The Arab Multidimensional Poverty Report, the first of its kind following the launch of the 2030 Agenda, is the result of three years of collaboration between the League of Arab States’ Council of Arab Ministers for Social Affairs, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).

In the midst of the social, economic and environmental concerns, and the international community's efforts with all its components and organizations to achieve sustainable development, energy security in all its aspects, concepts, objectives and requirements, has become the focus of the regional efforts. In this context, this study is designed to examine the issue of energy security from different angles to reflect the views of the consumer, the producer and the international community. Ensuring consumer access to energy services safely, economically, socially and environmentally requires efficient management of natural resources and the use of their financial revenues in the sustainable development process to ensure the continued extraction and sustainable use of these resources.

Wars, armed conflicts and military occupation often lead to the deterioration of health, education, economic and social services, the suspension of development programs and the displacement of large numbers of civilians. Because of gender inequality, women suffer more than men from the effects of those conflicts. The problem is compounded by the lack of attention given to women's issues in the post-conflict phase, as attention is only focused on other issues that political leaders consider more urgent, such as reconstruction, benefit sharing and redistribution of power.