BROADER MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA INITIATIVE AND BEYOND

Abstract

The UNDP annual human development reports clearly present that the Middle East is one of the most dilemmatic regions in the world with respect to the socio-economic conditions and life quality. Particularly, the annual Arab Human Development Report s prepared by the UNDP experts with a great majority from the Arab countries, inform the world public about how the rich and poor standards coexist in the 22 Arab countries and beyond