North Africa and Middle East

This report examines the progress and challenges of achieving gender balance and women's empowerment in the Arab region.

This paper identifies an initial set of considerations to ensure that gender equality is central to the aid effectiveness agenda.

This case study examines how women in the Arab Gulf region have entered the mainly male-dominated business sector. It draws on the experience of countries in the Gulf region that have tried to integrate women into chambers of commerce and industry.

This working paper discusses gender issues within the broader context of citizenship. It allows for a nuanced analysis and understanding of the tremendous challenges, risks and forms of resistance facing attempts at gender equality in the Arab world.

This publication is a compilation of eight case studies drawn from Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nepal, South Africa and Uganda.

This report summarizes the responses of an elections survey launched by UNDP in May 2006. The survey documents the assistance UNDP has provided to various countries, and identifies key strengths and weaknesses in its electoral assistance activities.

This report documents the work of various multilateral and bilateral donors in Africa to meet the goals set forth during the Beijing +10 Conference.

This report examines the progress achieved in Arab states in the ten years since the signing of the Beijing Platform for Action.