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| 18 October 2017 |
Women: Arab Horizon 2030 |
The purpose of this report is to analyze socioeconomic trends with the aim of providing a forward-looking analysis of possible approaches that can enable Arab States of achieving the Sustainable Development goals, particularly goal 5 on gender equality and the empowerment of women. |
| 16 December 2020 |
Ex-Post Evaluation of Lebanon’s Free Trade Agreements: The Cases of the FTA with the European Union and PAFTA with the Arab Countries |
This study examines the tangible impact of Lebanon’s trade agreements with Arab countries and the European Union on its economy, as well as the reasons behind their relatively poor outcomes. It also offers some policy recommendations to reap benefits of greater trade integration. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Population in the Arab Region: Trends and Implications |
This paper provides an overview of the levels and trends of key demographic indicators in the Arab region, with a focus on the issue of ageing. |
| 23 September 2013 |
The Arab Millennium Development Goals Report: Facing Challenges and Looking Beyond 2015 |
This report is a response to a request by the United Nations General Assembly for a periodic assessment of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). |
| 16 January 2018 |
Policy Brief on Arab Women’s Economic Empowerment |
The paper analyses strategies to increase the economic participation of women in the Arab world. |
| 20 May 2015 |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: Background Paper on Global Strategy for Energy Efficiency Market Formation to Mitigate Climate Change |
The present report is a draft global strategy to promote market formation and self-financing Energy Efficiency (EE) improvements for implementation through the Regional Commissions (RCs) of the United Nations (UN) system. These are the United Nations Commissions for Europe, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (UNESCWA). |
| 25 September 2019 |
Socioeconomic Impacts of Macroeconomic Reform Policies in the Arab Region |
The technical paper aims to test that hypothesis by evaluating Tunisia and Egypt’s experiences with neoliberal adjustment against the SDGs. |
| 15 March 2018 |
Social Protection for Persons with Disabilities in Arab Countries |
Overview of social protection for persons with disabilities in Arab countries, covering social insurance, social assistance and health care. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Social Policy Brief, Issue No.3, International Migration of Youth in Arab Countries |
This brief deals with youth migration in Arab countries, as it reviews the reasons of this migration as well as the different mechanisms of its administration. In recent decades, Arab countries registered several social accomplishments that improved the living standards of a wide range of social categories. Through enhancing education opportunities for different social classes, countries managed to limit the gaps in school enrolment rates for both sexes, as well as between large and small cities and urban and rural areas. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Progress in the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in the ESCWA Region: A Gender Lens |
Analysis of the causes and consequences of uneven progress towards the MDGs in the Arab region, which calls for the adoption gender-responsive and rights-based national development policies. |