The Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Assessing the Economic and Social Impact of the Syrian Conflict and ISIS
The Mental and Educational Needs of Syrian Refugee Children
The Syrian Humanitarian Disaster: Disparities in Perceptions, Aspirations and Behavior in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey
Confronting Fragementation
Effect of the Syrian Refugees on Turkey
Educating Syrian Youth in Jordan: Holistic Approaches to Emergency Response
Migration EU eXpertise 2009-2015 : advancing Migration Cooperation with Partner Countries through Demand-Driven, Peer-to-Peer Expertise
Economic Development and Employment - Shaping Migration
Libya Situation-Operational Update
Migration Initiatives 2015 - Middle East and North Africa
Joint Manual on Principles, Procedures and Standards on Integration Policies
Promoting Diaspora Engagement: What have we learnt?
Learning in the Face of Adversity: the UNRWA Education Program for Palestinian Refugees
Link-up! Feasibility Study-Enabling Diaspora Entrepreneurship
Targeting Vulnerabilities-The Impacts of the Syrian War and the Refugee Situation on Trafficking in Persons: A Study of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq
Compendium on Good and Innovative Practices in the Regional Response to the Syria Crisis
Right to a Future-Joint Agency Briefing Paper
Heat, Light and Power for Refugees
Economic Effects of War and Peace in the Middle East and North Africa
Feb 12, 2016 / Library
Key Messages: English / French / Arabic.
The World Bank’s latest Quarterly Economic Brief for MENA has revised estimates of economic growth in MENA, at 2.6 percent in 2015, falling short of expectations from the 2.8 percent predicted in October. Being constrained by war, terrorism and to some extent cheap oil, short term growth...
War, Recovery & the Democracy Dividend
Feb 12, 2016 / Library
“There's a huge pay-off if we're able to move from non-democracy to democracy, particularly in the MENA region. The growth rate in MENA would go from what is currently expected to be about 3.3% for the next four or five years to 7.3% as a result of democracy”- Shanta Devarajan, World Bank Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa region...
Infographic - Syria: Cost of War
Feb 12, 2016 / Library
Not only is the ongoing Syrian conflict having immense human costs. It has also resulted in an unprecedented regional refugee crisis, and inflicted colossal financial damage on Syria’s infrastructure and resources. Along with its partners, the World Bank has conducted a preliminary Damage Needs Assessment (DNA) for Syria. The DNA surveyed seven...
Radwa Rostom / Hand Over: Meet the Winners of the Women for Resilience Initiative
Jan 29, 2016 / Library
Three female-led teams from Beirut and Cairo were awarded in September 2015 in Marseille at the Grand Finale of the “Women for Resilient Cities Start-up Competition” organized by the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration. The event brought together seven finalist teams along with business incubators, local stakeholders from...
#SheIsResilient: Young Women Entrepreneurs from MENA Build the Resilience of their Cities
Jan 29, 2016 / Highlight
Three female-led projects from Beirut and Cairo were awarded at the Grand Finale of the “Women for Resilient Cities Start-up Competition” organized by the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration.
The Women for Resilience (W4R) is an initiative conducted by the World Bank in partnership with the Global Facility for Disaster...
Sara Helou / eTobb: Meet the Winners of the Women for Resilience Initiative
Jan 29, 2016 / Library
Three female-led teams from Beirut and Cairo were awarded in September 2015 in Marseille at the Grand Finale of the “Women for Resilient Cities Start-up Competition” organized by the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration. The event brought together seven finalist teams along with business incubators, local stakeholders from...
Hoda Mahmoud / transi.to: Meet the Winners of the Women for Resilience Initiative
Jan 29, 2016 / Library
Three female-led teams from Beirut and Cairo were awarded in September 2015 in Marseille at the Grand Finale of the “Women for Resilient Cities Start-up Competition” organized by the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration. The event brought together seven finalist teams along with business incubators, local stakeholders from...
Leveraging Women Entrepreneurship for Resilience in MENA Cities
Jan 29, 2016 / Library
Three female-led teams from Beirut and Cairo were awarded in September 2015 in Marseille at the Grand Finale of the “Women for Resilient Cities Start-up Competition” organized by the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration. The event brought together seven finalist teams along with business incubators, local stakeholders from...
Territorial Cohesion and Inclusive Growth in the Mediterranean Region undergoing transition - Synthesis of the discussions
Jihadism in the Maghreb: A Threat Assessment
Jan 26, 2016 / Library
The escalation of radical Islam and jihadism have recently crystallized into new violent groups that challenge the dominance of local political authorities and political systems in transition in the Maghreb (defined here as a region made up of four states: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia). Their activities do not only threaten internal...
Turkey’s Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Road Ahead
Jan 26, 2016 / Library
Turkey now hosts the largest refugee population in the world. The Government of Turkey (GoT) estimates the total number of registered Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTPs) at 2,225,147. The objective of this policy brief is to collate existing publically available material on the situation of SuTPs in Turkey and to summarize: (i) the strategy...
Understanding Deradicalization: Pathways to Enhance Transatlantic Common Perceptions and Practices
Jan 26, 2016 / Library
The Middle East Institute and the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (Paris, France), with support from the European Union, undertook the project entitled “Understanding Deradicalization: Pathways to Enhance Transatlantic Common Perceptions and Practices.” The goal of this project is to compare and analyze transatlantic practices in...
