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| 26 September 2014 |
Social justice in Arab countries: Challenges and recommended courses of action |
This paper is an overview of some of the political, social, economic and institutional challenges facing Arab countries in moving towards socially motivated patterns of economic growth and human development. |
| 13 November 2019 |
Trade performance and structure profiles: Bahrain |
This profile aims at assessing the trade performance and structure of Bahrain since 1995 based on a variety of indicators, including those recently calculated using highly granular, product-level merchandise trade data. |
| 5 May 2017 |
ITU Regional Development Forum for Arab States - Regional Implementation: 2019 and Beyond |
This session will aim at discussing the regional implementation of the outcomes of WTDC-17 and PP-18 with the aim of contributing to the implementation of the WSIS and SDGs. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Digital Arabic Content: Opportunities, Priorities and Strategies |
Digital content has come to play a major role given the vital contribution by information and knowledge in meeting economic and social development goals, and the role of information and communication technologies in producing, categorizing, sharing and disseminating such information. This study, which paves the way for drafting an Arab strategy on content building, represents a follow-up to efforts made by ESCWA in the area of digital content. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Towards Integrated Policies in Arab Countries: Framework and Comparative Analysis |
In the context of modernization and speeding up economic and social changes, the transition from stable traditional societies to a dynamic modern environment requires adaptation, which translates into sound social policies. This study promotes a coordinated and effective social vision that encompasses social and economic priorities of countries in the ESCWA region through a comparison between developed countries, namely, Canada and Norway, and countries at different stages of development, namely, Malaysia, Republic of Korea and Tunisia. |
| 13 March 2014 |
Social justice: Concepts, principles, tools and challenges |
This paper sheds light on some of the underlying theories and fundamental elements of social justice, with specific focus on participation. |
| 23 September 2014 |
Tax policy in Arab countries |
This paper advocates a sustainable long-term approach to ensure a social protection floor.3 In doing so, it follows the initiative of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations, which are promoting a social protection floor in Arab countries. To fund such social spending, Governments have to build fiscal space. While there are different ways to do so, this paper focuses on revenue mobilization through taxation. The objective of the paper is to analyse the role of tax revenues within a fiscal space context in the Arab region. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Assessment and Mapping of United Nations Research on Youth |
The United Nations has always recognized the importance of addressing the principles, ideas and potentials of youth in order to achieve society’s goals. Noting the importance of youth to development, the United Nations have decided to analyze the work that the organizations have been undertaking and to map out future directions for youth research. This report contains, on one hand, surveys of existing UN research activities and it identifies, on the other hand, basic elements of a future UN research strategy. |
| 5 May 2017 |
Partners Meeting: ESCWA - DESA on Global e-Gov Survey as part of the ADDR process |
During this session, partners will discuss the ongoing cooperation between UN DESA and ESCWA regarding the implementation of the UN E-Gov Survey in the Arab region. Partners will also discuss future steps. |
| 18 October 2017 |
International Human Rights Law and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Social Development Bulletin, Vol 6 No. 3 |
Ostensibly voluntary at first glance, and guided by the conviction that no one should be left behind, there are in fact legal implications involved in the undertaking of Agenda 2030. |