[Virtual Workshop] Palestinian Territories’ Services Related to Mediation in the Field of Work Using Mobile Technologies
Dec 11, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following workshop focused on the provision of services related to mediation in the field of work using mobile...
'Paper Trails', the ILM Discussion Note Series
Dec 02, 2013 / Highlight
The International Labor Mobility program is proud to announce its first set of newsletters in its Paper Trails series. The discussion notes provide an opportunity to highlight ongoing work, discuss emerging findings, and share ideas to build stronger migration systems. The series is intended to spur debate and discussion. Below are the first...
Supporting the Development of a Regional Arab Youth Led Platform
Nov 08, 2013 / Highlight
More than 20 young representatives from 11 Arab countries met in Marseille, on November 5-6, 2013 under the auspices of CMI, the League of Arab States and the World Bank to plan the establishment of a common platform. As part of the CMI supported Arab Youth Initiative, this platform will gather youth led NGOs across the MENA region with the...
[Virtual Workshop] Morocco's National Initiative for Human Development
Oct 30, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following one focused on Morocco's National Initiative for Human Development.
Objectives
The goal of this...
Governance and Management of Science and Technology Parks
Oct 21, 2013 / Highlight
Most countries recognise that investing in Science & Technology Parks (STP) and innovation cities is essential to building a knowledge economy. The CMI and the EIB in collaboration with the ISESCO are organising a regional workshop on Science and Technology Parks (STP) in MENA region. This event will take place on the 4th and 5th of November,...
National Innovation Systems: Input, Output, and Impact
Oct 21, 2013 / Highlight
While all countries in the MENA region recognize the importance of innovation in the road to a Knowledge Economy, an articulated understanding of National innovation Systems (NIS) is lacking, and few data is available on the countries’ capacities and performance on innovation.
The EIB through the CMI is organising with the collaboration of the...
On the Move: Migrant Skills (Seeing isn’t Believing)
Oct 17, 2013 / Highlight
In a world where “migration is development,” stepping across international borders would offer migrants immediate improvements in income, productivity, and career opportunities. Currently, however, migrants with mid-level skills must take one step back to take two steps forward. As they cross from developing to developed countries, migrants’...
Three Funerals and a Wedding: Resetting the way we work on migration
Oct 17, 2013 / Highlight
International labor markets are perhaps the last bastion of protectionism. We know that easing restrictions on the movement of people, especially the less skilled, can unleash huge welfare gains which by some estimates dwarf the gains from complete trade liberalization. And yet, progress on this front has been too slow.
In attending the numerous...
On the Move: The Highly Skilled (Turning “Brain Drain” into “Brain Gain”)
Oct 17, 2013 / Highlight
This blog has been co-authored by Michael Clemens and Nabil Hashmi
The recent tragedy off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy highlights the risks that many migrants face. For a large number of people around the world moving is still one of the surest ways of expanding their opportunities and improving their lives. The World Bank's International Labor...
On the Move: Time to Re-think Migration
Oct 17, 2013 / Library
Manjula Luthria of the World Bank’s International Labor Mobility Program introduces our new series on migration, ‘On the Move.’ For large numbers of people around the world moving is one of the surest ways of expanding their opportunities and improving their lives. ‘On the Move’ aims to reframe the debate around migration by offering a set of...
On the Move: Labor Agreements (It takes two to Tango)
Oct 03, 2013 / Highlight
For large numbers of people around the world moving is one of the surest ways of expanding their opportunities and improving their lives. The World Bank's International Labor Mobility program has been dedicated to rethinking the current approach to this movement. Our new series, ‘On the Move’ presents new ideas which showcase a sample of this...
New WB Health Nutrition and Population strategy in the Middle East and North Africa: “Fairness and Accountability” (2013-2018)
Sep 11, 2013 / Highlight
A symposium on Health, Nutrition and Population Sector strategy for MENA took place on Friday July 5, 2013 at the Villa Valmer in Marseilles, France.
Mats Karlsson, CMI Director, opened the symposium by outlining the existing trends of population dynamism in the current context of regional political turmoil. The heightened aspirations for a...
Three Questions to Inger Andersen, Vice President of the World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Region
Sep 09, 2013 / Library
On April 4-5 2013, Ms Inger Andersen, Vice President of the World Bank, Middle East and North Africa region went to the CMI in Marseille to participate at several events including the launch of the World Bank Gender Report: “Open Doors: Gender Equality in the Middle East and North Africa” and the CMI Rencontre Valmer dedicated to urban issues in...
[Virtual Workshop] Lebanon’s Use of Proxy Means Testing
Sep 04, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following one focused on Lebanon’s use of Proxy Means Testing (PMT).
Objectives
The goal of this virtual mini-...
Inception Mission for the “Cities and Climate Change” Program in Jordanian Intermediate Cities (Jordan)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
The CDC-led mission had the objective of meeting with Jordanian counterparts to develop the program “Cities and Climate Change,” which is co-led by the WB, in several Jordanian intermediate cities. During the mission, meetings took place with the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, the Ministry of...
