ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SDD/2014/PAMPHLET.1
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Information material
Cluster: 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination
Focus Area: Inclusive development, Population dynamics & migration
Initiatives: Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities, Promoting social justice
SDGs: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords: Ageing, Arab countries, Empowerment, Equal opportunity, Equality, Persons with disabilities, Social development, Social groups, Social integration, Social isolation, Social justice, Youth, Ageing persons
Promoting the empowerment of marginalized social groups in the Arab region
January 2014
This pamphlet examines key issues related to the empowerment of three marginalized social groups in the Arab region, namely youth, older people and persons with disabilities, with a view to informing the intergovernmental debate at the global level.
The pamphlet was presented to the fifty-second session of the Commission for Social Development, which tackled the priority theme “Promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all” (New York, 11-21 February 2014).
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This pamphlet examines key issues related to the empowerment of three marginalized social groups in the Arab region, namely youth, older people and persons with disabilities, with a view to informing the intergovernmental debate at the global level.
The pamphlet was presented to the fifty-second session of the Commission for Social Development, which tackled the priority theme “Promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all” (New York, 11-21 February 2014).
