Lebanon’s National Volunteer Service Program - Agenda
[VIRTUAL WORKSHOP] Lebanon’s National Volunteer Service Program
Oct 28, 2015 / 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, virtual workshops are organized regularly, thus creating a space for practitioners from the region to share their operational experience, knowledge, and best practices on...
Lebanon’s National Volunteer Service Program - Presentation
Join a Global Discussion on Building Resilience in Syria & the Subregion
Oct 27, 2015 / Highlight
The United Nations Development Program is seeking to create a fundamental shift in the way the international community is responding to the continuing crisis in Syria by holding a Resilience Development Forum in Jordan in November 2015. You have a unique opportunity to be part of that effort and to help shape a new Resilience Agenda for...
Refugees, then?
Oct 22, 2015 / Library
Youth-focused radio show dedicated to the Syrian refugee crisis. With young invitees, the discussion looks closely at the crisis and tries to understand its scope and the challenges it poses to refugees and neighboring hosting countries alike. The show also focuses on the integration journey of young refugees and sheds light on some successful...
Developing Key Performance Indicators to evaluate Science and Technology Parks in the MENA region - Summary Report
What Steps Forward Following the Amman Municipal Finance Academy?
Oct 20, 2015 / Library
World Bank experts discuss the follow up of this first MENA Municipal Finance and Creditworthiness Academy, that gathered the maximum number of municipalities from Jordan and the West bank and Gaza, based on World Bank former academies and good practices in other regions.
Interviews conducted in the context of the Municipal Finance and...
The Impact of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanese Trade
Oct 20, 2015 / Library
A report that examines the effects of the Syrian conflict on the Lebanese economy. Published in April 2015 by the World Bank.
The Impact of Syrians Refugees on the Turkish Labor Market
Oct 20, 2015 / Library
Evidence-based study on the impact of Syrian refugees on the Turkish Labor market. Published by the World Bank in August 2015.
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Assessing the Economic and Social Impact of the Syrian Conflict and ISIS
Oct 20, 2015 / Library
A study that highlights how prices and unemployment have increased, and refugees and IDPs entering the labor market are pushing wages down. Published in April 2015 by the World Bank.
The Washington DC Experience Interview with Natwar Gandhi, Former Chief Financial Officer of Washington DC
Oct 15, 2015 / Library
Natwar Gandhi, Former Chief Financial Officer of Washington DC Mayors, explains how the Washington DC experience is relevant to the Amman Academy on Municipal Finance and Creditworthiness, and how big cities across the globe passed through extreme cases and challenges of creditworthiness and could overcome them.
Interviews conducted in the...
Initiative of the Luxembourg Presidency for Youth Employment through Vocational Training in the Maghreb Countries
Oct 14, 2015 / Highlight
Marseille, France, 21-22 September, 2015: The Center for Mediterranean Integration co-organised with the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union the first technical meeting on the Initiative of the Luxembourg Presidency for youth employment through vocational training in the Maghreb countries. The aim of this meeting was to...
Environment Regional Governance and Knowledge Generation Project Final Seminar
Oct 14, 2015 / Highlight
Antibes, France, 29-30 September, 2015: Participants from Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and the Palestinian Territories along with representatives of Plan Bleu, the project's implementing agency, and the CMI-co-financing partner- convened for the final results seminar of the Regional governance and knowledge generation project (ReGoKo). The...
Economic Transitions in the Mediterranean
TV Debate on Syrian Refugees Crisis
Oct 08, 2015 / Library
Special trilingual TV debate on the Syrian Refugee crisis, in Arabic, French and English.
Arabic debate:
Driss El Yazami, President of Moroccan Human Rights Council
Amna Guellali, Director of Human Rights Watch Tunisia
Ahmed Moawia, Coordinator of Greek Migrants Forum
Wafik Moustafa, Chairman, British Arab Network
Taoufik...
First Municipal Finance Academy Dedicated to MENA Countries: Lessons Learned
Oct 07, 2015 / Library
Mayors, municipal officials and municipal financial experts discuss the importance of the Municipal Finance and Creditworthiness Academy, particularly on the level of good practices and lessons learned that were exchanged during working sessions. Participants also discuss new concepts acquired for better managing loans, private public partnerships...
Diagnostic & Plan Directeur du Secteur de l’Artisanat à Chefchaouen - Défis rencontrés et propositions d’actions
Regulating Water Services Provision in MENA - Workshop Summary Report
Towards a Concerted Economic Strategy in the Mediterranean
Oct 06, 2015 / Blog entry
Malgré leur proximité géographique et culturelle, l’Europe et les Pays du Sud et de l’Est Méditerranéen (PSEM) n’ont toujours pas élaboré une véritable stratégie économique commune, comme le Japon des années 1960 a su le faire en Asie, ou l’Allemagne des années 1990 avec les Pays d’Europe Centrale et Orientale. Chaque zone pourrait pourtant puiser...
Energizing our Green Future
Oct 06, 2015 / Blog entry
As world leaders come together at the UN General Assembly to adopt new sustainable development goals, climate change activists gear up for Climate Week in New York City and the Pope brings his message to the United Nations, a shared vision of our future is coming into clear focus.
If we are to eradicate poverty, we need to tackle climate...
[PHOTO COMPETITION] Change Mobility, Not Climate
Oct 06, 2015 / Highlight
This does not escape anyone’s attention: in December, Paris will host the 21st Annual Conference of Parties (COP21) on climate change, with the objective of reaching, for the first time, a universal agreement that must focus on mitigation (limiting global warming to below 2°C) and societies’ adaption to existing climates changes. Sustainable...
Participant’s Presentation The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Income & Sales Tax Department: National Registry Unit (Arabic) The Hashemite kingdom of Jordan, Ministry of Finance, Income and Sales Tax Department: Financial support
Agenda - Building Integrated Social Protection (SP) Delivery Systems
Foundation of a System: Introduction (social) Registries
Robust Identification as the Foundation for the Efficient Administration of SP Programs
Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets
Oct 04, 2015 / Program
Lead Organizations
The World Bank.
Partners
The community has been supported by the MENA Multi-donor Trust Fund, which includes Denmark, the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), Finland, Norway and the World Bank.
Partners also include the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) in 2013/2014, the International Monetary Fund-Middle East (...
Social Protection and Labor (SP&L) Delivery Systems
Study Tour Belgium - Participants List
Social Protection in MENA: Key features and challenges
Comprehensive mechanisms to develop, coordinate implementation and deliver social protection floors – an ILO perspective
