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| 12 February 2019 |
Fiscal policy on public social spending and human development in Arab countries |
Public social expenditure is indispensable, and its right mix as social investments and social protection measures would improve growth and human development toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
| 20 May 2015 |
Managing Change-Mainstreaming Disability into the Development Process |
This brochure analyses the exclusion of persons with disabilities in the Arab region, and highlights the challenges to achieving social inclusion. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Bulletin of Industrial Statistics for the Arab Countries 2001-2007, No. 6 |
The Bulletin of Industrial Statistics for the Arab Countries aims to provide detailed industrial data on Arab countries for the users of such statistics, including policymakers, analysts and researchers, in order to assist them in meeting their needs in this area. The publication includes time series of data and indicators for the period 2001-2007. Data are drawn primarily from national sources, as well as from secondary sources where appropriate. The Bulletin is divided into two parts. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Transnational Corporations in ESCWA Member Countries with the United Arab Emirates and Egypt as Case Studies |
In addition to enhancing the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into a country, transnational corporations (TNCs) play a significant role in the transfer of technology from developed to developing countries. This study analyses the activities of TNCs in ESCWA member countries with reference to the United Arab Emirates and Egypt as case studies. A study of these two countries, which are host to the highest number of TNCs among ESCWA member States, can assist other ESCWA member countries in adopting sound measures aimed at attracting TNCs and, consequently, FDI. |
| 20 May 2015 |
International Migration Statistics: Meeting the International Recommendations - ESCWA Training Kit |
The kit aims to provide the information necessary to develop and improve statistical systems for migration statistics with regard to the quality, coverage, collection and use of migration data. Where possible, it identifies some of the common pitfalls to avoid in this field and provides, in the annex, model tables developed by the United Nations for the collection of comparable migration data. It also aims to encourage the use of hitherto under-exploited administrative sources of migration data, in addition to censuses and surveys.
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| 3 October 2017 |
Status of Arab Women Report 2017 Violence against Women: What is At Stake |
The study analyses the status of violence against women in the Arab region. |
| 8 March 2016 |
Social Protection in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: The Role of Zakat |
This ESCWA study examines the role of the zakat system for social protection in the West Bank of the occupied Palestinian territory. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Population and Development Report, Third Issue, International Migration and Development in the Arab Region: Challenges and Opportunities |
In an increasingly globalized world, international migration is an expanding and multifaceted phenomenon. In order to understand the origins and effects of migration, the specific contexts in which it occurs require detailed analysis. This report assesses the migration policies of countries in the ESCWA region and addresses their shortcomings by examining such forms of migration as refugees and trafficking, evaluating their causes and investigating both their positive and negative consequences, which include the alleviation of poverty, brain drain and unemployment. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Population and Development Report. The Demographic Window: An Opportunity for Developement in the Arab Countries, Second Issue |
Based on modern theories analysing the impact of demography on development, the Population and Development Report is aimed at enhancing the understanding of the relation between those two factors, and at increasing awareness of challenges posed by population dynamics and demographic changes. This Report also stresses on the importance of strategic stands that consider population as a qualitative and quantitative variable affecting the economic, social, political and environmental forces. |
| 27 January 2020 |
Promoting Social Justice in the Arab Region through Capacity Building Interventions, Social Development Bulletin, Vol.7, No.3 |
This bulletin explores the connection between innovative capacity building and the ability of stakeholders to implement the SDGs. |