This report draws upon a large amount of data collected by ESCWA from national sources released by the Syrian Government and United Nations agencies. It also builds on information contained in reports
This report addresses all of the articles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Women’s NGOs in Jordan seized the opportunity of the CEDAW 51
This anthology offers twenty studies on instances of emerging social justice and women’s empowerment in the Middle East,North Africa,and South Asia,areas that are home to large populations where women
The Annual Report documents UN Women’s work to foster women’s empowerment and gender equality around the world. It highlights some of the organization’s initiatives during the year and provides
This report,published by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA),explores the gender dimension of the popular movements that have swept a number of Arab cities. It begins by
This report summarizes the Committee on Women of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia's (ESCWA) sixth session in Kuwait,on 4 and 5 December 213. At the session,the Committee considered
This report,published by The World Bank,examines the gains,limits,and declines in gender equality throughout the world. It examines such indicators as female literacy,workforce participation,political
Complementing the World Development Report 212: Gender Equality and Development (WDR 212),this report,Opening Doors: Gender Equality in the Middle East and North Africa,focuses on the challenges and