Pathway for Admission of Syrian Refugees
Apr 27, 2016 / Highlight
High-Level Meeting on Global Responsibility Sharing Through pathway for Admission of Syrians Refugees
In light of the magnitude, scope, and complexity of the Syria crisis, and its impact on neighbouring countries as well as those further afield, there is an urgent need for the international community to recommit to the fundamental principle of...
Mediterranean Refugees and Host Communities - Brochure
The Impact of Syrian Businesses in Turkey
Mar 21, 2016 / Blog entry
In Turkey, as in other countries, refugees are often seen as an unmitigated burden, taking jobs from locals, straining public resources, and stoking fears of rising crime and terrorism. Clearly there are significant costs and risks shouldered by host countries, but there is another side to the story—the contributions made by refugees as they bring...
Syria: “One of the three Reasons why Migrants leave is to find Electricity, after Security and Employment!”
Mar 16, 2016 / Blog entry
International community programs must not only focus on the countries which host the most Syrian refugees – Lebanon and Jordan –, but must also take Syria into account. This is the view put forward by Abdallah Al Dardari, former Minister of Planning in Syria and Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for...
Syria conflict at 5 years: the biggest refugee and displacement crisis of our time demands a huge surge in solidarity
Strengthening the Global Response to Forced Displacement
Mar 15, 2016 / Blog entry
With the refugee crisis gaining the world’s attention since war broke out in Syria, many ideas have been raised to address forced displacement, both in the Middle East and in countries around the world. Displacement has emerged as a critical development challenge, one that affects not only the people displaced but also the communities hosting them...
How do we Measure Impacts of Refugees and IDPs on Host Countries and Host Communities?
Mar 15, 2016 / Blog entry
Nearly 60 million persons were forcibly displaced worldwide due to conflict and persecution at the end of 2014—the highest number since World War II. Forced displacement is not only a humanitarian issue, but also has important economic, social, political, and environmental impacts on the places of origin and destination. The development impacts of...
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....
White Paper “The Syrian Refugee Crisis in the Medium-Term: What Next?”
Morocco to Make History with First-of-Its-Kind Solar Plant
Nov 24, 2015 / Blog entry
Morocco is poised to make history soon — when the first phase of one of the world’s largest concentrated solar power plants starts generating electricity. When fully operational, it will produce enough energy for more than one million Moroccans, with possibly extra power to export to Europe.
Continue reading the article on World Bank blog...
Green Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Nov 24, 2015 / Library
While the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continues to play a pivotal role as the world’s supplier of oil and, to a lesser extent gas, the collapse in global oil prices since mid-2014 has refocused the debate on the region’s ability to use oil revenues to build sustainable and diversified economies that can one day function without oil, or at...
Green Growth: Putting Morocco in the Lead against Climate Change
Nov 24, 2015 / Blog entry
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Morocco’s vision of inclusive green growth is based on better management of natural resources to generate more jobs, value and wellbeing from existing assets.
The end of fossil fuel subsidies has favored an increase in renewable energy investments and allowed government spending on social programs to go up.
Strategies for...
Mourad Ezzine on Climate Change, Economy and Migration
Nov 24, 2015 / Library
Mourad Ezzine, Manager of the Center for Mediterranean Integration talks about the impacts of climate change on the Middle east and north Africa region and what measures can be taken: "There is a difference between development and wealth: Wealth can disappear very quickly. However, having a functioning education and justice system, a solid health...
[VIRTUAL WORKSHOP] Lebanon’s National Volunteer Service Program
Urban Humanitarian Crisis: Call for Research Proposals
Nov 03, 2015 / Highlight
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), a major international development and environment policy research organization, invites proposals for original research projects which can contribute to an improved understanding of the ways in which local actors, including municipalities, other government agencies, and...
Lebanon’s National Volunteer Service Program - Marwa El Kik Bio
Lebanon’s National Volunteer Service Program - Kamen Braham Bio
Lebanon’s National Volunteer Service Program - Presentation
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...
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...
Lebanon - Economic and social impact assessment of the Syrian conflict
Oct 20, 2015 / Library
To provide a solid basis to define its needs and frame its priorities in terms of the specific assistance it seeks from the international community as well as to inform its own domestic policy response, the Government of Lebanon (GoL) requested the World Bank to lead an Economic and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the Syrian conflict on Lebanon...
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.
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...
Economic Transitions in the Mediterranean
[High-Level Workshop] Launch of the MENA Urbanization Knowledge Platform
Sep 17, 2015 / Highlight
The Urbanization Knowledge Platform (UKP) for the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) stems from a partnership between Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), the World Bank (WB), and the Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI). The Platform was officially launched on September 17-18, 2012, during a high-level workshop entitled “...
