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Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment within National Institutions: Technical notes (in Arabic)

The Action Plan (AP) on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment within National Institutions is a proposed framework for mainstreaming gender equality in the organizational practices, policies and programmes of these institutions. It seeks to support their efforts in promoting gender equality. This publication provides technical information and guidance on the implementation of the (AP).

Towards More Inclusive National Institutions: Concepts and Guidelines (in Arabic)

These guidelines aim to support national institutions in implementing the Action Plan on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in National Institutions in the Arab region by providing the necessary foundations to progress in the six areas of this Action Plan.

The New Urban Agenda Illustrated (in Arabic)

The handbook analyses the contents and propositions of the New Urban Agenda and their synergies with the Sustainable Development Goals and Targets, and enriches them with visual illustrations, examples from all over the world and practical propositions for action.

Smart Sustainable Cities and Smart Digital Solutions for Urban Resilience in the Arab Region: Lessons from the pandemic

The handbook analyses the contents and propositions of the New Urban Agenda and their synergies with the Sustainable Development Goals and Targets, and enriches them with visual illustrations, examples from all over the world and practical propositions for action.

Global Compendium of Practices on Local Economic and Financial Recovery

The Global Compendium of Practices is a compilation of city case studies directly derived from information provided either directly by the local government or from specialists with leading knowledge about the city. The practices presented are the effective practices that have helped the cities to withstand the worst effects of the pandemic and start their recovery process.

Policy Brief: Rising wealth inequality in the Arab region amid COVID-19

TThe Global Compendium of Practices is a compilation of city case studies directly derived from information provided either directly by the local government or from specialists with leading knowledge about the city. The practices presented are the effective practices that have helped the cities to withstand the worst effects of the pandemic and start their recovery process.

Towards a Productive and Inclusive Path Job Creation in the Arab Region

This report shows the impact of innovation on employment creation in the Arab region. The report concludes that technology and innovation is sector-dependent, with different types of innovations in various sectors affecting employment differently. In some sectors, any type of innovation could result in more employment creation, as it is the case in manufacturing, construction, transport, wholesale and retail. In other sectors, such as real estate, innovations that enhance production and increase the process efficiency reduce employment creation. Similar negative effects of innovation on employment have been witnessed in the hotel and restaurant sector.

Disability in the Arab Region 2018

This report presents and analyses statistics relating to the demographic characteristics and socio-economic situation of persons with disabilities in the Arab region. It is based on data from recent national censuses and surveys that have been harmonized and verified by ESCWA in accordance with international standards.

Disability Assessment and Determination in the Arab Region: An Overview

This study explores how disability is assessed and determined in the Arab world compared to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, international standards and frameworks. It also provides snapshots from various case studies including Morocco, Egypt, Oman and Tunisia.

COVID-19 and Persons with Disabilities (in Arabic)

This brief provides a mapping of governmental measures taken to protect persons with disabilities from COVID-19, and the efforts made to provide them with the necessary information and awareness materials in an accessible format.

Propelling Women into Entrepreneurship in the Arab Region: The Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

This study examines the role ICT can play in supporting existing and potential Arab women entrepreneurs by addressing the broader entrepreneurial landscape and the level of women’s engagement in entrepreneurship in the Arab region, as well as the challenges that prospective and existing women entrepreneurs in the Arab region face, and by identifying means to help them overcome these challenges.

Social Justice Policy Gap Assessment Tool (PGAT)

The Policy Gap Assessment Tool (PGAT) is designed to assist Arab countries in analyzing the extent to which existing public policies and programs mainstream social justice principles, identify gaps and strengths and distill reform entry points to ensure that these policies promote social justice. The PGAT is available in paper format and on an electronic platform allowing users to analyze results in real time.

Urban Economic Recovery and Resilience Diagnostic and Planning Tool

The Diagnostic and Planning Tool (DPT) helps cities to understand the strengths and weaknesses of their institutional and operating arrangements from the perspective of economic recovery and resilience building. It also helps to define a process for the design and implementation of recovery plans/strategies to address the identified gaps, accelerate better recovery and improve longer-term resilience.

Mainstreaming Ageing in Policy Making - Policy Toolkit (in Arabic)

This interactive tool is designed to assist policy makers in government ministries and various actors in integrating older persons issues into national policies and strategies and to support them in developing policies for older persons. This tool contributes to guiding thinking about priority issues and proposing solutions that fit the national context.

Multidimensional Poverty Index Assist Tool–MPI Central

An advanced tool facilitating the building and computing of multidimensional poverty indices (MPI) through a dynamic interface with live interaction.

Gender Justice and the Law in the Arab region (in Arabic)

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), UN Women and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched a series of 19 national reports on gender justice and law in the Arab States. Through the publication of these reports, the partners sought to encourage reforms at the policy and institutional level, and to address structural barriers to achieving gender equality and women's empowerment. A regional report on Gender Justice and the Law: An Assessment of Laws Affecting Gender Equality in the Arab States Region was prepared. This report addresses legislative trends, highlights good practices, and assesses legal loopholes. A brief diagram of the legal frameworks at the regional level was made available prepared.

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