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20 May 2015	Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators, a Special Issue on Youth, No. 7	The seventh issue of the Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators is dedicated to Youth. It seeks to address three priority areas of the World Programme, exploring issues of education, employment, and health.
20 May 2015	Regional Progress Achieved in the Field of Energy for Sustainable Development in ESCWA Member Countries	تستفيد البلدان الأعضاء في الإسكوا من مجموعة متنوعة من مصادر الطاقة المتجدّدة، وهي الطاقة الشمسية وطاقة الرياح وطاقة الكتلة الحيوية. وما زالت مساهمة تلك الموارد في ميزان الطاقة محدودة للغاية. وتستخدم الدراسة البيانات الواردة في الاستبيانات التي ملأتها بلدان أعضاء في الإسكوا لتصف قطاع الطاقة في المنطقة، وهو يضم موارد الطاقة التقليدية والمتجددة في آن واحد. كما تقدّم الدراسة إحاطة عن الوضع الراهن لتكنولوجيات الوقود الأحفوري النظيفة والنقل، وعن وصول الطاقة إلى الأنحاء الريفية والنائية في المنطقة.
20 May 2015	Review of Sustainable Development and Productivity: Issue No. 3	The Review presents two selected key papers, namely: the specifications and indicators of wastewater treatment for use in irrigation; and the environmental impact assessment arising from the liberalization of trade on small and medium enterprises. The latter paper deals with the case of the textile and garment industries in Morocco and in the countries of the southern Mediterranean. The Review also provides a briefing on the main ESCWA activities during 2004, including studies, reports, meetings, projects and advisory services related to the sustainable management of water and energy resources, environment and related sectoral developments. Additionally, it includes a statistical profile of selected sectors in the water and energy fields.
20 May 2015	Improved Energy Efficiency and the Uses of Cleaner Fossil Fuels in Selected Sectors in Certain ESCWA Member Countries, Part I: Improved Energy Efficiency in Energy-Intensive Industries	The industrial sector plays a vital role in the national economies of the ESCWA region and consumes some 25 per cent of total energy. This study is the first volume of a two-part study assessing the role of the industrial sector in the national economies of the region; current energy consumption trends in selected energyintensive industries; and economically feasible options for improving energy efficiency in these industries. The study assesses energy consumption in several sectors, including the cement industry, steel industry, fertilizer manufacturing and glass manufacturing. In order to improve energy efficiency, the industrial sector in the region can benefit from a number of international donor agencies related to upgrading production technologies.
20 May 2015	Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region 2004-2005	This year‘s survey deals with "the development of strategies to get out of crisis conditions”.
20 May 2015	External Trade Bulletin of the ESCWA Region, No. 14	The fourteenth issue of the External Trade Bulletin of the ESCWA Region includes statistical data and indicators on the international trade in goods of ESCWA member countries. The facts and figures presented are based primarily on national sources, with additional material provided by secondary sources.
20 May 2015	ملف السياسات السكانية: مؤشرات وسياسات الصحة الإنجابية في البلدان العربية
21 May 2015	Reaping the Rewards of Demographic Transitions: Investing in Arab Youth, Social Policy Brief, No. 7	This policy brief focuses on the need to invest in youth development in order to reap the rewards of the demographic dividend, and discusses tools and policy options.
22 May 2015	Executive Committee	The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), at its twenty-eighth session held in Tunis from 15 to 18 September 2014, adopted resolution 320 (XXVIII) on redesignating the Technical Committee as the “Executive Committee” and amending its terms of reference, so that it may play a greater role in steering and coordinating all ESCWA activities, pursuant to a recommendation made by the Technical Committee at its eighth meeting, held in Amman from 10 to 12 December 2013.
26 May 2015	Women's rights and gender equality for sustainable development: Discussing the proposed sustainable development goals within the context of development in the Arab region, 2015	This report focuses on gender equality as a core element for achieving sustainable development and gender mainstreaming as a strategy to address inequalities.