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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GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 28 November 2023 English

The global illicit economy in 2022: A year of division 25 finding 5 The influence criminal actors exert has strengthened since the pandemic Regardless of structure and their subsequent criminal …

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IRENA: International Renewable Energy Agency · 24 November 2023 English

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population growth in the mountain ranges of western Asia (with the exception of Anatolia, Türkiye) and


KNOMAD: Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development · 22 November 2023

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Central America, South Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Eastern Africa and parts of Europe. During are regionally shaped and concentrated within Western Asia (Gulf states, Middle East) mainly liked to temporary


WFP: World Food Programme · 17 November 2023 English

The Management Plan is WFP’s comprehensive annual plan of work and one of our key financial planning documents. The document highlights the corporate budget required to implement our programme of …

2022, chronic undernourishment is rising in western Asia, the Caribbean and all regions of Africa. With


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 14 November 2023 English

This ADB and OECD copublication analyzes subnational governments (SNGs) in Asia and the Pacific and assesses ways to bolster their financial resources and build capacity so they can more effectively …

Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Asia and the Pacific. The report refers to these Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Asia and the Pacific. The report refers to these


UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 9 November 2023 English

future.The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) are a releasing on 9 November 2023, a joint rapid assessment entitled ‘The Gaza War: Expected

simulations of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), and calculations from the United Nations


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 7 November 2023

Even as the Israel-Hamas crisis shows no signs of de-escalating, the ease with which the much-touted Israeli border defence systems fell apart on October 7 continues to challenge observers and …


UN DESA: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs · 6 November 2023 English

Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 4.9 4.6 4.2 a,b Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 60.2 / 57.0 62.9 / 59.3 64.1 / 60.2 a,b Population age distribution …

........................................ 61 Western Asia ........................................... year. World Statistics Pocketbook 2023   21 Western Asia Region Asia Population (000, 2023) 293 720 a Statistics Pocketbook 2023   41 Armenia Region Western Asia UN membership date 02 March 1992 Population Statistics Pocketbook 2023   45 Azerbaijan Region Western Asia UN membership date 02 March 1992 Population Statistics Pocketbook 2023   47 Bahrain Region Western Asia UN membership date 21 September 1971 Population


UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 5 November 2023 English

It also showed that the government was working on the reduction of social, territorial and gender inequalities; the promotion of economic growth and decent employment, especially for women; the preservation …

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, United Nations Human Settlement Programme and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), the United Nations Human Settlement ESCWA United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on inclusive and sustainable Social Commission for Western Asia development and constitutes an (UNESCWA), the


UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 1 November 2023 English

Temporary Special Measures (TSMs) are concrete actions to reduce the gaps between men and women in economic, social, and political spheres and aim to correct past and current forms and …

UN Women, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), (2019), Gender Justice and Law in


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