Administration of Justice Practices
      - Judiciary
      - Legislature
Public Prosecution
      - Role, Status and Independence of Public Prosecution
      - Automation / Computerization of their Working Systems
Human Rights
      - Accused, Offender, Prisoner
      - Children, Juveniles
      - Women
      - Minorities, Refugees, Non-Citizens
      - Humanitarian Law
      - Prevention of Discrimination
      - Political, Civil, Economic, Social, Cultural Rights
Fighting Crimes
      - Investigation of Crimes
      - Prevention of Crimes
Types of Crimes
      - Fighting Corruption
      - Transparency Standards, Instruments
      - Organized Crime
      - Fighting Money Laundering
      - Financial Transparency
      - Terrorism
      - Cyber Crimes / Computer Crimes
      - Intellectual Property Crimes
      - Crimes against Women
      - Juvenile Delinquency
      - Crimes against the Environment
      - Trafficking in Persons
      - Trafficking in Drugs
      - Trafficking in Arms, Weapons
      - Crimes against Humanity (Genocide, Torture…)
Rule of Law and Governance
      - Democratic Governance
       Development
      - Peace, Security
      - Protection of Human Rights
      - Role of Public Prosecution and Specialized Institutions
      - Importance of Parliaments
      - Local Governance
Reform
      - Legal, Judicial Reform
      - Legislation, Constitutional Reforms
      - Political, Economic, Educational Reform
Gender
      - Issues Related to Gender
      - Women and Parliament
Victims
Witnesses
Civil Society

Development

Arab Anti Corruption and Integrity Network - ACINET News Update, issue 17 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): UNDP-POGAR . 2010
This News Update includes information on (a) preparations for the first regional training for non-governmental practitioners on anti-corruption assessments (p.2); (b) the launching of the 2009 Global Integrity Index (p.3); (c) a regional workshop on political ethics and conflict of interest (p.4); (d) the prospective launch of regional work on integrity in the private sector in the Arab region (p.5); (e) extending anti-corruption cooperation between UNDP and Yemen (p.7); (f) a new specialized corruption prosecution office in Yemen (p.8); in addition to (g) a usual stop at other Arab anti-corruption highlights (p.9).

UNDP - Human Development Report 2009 [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2009
Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development. The starting point of this report is that the global distribution of capabilities is extraordinarily unequal, and that this is a major driver for movement of people. This report investigates migration in the context of demographic changes and trends in both growth and inequality. It also presents more detailed and nuanced individual, family and village experiences, and explores less visible movements typically pursued by disadvantaged groups such as short term and seasonal migration.

People Matter Civic Engagement in Public Governance [ English ]
Author(s): . 2008
The 2008 World Public Sector Report, People Matter: Civic Engagement in Public Governance centres on civic engagement in public governance and begins by contrasting ‘corporate governance’ and ‘public governance’. Corporate governance aims at maximizing monetary profit, whereas public governance aims at maximizing public welfare. In contrast to corporate governance, the Report argues that the institutions and processes of public governance should aim systematically at enhancing public welfare fully and equitably.

UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008 [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2008
Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a divided World. This report was a combination of two years work about the most defining human development issue of our generation which is climate change. This report contains four chapters that tackle all climate change aspects with its reasons and recommendations.

Democratic Dialogue: A Handbook for Practitioners [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007
This study, published jointly by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), International IDEA, the Organization of American States (OAS), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aims to provide decision-makers, dialogue promoters and practitioners with a practical guide on how to organize, facilitate and assess dialogue processes. It combines conceptual and practical knowledge, while providing practitioners with an extensive repertoire of relevant tools, experiences and approaches adapted to the issue at stake, the local context and the stakeholders involved.

Globalization and the Least Developed Countries: Issues in Technology [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007
The paper argues that the promotion of technological changes will effectively contribute to form part of a strategy which is aimed at developing productive capacities and expanding employment. It discusses the processes of technological learning, through which the capability to use and improve technologies is put in place, together with technological innovation, through which appropriate new technologies are used to deliver new or improved products to markets.

Governance for the Millennium Development Goals: Core Issues and Good Practices [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007
One of the most important aims of the United Nations programme of Reinventing Government is to promote good governance toward the realization of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. This report attempts to link the MDGs to the important concept of governance.

A Guide to Measuring the Impact of Right to Information Programmes: Practical Guidance Note [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This Guide outlines key considerations for understanding the baseline situation for monitoring right to information programmes, it explains the importance of establishing clear and specific right to information programme outcomes.

