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Frontier Technologies, the 2030 Agenda and the Arab Region: Implications for Employment and Youth Empowerment





Technological innovations and today’s frontier technologies cause lasting change to our lives, particularly in terms of economic and social development.  While...
Financing the 2030 Agenda: High-Level Dialogue on Domestic Resource Mobilization





The new global financing framework marks a clear departure from the business-as-usual approach that had governed financing for development issues. It broadens the...
Symposium on Women and Water Security for Peacebuilding in the Arab Region



The symposium is organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for...

Corridors for Vital Connectivity in the Arab Region



This Regional Consultation on meeting “Corridors for Vital Connectivity in the Arab Region” is an opportunity for dialogue between experts from...

Regional Meeting of Civil Society on Sustainable Development in the Arab Region





The...

Implementing Agenda 2030: Economic Governance and National Development Planning in the Arab Region





In the Arab region addressing the need for sustainable economic growth, employment creation, financial stability and sound public finances in the region...
Arab Preparatory Meeting on Environmental and Natural Resources Issues for the 2018 AFSD & HLPF



This year, the environmental component is strongly expressed across the theme and goals of the 2018 HLPF. This is of particular importance to the Arab region due to the...

Third Consultative Meeting on Food Security Assessment and Monitoring in the Arab Region



Within the context of the project on “Promoting Food and Water Security through Cooperation and Capacity Development in the Arab Region”, particularly component four on “Enhancing the...

Arab Preparatory Meeting on Water Issues for the 2018 AFSD & HLPF



The League of Arab States, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (...

Arab Preparatory Meeting on Energy related Issues for the 2018 AFSD & HLPF



ESCWA is convening an Arab preparatory meeting, in collaboration with the League of Arab States (LAS) to discuss major issues related to energy and progress on Sustainable...

Constitution and Elections in Syria



As part of NAFS’ commitment to produce key inputs for peace negotiations through technical political dialogue, NAFS prepared two studies: Constitutional Options...

Second Consultative Meeting on Food Security Assessment and Monitoring in the Arab Region



Among its many objectives, the project on “Promoting Food and Water Security through Cooperation and Capacity Development in the Arab Region” aims at the development of an institutionalized...

Arab Regional Challenges Associated with Conflict and the 2030 Development Agenda



The EGM will be dedicated to address existing conflict dynamics in the Arab region, its spillover effects and the long-term ramifications of conflict on development outcomes, including the...

Environmental Economic Accounting for the ESCWA Region



The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) held an expert group meeting entitled Environmental Economic Accounting for the ESCWA Region in Beirut on 14-16 October 2009. The...

The Interregional Transport Linkages between ESCWA, ECE and ESCAP Under the United Nations Development Account Project on Capacity Building Through Cooperation in Developing and Land-Sea Interregional Transport Linkages (2002-2006)



This Expert Group Meeting was aimed at discussing the proposed transport linkages between the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and two other regional commissions, namely,...

Transport for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region and Relevant Climate Change Issues



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Use of Urban Observatories as a Tool for Localizing Urban and Social Policy in the ESCWA Region



The Expert Group Meeting on the Use of Urban Observatories as a Tool for Localizing Urban and Social Policy in the ESCWA Region (Beirut, 1-2 December 2009) was organized by the Economic and...

Towards Equity in Urban Social Policies : Social Guide for Urban Observatories



The Social Development Division (SDD) of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) organized the expert group meeting “Towards Equity in Urban Social Policies: Social Guide for...

The Role of the Financial Sector in the Regional Economic Integration



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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...

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