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| 19 August 2016 |
Economic and Social Repercussions of the Israeli occupation (Note of the Secretary-General) - 2016 |
This 2016 annual report examines Israeli practices in the occupied Palestinian territory and the occupied Syrian Golan and their socio-economic impact. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Report on Foreign Direct Investments Inflows in the ESCWA Region |
This report analyses actual FDI data based on the implementation of surveys of enterprises with FDI participation in these countries. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Analysis of Performance and Assessment of Growth and Productivity in the ESCWA Region, Fifth Issue |
The disappointing growth in the ESCWA region during the 1980s and 1990s was, in part, due to the failure to balance the decline in investment with an equivalent increase in human capital. The latest issue in this series analyses three member States - Egypt, Jordan and the Syrian Arab Republic - over the period 1975-2000 and concludes that investment and human capital were the main sources of long-term growth and that, while total factor productivity was low, it was not negative. |
| 2 September 2020 |
Assessment Report of Prevailing Situations in Rural Areas in Lebanon |
The baseline study of Lebanon, which is developed within the REGEND framework, provides an assessment of the socioeconomic and political dynamics and the environmental considerations in terms of access to energy services and availability of supply sources and associated technologies needed to support resilience in rural communities. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Time Use in Gender Statistics in Iraq |
This report presents a data analysis of the time use survey, which was carried out for the first time in Iraq, as part of the Household Socio-Economic Survey (HSES) implemented by the Central Bureau of Statistics in 2007. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Review of Sustainable Development and Productivity, Issue No. 4 |
ESCWA has particular expertise in terms of implementing and following up on activities targeting sustainable development in the region. Within that context, the Review presents work achieved by ESCWA in the biennium 2004-2005 on the Integrated Policies and Management of Regional Resources for Sustainable Development. It also presents to policymakers, researchers and other readers the studies, reports, workshops, conferences and field projects, in addition to regional and international technical cooperation activities that have been undertaken by ESCWA. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Western Asia, Issue No. 10 |
This issue highlights the importance of promoting the knowledge society and the culture of knowledge exchange in the region through the information and communications technology (ICT) which contributes to generating, treating, classifying and exchanging information. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Economic policy in the ESCWA region and its impact on employment |
In recent years, there has been considerable economic growth in most ESCWA member countries, however the employment situation has not improved at the same pace. A better understanding of the interrelation between the structure of economic growth and employment dynamics will facilitate broad-based economic growth conducive to job creation. |
| 27 November 2019 |
Rethinking Inequality in Arab Countries |
The report adopts a multidimensional approach to assess outcome and opportunity inequality in the Arab states across non-income dimensions. |
| 15 August 2013 |
Inter-Regional Report on Labour Migration and Social Protection |
This report provides an overview of the human rights issues associated with international migration from the ESCAP to the ESCWA region. It also looks at the abuse of migrant rights in the country origin and the sponsorship system that regulates their lives from ESCAP countries in the GCC countries. Moreover, this report discusses the relevant international conventions that protect migrant domestic workers, the legal framework within which they live and work as well as the ratification of the International Labour Organization Convention on Domestic Workers. |