Western Asia

Western Asia, also West Asia, is the westernmost subregion of Asia. It is entirely a part of the Greater Middle East. It includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Levant region, the island of Cyprus, the Sinai Peninsula, and partly Transcaucasia. The region is considered to be separated from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt, and separated from Europe by the waterways of the Turkish Straits and the watershed of the Greater Caucasus. Central Asia lies to its northeast, while South Asia lies to its east. Eight seas surround the region (clockwise): the Aegean Sea, the Black …

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World Bank Group · 13 November 2024 English

The Nigeria Development Update (NDU) is a World Bank report series produced twice a year that assesses recent economic and social developments and prospects in Nigeria, and places these in …

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the Statistical Office of the European


WHO: World Health Organization · 13 November 2024 English

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at 3.40 % pts/yr, and Northern Africa and Western Asia at 2.70 % pts/yr. But Oceania (6.83 % pts/yr) (from 25% to 13%) and in Northern Africa and Western Asia (from 9% to 2%) (Figure 15). In 2023, estimates Northern America, and Northern Africa and Western Asia) are on track to reach universal coverage (>99%) over 1 % pt/yr, while Northern Africa and Western Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean progressed out of ten schools in Northern Africa and Western Asia, two thirds of schools in Central and Southern


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

This report, written at the request of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) in Saudi Arabia, explores the importance of addressing care challenges in Saudi Arabia. The report examines …

Nations Eco- nomic and Social Commission for Western Asia identified household and childcare responsibil-


UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 11 November 2024 English

invested in housing in 2015.40 Similarly, while the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia records an increase expe. [...] These tendencies are also reflected in the findings of the “Report

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia records an increase expenditure on housing in


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 9 November 2024 English

Republican candidate Donald Trump has clocked a significant victory in the US elections, setting up his mandate to drive into power by January. Hours after his victory was clear, the …


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 6 November 2024 English

Introduction India has yet to frame a national security strategy or a national security doctrine, instead relying on existing military strategies and directives, such as the Raksha Mantri’s Operational Directive …


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 5 November 2024 English

A rush of excitement and exhaustion is perhaps the best way to describe the feelings among Americans and non-Americans alike, hours away from the voting day on November 5. Within …


UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 4 November 2024 English

As the impacts of climate groups are more likely to result in inclusive, effective change intensify, vulnerable and underserved neighbourhoods solutions that build the resilience of the most vulnerable often …

Sub-Saharan Africa 39 50 Northern African and Western Asia 93 94 Latin America and the Caribbean 9798 Eastern or completely absent in cities in developing Western Asia and 15.012.3 countries, leaving the most marginalized


UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 4 November 2024 English

WORLD CITIES REPORT 2024 Statistical Annex General Disclaimer: The designations employed and presentation of the data in the Statistical Annex do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsover on …

94 4.87 51,208 151,414 355,323 0.65 1.73 3.68 Western Asia 118,099 158,831 203,541 243,848 63.8 68.2 72 13.4 12.0 19.5 15.9 14.1 Northern Africa and Western Asia 35.2 35.8 35.9 38.7 39.3 39.7 Lebanon 24.2 24 52.9 51.2 Mali 39.0 40.8 38.5 45.2 47.2 45.1 Western Asia 33.9 34.4 34.1 32.9 33.1 32.6 Malta 17.2 13 377 387 408 431 358 Australia and New Zealand Western Asia and Northern 31.6 34.4 32.6 29.8 27.4 25.2 22 451 5,543 4,496 3,282 1,882 1,998 2,118 12,623 Western Asia 27.5 28.2 27.5 26.5 24.6 23.1 21.6 20.3 20.1


IOM: International Organization for Migration · 4 November 2024 English

WORLD MIGRATION REPORT 2024 The opinions expressed in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). [...] …

workers by sex (millions) Arab States Central and Western Asia Eastern Asia Eastern Europe Latin America and workers by sex, 2019 Arab States Central and Western Asia Eastern Asia Eastern Europe Latin America and 30 March. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) (2020). Impact of COVID-19 on migrants


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