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7 September 2018	Technical Committee of the ESCWA Technology Centre, 6th Meeting	This meeting will be held in accordance with the ETC Statute to give guidance to the Centre on its work program for 2019 based on the outcome of the 30^th ministerial session and key regional technological priorities that relate to its work, as well as to identify countries’ priorities and challenges in harnessing national capabilities in science, technology, and innovation in the implementation of the sustainable development goals. The specific objectives of the meeting are: Discuss the translation of the outcome of ESCWA ministerial session (including Beirut Consensus and the outcome of the high level three round tables) into priority areas that could be included in ETC work program for 2019. Deliberate on technology priorities and needs of member countries that fall within ETC strategic objectives and areas of intervention.
5 June 2019	The Future of Arab Economic Integration in a Changing Global Trade Landscape	This workshop intend to provide capacity building support to Member countries and Regional Organizations on the Arab trade integration performance with the objective to accelerate the full implementation of PAFTA and facilitate the negotiations on the ACU taking into account Arab trade integration projects with the rest of the world and the changing global trade policies.
16 March 2020	Training Course for Capacity Building in Price Statistics and the integration of ICP with CPI	The price statistics team at ESCWA has been working towards enhancing member states’ capacities through the development of various innovative initiatives. In its latest initiative, ESCWA’s Statistics Division developed a training course for capacity building on price statistics, focusing on the ICP, purchasing power parities (PPPs) and their various uses especially in SDG monitoring in addition to the integration between ICP and CPI. The training targeted 13 national price statisticians with no prior knowledge or experience in the ICP and focused on:
4 October 2019	Regional Workshop on Data Disaggregation for SDGs Indicators	This workshop builds on work on data disaggregation being undertaken by the Inter-agency and expert group on SDG indicators which focuses on ensuring the Global Indicator Framework adequately incorporates data disaggregation.
5 April 2017	8th Regional Workshop on Capacity Development for Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries	The workshop will also cover issues related to progress in negotiations and issues related to modalities of implementation and monitoring of the Paris agreement, CMA, and the APA mandate.
5 December 2014	ICT Applications and E-Services in the Public Sector
1 December 2017	The Third Inter-agency and Expert Group Meeting on Gender Statistics in the Arab Region and the Second Meeting of the Task Force on Gender Statistics in the Arab Region	The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) convened the third Inter-agency and Expert Group Meeting (IAEGM) on Gender Statistics in the Arab Region and the Second Meeting of the Task Force on Gender Statistics in the Arab Region at the United Nations House in Beirut from 14 to 16 November 2011.
7 October 2019	Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Science/Technology Parks for Sustainable Development	Discussed solutions to gaps in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems of the Arab region, the role of United Nations Entities and National Technology Transfer Offices, and reviewed the design of the new ESCWA SME Digital Enabling Portal in Arab Region (DEPAR).
5 December 2014	Preparatory Regional Meeting of Labour Statisticians in support of the 19th ICLS	The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia (ECWA), is organizing a Preparatory Regional Meeting of Labour Statisticians for the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians, on 18-20 June 2012 in Beirut, Lebanon.
12 July 2019	Expert Group Meeting to discuss the "Regional Report on Progress in the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in the Arab Region Twenty-Five Years Later"

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