5th Project Steering Committee Meeting for the GEF Project (Regional Governance and Knowledge Generation) Implemented by Plan Bleu (Marseille)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
The objective of the meeting was to identify new or supplemental activities and to assess progress one year after the official kick-off the project. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Ministries of Environment of Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Egypt, Algeria, and West Bank and Gaza. During the meeting, new proposals of activities...
Workshop: Representative Youth Structures, Youth Policy Development and Participation—Lessons Learned and Best Practices on Local/National Youth Councils (Rabat)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
The general objective of the workshop was to deepen the understanding of internationally recognized standards/ norms for youth participation and to present the Moroccan government and the civil society with (international) best practices of youth structures and legislation.
Regional Workshop: “Natural Capital Accounting for Green Growth in the Middle East and North Africa” (Marseille)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
The objective of the workshop, a project of the Green Accounting and WAVES partnership, was to discuss the potential for green accounting and explore candidate countries in the MENA region. The “Natural Capital Accounting” workshop presented the rationale and tools to better monitor and manage natural assets and enhance their productive use to...
6th Project Steering Committee Meeting for the GEF Project (Regional Governance and Knowledge Generation) Implemented by Plan Bleu (Marseille)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
This meeting aimed at completing the project’s work plan and to draw lessons from activities which have already been implemented. The event was attended by representatives from the Ministries of Environment of Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Egypt, and Palestinian Territories.
Justice Sector Services
Aug 14, 2013 / MDF
Towards more justice for disadvantaged people: count on civil society
Two years on, post-Arab spring democracies debate courses of action that must deliver results to their people, against a backdrop of heightened expectations. Perhaps no issue is more pressing than the improvement of government accountability and ensuring full respect of citizens...
Workshop and launch of the report "Climate Change and Migration: Evidence from the Middle East and North Africa"
Jun 19, 2013 / Highlight
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) is organizing a workshop to launch the AFD-World Bank report "Climate Change and Migration: Evidence from the Middle East and North Africa". This report is the main output of a research project launched in 2010 and follows two previous workshops held in 2010 in Marseille, and 2012 in Paris.
Climate...
[Study Tour] Employment Policies in Australia
Jun 16, 2013 / Highlight
The World Bank organized a study tour to Australia aiming to expose participating officials from the MENA region to the Australian experience regarding Employment Policies and Social Safety Nets. This visit was part of the activities of the World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Community of Practice on Active Labor Market Programs (...
Towards more justice for disadvantaged people: count on civil society
Jun 15, 2013 / Highlight
Two years on, post-Arab spring democracies debate courses of action that must deliver results to their people, against a backdrop of heightened expectations. Perhaps no issue is more pressing than the improvement of government accountability and ensuring full respect of citizens' rights - with the gaining of individual liberties and social...
Opening Doors: Gender Equality in the Middle East and North Africa
Jun 15, 2013 / Highlight
On April 5, Inger Andersen, World Bank Vice President for the MENA region and Tara Vishwanath, World Bank Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management group, were at the CMI to present the report “Opening Doors: Gender Equality and Development in the Middle East and North Africa”.
The report identifies a whole set of...
[Virtual Workshop] Tunisia’s Implementation and Evaluation of Entrepreneurship Programs Targeted to High Skilled Individuals
Jun 10, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organized a set of virtual workshops. This workshop focused on regional best practices for the implementation and evaluation of entrepreneurship programs...
[Study Tour] Employment and Social Safety Nets in Georgia
May 28, 2013 / Highlight
The World Bank organized a learning visit to Georgia. The aim of this visit was to explore and expose the Georgian experience to the MENA region participants so they could learn from it. This visit was part of the activities of the World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Community of Practice on Active Labor Market Programs (ALMPs)...
Algeria: 1st Awareness meeting for the dissemination of the study "Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in Algiers"
May 21, 2013 / Highlight
Involving Algeria's civil society and local governments for increasing the city's resilience
The first awareness meeting based on phase 1 of the study on “Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in Algiers”, financed by CDC and co-led by CDC and World Bank in the framework of CMI's Cities and Climate Change program took place on...
Planning, Connecting and Financing - Now: What city leaders need to Know
Apr 24, 2013 / Highlight
BASEL, Switzerland January 22, 2013 – Rapid urbanization can hold long-term economic, social and environmental promise for developing countries if investments made now in infrastructure, housing and public services are efficient and sustainable, the World Bank says in a new report “Planning, Connecting, and Financing Cities – Now: Priorities for...
[Virtual Workshop] Egypt’s Delivery of Social Programs Using Smart-Cards Technology
Apr 10, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following one focused on the Best Practices for the Delivery of Social Programs Using Smart-Cards Technology.
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Rencontre Valmer "The Transforming Arab City. Local Empowerment and Urban Governance"
Apr 08, 2013 / Highlight
Essentially anchored in towns and cities, the protests synonymous with the Arab Spring reflected a population’s deep-rooted desire for political and social change across the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region. Whilst access to jobs, along with the democratization of the political system, represented a primary concern, citizens also voiced...
