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Advancing the Land Governance Agenda in the Arab Region: Planning Session



In the context of the Arab Region Programme on Good Land Governance, the overall objective of the meeting was to provide updates on the work being done or planned and strategizing on how to join...

International Migration in the Arab region



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Regional workshop on Governance of Science Parks and Technological Incubators





ETC in collaboration with the Arab Organization for Industrial Development and...
The current state and Future of Preventing Violent Extremism in the Arab Region: Regional assessment and future prospects





In 2015, the United Nations Secretary-General devised a Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (PVE), aimed at reinvigorating pillar (1) of the Global...
Istanbul Plan of Action: Arab LDCs and Conflict









Date and venue to be determined
 

Challenges of Reform: Institutional Development in Post-Conflict Libya



ESCWA convened an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to discuss, with senior and renowned Libyan experts, the current situation in Libya, institutional and socio-economic development issues as well...

Security Sector Transformation in Arab Transitions: Working for Change





The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and the Carnegie Middle East Centre held an expert group meeting on Security Sector Transformation in Arab...

Prioritize Stabilization Initiatives in Syria



As part of its mandate to promote human development and democratic transition in the region, UN ESCWA launched the National Agenda for the Future of Syria (NAFS) Programme in 2012 to engage...

Transport and Trade Facilitation in the ESCWA Region





ESCWA convened an Expert Group Meeting on Trade and Transport Facilitation in the ESCWA region, at Le Bristol Hotel, Beirut, during 7-8 December 2009.
The meeting discussed...
ICT Applications and E-Services in the Public Sector





 

The utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) applications in the public sector has...
Developing the ICT Sector in the ESCWA Region





The UN-ESCWA is organizing a meeting on Developing the ICT Sector in the ESCWA Region, during 11-12 March 2009, in Beirut, Lebanon, to highlight obstacles facing the development of a...
Strengthening Good Governance Practices in Conflict Afflicted Countries: Current Priorities and Future Interventions



Good governance remains a critical ingredient for socio-economic development as well as for peacebuilding. In light of the development challenges facing Western Asia, in conflict affected...

Promoting Food and Water Security through Cooperation and Capacity Development in the Arab Region: First Coordination Meeting of the Project





ESCWA organized the first coordination meeting of the Project as a first opportunity for potential partners to get acquainted with the project details and discuss modalities of...

Promoting Food and Water Security through Cooperation and Capacity Development in the Arab Region: Second Coordination Meeting of the Project



On the basis of the outcome of the first coordination meeting, ESCWA organized the second coordination meeting in Beirut on 21-22 May 2015. During the second meeting, the focus was on the details...

Enhancing Integrated National Development Planning in the Arab Region: 1st Regional Meeting of Focal Points






The objectives of the meeting include:
  • Discuss current national development planning approaches in the Arab region...
Enhancing Integrated National Development Planning in the Arab Region: 2nd Regional Meeting of Focal Points





This meeting brings together the national focal points of the Development Account project “Towards the Arab Horizon 2030: Enhancing Integrated National...
Improving Shared Water Resources Cooperation within the Framework of Global and Regional Agreements



Most Arab States depend for their water supply on shared water resources as two-thirds of all fresh water resources in the region cross one country border or more. The allocation of these...

Promoting market-driven access to modern energy services in the Arab rural regions



The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia organized on 18-19 April 2016 a two-day expert group meeting at the UN-House in Beirut, under the theme “Promoting market-driven...

Leveraging Public Governance & Exploring Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arab Region: Structural challenges, gaps, weaknesses and resilience



The Webinar Series for the Arab Region will consist of two Webinars, with one Webinar on “Structural challenges, gaps, weaknesses and resilience” and the second webinar on “Building better...

Enhancing capacity building addressing Water and Energy interlinkages for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region



In September 2015, Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 related...

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