Cyber-crime is an emerging global threat which affects developed and developing countries alike. This Review examines selected aspects of cybercrime, underlining its effect on the socioeconomic development of the Arab region. Those aspects include the action of cyberdissidents and hacktivists, as well as specific cases of cybercrime in the region. The publication reviews the project on the regional harmonization of cyberlegislation undertaken by ESCWA, and stresses its importance in the fight against cybercrime.

UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science for the Arab States, in coordination with UNESCO Field Offices in the Arab Region and in partnership with the United Nations Social and Economic Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), will conduct an online webinar to launch the United Nations 

According to the International Organization for Migration, by 2010, the world migrant population stock will have reached 214 million, meaning that one in every 35 people globally will be a migrant. Furthermore, a combination of current socio-economic and demographic trends is expected to further increase the scale of international migration. Any comprehensive response, aimed at managing the complexities of this situation, needs to be supported by reliable data. However, statistics on international migration in the ESCWA region are scarce and poorly circulated.

This compendium of briefs proposes policy options based on major trends, scenarios and interventions to sustainably respond to the Arab region’s food security challenges by highlighting key approaches to sustainable, context-based and climate-smart agricultural production interventions best suited to Arab States, outlining key options for optimizing engagement with world food markets that could be adapted to Arab countries and tackling issues of food loss and waste.