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| 7 November 2018 |
Fostering Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises in the Arab Region |
The report describes the role of innovation policies in enhancing Arab MSMEs, and defines approaches to foster innovation in these enterprises, against the backdrop of SDG8 and SDG9. |
| 16 December 2014 |
Conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic: Macroeconomic Implications and Obstacles to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals |
This report draws upon a large amount of data on Millennium Development Goal indicators released by the Syrian Government and UN agencies. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Social Development Bulletin, Impact of the Financial Crisis on International Migration in the Arab Region, Sixth Issue |
This bulletin reviews the impact of the global financial crisis on international migration from and to the Arab region. Starting with an overview of the crisis and the resulting challenges and opportunities for the region, it then reviews lessons learned regarding the impact of wars and previous financial crises on international migration. To this end, the bulletin sets out three cases: the 1973 oil crisis, the 1990-1991 Gulf war and the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. |
| 8 December 2015 |
Competition and Regulation in the Arab Region, Economic Governance Series 2015 |
This is a yearly report focusing on competition laws, antitrust laws, market regulations, policies and institutions in the Arab world. |
| 30 October 2013 |
A regional perspective on the post-2015 United Nations development agenda |
As the world approaches the deadline for the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the five regional commissions have come together to propose a joint regional perspective on the post-2015 United Nations development agenda. This report, which has been coordinated by ESCWA in close cooperation with the other four regional commissions, identifies key priority areas that address regional specificities to be incorporated within the global development agenda. |
| 4 February 2019 |
Country fact sheets on food security in the Arab region |
The country fact sheets provide statistical information on the status of Food security along the four identified pillars of Food Security mentioned in the joint ESCWA and FAO report: “Arab Horizon 2030: Prospects for Enhancing Food Security in the Arab Region.” |
| 10 July 2017 |
Arab Horizon 2030: Prospects for Enhancing Food Security in the Arab Region |
This publication aims to inform the debate regarding the status of food security in the Arab countries and policy options for enhancing food security in the future, noting the overarching directions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. |
| 15 May 2020 |
Information and Communication Technologies: Prospects for Promoting Gender Equality in the Arab Region |
This study examines how ICTs can accelerate the achievement of SDG 5 in the Arab region. It examines myriad opportunities for improving gender equality offered by ICTs and covers possible risks. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Integrated Social Policy from Concept to Practice, Report II |
In much of the Arab region, economic development is not guaranteeing social benefits. Poverty and unemployment continue to plague many countries, and basic social services, including health and education, are inequitable, inadequate or absent. |
| 13 December 2013 |
Integrated Social Policy Report V |
When the long-simmering social crises in Arab countries erupted to the surface in 2011, these events immediately shifted government attention from the economic to the social fields. Suddenly it became clear that years of substantial economic growth had not improved social outcomes and Governments rushed to increase public employment and wages, improve services, increase social transfers and invest in social infrastructure. |