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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MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 26 July 2024 English
Since the end of the Second World War, the US’s engagement in South Asia has undergone changes in response to evolving geopolitical dynamics in the region and the global landscape. …
ostensible purpose of simultaneously boosting both western Asia and south-east Asian security while making south …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
very significantly influences the position of Western Asia and Eastern Africa, and it causes the monsoonal …
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 17 July 2024 English
The 2nd Global Progress Report on SDG16 Indicators represents a unique and pivotal UN inter-agency effort toward supporting the realization of the 2030 Agenda. This report reveals critical trends that, …
countries) Sub-Saharan Africa (22 countries) Western Asia and Northern Africa (12 countries) World 2017–2019 … regions, with particularly notable disparities in Western Asia and Northern Africa. This indicates that, despite … countries) Sub-Saharan Africa (22 countries) Western Asia and Northern Africa (12 countries) World Source: …
ERF: Economic Research Forum · 16 July 2024 English
Commission for Western Asia, Beirut Lebanon UNESCWA (2022), “Economic empowerment of women in the Arab region - Guidelines to advance care policies”, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut. …
region”, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut Lebanon UNESCWA (2022), “Economic empowerment … policies”, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut Lebanon UNESCWA (2022), “Economic empowerment … Morocco”, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Beirut Lebanon UNESCWA (2022), “Empowering Women … Lebanon”, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut Lebanon ECLAC (2022), “Caring in times … for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) • Consultant in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) …
iForest: International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology · 11 July 2024 English
Facing the Heat The year 2023 was reported as the hottest year globally, with the average near-surface temperature in 2023 being 1.45 °C above the pre-industrial baseline according to the …
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ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 9 July 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not attend the 24th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, last week. Instead, the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar headed the Indian delegation and …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 8 July 2024
Politics around the world is evolving in ways that both leaders and analysts are finding difficult to assess and respond to. Politicians are scrambling to sustain support as new entrants …
World Bank Group · 24 June 2024 English
This report provides a high-level assessment of Georgia's water security status across different water security dimensions (endowment, sector architecture, performance and outcomes) with the aim of highlighting where efforts should …
located at the crossroads of eastern Europe and Western Asia. It covers an area of 69.7 thousand km2 and …
World Bank Group · 24 June 2024 English
This report provides a high-level assessment of Azerbaijan's water security status across different water security dimensions (endowment, sector architecture, performance and outcomes) with the aim of highlighting where efforts should …
located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated in the South Caucasus region …
World Bank Group · 20 June 2024 English
Expanding women’s employment in the private sector is imperative to increase female labor force participation in Mashreq countries. This knowledge brief identifies lessons learned from the IFC-led business case studies …
at Stake? Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia. Beirut, Lebanon. GIZ & Amman Chamber of Industry …
