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| 12 September 2017 |
Committee on Women, 8th Session |
At its eighth session, the Committee on Women aims to discuss the role of institutions in achieving gender equality, highlighting the following areas: Mainstreaming gender in public institutions, the role of institutions in responding to the Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security in Times of War and in Times of Peace in the Arab Region; and the assessment of the economic cost of violence against women with a view to adopting institutional policies to put an end to this phenomenon. |
| 16 August 2016 |
Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes in the Arab Region |
The international workshop participants discussed conditional cash transfer programmes as a tool to lift people in the Arab region out of poverty. |
| 5 December 2014 |
EGM on Inclusive Social Development in the Arab Region |
The Social Development Division at ESCWA is organizing an Expert Group Meeting on Inclusive Social Development in the Arab Region, at the UN House, in Beirut, during 4-5 November 2014. |
| 9 December 2015 |
Committee on Women, 7th Session |
The Committee on Women of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) was established pursuant to resolution 240 (XXII) of 17 April 2003, which was endorsed by Economic and Social Council resolution 2003/9 of 18 July 2004. It was mandated to follow up on global and regional conferences addressing women’s advancement and facilitate the participation of member States in related global discussions. It was also tasked with the coordination of regional efforts towards the implementation of its resolutions and recommendations. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Settlement of Disputes in Bilateral Investment Treaties in Morocco |
In collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Kingdom of Morocco ESCWA held a National Workshop on disputes between States and investors during the period 5-7 June 2013. |
| 20 June 2017 |
Facilitating the Launch of the Arab Customs Union: Impact Analysis of the Arab Customs Union on Public Finance and the Negotiation for a Common External Tariff |
This workshop aims to provide technical support and to build the capacity of Common External Tariff Committee Members in the trade negotiations of the Arab Customs Union. |
| 30 July 2018 |
Step by Step towards Costing Violence Against Women in the Arab Region |
ESCWA Centre for Women and the United Nations Population Fund Arab States Regional Office (ASRO) organized an expert group meeting titled “Step by Step towards Costing Violence Against Women in the Arab Region” on 20-21 September 2018 at the United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon.
This meeting followed rigorous work organized previously by UNFPA in Egypt and more recently by ESCWA at the regional and national levels to support countries’ efforts in estimating the cost of violence against women. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Technical Committee, 6th |
The Secretariat of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) has prepared the proposed organization of work of the sixth meeting of the Technical Committee in order to facilitate the consideration of the agenda items within the time limitations. The Committee will be presented with the proposed organization of work enclosed in this document and shall adopt it in that or an amended form. |
| 5 December 2014 |
The 4th Forum on Arab Statistical Capacity Building |
09:30-10:30
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break |
| 1 June 2019 |
12th Regional Training Workshop on Capacity Development for Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), and in partnership with the League of Arab States (LAS), the United Nations Environment, and the Cairo office of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is organizing the “Twelfth Regional Workshop on Capacity Development for Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries” from 7 to 8 April 2019, in Beirut. |