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| 20 May 2015 |
The Third Arab Report on the Millennium Development Goals 2010 and the Impact of the Global Economic Crises |
This report provides detailed information on where the Arab region stands in terms of achieving the MDGs by 2015. |
| 20 May 2015 |
ESCWA Water Development Report 3: Role of Desalination in Addressing Water Scarcity |
The water supply and demand balance in most of ESCWA member countries is in serious deficit. The average share of renewable freshwater in 8 out of 14 member countries is 500 cubic meters per capita per year, or less than half of the internationally accepted water poverty threshold of 1,000 cubic meters per capita per year. Desalination, which has been practiced for more than 50 years in the ESCWA region, has emerged as the primary response to water scarcity in several countries. |
| 19 December 2013 |
A study of age reporting in selected Arab censuses of population |
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| 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). |
| 20 May 2015 |
ESCWA Annual Report, 2008 |
This Annual Report summarizes the accomplishments achieved by ESCWA under its seven subprogrammes in 2008. Using a results-based approach in reviewing those accomplishments, the report provides a comprehensive perspective on the major socio-economic development issues and challenges facing the region. |
| 21 January 2016 |
Overcoming Population Vulnerability to Water Scarcity in the Arab Region: Population and Development Report Issue No. 7 |
The report analyzes the nexus between population dynamics and water scarcity and underlines the need to account for such dynamics in formulating sustainable development policies. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women 2000-2006 |
This report reviews the status of Palestinian women and girls during the period 2000-2006, focusing on political, social, economic and human rights developments. |
| 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. |
| 30 October 2018 |
Population and Development Report Issue No. 8: Prospects of Ageing with Dignity in the Arab Region |
The report explores the prospects of ageing with dignity in the Arab region, affirms the principle of “leaving no one behind” and supports the protection of the human rights, wellbeing and development of older persons. |