A Glimpse into the Knowledge Week in Egypt
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Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS)
Latest Update: April 2018
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Rural women’s crucial role in achieving the SDGs
April 02 2018
In the Arab region, only 22% participate in the labour force in contrast to 77% of men, making it the highest gender disparity worldwide. At the same time, women are averagely paid only 50-80% of a ma...
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A more resilient future for the village of Ghazzeh
April 02 2018
Ghazzeh is a village in the heart of the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. The village had 6,000 Lebanese inhabitants prior to the outbreak of the Syria crisis. Over the past five years, it has hosted more th...
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Sustainable water solutions strengthen the resilience of Jordanian host communities
April 02 2018
With the objective to strengthen the resilience of the host communities most affected by the impact of the Syria crisis, the partnership between the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and ...
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Rural women’s crucial role in achieving the SDGs
April 02 2018
In the Arab region, only 22% participate in the labour force in contrast to 77% of men, making it the highest gender disparity worldwide. At the same time, women are averagely paid only 50-80% of a man’s salary, and their unemployment rates are twice as high as men’s according to the Human Development Report. While progress towards gender equality has been made, women’s economic situation has not improved in recent years, and conditions for rural...
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