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| 1 September 2014 |
Arab Society: A compendium of Social Statistics, No. 11 |
Arab Society: A Compendium of Social Statistics is the latest in a series of biennial compendia of the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). Drawing on data provided mainly from national statistical offices, it focuses on issues of population, employment, housing conditions, education, health and culture. The eleventh issue of the Compendium pays special attention to education in ESCWA member countries. It presents education profiles for fourteen of the seventeen ESCWA member countries. |
| 24 November 2018 |
The State of Financing Development in the Arab Region |
‘The State of Financing Development in the Arab region’ reveals that on average, for every $1 gained/mobilized through prime cross-border channels of financing for development (FfD), the Arab region lost/returned $2.5 to other regions, including high-income bracket economies. The situation challenges the dominating development narrative as the region appears to be witnessing an ‘FfD reflux’. Substantial resources are flowing out rather than into the region, constituting substantial leakages or, at best, an opportunity lost to finance the region’s own reconstruction and sustainable development imperatives. |
| 15 November 2016 |
Developing the Capacity of ESCWA Member Countries to Address the Water and Energy Nexus for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals |
The water-energy nexus regional policy toolkit contains seven modules addressing priority areas identified jointly by ESCWA Committee on Water Resources and ESCWA Committee on Energy Resources. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Review of Productivity and Sustainable Development in the ESCWA Region, First Issue. Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication: Principles, Opportunities and Challenges in the Arab Region |
The Arab region continues to face many challenges in its endeavour to embrace the principles of sustainable development. The rapid increase in population, acute water scarcity, food security, energy security, environmental deterioration, unsustainable consumption and production patterns in various sectors are the key persistent pressures that hinder the implementation of integrated policies in the region. |
| 9 May 2019 |
Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women and Girls (July 2016 - June 2018) |
This report reviews the situation of Palestinian women and girls during the period July 2016-June 2018, focusing on political, social, economic and human rights developments. Building upon previously published research of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on the status of Palestinian women and girls, and drawing upon the most recent data available, this report highlights the complex situation of women and girls, revealing both progress and setbacks in the context of the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza. |
| 30 October 2019 |
Tracking Food Security in the Arab Region |
This document is an extended summary of a publication on Tracking Food Security in the Arab Region using a Monitoring Framework developed by ESCWA in collaboration with member countries, AOAD and FAO and supported by Sida. It lays out the framework and its development and highlights that high- and middle-income Arab countries are concerned with overnutrition and low-income countries with undernutrition while hotspot areas needing immediate action include yields, food import dependency, prevalence of anemia among women and political instability. |
| 29 May 2015 |
ESCWA Annual Report 2014 |
As the United Nations enters its seventieth year, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) embarks on its fifth decade of work in the Arab region. Our role at ESCWA, however challenging in these tragic times, is to keep the long-term goals of development, integration and social justice alive and to create a prosperous and just future for all. The region has been shaken to the core. The casualty toll continues to mount and millions have been displaced and exiled. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Promoting the ICT Sector to Meet the Challenges of the Knowledge Economy |
In many countries worldwide, the economy is experiencing rapid developments in a shift from production-based economy to information and knowledge based economy. In the Arab region, the ICT sector has grown rapidly over the past few years. e-services improved, and the use of this technology increased in economic and social sectors. The remarkable prosperity of the sector was accompanied by an overall economic growth in Arab countries at a better pace than previous years. |
| 8 December 2017 |
Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2016-2017 |
This report focuses on the analysis of the most recent socio-economic developments to meet two objectives. The first one aims at demonstrating the analytical observation of routinely monitored economic and social variables of the Arab region. The second area of focus aims at an in-depth analysis on the regional impacts of ongoing fiscal reforms. In particular, an analysis of the implementation of a value-added tax in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the major fiscal reforms in Tunisia and Egypt are undertaken. |
| 8 June 2020 |
Estimating the Cost of Child Marriage in the Arab Region: Background Paper on the Feasibility of Undertaking a Costing Study |
This background paper provides an overview of the scope, drivers and consequences of child marriage in the Arab region. It also discusses the importance of estimating the cost of child marriage, examines the feasibility of undertaking a costing study in the Arab region, and reviews the availability of data needed to implement such a task, as well as the appropriate framework to consider when approaching costing child marriage in the region. |