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4 December 2019 |
Situation Report on International Migration 2019: The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in the Context of the Arab Region |
This report describes the main trends in international migration in Arab countries from 2017 to 2019, summarizes important developments in migration governance in the region, and analyses the policy implications of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). |
18 May 2015 |
Economic convergence in the Arab region |
Economic convergence in the Arab region: Where do we stand and how do we further it? e in Arab countries in regard to several economic dimensions. Overall there is little evidence of convergence in income per capita for the entire Arab region, although this result is not robust to different timeframes. The existence of natural resources by itself does not explain convergence, as resource-poor countries are not converging among themselves. |
5 December 2014 |
Workshop on Delivery of E-Services in the Civil Society |
First Workshop on the Delivery of e-Services in Civil Society
28/12 - 29/12/2009 ![]() |
25 July 2018 |
Achieving peace requires adherence to international law and no impunity |
Beirut, 25 July 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)-- In its periodic report on the Israeli occupation in Palestine and the Golan, the United Nations described Israeli practices and policies in the Arab territories occupied since 1967 as discriminatory and violating international law. It considered that some of those practices and policies may amount to war crimes according to the Fourth Geneva Convention. |
11 December 2014 |
Let us Compete in Arabic! |
The Digital Arabic Content (DAC) industry offers great investment opportunities in the Arab region. Despite the presence of many challenges to its development in Arab countries, its chances of success are fairly big, in view of the mounting reliance on the Internet in economic and social activities, and of the presence of over 300 million Arabic-speaking persons. |
15 November 2019 |
Women in the Judiciary in the Arab States: Removing Barriers, Increasing Numbers |
This regional study examines the presence of women in the judiciary in the Arab States, underlining recent achievements as well as enduring challenges. |
11 December 2014 |
Amman to Host a Brainstorming Meeting on UN-ESCWA Achievements in the Field of Local Community Development |
Under the patronage of Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Suhair Al-Ali and in her presence, UN-ESCWA will hold a Subregional Brainstorming Meeting entitled “A Decade of UN-ESCWA Achievements in the Field of Local community Development” at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Amman, Jordan, on 4 March 2007. |
9 December 2019 |
Through HER Eyes: Girls’ take on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) in the Arab region, 25 years later |
This is an adolescent friendly booklet about the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). It includes a summary of what is included in the Declaration and what this means for the Arab region. Chapter IV of the Declaration talks about the girl child and this booklet provides an overview of what promises are made there and the progress towards these promises in the Arab region in 2019 – 25 years since the Declaration was signed. |
22 February 2018 |
Regional Workshop on Industrial Statistics and Meeting on Short Term Economic Indicators |
The Workshop aims to enhance the capacities of national statistical offices in the ESCWA region in the area of industrial statistics as well as conclude the DA project on Strengthening capacities in Short term Economic Statistics. |
20 September 2017 |
Regional Consultation on International Migration |
This regional consultation is organized in preparation for the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. |