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The World Inequality Report 2018 relies on a cutting-edge methodology to measure income and wealth inequality in a systematic and transparent manner. By developing this report, the World Inequality Lab seeks to fill a democratic gap and to equip various actors of...Read More

In recent decades, the Middle East was the scene of dramatic political events: wars, invasions, revolutions and various attempts to redraw the regional political map. It is natural to ask whether this high level of political instability is related to the specific...Read More

The background paper is drafted based on a mapping of available relevant data on trade within the SDGs framework and value chain widening and supply chain strengthening as compiled in the Outline Structure Report within the Chapter "Review of existing literature on...Read More

Moving to a more focused context of trade in agriculture and SDGs, the paper develops a conceptual framework for the relationship between the two variables. The framework specifies the ultimate achievement of some of the relevant SDGs as the main goal, while using...Read More

In pursuit of its mandated activities, the AMF contributes directly or indirectly to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs 2030). The AMF activities are particularly linked to the SDGs of ending poverty, achieving gender equality, promoting...Read More

In the race toward full financial inclusion, the Arab world lags behind other regions. Nearly 70 percent of adults (168 million) report no account ownership. This figure goes up to 80 percent in the developing countries of the region, constituting the largest area of...Read More

March 22 marked World Water Day; a day when we’re all supposed to take action to tackle the water crisis. But how many people even know there’s a crisis to be tackled? Certainly, a good few in the developing world will be aware that there’s something not quite right,...Read More

This annual report details the efforts of the National Committee in its first full year as steward of the SDGs in the UAE. The efforts featured in Part 2 of this report are only the highlights package of the actual outcomes achieved by the UAE, domestically and...Read More

In response to the water crisis in the Middle East, the Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies aims at providing innovative and sustainable solutions for the water and wastewater sector. Read More

The electricity sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is in the grip of an apparent paradox. Although the region continues to hold the world’s largest oil and gas reserves and has been able to maintain electricity access rates of close to 100 percent in...Read More