Executive summary This present report reviews the complex situation of Palestinian women and girls in the occupied Palestinian territory from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2022. The report describes how...
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Somalia + 21 more
2023 Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition - Statistics and Trends
FOREWORD The 2023 Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition comes at a critical juncture as several shocks have hit the region in recent years, including the...
Egypt + 4 more
Expected socioeconomic impacts of the Gaza war on neighbouring countries in the Arab region [EN/AR]
1 Observed impacts in the region to date In November 2023, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) conducted an early...
War on Gaza: twenty-first century's deadliest 100 days? [EN/AR]
The ongoing war on the Gaza Strip is unfolding as the most severe episode of the 56-year Israeli occupation of Gaza, including the 16-year blockade, and other unlawful Israeli policies and practices...
October 2023 in Gaza: the deadliest month in a twenty-first century war? [EN/AR]
The ongoing war on the Gaza Strip is unfolding as the most severe episode of the 56-year Israeli occupation of Gaza, including the 16-year blockade, and other unlawful Israeli policies and practices...
Somalia + 19 more
Her land. Her rights. Equal land rights: a pathway to combating desertification in the Arab region (May 2023) [EN/AR]
Desertification, land degradation and drought remain a significant threat to the Arab region. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by these threats through decreased agricultural yields,...
World + 20 more
Arab Society: Demographic and Social Trends - Issue No. 16 (2022) [EN/AR]
This publication is the latest in a series published biennially by the Statistics, Information Society and Technology Cluster of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). It...
Gaza War: Expected Socio-Economic Impacts on the State of Palestine: Preliminary estimation until 5 November 2023 [EN/AR]
The war in Gaza continues unabated well past its first month, leaving behind massive losses of life and infrastructure damage and forcing displacements of unprecedented scale. The unfolding...
War on Gaza: where everyone is left behind [EN/AR]
Beirut, 4 November 2023-- While all civilians continue to bear the brunt of the war on Gaza, women, children and persons with disabilities are today more vulnerable than everyone else in it,...
War on Gaza: An unprecedented and devastating impact [EN/AR]
Beirut, 25 October 2023 --The war on Gaza and its full siege by Israel have been unprecedented in the scale of death and destruction, with profound and devastating impacts on the lives of...
Nowcasting the national multidimensional poverty index for the State of Palestine (2017–2022) [EN/AR]
To fight poverty and improve welfare, social and economic policies in the State of Palestine need to be based on up-to-date figures and statistics. However, the most recent multidimensional poverty...
Algeria + 22 more
Inequality in the Arab Region: Food Insecurity Fuels Inequality [EN/AR]
2nd Arab Forum for Equality kicks off in Beirut Beirut, 6 June 2023 -- Ensuring food security is one of the main means for achieving equality. In the Arab region, millions of people are still living...
oPt + 19 more
Second Arab Multidimensional Poverty Report (May 2023) [EN/AR]
Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Arab countries were facing daunting challenges, including conflict, instability, displacement, high rates of material deprivation and unemployment, and...
Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in the Arab region (March 2023)
Introduction The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. Today, it is the main global tool to guide public policies towards building more...
Palestine Under Occupation III: Mapping Israel’s Policies and Practices and their Economic Repercussions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Key messages • Israel’s policies and practices constitute a matrix of control and domination: control of the land and domination of the people. • Israel’s matrix of control and domination has...
Lebanon + 18 more
Inequality in the Arab Region: A Ticking Time Bomb [EN/AR]
Introduction The challenges facing Arab countries today reflect decades-long problems, such as civil war, political violence, foreign military intervention, youth unemployment, gender inequality,...
Working together for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: Arab regional review [EN/AR]
Background The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) was adopted at a time when the Arab region was witnessing unprecedented population movements. Following its endorsement by...
Gendered needs during the May 2021 conflict in the Gaza Strip
From 10 to 21 May 2021, the Gaza Strip endured intensive Israeli military attacks that resulted in the deaths of 260 Palestinians, including 66 children and 41 women. At the peak of the offensive,...
Algeria + 22 more
Smart sustainable cities and smart digital solutions for urban resilience in the Arab region: Lessons from the pandemic
February 2022 This technical paper was developed within the framework of the work of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on Sustainable Urban Development, particularly on...
Multidimensional poverty in Lebanon: A proposed measurement framework, and an assessment of the socioeconomic crisis
Introduction The deteriorating economic activity and domestic political instability witnessed in Lebanon since 2019 have increased pressure on the fixed exchange rate, and caused a devaluation of the...