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Goal 1: No Poverty

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	Fiscal Policy Review of Arab States 2019 E/ESCWA/EDID/2019/WP.20 This fiscal review is first in the series following the ESCWA 2017 flagship report “Rethinking Fiscal Policy for the Arab Region”. A major focus of this fiscal policy review 2019 is to create a... Arabic (1.76 MB) English (2.14 MB)
	Wealth distribution and poverty impact of COVID-19 in Lebanon E/ESCWA/CL3.SEP/2020/TP.8 Lebanon is de facto experiencing the impact of three reinforcing growth shocks: a long-term recession post-Syrian crisis as a result of gradual decline in tourism receipts and private investment... Arabic (1.06 MB) English (677.69 KB)
	Wealth Inequality and Closing the Poverty Gap in Arab Countries: The Case for a Solidarity Wealth Tax E/ESCWA/CL2.GPID/2020/TP.9 High poverty rates coupled with high concentration of wealth in the Arab region have highlighted the need for a stronger civic solidarity and the shared responsibility of the public, the... Arabic (1.2 MB) English (1.2 MB)
	Impact of COVID-19 on Money Metric Poverty in Arab Countries E/ESCWA/CL2.GPID/2020/TP.10 Regardless of how it is measured, poverty in Arab countries was on the rise before COVID-19. Thus, the current pandemic only further exposes and accentuates existing structural deficiencies... Arabic (731.03 KB) English (731.03 KB)
	Arab Society: A Compendium of Demographic and Social Statistics, No. 13 E/ESCWA/SD/2017/5 Arab Society: A Compendium of Social Statistics, Issue No. 13 is the latest in a series of biennial compendiums of the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia... Arabic (4.25 MB) English (1.77 MB)
	Rethinking Inequality in Arab Countries E/ESCWA/EDID/2019/2 The Rethinking Inequality in Arab States report fills knowledge gaps about inequality in the Arab region, using a multidimensional approach that focuses on non-income dimensions: Health,... Arabic (5.52 MB) English (15.43 MB)
	Multidimensional Poverty Profile: Jordan E/ESCWA/EDID/2018/WP.5 The paper provides in-depth analysis of the prevalence, distribution (geographical and by gender, among other household socio-economic characteristics), and severity of multidimensional poverty... Arabic (525.48 KB) English (525.48 KB)
	Measuring Urban Poverty in the Arab Region: Localizing Global and National strategies, Social Development Bulletin, Vol 6, No. 1 E/ESCWA/SDD/2017/TECHNICAL PAPER.2 This bulletin examines how urban poverty is addressed in the 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the New Urban Agenda (NUA). It also considers urbanization and urban... Arabic (510.25 KB) English (510.25 KB)
	Social Protection for Persons with Disabilities in Arab Countries E/ESCWA/SDD/2017/2 This report presents an overview of social protection for persons with disabilities in Arab countries through the prism of the 2030 Agenda. Doing so, it focuses on social insurance, social... Arabic (4.56 MB) English (8.28 MB)
	Social Protection Country Profile: Mauritania E/ESCWA/SDD/2016/CP.2 This report presents a comprehensive profile of social protection in Mauritania. It covers pensions, health care, cash transfers, and food and energy subsidies, as well as other social... Arabic (514.09 KB) English (514.09 KB)
	Arab Multidimensional Poverty Report E/ESCWA/EDID/2017/2 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’... Arabic (1.26 MB) English (633.26 KB)
	Social Protection Country Profile: Tunisia E/ESCWA/SDD/2016/CP.1 This report presents a comprehensive profile of social protection in Tunisia including pensions, healthcare, cash transfers, housing and food and energy subsidies. Social protection in Tunisia... Arabic (406.54 KB) English (406.54 KB)
	Arab Society: A Compendium of Social Statistics: Issue No. 12 E/ESCWA/SD/2015/4 Issued biennually, the Compendium of Social Statistics provides a general view of Arab societies and the changes they encounter over time. This issue features data on population, households,... Arabic (2.74 MB) English (3.24 MB)
	Social protection and development: national social protection and insurance programs in the United Arab Emirates E/ESCWA/SDD/2015/TECHNICAL PAPER.2 This country profile maps available social protection and insurance programs in UAE. It highlights the main programmes on social protection, as well as the challenges and developments... Arabic (532.82 KB) English (532.82 KB)