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| 28 October 2013 |
Information and Communication Technology Division |
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| 24 October 2013 |
Leaflet on the Information Society |
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| 18 October 2013 |
Promoting Civil Values and Life Skills in Iraq, 2013 |
This fact-sheet shows how promoting civic values and life skills will enhance peaceful co-existence among future generations. |
| 10 October 2013 |
Competitiveness of the ICT Sector in the Arab Region: Innovation and Investment Imperatives |
Developing countries have often focused on venture capital to boost investment. Some Arab countries are proponents of that approach, launching many funds geared towards the promotion of investment in the ICT sector. While those initiatives are a step in the right direction, they cannot succeed without complementary measures. |
| 10 February 2013 |
Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2012-2013 |
Arab countries exhibited polarization in their paths in 2012 and 2013. GCC countries are recovering from the global economic crisis while the others are stabilizing their economies. |
| 24 September 2013 |
The Role of Renewable Energy in Mitigating Climate Change in the ESCWA Region |
This study contains a wealth of information related to the field of energy and climate change, namely on the production of electrical power from renewable energy sources, including solar and wind energy, which are abundant in ESCWA member countries, as well as on geothermal and mechanical applications that do not require electrical power. |
| 23 September 2013 |
Compendium of Environment Statistics in the Arab Region 2012-2013 |
Compendium of Environment Statistics in the Arab Region provides an overview of the efforts made by the region to collect such data, and addresses the most important environmental issues and concerns of relevance to the region. |
| 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). |
| 13 September 2013 |
Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia |
This publication is the first effort led by the United Nations to comprehensively identify and assess the state of transboundary surface and groundwater resources in the Western Asia. It was prepared by ESCWA and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) and was developed in close consultation with ESCWA member countries, as well as regional and international experts. |
| 9 October 2013 |
Monitoring the transition to a green economy in the Arab region: The SME perspective |
During the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the international community has refined the definition of the green economy to make it more balanced, flexible and effective. In this new approach, green economy is defined by local, national and regional needs and priorities rather than being a top-down economic model. Thus, there is no single interpretation of the green economy, but rather various green economies. |