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The Role of Transport in Fostering Connectivity to Global Value Chains



The EGM aims to discuss the various dimensions of transport role in trade and in particular its role including the role of logistics and trade facilitation in fostering connectivity to...

The Role of Workers’ Remittances in Development Finance



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The role of Energy Networks in Regional Integration





The cooperation in the energy field is considered as one of the fundamental themes in international relations, and for the past fifty years, more than one region in the world has...
Oil Price Dynamics and Energy Transitions in the Middle East and North Africa: Economic Implications and Structural Reforms



1st MENA Energy Economics Conference : “Oil price dynamics and energy transitions in the Middle East and North Africa: Economic implications and structural reforms".
 

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Tracking progress toward the implementation of energy related SDGs in the Arab region



The EGM is organized under the strategic framework of UNESCWA on strengthening the capacity of Governments of the Member States on mainstreaming the energy-related SDGs and Paris...

Monitoring Progress on Governance Amid Arab Political Transformation



The Expert Group Meeting on Monitoring Progress on Governance amid Arab Political Transformation, organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut, Lebanon, on...

Mechanisms to Advance Innovation for Inclusive Sustainable Development in the Arab Region



The main objective of the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Mechanisms to Advance Innovation for Inclusive Sustainable Development in the...

Six Years Post-Uprisings, Are Social Movements Still a Driver of Change and Justice in the Arab Region, Dialogue Series on Justice Issues 2017



This dialogue is one of the dialogue series launched by ESCWA in the aftermath of the so-called "Arab Spring" to shed light on emerging civil society challenges and the mechanisms available to...

Mashreq Waters Knowledge Series: Workshop on Economic Implications of Climate Change and Water Scarcity in the Mashreq Region



Within the framework of the Mashreq Knowledge Initiative, ESCWA is organizing with the support of the World Bank a workshop on Economic Implications of Climate Change and Water...

Policies for Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention in Western Asia



The Expert Group Meeting on Policies for Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention in Western Asia (Beirut, 9-10 December 2009), which was organized by ESCWA in association with Friedrich Naumann...

Roundtable discussion on estimating the cost of violence against women in the Arab region



The ESCWA Centre for Women and UN-Women are organizing a roundtable discussion on estimating the cost of violence against women. The meeting shall discuss the draft conceptual model to estimate...

Multidimensional Inequality in Arab Countries





The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in collaboration with the Economic Research Forum is organizing an Expert Group Meeting on...
Group of Experts on Fossil Fuels, 1st Meeting





Global energy markets have undergone substantial changes in recent years with oil price fluctuations along with the change in population demographics and the...
Poverty Measurement



Despite International and regional efforts, poverty still remains a global problem. Poor people often lack adequate food and shelter, education and health, deprivations that keep them from...

Information Society Measurement : Core Indicators, Statistics, and Data Collection – ICT Indicators in Education and E-Government



The lack of a comprehensive comparable set of information and communications technology ‎‎(ICT) indicators poses a major obstacle to strategic decision-making, for instance in identifying ‎...

East Mediterranean Maritime Conference





ESCWA will participate in the East Mediterranean Maritime Conference that will be...

Triggers of Transformation: Resilient Governance Institutions in Conflict-affected Countries



The Expert Group Meeting on Triggers of Transformation: Resilient Governance Institutions in Conflict-affected Countries was organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (...

MDG+ Initiative: High Level Meeting on the Water-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)



The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in 2015 and includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that aim to...

Follow-up on recommendations of Civil Society Forum on "Arab Uprising and Prospects for Renaissance"



ESCWA is holding an inter-divisional Expert Group Meeting to Follow-up on the Civil Society Forum held in Cairo in April 2011 on the “Arab Uprisings and Prospects for Renaissance”, in the UN...

Focus Group Discussions on Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Lebanon





The United Nations is engaged in enhancing the use of new technologies for sustainable development. In September 2018, the United Nations Secretary-General...

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