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| 26 September 2017 |
Committee on Social Development, 11th session |
The eleventh session of the Committee on Social Development will tackle selected regional issues, namely the New Urban Agenda, age structural transitions, and intergenerational justice. |
| 9 October 2018 |
Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS) in the Arab Countries, 5th meeting |
The expected outcome of the IAEG-GS will be the ESCWA Handbook for SDG5, and ESCWA Household Survey Questionnaire on Violence against Women. |
| 3 February 2017 |
Committee on Technology for Development, 1st session |
Thematic discussions include international and regional processes of ICT for Development (ICT4D), Digital Economy and Smart Societies, global and regional processes in Science, technology and Innovation for Development, the Innovation landscape in the Arab region, as well as ESCWA efforts in supporting Technology Transfer. The meeting also features a round table discussion on Technology and the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda in the Arab states.
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| 5 December 2014 |
Dubai International Conference of Endowments on Innovative Sources to Finance Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
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| 31 August 2020 |
Marketing techniques and mechanisms of rural women's products |
Within the framework of the “Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region (REGEND)” Project, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in partnership with the General Commission for Regional Development (CGDR) and the National Agency for Energy Conservation (ANME) in Tunisia, is organizing a capacity-building workshop on “Marketing techniques and mechanisms of rural women's products”. |
| 5 April 2019 |
Empowerment, Inclusiveness and Equality as Pathways to Peace and Sustainable Development in the Arab region |
The Arab region is facing an array of development challenges associated with ongoing conflicts and transitions. More than ever, interventions that chart pathways to peace and sustainable development are needed. These should not only serve to prevent the relapse of conflict but also effectively address the impact of conflict on tens of millions of affected people. As such, peacebuilding policies must strengthen governance and institutions while at the same time trying to arrest or even reverse human capital deterioration resulting from conflict.
The 2030 Agenda and 17 SDGs and 169 targets offer a comprehensive framework for transitioning towards peace and for reversing de-development trends resulting from conflict, including better agency in managing political contention, national resources and strategies for sustainable development. The 17 goals and their targets ultimately seek to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. They seek to realize human rights of all and to achieve the empowerment of all throughout inclusive and strong institutions. Goal 16 is of particular relevance to the Arab region. It is to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. Progress towards the attainment of the objective will help to significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere, to develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions, to strengthen relevant national institutions including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels to prevent violence and to promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development. Increasing evidence shows that policies that are not grounded in the principles of inclusiveness, empowerment and equality can have harmful impacts on the communities and exacerbate tensions and conflict. The meeting will aim to unpack the principles of inclusiveness, empowerment and equality, how they relate to sustainable development and peace building in conflict settings. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Workshop on DevInfo ver 6 |
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| 5 September 2019 |
Workshop on Voluntary National Reviews in the Arab Region |
The Workshop on VNRs in the Arab Region aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and peer learning on experiences and success stories during and after the VNR process. |
| 10 February 2021 |
Arab Parliaments Dialogue on the Regional Review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in the Arab Region |
The Global Compact for Migration promotes broad multi-stakeholder partnerships to address migration in all its dimensions by including migrants, diasporas, local communities, civil society, academia, the private sector, parliamentarians, trade unions, national human rights institutions, the media and other relevant stakeholders in migration governance. It underscores the role of parliamentarians in implementing the Global Compact and to conduct regular and inclusive reviews of progress at the national level. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Arab Forum "Towards a New Welfare Mix: Rethinking the Roles of the State, Market and Civil Society in the Provision of Basic Social Services" |
Provision of affordable and quality social services such as health, education and social protection is a key concern in Arab countries. Provision of these services has traditionally been considered as the domain of the State. However, this has been subject to change globally and in the Arab region. Increased privatization efforts and technical as well as regulatory innovations have enabled non-state actors to contribute to the provision of basic social services. Some countries in the region have deliberately designed policies to allow private participation in some social sectors. |