Arab Youth Strategising for the Millennium Development Goals [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2006
A collection of working papers on the impact of globalisation on Arab youth in middle, poor, rural, and urban societies, and the cultural repercussions of globalisation, on youth and the labour market that draws a link between unemployment, the political, social, and economic conditions in the Arab Region, on youth and governance, and on family and gender relations that tackles broad dynamics related to reproductive health in the region.

Governance for the Future: Democracy and Development in less developed countries [ French ]
Author(s): . 2006
This is the first United Nations Report to focus specifically on the challenges of governance faced by the 50 poorest nations in the world, collectively known as Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

Governance for the Future: Democracy and Development in the Least Developed Countries [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2006
This is the first United Nations Report to focus specifically on the challenges of governance faced by the 50 poorest nations in the world, collectively known as Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

Saudi Arabia and Iraq: Oil, Religion, and an Enduring Rivalry [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): Joseph McMillan. 2006
This report assesses the interests and influence of the countries surrounding Iraq. Iraq’s neighbors are playing a major role—both positive and negative—in the stabilization and reconstruction of “the new Iraq.” In addition, these specialists are examining how the situation in Iraq is impacting U.S. bilateral relations with these countries.

Willing to Compromise: Palestinian Public Opinion and the Peace Process [ English ]
Author(s): Khalil Shikaki. 2006
The report analyzes survey data gathered from dozens of polls conducted over the past decade and identifies long-term trends in Palestinian public opinion and related policy implications.

Aligning Public Governance Reform to Development in the Arab Region - A Conceptual Framework [ English ]
Author(s): Ahmad Sakr Ashou. 2005
The report examines the state of the public administration and the ongoing modernizing initiatives in a number of Arab countries.

Arab Civil Societies and Public Governance Reforms, An Analytical Framework and Overview [ English ]
Author(s): Salim Nasr. 2005
The objective of this report is to examine the state of civil societies and the ongoing modernizing initiatives in a number of Arab countries.

Civil Society and Democratization in the Arab World [ English ]
Author(s): Sean L. Yom. 2005
The article attacks the "civil society" thesis, as a prevailing assumption of political analysis in the Arab world today, which argues that vigorous civic activism can generate democratic regime change.

Engaged Governance: A Strategy for Mainstreaming Citizens into the Public Policy Processes [ English ]
Author(s): M. Adil Khan. 2005
This paper builds on an earlier work of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) on ‘engaged governance’ (citizen/government engagement in governance) and argues that several recent developments, both at the national as well as at global level, impact directly on systems of governance and, in turn influence development management processes.

Iraq’s National Development Strategy 2005 - 2007 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This is the first National Development Strategy produced by a democratically elected government of Iraq. It is about creating opportunities for all the people of Iraq to contribute to the reconstruction and development of the country. It sets out strategic priorities for Iraq’s reconstruction and development and argues that expanding opportunities in Iraq, a country devastated by decades of economic mismanagement, will require both public and private investment.

Law-making for trade Liberalization & Investment Promotion in Jordan [ English ]
Author(s): Dr. Taher Kanaan & Marwan Kardoosh. 2005
Despite many challenges, structural reforms remain the Jordanian kingdom’s best bet in the short run to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by globalization, while containing its risks. Now in tandem with WTO membership, a Free Trade Agreement with the United States and an Association Agreement with the European Commission Jordan has secured a unique position in the Arab world vis-à-vis the West.

Population and Development Report: the Development Window: An Opportunity for Development in the Arab Countries  [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This report is based on assumptions that the timing of a demographic impact plays a major role in the development process, because it is bound up with the human lifecycle and the impact therefore differs in terms of the changing age structure of the population. 

Promoting Growth through Corporate Governance [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
This issue of Economic Perspectives aims to give readers an overview of the principles of corporate governance, current trends in U.S. and international policies affecting businesses and business managers, and the work that is being carried out by governments and businesses alike to create a more transparent and accountable corporate environment.

Reality Check in Iraq [ English ]
Author(s): David L. Mack. 2005
This article analyses how the invasion of Iraq and the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime were the easy part. But the replacement of that leadership and the reconstruction of the Iraqi state have been far harder tasks.

Status of the Judiciary in some Arab Countries. [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2005
This report, prepared under the Good Governance for Development in Arab Countries Initiative, highlights the status of the judiciary and identifies modernization initiatives that are taking place in Arab countries. The report seeks to develop a general framework to be used in gathering information and indicators related to the status of the judiciary in Arab states.

