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SOCIAL POLICY

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	Toolkit on the design and implementation of equality-oriented policies in the Arab countries E/ESCWA/SDD/2017/TECHNICAL PAPER.11 ESCWA has prepared the toolkit for designing and implementing equality-oriented public policies and programmes in the Arab countries as part of its efforts to support member countries in... Arabic (2.91 MB) English (2.91 MB)
	Manual for Building Capacities in Developing Social Protection Policies based on a Participatory Approach E/ESCWA/SDD/2017/TECHNICAL PAPER.9 The manual for building capacities in developing social protection policies based on a participatory approach is produced as part of ESCWA’s efforts aimed at strengthening... Arabic (3.81 MB) English (3.81 MB)
	Social Expenditure Monitor for Arab States: A Tool to Support Budgeting and Fiscal Policy Reform E/ESCWA/EC.6/2019/8/Rev.1 Targeting public expenditure in line with social development priorities and macro-fiscal sustainability remains a challenge for most Governments in the Arab region. Budget allocations that... Arabic (1.87 MB) English (1.32 MB)
	Reaping the Rewards of Demographic Transitions: Investing in Arab Youth, Social Policy Brief, No. 7 E/ESCWA/SDD/2014/BRIEF.7 This policy brief focuses on the urgency of investing in youth development in order to reap the rewards of the demographic dividend in many Arab countries. It discusses the tools and policy... Arabic (2.84 MB) English (2.84 MB)
	Social and solidarity economy as a tool for social justice, policy brief, No.4 E/ESCWA/SDD/2014/Brief.4 This brief aims at building the capacity of member States to adopt social policies and institutional mechanisms for equitable and inclusive socioeconomic development. It defines the concept of... Arabic (302.57 KB) English (201.14 KB)
	Report on the Electronic Discussion “Towards a New Welfare Mix for the Arab Region?” Outline of the Social Policy Report V E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/WG.2/Report Arabic (153.15 KB) English (153.15 KB)
	Integrated Social Policy Report V E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/1 When the long-simmering social crises in Arab countries erupted to the surface in 2011, these events immediately shifted government attention from the economic to the social fields. Suddenly it... Arabic (10.8 MB) English (3.94 MB)
	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)
	Social Policy Brief - Gender Mainstreaming in Youth Strategies - Issue No. 5 E/ESCWA/SDD/2011/Technical Paper.4 This Brief provides an overview of national youth policies in ESCWA member countries and underlines the importance of youth and gender integration in fostering sustainable development. It also... Arabic (3.12 MB) English (237.14 KB)
	Integrated Social Policy Report IV: Labour Market Policy in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/SDD/2011/3 After decades of market-oriented reforms, the ESCWA region is facing fundamental questions about the parameters of future development. The expectation that top-down economic stabilization,... Arabic (34.07 MB) English (29.13 MB)
	Managing Change: Social Policy for Economic Development E/ESCWA/SDD/2010/Technical Paper.5 This pamphlet emphasizes the need for sustainable growth strategies to promote investment in human resources and the expansion of social protection. It also stresses the need for a new system of... Arabic (1.66 MB) English (31.86 KB)
	ESCWA Annual Report, 2010: A Year in Review E/ESCWA/OES/2011/1 In 2010, the Commission intensified its efforts towards the achievement of regional economic and social integration, as well as greater interaction between the region and the rest of the world.... Arabic (19.99 MB) English (2.59 MB)
	Report of the Workshop on Macroeconomic Simulations for MDG Achievement, Beirut, 28-29 September 2011 E/ESCWA/EDGD/2011/WG.7/Report Arabic (111.23 KB) English (111.23 KB)
	Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region, 2010-2011 E/ESCWA/EDGD/2011/8 In a very highly volatile and changing scene in the aftermath of the Arab uprising, understanding the present in view of the recent past and projecting the near future is almost an impossible... Arabic (3.82 MB) English (4.19 MB)
	Achieving Social Justice for All, Social Development Bulletin, Vol.3, No. 1 E/ESCWA/SDD/2010/Technical Paper.2 This issue of the Social Development Bulletin indicates that the progress made in the economic sphere in recent years was not enough to reduce inequality and social exclusion. To the contrary,... Arabic (1.84 MB) English (1.76 MB)
	ESCWA Annual Report, 2009 E/ESCWA/OES/2010/1 In 2009, which marked the thirty-fifth anniversary of ESCWA, the Commission has further intensified its efforts towards the achievement of regional economic and social integration, as well as... Arabic (1.5 MB) English (998.81 KB)
	The Use of Urban Observatories as a Tool for Localizing Urban and Social Policy E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/WG.3/WP.1 Arabic (357.63 KB) English (190.17 KB)
	Report of the Expert Group Meeting on the Use of Urban Observatories as a Tool for Localizing Urban and Social Policy in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/WG.3/3 Arabic (210.33 KB) English (104.22 KB)
	Social Policy Brief, Issue No.3, International Migration of Youth in Arab Countries E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/Technical Paper.7 This brief deals with youth migration in Arab countries, as it reviews the reasons of this migration as well as the different mechanisms of its administration. In recent decades, Arab countries... Arabic (451.09 KB) English (475.49 KB)
	Social Policy and Social Protection: Challenges in the ESCWA Region, Social Development Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 8 E/ESCWA/SDD/2009/Technical Paper.10 This publication highlights the main tasks of social policy and its contribution towards achieving social stability by helping people manage life-cycle risks. The Bulletin also provides an... Arabic (309.82 KB) English (322.04 KB)

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