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17 June 2020	Leveraging Public Governance & Exploring Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arab Region: Structural challenges, gaps, weaknesses and resilience	As an increasing number of countries, including many developed countries, are struggling to cope with the outbreak of COVID-19, emerging economies and developing countries are facing an unprecedented threat to their development achievements, human life, social cohesion and have been facing socio-economic hardships due to fragile health care systems and socio-economic vulnerabilities. The current COVID-19 pandemic calls for unprecedented efforts and coordinated action. It requires more than ever strengthening public institutions, implementing innovative measures and a collaborative spirit by all countries and the global community to contain the spread of the pandemic and mitigate its far-reaching socio-economic, and even political repercussions. Focused on the needs and responses from the Arab region, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UN ESCWA) and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) -Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG)- are jointly organizing a Webinar Series specifically dedicated to the Arab region on “Leveraging Public Governance & Exploring Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic.
17 June 2020	Leveraging Public Governance & Exploring Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arab Region: Structural challenges, gaps, weaknesses and resilience	As an increasing number of countries, including many developed countries, are struggling to cope with the outbreak of COVID-19, emerging economies and developing countries are facing an unprecedented threat to their development achievements, human life, social cohesion and have been facing socio-economic hardships due to fragile health care systems and socio-economic vulnerabilities. The current COVID-19 pandemic calls for unprecedented efforts and coordinated action. It requires more than ever strengthening public institutions, implementing innovative measures and a collaborative spirit by all countries and the global community to contain the spread of the pandemic and mitigate its far-reaching socio-economic, and even political repercussions. Focused on the needs and responses from the Arab region, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UN ESCWA) and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) -Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG)- are jointly organizing a Webinar Series specifically dedicated to the Arab region on “Leveraging Public Governance & Exploring Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic.
5 December 2014	Regional Seminar on International Trade Statistics
17 October 2018	Technology as a Renewed Hope to Gender Equality in the Arab Region: A Fact or an Illusion?
18 May 2017	ICP Regional Workshop for Developing Purchasing Power Parities	The International Comparison Program (ICP) team at ESCWA’s Statistics Division has been working towards the regular production of Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) through the implementation of a PPP production round in 2016.
5 December 2014	Social Security in Western Asia: Accessibility and Sustainability
20 February 2020	Sub-regional Workshop: Developing Budgeted Monitoring & Evaluation Frameworks for National Action Plans on Women, Peace, and Security	More and more Arab countries have expressed commitment in engaging with the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) at the national level. As of February 2020, six countries (including, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Yemen) have developed their National Action Plans (NAPs), and more countries have announced interest in having their own NAP processes, including Egypt, Morocco, and the Sudan.
5 December 2014	Sub-regional Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming	Background information
5 December 2014	Arab CSOs Consultation on the Follow Up on the Arab Initiative for Sustainable Development
3 July 2019	Multitasking as an Arabic-English language professional	The JTV will focus on the daily challenges faced by language experts with the Arabic-English combination and explore creative solutions. It will also consider the United Nations shift towards multitasking among language professionals, as reflected in the new combined Language Competitive Examination. Verbatim officers, copy editors, translators and editors are now expected to possess varied skills to facilitate and encourage smooth movement between the disciplines, so as to communicate the Organization’s mandate to various audiences more effectively and efficiently.

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