovation and Investment Imperatives |
Developing countries have often focused on venture capital to boost investment. Some Arab countries are proponents of that approach, launching many funds geared towards the promotion of investment in the ICT sector. While those initiatives are a step in the right direction, they cannot succeed without complementary measures. |
| 18 June 2020 |
Impact of COVID-19 on Money Metric Poverty in Arab Countries |
This paper estimates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on income poverty and the cost of poverty eradication in 14 non-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Arab countries, based on most recent economic growth forecasts provided by the United Nations World Economic Forecasting Model (WEFM), using grouped household income and expenditure survey data. There are four main results. |
| 3 December 2013 |
Combating Domestic Violence against Women and Girls: Policies to Empower Women in the Arab Region |
This study examines the phenomenon of domestic violence against women and girls in the Arab region. It analyses its sociocultural and legal aspects and its economic impact and cost. |
| 12 February 2019 |
Fiscal policy response to public debt in the Arab region |
he study examines challenges of fiscal policy responses to public debt in the middle-income Arab countries and advocates that governments need to consider a well strategized debt-stabilizing framework that can be growth and fiscal sustainability enhancing. |
| 15 November 2013 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Arab Countries, Issue 18 |
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 development of the Arab region. Those aspects include the action of cyberdissidents and hacktivists, as well as specific cases of cybercrime in the region. The publication reviews the project on the regional harmonization of cyberlegislation undertaken by ESCWA, and stresses its importance in the fight against cybercrime. |
| 20 March 2020 |
Reforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A Gateway for Building a Skilled Youth Workforce in the Arab Region |
The technical paper examines reforming technical and vocational education and training as a gateway for building a skilled youth workforce in the Arab region. |
| 20 May 2015 |
ESCWA Annual Report, 2010: A Year in Review |
In 2010, the Commission intensified its efforts towards the achievement of regional economic and social integration, as well as greater interaction between the region and the rest of the world. |
| 27 July 2016 |
Gender, Climate Change and Conflict: Mutually Reinforcing Impact on Gender Imbalances in the Arab Region, 2016 |
The policy brief analyses the impact of the intersection between conflicts and climate change on gender imbalances in the Arab region. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Review of the Performance Assessment of National Machineries for the Advancement of Women in Mainstreaming: A Gender Perspective in the Arab Countries |
The national machineries for the advancement of women undertake a catalyst role in the integration of a gender perspective in all government programmes and policies. They also follow up on the implementation of those policies and measure their impact on women status. Mainstreaming a gender perspective in the institutions aims to integrate the needs of both women and men in all aspects of activities and sectors. It constitutes one of the most efficient ways to achieve the change leading to gender equality. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Bridging the Urban Divide in the ESCWA Region: Towards Inclusive Cities |
This report sheds light on the urban divisions and development challenges faced by the countries of the ESCWA region. Specifically, it addresses the spatial dimension of the urban development vis-à-vis strategies aimed at inclusive urbanization, social equity and economic balance. With reference to selected case studies and examples, it presents an array of spatial development interventions taking place in the region; and highlights the ways they respond to urban fragmentation and inequalities, and their limitations. |