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Furthermore, countries with a greater proportion of women as decision-makers in legislatures have lower levels of income inequality. Interestingly, having more women in government is said to be good for health - women in Canada’s government have reduced mortality rates by triggering specific types of health-promoting expenditures.
The number of people forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution is the highest in modern history – and the world’s poorer countries are bearing the brunt of the crisis. The Syrian conflict has been a massively disruptive force in the Middle East, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, and the displacement of many ...
As highlighted in the shifts described above, the global ramifications of developments in the Middle Eastern energy landscape are significant, and what happens globally will impact the future of the Middle East. The politicization of oil prices in general and the current drop in value could hurt the shale oil boom in the US and Canada.
In the Middle East, a larger youth population has coincided with greater social empowerment. Women often married young and rarely worked outside the home. Now, more girls are attending school and more women are entering the labour force. Couples are waiting longer to marry and are having fewer children.
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The regional discussions between Middle East countries after the Biden Administration’s visit have been very progressive. John Kerry returned to the UAE following the Leader’s Summit on Climate in Washington in April, to rally progress ahead of COP26 followed by his latest trip to the Middle East for talks with Saudi ministers, officials ...
The World Economic Forum’s Human Capital Index, which measures the extent to which countries optimize the well-being and productivity of their workforces, finds that the Middle East and North Africa, on average, only captures 62% of its full human capital potential, compared with a global average of 65%.
The company owns four ports that run 200 weekly maritime services to 40 countries, serving as a commercial gateway from Asia to the Middle East and Africa. Through Asyad’s leadership, Al-Hatmi hopes Oman will be one of the world’s top 10 logistics hubs by 2040.
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is one of the most water-scarce regions in the world. For years, the water crisis has exacerbated conflict and political tensions. Moreover, the issue continues to significantly impact the health and wellbeing of people in the area, especially women and children.
Climate change is inflicting crippling losses in the Middle East and Central Asia, with poor and conflict-affected countries suffering the most from higher temperatures and extreme weather events. In any given year since 2000, climate disasters have killed more than 2,600 people, affected 7 million others, and caused $2 billion in direct ...