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Work on poverty in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia By Nadine Shaar Social Development Division ESCWA

Work on poverty in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia By Nadine Shaar Social Development Division ESCWA. Regional workshop on poverty statistics in the Western Asia, November 2004. Background World Summit for Social Development (1995) Time frame (6 years)

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Work on poverty in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia By Nadine Shaar Social Development Division ESCWA

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  1. Work on poverty in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia By Nadine Shaar Social Development Division ESCWA Regional workshop on poverty statistics in the Western Asia, November 2004

  2. Background World Summit for Social Development (1995) Time frame (6 years) Phase 1: Measurement, characteristics and determinants of poverty Phase 2: Evaluation of poverty measures in ESCWA region Phase 3: Operational policies to combat poverty

  3. Activities undertaken by ESCWA Eradicating poverty series (14) Capacity building initiatives MDGs

  4. Capacity building EGM on poverty statistics (Sept 2002) Forum on technology, employment and poverty alleviation in the Arab countries (July 2002)

  5. Future work MDGs report of ESCWA region: According to the report it is unlikely that Iraq, Palestine and Yemen will be able to reduce by half the proportion of people living below 1$ a day. Field projects: community development, integrating social development policies in ESCWA region

  6. Current status of poverty statistics in ESCWA region Scarcity of data Lack of political will (absence of policies) Main purpose is to estimate consumption level and family expenditure (SNA) and NOT to measure poverty Difficulty to make comparison among countries (different years, groups, aggregate figures) Main data sources: Household and expenditure surveys

  7. Poverty is defined by the cost of unmet basic needs Unit of measurement: household /individual Share of income or expenditure (standard of living) Absolute poverty line (food basket) Level of expenditure/consumption necessary to provide adequate diet and basic necessities of life Selected characteristics of age, sex, education status, marital status and household characteristics (Egypt, Yemen, Palestine)

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