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| 20 May 2015 |
The Impacts of the International Financial and Economic Crisis on ESCWA Member Countries: Challenges and Opportunities |
This paper describes the direct and indirect effects of the international financial and economic crisis on ESCWA member countries. |
| 31 December 2016 |
The Arab Consolidated Report on Progress Achieved in the implementation of the BPFA: Beijing +20 |
The report presents an overview of progress achieved in the implementation of the Beijing Platform of Action (BPFA), twenty years following the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, during the Fourth Conference on Women ( 1995). |
| 20 May 2015 |
Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women |
This report reviews the status of women and girls in Palestine during the period of January 2011-June 2012, focusing on developments in the social, economic and political rights of women. The report highlights positive changes with implications for gender equality, such as the adoption of a cross-sectoral national gender strategy by the Palestinian Authority, the suspension of a number of legal provisions regarding honour killing and the accession of more women to decision-making positions. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Preliminary Feasibility Study for the Establishment of the Domain Name Registry for the “Arab” and “عربي” Generic Top Level Domains |
This Preliminary Feasibility study on Establishment of the Domain Name Registry for the “.arab” and عربي Generic Top Level Domains was developed by ESCWA through a team comprising specialized experts in the field combining technical, business, and legal backgrounds . |
| 28 November 2014 |
Palestine, the Occupation and the Fourth Geneva Convention: Facts and Figures, 2014 |
This booklet lists key articles of the Fourth Geneva Convention and examples of their violation by Israel. in the occupied Palestinian territory. |
| 16 March 2020 |
Intellectual Property for Fostering Innovation in the Arab World |
This report is a desk review of intellectual property laws and practices in some Arab countries. |
| 18 December 2014 |
Participation and social protection in the Arab Region |
The paper introduces social protection as a basic human right enshrined in international declarations and conventions. It also provides a brief overview of social protection provision in the Arab region, highlighting achievements and challenges. |
| 21 June 2017 |
Water-Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit: Renewable Energy Module |
ESCWA is implementing a UN Development Account (DA) Project on “Developing the Capacities of ESCWA Member Countries to Address the Water and Energy Nexus for Achieving Sustainable Developing Goals”. The DA project targets to strengthen the capacity of ESCWA member countries to achieve an integrated and sustainable management of water and energy resources to contribute to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
| 2 November 2018 |
Policy Brief: From the Ideal of Social Justice to the Concept of Inequality |
This Policy Brief zooms in on the concept of inequality, studying its manifestation in the Arab Region, then concludes with policy recommendations on how to address this challenge at all levels to ensure basic rights and fundamental freedoms to all. |
| 8 August 2003 |
Review of Information and Communication Technology for Development, Issue No. 2 |
ICT Review, issue 2, covers the World Summit of the Information Society, its work and its importance. |