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2017 World Water Day Celebration on "Wastewater"



ESCWA is organizing a regional event to celebrate the World Water Day in collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Jordan, the Government of Sweden, the Arab...

International Women’s Day: Be bold for change



The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asian (ESCWA) organizes every March an annual event to mark the International Women’s Day. This event is organized in recognition of the...

ESCWA at COP22



The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), and in partnership with several regional and international organizations and Member States,...

Informing the SDGs through the Arab MDG+ Initiative



ESCWA is convening a session on “Informing the SDGs through the Arab MDG+ Initiative” as part of the MENA Focus days organized within the World Water Week by the Stockholm International Water...

Developing strong and inclusive institutional frameworks for the CRPD: ESCWA side event during the 9th session of the Conference of States Parties COSP9



On 15 June 2016, ESCWA and UNDESA organized a side event during the ninth session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP9) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD...

International Conference "Towards Prioritizing Women, Peace, and Security on the Arab Agenda"



The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), in collaboration with the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American...

Web-conference on Land Degradation Neutrality to celebrate World Day to Combat Desertification 2016





The United Nations Economic and Social...

Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People



 

Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

Promoting Knowledge and Innovation for Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development in the Arab Region



This side event, organized by ESCWA within the framework of the 17th session of the Arab Towns Organization General Conference, will provide an opportunity to inform participants on the ongoing...

Implementation of the Istanbul Plan of Action (IPoA): Perspectives from African and Arab LDCs



The objective of the side event is to provide a platform for African and Arab LDCs to brainstorm and craft concrete proposals on an integrated and coherent approach to the implementation...

Regional Visions for Implementing the 2030 Agenda and SDGs



The side event will provide an overview of the regional visions for implementing the 2030 Agenda and SDGs in West Asia, Asia Pacific, and North America. It will highlight how different regions...

Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

The Commemoration of 2016 International Women's Day



In observation of the international women’s day in 2016, ESCWA organized four events to commemorate the day under the global theme of “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it Up for Gender Equality”. The...

Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People



   

حفل لإحياء اليوم الدولي للتضامن مع الشعب الفلسطيني



 

Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People











ESCWA-LAS Commemoration

Study Tour on Participation and Local Governance



The purpose of the exchange and networking visit is t expose senior representatives and decision makers from several ministries and governorates' councils in Iraq to participatory methods...

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