• Improving Labor Standards Performance in the Middle East

    Craig Moss, Social Accountability International (SAI)

    Labor standards and working conditions in the Middle East exhibit many of the same basic problems that occur globally. If we look at workers’ demands from the recent strikes in Egypt and Jordan, we will see issues that clearly violate the International Labour Organization’s core labor conventions – unfortunately, that will surprise no one.  more[...]

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    Craig Moss, Social Accountability International (SAI) 
     
  • Wasta: How the Use of “Connections” Impacts on Private Sector Development in Arab Countries and Why

    Dr. Markus Loewe, German Development Institute

    The literal translation of the Arabic word wasta is “connection,” but it is often employed for favoritism, that is, the use of personal relations for preferential treatment. Favoritism is a form of corruption when someone uses her/his position to distribute the resources of someone else (e.g., the employer or the state) to a friend or relative.  more[...]

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    Dr. Markus Loewe, German Development Institute 
     
  • Freedom, entitlement, and the path to development

    Jean-Pierre Chauffour, World Bank

    Twenty years after the revolutions of Central and Eastern Europe, the Arab Spring is again raising some fundamental questions about the place of freedom and entitlement in development. Depending on the balance between free choices and more coerced decisions , individual opportunities to learn, own, work, save, invest, trade, protect, and so forth could vary greatly across countries and over time.  more[...]

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    Jean-Pierre Chauffour, World Bank 
     
  • Water, oil and demographics: The Arab world’s triple crisis

    Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, Institute for Policy Research & Development

    Unless Arab governments invest much more in health, education and citizens' rights, warns Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, the pressures of water scarcity, oil depletion and population growth will spell their downfalls. One in five people around the world lack access to safe drinking water, so it is undeniable that we already face a global water crisis. But water scarcity is not just about its physical availability, it is also about power, poverty and inequality.  more[...]

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    Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, Institute for Policy Research & Development 
     
  • The UN Global Compact in the MENA Region

    Matthias Stausberg, United Nations Global Compact

    For a few years after the Global Compact’s launch in 2000, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remained uncharted territory for the initiative. This changed in 2003, when the first efforts were undertaken to promote the Global Compact in Egypt. A high-level launch took place in Cairo in February 2004, resulting in the participation of more than 50 companies, including many of Egypt’s leading corporations.  more[...]

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    Matthias Stausberg, United Nations Global Compact 
     
  • The UN Global Compact in the MENA Region

    Matthias Stausberg, United Nations Global Compact

    For a few years after the Global Compact’s launch in 2000, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remained uncharted territory for the initiative. This changed in 2003, when the first efforts were undertaken to promote the Global Compact in Egypt. A high-level launch took place in Cairo in February 2004, resulting in the participation of more than 50 companies, including many of Egypt’s leading corporations.  more[...]  login_required

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    Matthias Stausberg, United Nations Global Compact 
     
  • INSIDE... Middle East and North Africa

    Editorial Team

    The British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has even described the Arab Spring as the most significant event of the 21st Century so far. Our special describes the political and historical backround, focuses on cores sustainability issues in the region like human rights, labour standards and ani-corruption. Another mayor section is the analysis of CSR in the region and role of the UN Global Compact.  more[...]

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    Editorial Team
     
  • Notable Shift Towards Holistic Understanding of CSR

    Matthias Stausberg, United Nations Global Compact

    It took its time but the Global Compact has become increasingly important in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the last couple of years. UNGC spokesperson Matthias Stausberg explains in our interview that the understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a value driver is typical for the whole region.  more[...]

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    Matthias Stausberg, United Nations Global Compact 
     
  • The Global Compact in the Emirates

    Habiba Al Marashi, Emirates Environmental Group (EEG)

    In just 20 years, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have transformed themselves from deeply traditional nations that depended largely on oil revenues to booming metropolises with rapidly growing and diversified economies. The transformation – especially in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been staggering; once home to a small and tight knit society, the UAE today boasts over 202 different nationalities, making it one of the most diverse nations in the world.  more[...]

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    Habiba Al Marashi, Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) 
     
 
 
 
 

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