No part of the world is currently affected by migration and displacement as much as the Arab States. Even though the region only accounts for five percent of the global population, it holds 32 percent of the global amount of refugees and 38 percent of the

In an effort to provide insights and guidance on how businesses protect – or fall short in protecting – children’s rights in the Middle East and North Africa, this report draws on one of Global Child Forum’s essential research products: The corporate sect

This ILO (International Labour Organisation) report examines the closely intertwined issues of child labour and youth marginalisation within the Arab States, i.e. Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Qatar, Syria,

This paper sketches the historical background and the economic, social and political context in which civil society operates in the Arab World. It describes the work of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in each country in the region, the challenges they

Discrimination is a pivotal part of slavery because it allows people to disengage their humanity and justify or tolerate the violation of other people's human rights. Discrimination also limits certain groups' access to education, jobs and healthcare, lea

This regional situation analysis, which is guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), explores the violation of child rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The study covers 17 countries in the MENA region, and concen

A supplementary report to Bangladesh's second periodic report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Each year, children as young as four are trafficked from countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sudan for use as jock