IN THIS ISSUE
EVENTS
DEVELOPMENT
ESCWA opens four-day seminar on water governance
Run for Social Development - Marathon attracts 17,000 people in Lebanon
GENDER
Lebanese American University conference highlights need to end gender disparity

NEWS
HEALTH
Fund seeks to eliminate child deaths from heart disease – Lebanon
Saudi Arabia should export its AIDS awareness campaign
CULTURE
What does citizenship mean to you?
Funding the arts in the Middle East
DEVELOPMENT
New local community-development plan kicks off in Lebanon
DEMOCRACY
Hayyabina slams politicians over fiefdoms - Lebanon
CNN seeks to show '360 degree view' of the Middle East
GENDER
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence starts on 25 November - Global
UN Human Rights Committee Blasts Canada : Women Call for Action
Iraqi prostitutes now live in fear for their lives
Saudi businesswomen run for office
Women gain ground in Afghan parliamentary polls
Gender and ICTs – Global
ECONOMY & TRADE
Arabs blast U.S. 'Big Brother' approach to Bilateral Free Trade Agreements
Lebanon determined to cut deficit, boost production
Lebanon to begin privatization of EDL
Dubai firm unveils plans for $120 million tower in Beirut
EURO-MED
Euro-Med partners fail to agree
Euro-Med to tackle southern 'strategic challenges'
Euro-Arab Neighborhood – Europe
French Muslims Live In "Ethnic Ghettos"
ICT
Fund for IT projects in developing countries seeks support at Tunis summit
Brothers of Lebanon bridge a 27-year divide by Web
Yemen Online – Yemen
Egypt's Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Development Gateway Foundation New portal - Open Educational Resources
Al-Hilal Digitization Project
HUMAN RIGHTS
'Lebanon will improve conditions in Palestinian refugee camps'
Samir Kantar’s case to be presented to head of UN rights commission
Child labor still a major problem in Lebanon
POLITICS
Mideast reform forum ends in confusion
Bahrain forum to push for U.S. reforms plans in Mideast

REPORTS & BOOKS & ARTICLES
CHILDHOOD & YOUTH
Youth employment in the Machreq-Maghreb Region: a situational assessment
Children as partners: child participation promoting social change
Orphanhood and the long-run impact on children
In best or vested interests: an exploration of the concept and practice of family reunification for street children
Investing in children of the Islamic world
Beyond the Fire – Global
DEVELOPMENT
WWF4 & Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s).
Networking Research, Development and Innovation in Arab Countries
Research for Development in the Middle East and North Africa
Promoting fair human flows: an Arab human development perspective
ICT
Livelihoods Approaches to Information and Communication in Support of Rural Poverty Elimination and Food Security
Technologies for Education for All: possibilities and prospects in the Arab Region
Information Society Profiles for Western Asia - 2003
Review of Science and Technology in ESCWA Member Countries
GENDER/ THE REGION
Household arrangements and economic poverty: a subjective well-being approach
Contradicting commitments: how the achievement of Education For All is being undermined by the International Monetary Fund
Is microfinance a "magic bullet" for women's empowerment?: analysis of findings from South Asia
Cycles of violence: gender relations and armed conflict
Why did economic liberalization lead to feminization of the labor force in Morocco and de-feminization in Egypt?
Gender Jihad For Islam's Future
Gender and the Digital Economy - Perspectives from the Developing World
Beyond access: transforming policy and practice for gender equality in education