The purpose of this report is to examine how digitalization and the spread of digital technologies have enabled the creation of new businesses and the development of existing businesses in Tunisia over the past decade. The study builds on lessons learned from the Mashrou3i project implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Tunisia in 2013.

This report makes the case that with the right proactive planning and investment in people and empowering them with choices that benefit not only them but also our shared global issues, our world of seven billion can include thriving and sustainable cities, a productive workforce that can drive economic growth, and pools of people. Young people who can contribute to the recovery of economies and societies, and a healthy older generation that actively participates in the social and economic matters of their communities.

This pioneering World report on disability will make a significant contribution to implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. At the intersection of public health, human rights and development, the report is set to become a "must have" resource for policy-makers, service providers, professionals, and advocates for people with disabilities and their families.

The study investigates the relationship between women’s entrepreneurship and ownership of land/property in Egypt and Jordan. By utilizing a conceptual framework that identifies five mechanisms linking the two, namely access to credit and finance, additional income, increased investments, improved intrahousehold bargaining and improved social norms, the research reveals that property/land ownership enhances women’s involvement in employment and entrepreneurship. However, it suggests that property/land ownership may have a limited impact on their bargaining power and on reducing gender-based violence. The study highlights the need for improved data and understanding of the interconnections between women’s economic inactivity and entrepreneurship, in order to formulate effective policies to support women entrepreneurs in the Arab region.

The National Gender Lens Pocketbooks 2022 provides a statistical visual portrait of countries’ progress in 40 selected key gender indicators at the governorate/city level. The Pocketbooks present gender-related and sex- disaggregated indicators in the areas of population, education, inequality, health, and work. The Pocketbook illustrates gender gaps over a two-year period. The National Gender Lens Pocketbooks are designed to serve as source of information on the issues of gender equality and women’s empowerment at subnational level to assist decision-makers in formulating improved policies and programmes; and to raise awareness on gender issues.