“What is left of the spring? A long path towards achieving social justice in the Arab region” is the first in a series of social development reports that ESCWA intends to publish. It comes two years after the publication of “Spring Promises: Citizenship and Civic Participation in the Paths of Democratic Transition,” the study that reviewed the general context surrounding the so-called Arab Spring and addressed the challenges facing achieving social justice, consensus and maintaining social cohesion during political transitions. This report is also issued the day after the international community adopts a new global path for development, which is the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, of which social justice is the main pillar.