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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... Arabic (906.38 KB) English (976.13 KB)
	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... Arabic (571.76 KB) English (922.31 KB)
	32 Years of CEDAW: 1979-2011 E/ESCWA/PI/2011/3 This public information paper titled 32 Years of CEDAW 1979-2011, defines The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and it’s articles, it states the... Arabic (161.12 KB) English (89.67 KB)
	Report: Forum of Young Women and Men in the Arab Uprisings: Agents of Change on the Road to Democracy E/ESCWA/ECW/2011/WG.5/Report Arabic (125.28 KB) English (125.28 KB)
	Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women 2009-2011 E/ESCWA/ECW/2011/Technical Paper.1 This report reviews the status of Palestinian women and girls during the period 2009-2010, focusing on political, social, economic and human rights developments. Building upon previously... Arabic (230.02 KB) English (230.02 KB)
	Progress in the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in the ESCWA Region: A Gender Lens E/ESCWA/ECW/2011/1 This report analyses the causes and consequences of the uneven progress made by ESCWA member countries towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by providing a detailed examination... Arabic (1.37 MB) English (460.57 KB)
	Means of Enhancing the Role of Women in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: Case studies on Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq E/ESCWA/ECW/2009/3 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... Arabic (1.21 MB) English (1.21 MB)
	Protecting the Rights of Women in the ESCWA Region Through the Proper Use of UN Resolutions and International Protocols on War and Armed Conflict E/ESCWA/ECW/2009/1 While women living in conflict situations in the ESCWA region need to be guaranteed their basic rights under domestic legislation, amendments are primarily needed in laws governing the private... Arabic (977.43 KB) English (346.98 KB)
	Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women: 1990-2004 E/ESCWA/WOM/2005/Technical Paper.1 This report explains the political framework, particularly the events of 1948-1967 and 1967-1987, the First Intifada, the Oslo Years and the Second Intifada. This period led to the serious... Arabic (7.6 MB) English (144.88 KB)
	ESCWA, the Supreme Council for Women and the Royal University for Women in Bahrain establish a Women’s Research Centre The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) and the Royal University for Women (RUW) in the Kingdom of Bahrain agreed today to establish the...
	Most comprehensive report to date on women’s participation in political life in Iraq: Challenges and ways to overcome them Beirut-Baghdad, 1 November 2020--Women's participation in political processes in Iraq is hampered by many obstacles, despite Iraqi women’s determination to...

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