World Bank Urges Lebanon to Reduce Size of Public Sector [ English ]
Author(s): Osama Habib. 2005
The Daily Star coverage of the World Bank call for Lebanon's to reduce the size of its public sector by offering some of the staff early retirement.

World Public Sector Report 2005: Unlocking the Human Potential for Public Sector Performance [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This World Public Sector Report surveys some of the major trends, models and related visions that have influenced human resource management practices around the world in recent decades. This report hopes to further stimulate debate, particularly in developing countries and transition economies, on how to manage human resources in the public sector more effectively for enhanced development performance and social progress.

Democracy Assistance Trends in the Arab Region [ English ]
Author(s): Massimo Tommasoli. 2004
This note summarizes some aspects of democracy assistance trends in the Arab World. It is just a preliminary attempt at identifying trends in democracy assistance, based on donor action in the last three years.

Egypt - Human Development Report 2004 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2004
Choosing Decentralization for Good Governance. The Report covers a number of main issues, political, administrative and fiscal decentralization, local governance, private sector participation, voice of the poor, civil service reform, and capacity building

Globalization and the State: Challenges for Economic Growth and Human Development [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
The present report focuses on tools and frameworks of accountability and transparency, as well as judicial reforms and regulatory frameworks to cope with rapid globalization in a manner that stimulates investors' trust and promotes trade, investment and growth on the one hand and on the other, initiate measures that are vital for protecting the interests of the poor and the vulnerable groups.

Good Governance in Investment Promotion [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This note based on best practices and lessons learned from UNCTAD technical cooperation activities, discusses the question of what constitutes good governance in investment promotion, the importance of corporate governance, and the role of investment promotion agencies (IPAs) in improving governance in the public and private sector.

Practical Guidance Note on the Right to Information [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This Practical Guidance Note aims to heighten awareness and knowledge within the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country offices (COs) on right to information generally and right to information legislation specifically.

The Future of Global Governance [ English ]
Author(s): Joseph E. Stiglitz. 2004
The author discusses a few of the elements of the system of governance that may or should eventually evolve in accordance with globalization. He focuses his attention on the forces that may actually lead to meaningful reform of global government.

UNDP - Human Development in Arctic Regional 2004 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
Arctic Regional Human Development Report. This report identify problems in the Arctic Region, it also lift out success stories that can be studied and possibly adapted by policymakers and people throughout the region for a better human development.

Globalization: Challenges and Responses in the Arab World [ English ]
Author(s): Abdelatif Y. Al-Hamad. 2003
This paper analyzes the threats and challenges of Globalization in the Arab world and how Arab countries are responding to the challenge and what are the prospects.

Good Governance and its Relationship to Democracy and Economic Development [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
Presentation by Adel M. Abdellatif, Governance Programme Advisor, Regional Bureau of Arab States, UNDP, the Global Forum III on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity Seoul 20-31 May 2003.

Morocco - Human Development Report 2003 [ French ]
Author(s): . 2003
"Governance and Acceleration of Human Development" - this Human Development complements the two preceding reports with a contribution aimed at deepening the methods of apprehension and analysis of the different dimensions and outcomes of human development. Morocco's Human Development Index (HDI) reached 0.630 in 2002 and indicates by it recent progression that Morocco is positioned to make a quantitative jump in human development by attenuating the disparities among social categories and geographic zones.

Public Administration and Globalization: Enhancing Public-Private Collaboration in Public Service Delivery [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This publication seeks to highlight the experiences of various states and institutions in bringing together state and market mechanisms to introduce new forms of producing and delivering public services which were traditionally delivered through purely state mechanisms.

Synthesis of Lessons Learned of Donor Practices in Fighting Corruption [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
The study reviews donor experiences and lessons about what works or does not work in fighting corruption in developing countries. These lessons in turn are intended to improve donor effectiveness in fighting corruption and to improve collaboration between all partners.

Achieving Sustainable Development [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2002
This issue of Economic Perspectives aims to give readers an overview of the principles of corporate governance, current trends in U.S. and international policies affecting businesses and business managers, and the work that is being carried out by governments and businesses alike to create a more transparent and accountable corporate environment.

Arab Human Development Report 2002 [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2002
"Creating Opportunities for Future Generations." The Report challenged the Arab world to overcome three deficits: the freedom deficit, women’s empowerment, and the knowledge deficit. This report, the first regional HDR for the Arab States, covers 22 countries from the Maghreb to the Gulf.

Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This report's declaration on democracy is a commitment to eradicate poverty and to place Africa on a path of sustainable growth and development and to participate actively in the world economy and body politic on equal footing.

Egypt - National Millennium Development Goals Report 2002 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002

Lebanon - Human Development Report 2001-2002 [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2002
Globalization: Towards a Lebanese Agenda. The report argues that human development is a process of expanding people's choices and capabilities. The report focuses on Lebanon's crucial "drivers" of globalization and explores how they can contribute to Lebanon's integration into the globalized world by increasing their investment in the human capital and social protection policies.

Palestine - Human Development Report 2002 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2002
The report suggests effective decentralization as a model of development and governance and asserts the need for people participation as a way to achieve sustainable human development. The report covers the period of 2000 - 2001 and was support by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation.

Trade in the Post-Doha Global Economy [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2002
This issue of Economic Perspectives aims to give readers an overview of the principles of corporate governance, current trends in U.S. and international policies affecting businesses and business managers, and the work that is being carried out by governments and businesses alike to create a more transparent and accountable corporate environment.

UNDP - Human Development Report 2002 [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2002
Deepening Democracy in a Fragmented World. This report's message is that politics is as important to successful development as economics and that sustained poverty reduction requires equitable growth but it also requires that poor people have political power. The best way to achieve that in a manner consistent with human development objectives is by building strong and deep forms of democratic governance at all levels of society.

Egypt - Human Development Report 2000 - 2001 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
Globalization and Human Development - the report conceptualizes and then explores opportunities and threats posed by globalization, including an assessment of the Egyptians’ economic well-being in a globalized world.

The Challenge of Urban Government Policies and Practices Vol.1 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
The World Bank Institute (WBI) has launched its program on Urban Challenges of the 21st Century, under which it developed a number of courses on urban and city management that have been conducted worldwide. This book results from the first such course, and corresponds to the course's ten modules, which include topics such as globalization and city management, city strategy and local governance and urban financial management.

UNDP - Human Development in South Asia 2001 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
The Human Development in South Asia 2001 – Globalization and Human Development. This report tackles the subject of globalization. It requires many enlightened policies on the part of national governments, international organizations, private sector and civil society to translate the benefits of economic growth that result from globalization into enriching lives of ordinary people.

World Public Sector Report: Globalization and the State [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
The Report emphasizes the importance of the role the State must assume with respect to globalization at the national and international levels.

Globalization, NGOs, and Multi-Sectoral Relations [ English ]
Author(s): L. David Brown, Sanjeev Khagram, Mark H. Moore, and Peter Frumkin. 2000
This paper seeks to make sense of the impact of globalization on nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. It argues that globalization processes have contributed to the rising numbers and influence of NGOs in many countries, and particularly in the international arena and considers whether the emergence of domestic and international NGOs as important policy makers strengthens or weakens the future of democratic accountability, and suggests several patterns of interaction among civil society, government and business in future governance issues.

Globalization, Structural Adjustment and Transformations in Rural Societies in Arab Mediterranean [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2000
Comparative research with the Northern Rim of the Mediterranean Sea.

Public Sector Reform in Developing Countries. Issues Lessons and Future Directions [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
By Mark Shacter. The paper provides a basic overview of public sector organization, and recent lessons and experiences from public sector reform in developing countries.

The Media in Governance: A Guide to Assistance (2001) [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
The purpose of this guidance paper is to improve the quality and impact of government-media relations and media effectiveness in serving the interests of the poor and the disadvantaged.

UNDP - Regional Human Development Report - Southern African Development Community (SADC) [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
The Regional Human Development Reports "Challenges & Opportunities for Regional Integration" serve as an advocacy tool to advance the development of a common approach to the national and regional dimensions of governance in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Bloc. This report examines the state of human development in the SADC region and highlights common governance issues, as well as opportunities, challenges and threats to SADC regional co-operation and integration.

New Public Management Approach and Crisis States [ English ]
Author(s): George A. Larbi. 1999
New public management (NPM) techniques and practices drawn mainly from the private sector, is increasingly seen as a global phenomenon. NPM reforms shift the emphasis from traditional public administration to public management. Key elements include various forms of decentralizing management within public services (e.g., the creation of autonomous agencies and devolution of budgets and financial control), increasing use of markets and competition in the provision of public services (e.g., contracting out and other market-type mechanisms), and increasing emphasis on performance, outputs and customer orientation.

