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| 5 December 2014 |
Workshop on: "Scaling up the use of Renewable Energy in rural areas in ESCWA Member Countries" |
In some of the ESCWA Member Countries, a large percentage of the population lives in rural communities (according to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision, http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wup2007/2007wup.htm, these rural communities accounted for 68% in Yemen, 57% in Egypt and 55% in Sudan…). |
| 8 September 2020 |
Regional Workshop on the Integration of Big Data and Geospatial Information for the Compilation of SDG Indicators in Arab Countries |
Geographic location is needed to know where a situation is present or where an event has occurred, and to allow decision makers to respond. The integration of geospatial information with data and statistics for SDGs is also instrumental for the production of a number of indicators and in enabling data interoperability across data ecosystems and linking data sets within and across countries. |
| 17 September 2020 |
Resource Efficiency in the Arab Region: Monitoring Progress of SDG 12 and Building Back Better from COVID-19 |
Within its continuous efforts to advance Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Arab region, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and the League of Arab States (LAS) are organizing the Expert Group Meeting on “Resource Efficiency in the Arab Region, Monitoring Progress of SDG 12 and Building Back Better after COVID-19”. |
| 14 July 2016 |
Facilitate the Launch of the Arab Customs Union |
This workshop provided technical support and capacity-building for the representatives of the ministries of trade and finance in the Arab States members of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area |
| 5 December 2014 |
Fifth Meeting of the Working Group of the Statistical Committee |
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| 21 December 2018 |
The current state and Future of Preventing Violent Extremism in the Arab Region: Regional assessment and future prospects |
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| 25 June 2020 |
The Arab Region’s response to COVID-19 and the way forward for health and well-being |
This first in a series of webinars on sustainable development dialogue focuses on health and well-being and builds on the findings of the Arab Sustainable Development Report 2020. |
| 12 April 2017 |
Expert Group Meeting on the Study: “The State of Gender Justice in the Arab Region: Challenges and Opportunities” |
The Arab region shows a gap in achieving gender justice. It is a determining fact that women in the Arab region still face discrimination and injustices de jure and de facto. Gender injustice is still experienced as a process and as an outcome. Women have limited access and control over resources and decent living conditions, and face institutional biasness that hamper the realization of their full citizenship and the full enjoyment of their rights. |
| 24 September 2019 |
Food Security Monitoring and Analysis at National Level –Reflection of Results in the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture Strategy for 2021-2025 |
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| 27 October 2020 |
Energy Transition in the Arab Region: Challenges and Opportunities Side Event |
The full success of the energy transition in the Arab region is largely tied to strengthening the regional cooperation and trade among Arab countries and represents a fruitful avenue to support more sustainable energy systems. The benefits of deploying clean energy systems, smart grids, and green corridors are numerous and crucial to diversify the region’s energy mix while developing grid interconnections between countries towards a pan-Arab electricity market. |