Programme-atelier-26-27JAN16
Working Women in MENA
Mar 15, 2016 / Library
Thirteen of the 15 countries with the lowest rates of women participating in their labor force are in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to the 2015 Global Gender Gap Report (2015).
Despite High Education Levels, Arab Women Still Don’t Have Jobs
Mar 15, 2016 / Blog entry
Thirteen of the 15 countries with the lowest rates of women participating in their labor force are in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to the 2015 Global Gender Gap Report (2015). Yemen has the lowest rate of working women of all, followed by Syria, Jordan, Iran, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Lebanon, Egypt, Oman, Tunisia,...
Why Countries in Middle East and North Africa Should Invest in Youth Volunteering
Mar 09, 2016 / Blog entry
Countries with large percentages of youth who have limited opportunities for social participation are likely to face significant social tensions. It is the result of young people becoming frustrated at their inability to positively affect their own lives or that of society at large. Volunteerism can help to address this...
[Interview] What Do Syria’s Neighboring Countries Need to Manage the Refugee Crisis?
Mar 08, 2016 / Library
Almost five years since the Syrian war broke out and created the largest refugees crisis since the World War II. Syria’s neighboring countries are facing an unprecedented and protracted refugee crisis. France 24 spoke to Franck Bousquet, the World Bank’s Director of Regional Programs, Partnerships and Integrated Solutions in the Middle East and...
[Interview] Lebanon and Jordan are Providing a Global Public Good and They Need to be Supported
Mar 08, 2016 / Library
The World Bank Group, the United Nations and the Islamic Development Bank Group launched a new financing initiative to scale-up financing in the Middle East and North Africa to help countries hosting significant refugee populations, countries impacted by conflict, as well as countries that have significant investment needs to achieve economic...
How to Open the Doors for more Women to Work in Jordan
Mar 08, 2016 / Blog entry
This blog was produced in collaboration with Raseef22 and World Bank MENA blog.
Jordan is at the bottom of the list when it comes to women’s economic participation, even among Arab countries, ranking 139 out of 142 countries. Gender activists say Jordan’s legislation, unfriendly work practices, and local customs are the reasons for this low...
[Interview] Facing the Cost of Conflict in the Middle East
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
The World Bank group, the United Nations, and the Islamic Development Bank Group launched a new joint initiative to scale-up financing in the Middle East and North Africa to help countries hosting significant refugee populations, countries impacted by conflict, as well as countries that have significant investment needs to achieve economic...
[Interview] What Are the Mid-Term Solutions for the Syrian Refugees Crisis/ Part2
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Millions of fled a war-torn Syria since the beginning of the crisis in 2011. Neighbouring countries, mainly, Lebanon and Jordan are hosting the largest number so far. How can the international community be of help beyond emergency aid? What could be the mid-term solution for this unprecedented situation? Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Country...
[Interview] What is the World Bank’s Strategy to Support Refugees and Hosting Countries?
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
The Middle East and North Africa region could remain trapped in a cycle of instability without the resources to manage the current consequences of conflict and seize opportunities for peace as soon as they arise. To meet the scale of the need, the World Bank Group, United Nations and the Islamic Development Bank Group have launched a new financing...
[Interview] The Lebanese and Jordanian Economies Put to the Test of the Syrian Refugees Crisis
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Almost five years since the Syrian war broke out and created the largest refugees crisis since World War II. Syria’s neighbouring countries are facing an unprecedented and protracted refugee crisis. How could the international community help hosting countries beyond emergency aid? What could the mid-term solution be for this unprecedented...
[Interview] What Are the Mid-Term Solutions for the Syrian Refugees Crisis/ Part1
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Millions of fled a war-torn Syria since the beginning of the crisis in 2011. Neighbouring countries, mainly, Lebanon and Jordan are hosting the largest number so far. How can the international community be of help beyond emergency aid? What could be the mid-term solution for this unprecedented situation? Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Country...
[Interview] Refugees: Financing Development Emerges as the New Urgency
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Almost five years since the Syrian war broke out and created the largest refugees crisis since the World War II. Syria’s neighbouring countries are facing an unprecedented and protracted refugee crisis with spillover effects in Europe. Sarah Belhadi from La Tribune spoke to Franck Bousquet, the World Bank’s Director of Regional Programs,...
