In the Arab States, the ILO has allocated RBSA funds amounting to more than USD 8 million to promote the Decent Work Agenda on both regional and country levels in a host of ways in the 2008-2015 period. RBSA funds allowed the ILO to conduct a variety of activities, funding more than 40 projects on employment, social protection, social dialogue, standards and integration –in short, mainstreaming Decent Work.