This project represents a timely opportunity to seize the momentum for increased civil society engagement in policy-cantered national dialogue processes, unleashed by uprisings in some Arab countries. The proposed interventions will build on the findings and conclusions of the ICPD Beyond 2014 review process in the Arab States and its own bottom-up, gender-sensitive and participatory approach to forge sustainable partnerships between national governmental authorities and civil society organizations involved in the formulation and implementation of population policies. The project will launch and support national policy dialogues in five member countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. The selection of these countries will be based on a clear methodology including a specific set of criteria. These countries will include least-developed and middle-income countries with a view towards ensuring experience-sharing, peer learning and intra-regional cooperation. The project will foster policy dialogues to identify national population and development priorities, and engage the participating governments and civil society organizations in a constructive, collaborative exercise to strengthen their respective capacities to formulate and implement integrated, inclusive and sustainable population and development policies. ESCWA will take the lead on this three-year project, but will ensure that the partnerships developed through the ICPD Beyond 2014 review process with UNFPA, ECA and the League of Arab States (LAS) are strengthened through continuous consultation, collaboration and joint actions. The project will be executed in relation to the outcomes of Rio+20, the ICPD Beyond 2014 recommendations and will be linked to the Post 2015 development framework currently being debated. It will follow a participatory and inclusive approach with the aim of appropriately involving all relevant stakeholders including government and civil society organizations, in addition to the partners, to ensure their engagement and maximize their inputs and contributions to the project. It is designed to ensure that the processes developed in the target countries are sustainable, and spill over to all 22 Arab countries.