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| 12 January 2014 |
International Migration Statistics and Measurement Issues in Arab Countries |
This paper offers an analysis of international migration data collection systems in Jordan, Morocco and Qatar in terms of data availability, reliability and comparability. Taking international recommendations as a benchmark, it presents an exhaustive comparative analysis of data sources on international migration using a stock-flow approach. Particular attention is devoted to definitions, target populations and data collection methodologies; their coherence with international recommendations is verified, and their limits and advantages are pointed out. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Glossary of Shared Water Resources |
This glossary of common terminology used in shared water resources was prepared in cooperation with the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) in Hanover, Germany through a joint project with the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |
| 22 February 2016 |
An Analysis of Access to Finance by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Egypt |
The paper aims at analysing and providing policy recommendations to stimulate the credit market in the Arab region.It presents in detail the supply and demand of credit, discusses aspects relating to the regulatory framework. Finally, and it concludes and presents policy recommendations to promote the development of the MSME credit market in Egypt. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Modern Human Resource Management: Trainer’s Guide |
This document is the trainer's guide prepared in the context of the training workshop entitled “Modern Human Resource Management” that aims at introducing participants to the human resource planning in unstable conditions and enabling methods that help assess individuals’ performance and develop their capacities and motivation to work. The document contains the agenda and the expected outcomes of each session. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Critical Review of Successful Experiences in Integrated Social Policy |
This document consists of two parts. The first part includes the experiences and particularities of certain states, with the aim to identify factors conducive to achieving social welfare. The second part sets out general social policy directions that can be adopted in the Arab countries as they can provide a reference for decision makers and others working in the field of social development and involved in planning policies and related programmes. |
| 14 March 2014 |
Social justice and participation: Policy brief |
This brief lays out the definition and principles of social justice and discusses relevant global examples of effective mechanisms and tools to achieve it. |
| 20 May 2015 |
The Demographic Profile of Arab Countries: Ageing of Rural Populations |
This document highlights the course of fertility and mortality transition, and examines in rural and urban populations in the 22 countries of the Arab region for the period 1980 – 2050. Additionally, it exposes age-structural changes and ageing of rural populations for the period 1980 – 2015 in eight selected countries, namely, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Syrian Arab Republic, Somalia and Yemen. |
| 3 April 2015 |
The social and economic situation of Palestinian women and girls (July 2012-June 2014) |
The present report reviews the status of women and girls in Palestine over the period July 2012 - June 2014, outlining positive developments in and significant challenges for gender equality. |
| 4 January 2017 |
Conceptual Framework for the Development of National Gender Statistics Programmes |
This publication aims to enhance the capacity of relevant national institutions in improving quality of data and statistics needed to monitor the progress towards gender equality and the empowerment of women. |
| 3 May 2014 |
ESCWA Country Brief - 2013 |
This set of country briefs presents the socioeconomic, political and developmental challenges facing three countries in transition, namely Libya, Tunisia and Yemen. |