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| 5 December 2014 |
Fostering Partnerships between International and Regional Private Sector Institutions and their Counterparts in Crisis tricken Countries: Towards a More Resilient Private Sector |
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| 2 November 2018 |
Policy Brief: From the Ideal of Social Justice to the Concept of Inequality |
This Policy Brief zooms in on the concept of inequality, studying its manifestation in the Arab Region, then concludes with policy recommendations on how to address this challenge at all levels to ensure basic rights and fundamental freedoms to all. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Improved Energy Efficiency and the Uses of Cleaner Fossil Fuels in Selected Sectors in Certain ESCWA Member Countries, Part II: The Uses of Cleaner Fossil Fuels |
While the energy sector plays an important role in achieving economic and social development, the environmental impacts of energy uses call for the adoption of cleaner fuels. The transport sector has the most adverse impact on the public health of the region. |
| 12 February 2019 |
Economic Growth, Employment, and Poverty in Developing Economies: A focus on Arab Region |
Public social expenditure is indispensable, and its right mix as social investments and social protection measures would improve growth and human development toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
| 11 December 2014 |
Advisory Committee Meets |
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| 5 December 2014 |
TOT on DevInfo ver 6 |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Une nouvelle phase de coopération entre la CESAO et la ligue des états arabes |
Le 26 Juin 2013, la secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique et sociale pour l’Asie occidentale (CESAO) Rima Khalaf a signé un mémorandum d’accord avec le secrétaire général de la ligue des états arabes Nabil El Arabi, au siège de la ligue au Caire, pour développer la coopération entre les deux partis qui ne cessât de croitre au cours des dernières années. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Urbanization and the Changing Character of the Arab City |
Development generates such major forces as rural-urban migration, population growth and socio-economic developments. This study sheds light on the role of these major forces in shaping the character of the Arab city and presents the results of a comparative analysis of three case studies, namely, Amman, with its challenge of continuous growth; Beirut and its reconstruction predicament; and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, as the city of many cities. |
| 15 January 2015 |
Assessing the Impact of the Conflict on the Syrian Economy and Looking Beyond |
This paper aims to chart the potential main challenges for post-conflict reconstruction in Syria. To do so, the economic and social impact of the crisis must first be assessed. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA 28th Session Opens Senior Official Segment |
On 15 September 2014, the 28th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) opened in the Tunisian capital at the senior officials’ level. Opening statements were delivered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which chaired the ESCWA 27th Session, and which was represented by Undersecretary of the Economic Policies Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Economy Muhammad Saleh Al Shalwah, and by ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Nadim Khouri. |