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| 5 December 2014 |
International workshop on “Region After the War” |
The workshop was conducted in partnership with the local think tank, the Lebanese Centre for Policy Studies (LCPS). The Workshop was an attempt to generate a concerted effort to tackle the developments in Iraq and to examine feasible ideas that could improve Iraqi socio-economic conditions. The Workshop concluded its proceedings with a number of recommendations addressing both socio-economic and legal aspects of the situation in post-war Iraq. The workshop was attended by 80 participants of various nationalities. |
| 5 December 2014 |
e-Forum onModern Biotechnology; Technical and Policy Implications in the Near East and North Africa Region |
The current e-forum will be devoted to Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (BTGE), an area which holds both opportunities and threats for the Arab region. In almost 30 years of experience, some BTGE practices have become routine in several developed and developing countries. However, agricultural biotechnology is still firmly in the hands of a few gene “giants”, with scientists still uncovering new information every day. |
| 5 December 2017 |
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 Stiftung and the Lebanese Economic Association, gathered prominent experts from think-tanks, academic |
| 9 May 2018 |
Revisiting socio-economic policies to address poverty in all its dimensions in middle income countries |
UNDESA in collaboration with ESCWA and ECLAC are organizing this inter-regional workshop |
| 17 November 2017 |
Technical Meeting to discuss a survey questionnaire on costing of violence against women in Palestine |
Based on results of the national consultations to develop the Roadmap to Estimate the Cost of Violence against Women in Palestine which took place last August 2017, ESCWA, UN-Women and the Palestinian national statistical bureau will hold a technical meeting to validate a survey on costing of violence against women in Palestine. The survey takes into consideration the types of direct and indirect costs identified during the national consultation. The meeting participants, including government and civil society organizations, will validate the survey questions. |
| 7 December 2018 |
Antidumping and Safeguard Measures in International Trade Measures |
This workshop aims is to develop the capacities of Tunisian and Arab Experts from Ministries of Trade to enable them understand asses and implement the most suitable Antidumping and safeguard measures to protect their economy. |
| 5 December 2014 |
SDMX Tools in DevInfo 7 for MDG Data Reporting |
The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) together with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN ESCWA) is organizing a Training Workshop on SDMX tools for MDG Data Reporting from 2-5 December 2013 in Casablanca, Morocco. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Smart Community Project in Iraq - Third Coordination Meeting |
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| 1 August 2016 |
Electricity Efficiency in Generation, Transmission, and Distribution of Electricity Systems |
The training workshop will develop capacity of participants in various areas including energy efficiency in electricity generation from fossil fuel and renewable energy. Participants are engineers from the concerned ministries, institutions and utilities in the Arab countries. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Taskforce on Population and Housing Censuses, 5th Meeting |
The Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing the fifth meeting of the Task Force on Population and Housing Censuses and will be held during the period from 23 to 24 March 2009, Beirut – Lebanon. |