The Role of Media in Democracy: a Strategic Approach [ English ]
Author(s): . 1999
The paper shows how the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners have attempted to address these obstacles and develop media sectors around the globe that contribute to democracy.

UNDP - Human Development in South Asia 1999 [ English ]
Author(s): . 1999
Human Development in South Asia 1999 - The Crisis of Governance. This report is about South Asian region that is facing a crisis of governance which, if left unchecked, could halt the region’s democratic progress, economic and social wellbeing of its teeming millions.

UNDP - Human Development Report 1999 [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 1999
Globalization with a Human Face. The Report argues that globalization is not new, but that the present era of globalization, driven by competitive global markets, is outpacing the governance of markets and the repercussions on people. Characterized by “shrinking space, shrinking time and disappearing borders”, globalization has swung open the door to opportunities. Breakthroughs in communications technologies and biotechnology, if directed for the needs of people, can bring advances for all of humankind.

UNDP - Regional Human Development Report - Southern African Development Community [ English ]
Author(s): . 1998
The report provides vital information on the region’s performance in trying to improve the quality of life for the people of the region. It shows that, although still being in difficult economic condition, most of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have started reaping the fruits of economic reforms. However, the impact of these reforms has not yet reaches the majority of the people. The regional integration strategy of SADC, therefore needs to be implemented with vigor to ensure sustained improvement in the human development index of the region.

Economic Globalization, Institutional Change and Human Security [ English ]
Author(s): Dharam Ghai. 1997
This paper considers the sources and consequences of human insecurity and explores some of the policy and institutional alternatives for its mitigation. The paper was originally prepared for and delivered at a conference on “Social Movements in the Third World — Economy, Politics and Culture”, held at the Department of Sociology, University of Lund, in August 1993.

Public Innovation and Political Incentives [ English ]
Author(s): Alan A. Altshuler. 1997
This is the first paper in a series dedicated to understanding innovation in public problem solving. The author argues that there is broad agreement on the need to improve government performance, but it is hard to imagine how that can be achieved without both encouraging public servants at all levels to take responsibility for performance and giving them some leeway to pursue it.

UNDP - Human Development Report 1993 [ English ]
Author(s): . 1993
People's Participation. The Report examines how and how much people participate in the events and processes that shape their lives. It looks at three major means of peoples' participation: people-friendly markets, decentralized governance and community organizations, especially non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and suggests concrete policy measures to address the growing problems of jobless growth.

Structural Adjustment, Global Integration and Social Democracy [ English ]
Author(s): Dharam Ghai. 1992
This paper provides a global and integrated perspective on the adjustment process defined as increased reliance on market forces and reduced role of the state in economic management. Structural adjustment is a world-wide phenomenon with an interdependent and mutually reinforcing relationship with the globalization process.

Governance World Watch [ English ]
Author(s): .
This page contains a list of articles on Public Policies and Globalization, Governance Systems and Institutions, Civil Service and Ethics in Public Sector, E-Government and Management Trends, Public Finance Management and Private Sector Development. This list is compiled and edited by the Knowledge Management Branch of Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) / United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

Needs Assessment of Governance and Public Administration in Libya [ English ]
Author(s): B.S. Ghariany.
This report focuses on the stages of administrative reform in Libya. It discusses the reforms, legislations, and human resources of administrative organizations, the legal obstacles of public service delivery and the long-term organizational projects.

New Administrative Challenges in the North Africa Context [ English ]
Author(s): Dr Abdelouahed Ourzik.
This presentation summarizes the key issues and common concerns facing North African Administrations. It also discusses their major political, economic, social, technological and cultural challenges.

Participatory Development and Good Governance: Guidelines [ English ]
Author(s): .
The purpose of this study is to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and contribute to the development of the world economy.

United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Division for Sustainable Development [ English ]
Author(s): .
The Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) provides leadership and is an authoritative source of expertise within the United Nations system on sustainable development. It promotes sustainable development as the substantive secretariat to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and through technical cooperation and capacity building at international, regional and national levels.

Welfare in the Mediterranean Countries: Great Arab Popular Socialist Libyan Jamahyria [ English ]
Author(s): Paolo Russo.
The paper provides an analysis of Libya’s current public administration reforms and focuses on recently adopted reforms that affect the relations between the Libyan government and its citizens.