The Arab states consist of 23 countries and territories and have an estimated population of 320 million people. A region diverse in economics and culture, it has been subject to many natural disasters and conflicts. UNDP work in the Arab states includes addressing sexual and gender-based violence, promoting peace-building and reintegration of former combatants, clearing remnants of war and improving women's access to justice, among other things.
Find out more about UNDP in Action in Fast Facts: Arab States(pdf)
A summer camp brings together Lebanese and Palestinian youths, August 2009
Concerns Iraq will not meet mine ban treaty obligations, July 2009
Overview of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War in Iraq (.pdf)
The National Human Development Report for Lebanon, June 2009
Making headway in supporting the rule of law and access to justice for the Palestinian People, May 2009
Giving hope in the midst of conflict - UNDP’s livelihoods programme in Somalia, 2009
From the Camps to the Ministry of Justice: Supporting the Rule of Law for the Palestinian People, 2009
Crisis in Gaza, 2009
Demobilization in Eastern Sudan Enters its Second Phase, April 2009
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Focus on Iraq, February 2009
Elections in Iraq, February 2009
Post-conflict recovery in southern Lebanon; Peace building for youth, 2009
Engaging Palestinian Youth in Civil Society, 2008
Snapshots of
Somalia, 2008
Lessons Learned from Recovery in Lebanon, 2008
Promoting Peace in Southern Sudan, 2007
Supporting Lebanon’s Recovery, 2006
Peacebuilding in Sudan, 2006
DDR in Sudan, 2006
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Listen to H.R.H Prince Mired of Jordan discuss the importance of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty for development
Rule of Law and Protection In Conflict: The Case of Darfur Sudan, 2006 (pdf)
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Stories from Sudan
Seeds of Change for Women in Sudan
Helen Koja holds her son in her arms as she strolls through fields of fresh green vegetables. She bends down, picks a piece of spinach and hands it to the baby in her arms. Read more...
Women and children reap the healthy harvest of RRP agricultural training in Wonduruba, Sudan. ©UNDP
Microcredit Programme Pays Off
A group of men sit outside a shop beside the main road of Wonduruba, in southern Sudan, chatting and drinking cold beverages. A woman rummages through a small cooler and approaches them with another round. As she opens one of the bottles she cracks a joke that gets the crowd going. Read more...
A woman stands inside her shop in the centre of Wonduruba, Sudan. ©UNDP
Arab Human Development Report 2009
“Human Security” offers new way to understand development challenges in the Arab region
In Arab countries, a widespread lack of human security undermines human development, according to the Arab Human Development Report 2009: Challenges to Human Security in the Arab Countries. This report is prepared by independent scholars drawn from the region. Read More...
Full Report | Summary | The Report In Numbers
Did you know?
- More than 17 million people in the Arab region have been forced by violent conflict to flee their homes, making this the region of the world with the highest number of refugees and internally displaced persons.
- Desertification threatens about 2.9 million square kilometres, or roughly one-fifth of the total
area of Arab countries.
- An estimated one in five people in the Arab region lives below the internationally recognized poverty
threshold of US $2-per-day.
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