ARAB COUNTRIES
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Trade facilitation initiatives in the ESCWA region E/ESCWA/EDGD/2013/Technical Paper.3 Trade facilitation has gained importance as the global trade system has expanded and tariffs have fallen. A reduction in trade transaction costs by 1 per cent of the value of world trade is... |
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Methodological Analysis and Implementation Assessment of the Agreement on International Roads in the Arab Mashreq E/ESCWA/EDGD/2013/6 In recognition of the need to facilitate international road transport in the Arab region and to enhance cooperation, trade and tourism between Arab countries, the Agreement on International Roads... |
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Assessing the Financing Gap in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/EDGD/2013/5 Financing is one of the core issues in international development. Many wealthy countries have agreed on the need to allocate 0.7 per cent of their national income to financing development in less... |
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Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure Development in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/EDGD/2013/4 The Arab region has been relatively weak in mobilizing private capital to finance larger infrastructure projects, compared to other parts of the world. The ongoing political transition is... |
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The Arab Millennium Development Goals Report: Facing Challenges and Looking Beyond 2015 E/ESCWA/EDGD/2013/1 The Arab region has made impressive progress towards many Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly in education. Achievements, however, were uneven among and within Arab countries. Major... |
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Combating domestic violence against women and girls: Policies to empower women in the Arab region E/ESCWA/ECW/2013/Technical Paper.7 This policy brief addresses domestic violence in the Arab region, within the context of family, and is based on a recent flagship study, jointly prepared by ESCWA and UN-WOMEN, in... |
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Experiences of Arab Countries in Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective in Government Organizations E/ESCWA/ECW/2013/5 National mechanisms for the advancement of women in Arab countries strive to mainstream a gender perspective at all levels. To achieve this, they develop plans, strategies, initiatives and plans,... |
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Combating Violence against Women in the Arab Region: Multisectoral Efforts E/ESCWA/ECW/2013/3 Violence against women is no more a private matter; it is indeed a global issue to be tackled through appropriate laws, especially in the domestic sphere and in the areas of legal protection for... |
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Trafficking of women and children in the Arab region: A regional perspective E/ESCWA/ECW/2013/2
This publication examines the trafficking in persons within and among the countries of the ESCWA region, focusing on the primary victims of trafficking, namely: women and children. It... |
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Report: Consultative Meeting on Establishing A Committee on Emerging Issues and Development in Conflict Settings, Amman, 11 December 2013 E/ESCWA/ECRI/2013/WG.3/Report  Arabic (139.92 KB) English (79.34 KB) |
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Arab Governance Report: Governance Challenges in Countries Undergoing Transition E/ESCWA/ECRI/2013/4 Following the uprisings, a wave of political transition spread through the Arab region. A large body of research has focused on the complex blend of socioeconomic and political factors... |
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Institutional development and transition: Decentralization in the course of political transformation E/ESCWA/ECRI/2013/3 Have Arab uprisings opened space for deeper, grassroots-driven decentralization reforms in the region? What are the optimum designs, sequencing and models of decentralization for countries in... |
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Short- and medium-term economic challenges of the Arab countries in transition E/ESCWA/ECRI/2013/1
The Arab region’s public deems a strong economy to be as important as a well-functioning democracy. Thus, a successful transition process in the region – leading to sustainable, pro-growth,... |
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Guide on climate change negotiations for representatives and negotiators from Arab countries The main objective of the guide is to strengthen the capacities of negotiators from Arab countries in negotiations about future climate change, with a view to enhancing regional cooperation and... |
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Report on Food Secure Arab World: A Road Map for Policy and Research, Beirut, 6-7 February 2012 E/ESCWA/SDPD/2012/WG.3/Report Arabic (173.52 KB) English (173.52 KB) |
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Energy Efficiency in Agriculture: the Poultry Section E/ESCWA/SDPD/2012/Technical Paper.5 This document focuses on energy consumption and ways to support sustainability and improve efficiency of energy use in the poultry sector. It gives an overview of the poultry... |
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Glossary of Shared Water Resources E/ESCWA/SDPD/2012/Glossary This glossary of common terminology used in shared water resources was prepared in cooperation with the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) in Hanover, Germany through a... |
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The Role of Renewable Energy in Mitigating Climate Change in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/SDPD/2012/1
This study contains a wealth of information related to the field of energy and climate change, namely on the production of electrical power from renewable energy sources, including solar and wind... |
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Towards Comprehensive Social Policy for Equality and the Millennium Development Goals E/ESCWA/SDD/2012/WP.1 Arabic (374.23 KB) English (374.23 KB) |
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Promoting Participatory Democracy in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/SDD/2012/Technical Paper.2 The Arab region is aware today that the path to democracy is long because of the upheavals that changed their political landscape and led to gross violations of human rights, lack of rule of law... |