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People

Population	87.89 mln
Population growth	2%
Life expectancy	72 years
Net migration	-900,000

Economy

GDP	$144.06 bln
- per capita	$1,639
- growth rate	7%
FDI, net inflows	$2.93 bln

Infrastructure

Cellphone users	59%
Internet users	6%
High-tech exports	54%

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Global Report 2011: Conflict, Governance, and State Fragility

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systemicpeace.org –

This is the fourth edition in the annual Global Report report series on global system performance and fragility in the Globalization Era. This Global Report continues to monitor the key trends in armed conflict, governance, and societal-system development; the global trends are updated to 2011; it also provides a table listing the 2010 State Fragility Index and Matrix covering 164 (macro) countries comprising the global system. The analysis highlights a 20% reduction in state fragility at the more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 14, 2012

Arab Development Challenges Report 2011

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This report analyses key interlocking development challenges in the Arab region that are the underpinnings of the growing impetus for positive transformative change. It also seeks to provide a menu of options to address the challenges in a manner that paves the way for smooth transitions and transformations that are in direct response to the aspirations of the People of the Arab region toward human dignity. This report argues that the development model followed in the Arab region can be placed more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 25, 2012

Kuwait: Bidoun Nationality Demands Can’t Be Silenced

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refugeesinternational.org –

POLICY RECOMMENDATIONSThe Government of Kuwait must end the use of excessive force as a response to demonstrations for bidoun rights, address allegations of police abuse, and ensure that the bidoun detained during demonstrations are afforded fair, transparent, and expeditious trials.The Government of Kuwait should immediately provide proof of nationality to the 34,000 individuals acknowledged to be Kuwaiti nationals by the Bidoun Committee, and recommence adjudication of the more than 80,000 more...

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Moushumi Biswas on March 12, 2012

Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States: Elite Politics, Street Protests and Regional Diplomacy

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chathamhouse.org.uk –

The ‘Arab Spring’ has penetrated the Arabian Peninsula, affecting both Yemen and the bordering countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).This paper examines the actual and potential roles of the various GCC states with regard to Yemen, explores how these have been linked to wider international roles and frameworks, and addresses the response of various political actors in Yemen. It highlights the predominance of elite politics and informal networks on both sides, even as ‘people power’ is more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 15, 2011

A Critical Examination of Foreign Aid Policy

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store.ectap.ro –

In this paper the authors try to offer a critical analysis of the foreign aid policies that developed countries and international institutions continually promote in order to fight poverty in the Third World.

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Sonia Hossain on May 16, 2011

Discrimination and Police Violence Against Transgender Women in Kuwait

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hrw.org –

This 63-page report documents the physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and persecution that transgender women – individuals who are born male, but identify as female – have faced at the hands of police. The report also documents the discrimination that transgender women have faced on a daily basis – including by members of the public – as a result of the law, an amendment to penal code article 198. Based on interviews with 40 transgender women, as well as with ministry of interior officials, more...

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Sonia Hossain on January 17, 2012

Kuwait: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

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Added by Zunia on September 01, 2011

Walls at Every Turn: Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers through Kuwait’s Sponsorship System

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hrw.org –

This 97-page report describes how workers become trapped in exploitative or abusive employment then face criminal penalties for leaving a job without the employer’s permission. Government authorities arrest workers reported as “absconding” and in most cases deport them from Kuwait – even if they have been abused and seek redress.

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Najmee Chowdhury on November 07, 2010

Slow Reform: Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers in Asia and the Middle East

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hrw.org –

This 26-page report reviews conditions in eight countries with large numbers of migrant domestic workers: Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Singapore, and Malaysia. The report surveys progress in extending protection to domestic workers under labor laws, reforming immigration "sponsorship" systems that contribute to abuse, ensuring effective response by police and courts to physical and sexual violence, and allowing civil society and trade unions to more...

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Najmee Chowdhury on April 29, 2010

Kuwait: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

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imf.org –

Added by Zunia on September 01, 2011

Prisoners of the Past: Kuwaiti Bidun and the Burden of Statelessness

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hrw.org –

This 63-page report describes how Kuwait, one of the world’s richest countries, forces the Bidun to live under the radar of normal society, vulnerable and without protection. Many live in poverty. Kuwait considers the Bidun “illegal residents.” The government has denied them essential documentation, including birth, marriage, and death certificates, as well as access to free government schools and legal employment opportunities.

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Farina Ahmed on June 14, 2011

EU-US summit: transatlantic cooperation to be intensified

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europeanexpress.blogspot.com –

Meeting on 21 June at the Vienna EU-US summit, EU and US leaders committed themselves to strengthen their global partnership by adopting a common line towards global challenges. "When America and the EU work together, we can accomplish big things," said President Bush. "Working together, the EU and the US may not be enough to solve the many challenges before us. But without the joint efforts of the EU and the US, these global challenges will be impossible to meet." The leaders discussed more...

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German Yáñez on June 30, 2006

EU to observe Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Sierra Leone

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tipd.blogspot.com –

The European Commission is deploying an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone scheduled to take place on 11 August 2007. The EOM is a European Commission contribution to supporting peace and democracy in Sierra Leone...

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German Yáñez on July 11, 2007

2003 Assessment of the World Food Security Situation (FAO)

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Document summarises the main developments in the past year that have a bearing on the current world food security situation. Report of the FAO Committee on World Food Security prepared for the 29th session of the CFS. Also available in word from the CFS homepage.

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Jean-Charles Le Vallée on April 29, 2003

Commodity Price Data (Pinksheets - World Bank)

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Simply the best monthly commodity price data in the world.

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Jean-Charles Le Vallée on September 01, 2000

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