إن تحقيق المبادئ الأساسية للمساواة بين الجنسين في العالم العربي يعوقه حاليا العديد من العوامل. هذه العوامل هي: التمييز والتهميش، والاضطرابات في المنطقة، والمفارقة التي يشكلها الموقف السياسي للعديد من

يعد هذا التقرير حول التطور الديمقراطي في الأردن، واحدًا من أهم التقارير التي تمخض عنها مشروع الديمقراطية في العالم العربي الذي نفذته المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات بالتعاون مع شبكة المنظمات

This report provides an assessment of the Millennium Development Goals;; laid out by the UN Millennium Declaration. The UN Millennium Declaration was adopted in September of 2000 as a commitment on the part of the world's leading nations to reduce poverty;; improve health and promote peace;; human rights;; and environmental sustainability. The Millennium Development Goals are specific;; measurable targets that aim to reduce extreme global poverty by the year 2015. This report analyzes the challenges and barriers to meeting these goals as of 2003;; examining the successes and failures of various nations and the gaps that exist between regions and countries with regards to economic growth and human development. This report then examines the successes and failures of public and private policies with regards to hunger;; health;; water and sanitation;; education;; and environmental sustainability. This report also analyzes the participation of civil society throughout the world and the mobilization of grassroots support for the various human development goals. Finally;; this report presents a number of recommendations on what countries can do to best support these goals.

The report explores the level of knowledge;; attitudes held and practices observed by young people towards environmental issues related to water and energy conservation and sold waste management. It maps out available resources;; programs and learning opportunities in the informal and non-formal education sectors;; through which positive environmental attitudes can be encouraged and promoted. The survey of the report assess the knowledge;; attitudes and practices of young people aged 7 -24;; educations;; staff and youth workers to identify strengths and areas for improvement through capacity building and explore existing resources;; programs to evaluate their effectiveness. This research was conducted as part of the Public Action for Water;; Energy and Environment Project (PAP);; which aims to encourage water and energy conservation and to support behavior change towards more conservation and efficient practices both at the household level and in the commercial;; industrial and civil society arenas using social marketing behavioral methods. The study concludes that there is a need for more “green” programs that involve youth in a proactive way and therefore;; it recommends that programs targeting youth need to remain positive;; dynamic and in context. The recommendations of the report include development of environmental resources in the Arabic language;; the youth-led;; peer-led programs that involve participatory learning opportunities;; and social media tools to raise interests;; awareness and creation of environmental education task force.

The report aims to learn about young people's knowledge;; attitudes;; and behaviors with regards to water conservation;; energy conservation;; and waste management;; and it assess these against the learning objectives of the curriculum. It discovers that students' knowledge was sufficient and at times more sophisticated than that founded in the curriculum even though their attitudes and behaviors remain largely unchanged. The object of the survey pertains to the objectives of the Public Action for Water;; Energy;; and Environment Project;; which revolve around education for young people;; teachers and youth leaders to develop their knowledge and ethical values and attitudes. The survey focuses on assessing young people and educator's current awareness of water and energy resources and waste reduction and evaluating formal curriculum resources. The report points at the gap of translating young people's knowledge into genuine interest;; concern and action and proposes set of targeted actions including development of relevant resources and additional supplemental materials;; age-relevant projects to support environmental concepts in the national curriculum and assignment of environmental coordinator at all schools.

The report aims to address the particular needs and cultural dynamics of Syrian refugees residing in Jordan;; especially with regards gender-based violence and child protection issues. It presents a comprehensive range of perspectives from urban Syrian refugees and local Jordanian decision makers in government;; community-based organizations and the religious and education sectors. The assessment of this report is based on data collected through three methodologies including questionnaire survey to refugees outside the Za’atari refugee camp;; focus group discussions in regions across Jordan and in-depth interviews. Key findings of the report are 1. The rates of early marriage are high;; 2. A significant percentage of children contribute to the household’s income and 3. Restrictions on women and girls’ mobility constrain their participation in social and economic activities and access to basic services. The report recommends measures to prevent acts of sexual exploitation and abuse and ensure the needs of the most vulnerable members of the Syrian refugee population in the cities.

يتضمن هذا التقرير تحليلاً موسعاً ومتكاملاً لمؤشرات الفقر بالاستناد الى بيانات مسح نفقات ودخل الأسرة لعام 2008;; الذي نفذته دائرة الاحصاءات العامة على أربع جولات ميدانية استمرت سنة;; والذي انتهى العمل به مع نهاية الربع الأول لعام 2009. وبناءاً على بيانات هذا المسح تم اعداد تقريرين سابقين: الأول كان فيه عرض للنتائج الرئيسية للمسح والآخر تناول قياس مؤشرات الفقر باستخدام منهجية السعرات الحرارية المعتمدة من قبل البنك الدولي ومقارنتها عبر الزمن بالأسعار الثابتة. وبناءاً عليه تم تم اعداد هذا التقرير التحليلي لحالة الفقر في الأردن;; وذلك بمشاركة العديد من الجهات الوطنية المعنية بالفقر. وكما يتناول التقرير تحليلاً للتدخلات الحكومية المباشرة بالأسعار الجارية خلال عام 2008 في الحد من ظاهرة الفقر.