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| 5 December 2014 |
Arab Consultative Meeting on an Accountability Framework for the Post-2015 Development Agenda |
The Post-2015 Development Agenda will include four building blocks, including “a participatory monitoring framework for tracking progress and mutual accountability mechanisms for all stakeholders”. In preparation, the UN Secretary General requested Regional Commissions to hold regional consultations on the subject. |
| 21 November 2017 |
Third Review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in Arab Countries |
The regional meeting reviewed the progress made by ESCWA member countries in the implementation of Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (2002). |
| 25 April 2019 |
CSOs Forum in preparation for the Forth Arab Economic and Social Development Summit |
ESCWA and ANND organized a Civil Society Forum in Beirut on 10-11 January 2019 ahead of the 4th Arab Economic and Social Development Summit. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Second Western Asia Preparatory Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society |
The first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), held in Geneva during 10-12 December 2003, adopted a Declaration of Principles (DoP) and a global Plan of Action (PoA), setting the stage for international cooperation to close the existing digital divide between developing and developed countries while involving all stakeholders in building an inclusive information society. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Regional Workshop on Demographic Projections |
1. Background and Justification
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| 14 June 2020 |
UN World Water Development Report 2020 - Water and Climate Change Arab Region Regional Webinar |
UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science for the Arab States, in coordination with UNESCO Field Offices in the Arab Region and in partnership with the United Nations Social and Economic Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), will conduct an online webinar to launch the United Nations |
| 5 December 2014 |
Preferential trade agreements and regional integration in the Arab world |
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| 5 December 2014 |
Regional Meeting on Environment Statistics and Accounts and Evaluation of the ESIAP project |
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| 2 October 2015 |
Regional Workshop on Innovative Technologies for Waste Management in the Arab Region-Paving the Way for the Transition to Green Economy |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is currently leading efforts to strengthen national capacities in the Arab region on developing green production sectors. Since 2012 ESCWA established a network of Green Help Desks to increase awareness on the beneficial role of green technologies in six member countries: Lebanon, Jordan, Oman, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco. These Helpdesks aim at supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) interested in acquiring and/or utilizing green processes. |
| 15 March 2018 |
Implementing Agenda 2030: Economic Governance and National Development Planning in the Arab Region |
The meeting brings together experts and stakeholders to discuss national development planning as both a political and socio-economic instrument necessary to achieve development gains. |