[Interview] Refugees: Europeans Discover the Hard Reality of Lebanon and Jordan since the War Broke Out in Syria 4 Years Ago
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
The Center for Mediterranean Integration, the World Bank Group and the United Nations with the support of the French Development Agency Representatives organized a cross-regional event on the analytical findings, and policy implications, of the World Bank/UNHCR study “The Welfare of Syrian Refugees: Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon”. Sarah Belhadi...
[Interview] Donors Face the Challenge of an Unprecedented Refugees Crisis
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Almost five years since the Syrian war broke out and created the largest refugees crisis since the World War II. Syria’s neighbouring countries are facing an unprecedented and protracted refugee crisis with spillover effects in Europe. RFI spoke to Jordan’s Minister of Labor H.E. Prof. Nidal Alkatamine; Ferid Belhaj, the World Bank Country...
[Interview] Jordan Response Strategy for the Syrian Refugees Crisis
Feb 25, 2016 / Library
Dr Mukhallad Omari, Director of Policy Division, Ministry of International Planning and Cooperation, Jordan explains the current state of the refugee crisis and its impact on Jordan. Interview conducted by Wahiba Khaddash for Monte Carlo Doualiya in Arabic.
Getting Syrians Back to Work – a Win-Win for Host Countries and the Refugees
Feb 24, 2016 / Blog entry
For the last six weeks or so I have been more or less full time engaged in thinking about how we can generate employment opportunities for Syrians in countries that are hosting them, particularly those located in Syria’s near neighbors. I have reflected on my experience in working on private sector development in Syria nearly a decade ago. As...
[Proceedings] Launch of the Joint WB/UNHCR Report: “The Welfare of Syrian Refugees. Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon” - Cross-Regional Learning Event between the Mashreq and Europe on Hosting Refugees
The Syrian Refugee Crisis in the Medium-Term: What Solutions are Possible?
Launch of WB/UNHCR Report: “The Welfare of Syrian Refugees: Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon”
Feb 15, 2016 / Highlight
Cross-Regional Learning Event between the Mashreq and Europe on Hosting Refugees
Logistics and Registration
Date: February 15, 2015 from 9:00am to 6:00pm
Venue: Paris, France, AFD's Auditorium Nelson Mandela, Batiment Mistral, 3 place Louis Armand, 75012 Paris (access map).
Capacity limit to the event is reached and registration is closed....
The Legal Problems of Refugees
Feb 12, 2016 / Blog entry
Like other vulnerable people, refugees are likely to encounter legal problems. These problems are often linked directly to their displacement, but also reflect general problems poor people encounter related to family, civil, and criminal matters.
The longer the displacement, the more legal problems that tend to arise, especially those...
Overview: 2016 Syria Humanitarian Response Plan and 2016 - 2017 Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan
Feb 12, 2016 / Library
This report is a comprehensive coverage backed with statistics of how five years of intensifying conflict in Syria have precipitated the greatest humanitarian crisis witnessed in generations and how the situation has worsened over the course of the past year. Humanitarian and protection needs have reached unprecedented levels and are projected to...
Supporting Syria and the Region Donors’ Conference in London
Feb 08, 2016 / Highlight
Syria is the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis. Billions of dollars in international aid are needed to support people caught up in the conflict.
The Supporting Syria and the Region conference brought together world leaders from around the globe to rise to the challenge of raising the money needed to help millions of people whose lives have been...
White Paper “The Syrian Refugee Crisis in the Medium-Term: What Next?”
The Welfare of Syrian Refugees and the Way Forward
Jan 06, 2016 / Blog entry
The Syrian crisis has now become one of the largest humanitarian crises of our time. The numbers are staggering. About half of the Syrian pre-conflict population has been displaced, over 200,000 people have been killed, millions of Syrians have been injured or traumatized and millions more have fled to neighboring countries and elsewhere. Yet, we...
The Welfare of Syrian Refugees : Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon
Jan 06, 2016 / Library
English: Full report, Summary
Arabic: Summary
French: Summary
The book focuses on the largest refugee crisis of our time: the Syrian refugee crisis. It exploits a wealth of survey and registry data on Syrian refugees living in Jordan and Lebanon to assess their poverty and vulnerability status, understand the predictors of these statuses...
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