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| 14 November 2019 |
Mainstreaming Climate Action into National Development Planning in the Arab Region |
The overall objective is to enhance the capacity and knowledge of government officials from the Arab region on how to effectively mainstream climate action into national development plans. The meeting also aims to exchange knowledge and raise awareness on best practices and opportunities for mainstreaming climate action and NDCs into national development policies, strategies, programmes and practices. |
| 22 June 2015 |
Fourth Meeting for ETC's Board of Governors |
The fourth meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) comes shortly after the composition of the new Board represented by 16 Arab countries for three years. Achievements for 2012, 2013, 2014 and the development of the ETC activities that cover many ESCWA member States will be presented during this meeting in addition to its work plan for the years 2015, 2016. This meeting comes also after the report of the External Evaluation towards the sustainability strategy and the priorities of the Centre since its establishment three years ago, and will be presented |
| 17 March 2017 |
2017 World Water Day Celebration on "Wastewater" |
ESCWA is organizing an event to celebrate in the Arab Region the World Water Day 2017 that focuses on wastewater. |
| 21 April 2015 |
Committee on Liberalization of Foreign Trade, Economic Globalization and Financing for Development, 9th session |
The Technical Committee on Liberalization of Foreign Trade, Economic Globalization and Financing for Development of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) held its ninth meeting in Amman on 7 and 8 April 2015. |
| 5 June 2019 |
Committee on Energy, 12th session |
The twelfth session of the Committee on Energy will offer member State representatives a platform to discuss issues including progress in implementation of energy-related Sustainable Development Goals and targets in the Arab region; mainstreaming those Goals and targets into national development plans; the water-energy-food nexus; regional cooperation in climate change issues; and the activities of the ESCWA Group of Experts on Fossil Fuel. |
| 5 May 2015 |
Fourth Meeting for ETC’s Board of Governors |
The fourth meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) comes shortly after the composition of the new Board represented by 16 Arab countries for three years. Achievements for 2012, 2013, 2014 and the development of the ETC activities that cover many ESCWA member States will be presented during this meeting in addition to its work plan for the years 2015, 2016. This meeting comes also after the report of the External Evaluation towards the sustainability strategy and the priorities of the Centre since its establishment three years ago, an |
| 30 October 2020 |
Second virtual meeting of the Expert Group on Social Protection Reform |
Social protection, including social insurance, basic health services and social assistance is a human right for every member of society. Moreover, it is an indispensable tool to fulfil the goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to “end poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and to ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment”. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Management Training for the Iraqi Municipalities of Erbil and Basrah |
UNESCWA Iraq Task Force has completed two follow-up management skills training workshops for the benefit of two groups of senior government and municipal officials from Erbil and Basrah. The two training workshops are part of the UN HABITAT project “Strengthening the Urban Sector in Iraq through Building Capacities in Municipal Planning and Management” that is funded by the UNDG Iraq Trust Fund. These two workshops come as follow-up modules to two earlier ones organized by UNESCWA under the same partnership with UN HABITAT in August/September 2005. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Strengthening Dialogue between ESCWA and ESCAP Countries on International Migration and Development |
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| 20 April 2017 |
Expert Meeting Strategy Plan For National Center for Research & Development at the Higher Council for Science & Technology - Jordan |
This meeting is to highlight the proposed Strategy Plan prepared for the National Center for Research and Development (NCRD) at the Higher Council for Science & Technology in Jordan, based on approved Advisory Service by ESCWA technology Centre and positioning in light of contemporary national relevant strategies, and solicits feedback from all related stakeholders |