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| 22 July 2016 |
Policy Recommendations on Cybersafety and Combating Cybercrime in the Arab Region |
The study provides analysis of cybersecurity and cybercrime in the region, and proposes policy framework to promote cybersafety in the Arab region. |
| 22 May 2018 |
Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Jordan |
The growing demand for energy in Jordan, coupled with the heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels, is an increasing economic challenge. This situation has been aggravated by the influx of high numbers of refugees in recent years, which has led to a sharp increase in demand for electricity. This has increased the complexity of sustainable energy management in the country. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Demographic Profile of the Arab Countries: Analysis of the Ageing Phenomenon |
The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) drawn up at the Second World Assembly on Ageing in 2002 outlined a global agenda to deal with the issues of elderly populations. The Plan of Action on Ageing called for a new approach to policies and programmes for older persons in the wake of the demographic changes experienced in countries all over the world. Many regions of the world have witnessed a rapid increase in life expectancy and as a result a phenomenal growth of their populations during the second half of the last century. |
| 21 November 2018 |
Multidimensional Poverty Profile: Egypt |
In-depth analysis of the prevalence, distribution, and severity of multidimensional poverty in Egypt |
| 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). |
| 1 February 2019 |
Arab Horizon 2030: Digital Technologies for Development |
The study focuses on the role of digital technologies in sustainable development in the Arab region for 2030 and sets proposals for their use under seven thematic policy areas. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Arab Countries, 2008 |
The performance of Arab countries in 2007 was uneven. Some sectors increased their share in the world economy while others saw their share decline. This issue of the Annual Review assesses, through an analysis of economic indicators, the performance of the Arab economies in achieving regional integration and integration into the world economy, with an emphasis on foreign direct investment. The Annual Review also discusses labour migration as one of the regional integration indicators. |
| 14 September 2018 |
Regional Guidebook to Improve Disability Data Collection and Analysis in the Arab Countries |
This regional Guidebook explores the different approaches in design, implementation and analysis of disability data collection in the Arab countries, in view of improving the standardization and implementation of the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning and related indicators used to capture data on people with disabilities. |
| 15 May 2019 |
Policy Briefs on Food Security Issues in the Arab Region |
This compendium of briefs proposes policy options based on major trends, scenarios and interventions to sustainably respond to the Arab region’s food security challenges by highlighting key approaches to sustainable, context-based and climate-smart agricultural production interventions best suited to Arab States, outlining key options for optimizing engagement with world food markets that could be adapted to Arab countries and tackling issues of food loss and waste. |
| 10 July 2020 |
Advancing the Implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in Arab Countries |
The policy brief provides an overview of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and the key results and recommendations of the third regional review and appraisal process in ESCWA countries. |