ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SDD/2013/Technical Paper.7
Country: Arab region, State of Libya, Republic of Tunisia, Republic of Yemen
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination
Focus Area: Gender equality, Governance & enabling environment, Inclusive development, Future of employment, Natural resource sustainability, Population dynamics & migration, Resilient development & conflict prevention
Initiatives: Sustainable urban development
SDGs: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords: Civil society, Currency instability, Democracy, Democratization, Economic conditions, Economic growth, Road maps, Population growth, Poverty, Protest movements, Social conditions, Social development, Social justice, Social security, Social services, Economies in transition, Unemployment, Water resources, Women's rights, Transitional justice
ESCWA country brief - 2013
January 2013
This set of country briefs presents the socioeconomic, political and developmental challenges facing three countries in transition, namely Libya, Tunisia and Yemen. It reviews the causes of economic grievances and vulnerability in those countries; it also highlights the role of civil society in transitions, shedding light on women’s rights and stressing the importance of participatory politics. A way forward towards a successful transition is finally highlighted for each of the three countries.
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Gender equality
, Governance & enabling environment
, Inclusive development
, Future of employment
, Natural resource sustainability
, Population dynamics & migration
, Resilient development & conflict prevention
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This set of country briefs presents the socioeconomic, political and developmental challenges facing three countries in transition, namely Libya, Tunisia and Yemen. It reviews the causes of economic grievances and vulnerability in those countries; it also highlights the role of civil society in transitions, shedding light on women’s rights and stressing the importance of participatory politics. A way forward towards a successful transition is finally highlighted for each of the three countries.
