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| 5 December 2014 |
International Migration and Development in the Arab Region: Integrating International Migration into Development Strategies |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Estimates and Forecasts for GDP Growth in the ESCWA Region, 2006-2007 |
This study presents estimates and forecasts for GDP growth for the ESCWA region for the period 2006-2007. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology and Development, Issue 13 |
Information and communications technology plays a significant role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in particular in the areas of awareness-raising, capacity-building and shortening distances, among others. The main topic in this issue of the Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Western Asia is the impact of Information and Communications Technology on development. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Sub-Regional workshop on industrial statistics and classification for the GCC countries |
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| 14 September 2016 |
Use of Administrative Registers in Population and Housing Censuses |
The study focuses on the methodology for using administrative records on collecting population and housing censuses. It highlights the challenges and opportunities and the importance of Identification number (ID) in the administrative registers in obtaining related data on population and housing census. |
| 4 December 2020 |
Virtual Expert Group Meeting on: The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Future of Work in Arab countries |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) conducted an Expert Group Meeting on the Future of Work in Arab countries on 12 December 2020. The meeting aimed to discuss with regional and international experts the proposed methodological framework used to build ESCWA’s Job Monitor, to inform the final version of the monitor and propose a roadmap to improve the framework in its final format. |
| 7 January 2019 |
Regional Workshop to Support Member States in the Preparation of Beijing +25 National Reviews |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Bulletin on Population and Vital Statistics in the ESCWA Region, No. 13 |
The thirteenth issue of the Bulletin on Population and Vital Statistics in the ESCWA Region disseminates data on population size and composition, and on vital events, namely fertility, mortality, marriage and divorce in ESCWA member countries for the period 2000-2009. Data were drawn from different national sources including surveys, censuses and civil registration systems and were compiled mainly from questionnaires prepared by ESCWA and filled by member countries. For accuracy purposes, data have been checked for reliability. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Broadband for Development in the ESCWA Region: Enhancing Access to ICT Services in a Global Knowledge Society |
This report highlights the vast development potential in the ESCWA region as it moves towards the broadband revolution, with real business examples focused on selected countries. It also offers an assessment of the factors that may hinder the spread of broadband, while proposing concrete actions to guide ESCWA member countries in their quest for the enhanced infrastructure necessary to build the knowledge society. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Integrated Social Policy Report IV: Labour Market Policy in the ESCWA Region |
After decades of market-oriented reforms, the ESCWA region is facing fundamental questions about the parameters of future development. The expectation that top-down economic stabilization, liberalization of markets and strategic privatization would lead to more competitive, diversified and inclusive economies has only partially materialized. The employment situation in particular remains a constant challenge and needs to be addressed through a more integrated approach to labour market policy, combining economic and social policy. |