The fiscal policy review in the Arab region 2019 provides important insights about overall domestic public resources in the region with a focus on fiscal policy reforms on taxation, and assessment of debt and external debt, foreign direct investments, and overseas development assistance, as an important means of implementation of Agenda 2030.

This report examines the measurement, size and dynamics of the middle class in the Arab region and suggests policies for them

The paper examines the development of smart applications to collect data using most of the devices used for the Internet, such as a laptop, tablets, smart phones, etc., through the contact and communication strategy for a successful use of those methods. The paper also addresses the importance to have available electronic methods for data protection by encrypting and protecting the data before sending it to a central database. Moreover, the paper concluded with a series of recommendations, the most important of which is that the use of this method to be incorporated in the census implementation methodology based on multiple sources of data. Finally, this paper is expected to contribute in assisting the Arab countries in making decisions regarding the use of the Internet in collecting census data.

This policy brief discusses the concept of protection orders within the framework of international law and a State’s due diligence obligation to prevent, protect against, prosecute, punish, and provide reparations for acts of violence against women.