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| 13 September 2017 |
“Launch of the findings of the first phase of the regional project on estimating the cost of violence against women” |
The ESCWA Centre for Women, in partnership with UN-Women, the Swedish Institute in Alexandria and the Lebanese American University, organized a launch event of the publication on "The Status of Women Report: Violence against Women – What is at Stake?", at the Sursock Museum in Beirut. |
| 20 July 2017 |
Workshop on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda on SDG’s, and its Alignment with National Development Plans |
The Centre for Women in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in cooperation with UN-Women, provide technical support to the Jordanian National Committee for women through conducting a training workshop on implementing sustainable development agenda 2030 and its alignment with national development plans. |
| 9 October 2018 |
The Regional training workshop to improve use of existing data for monitoring gender equality and women’s empowerment |
Aims to improve technical capabilities in using gender statistics to monitor SDG Tier I and II gender indicators and in disseminating, communicating and using statistics and indicators. |
| 5 February 2016 |
The Commemoration of 2016 International Women's Day |
In observation of the international women’s day in 2016, ESCWA organized four events to commemorate the day under the global theme of “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it Up for Gender Equality”. The first event was held in partnership with the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University (LAU). The commemoration was held on Thursday 10th of March 2016 with the presence of social, academic, and representatives from the diplomatic crops, international organizations and civil society. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Study Tour on Participation and Local Governance |
The purpose of the exchange and networking visit is t expose senior representatives and decision makers from several ministries and governorates' councils in Iraq to participatory methods applied in a typical Italian Region and another Autonomous Region, in particular to "successful models" in regional/local development planning, budget and fiscal planning, monitoring the implementation of the respective development plans and monitoring the quality of delivery services to the general public. Specific objectives of the activity: |
| 19 February 2016 |
Renewable Energy Project Development, Finance and Business Planning |
The objective of this regional training workshop is to provide the participants with capacity building material on financial engineering tools and business planning processes, to initiate them in the preparation of bankable renewable energy proposals. |
| 18 April 2017 |
Workshop on Gender marker - ESCWA as a model |
ESCWA and UN-Women New York Office will hold a two-day workshop in Beirut, with regional commissions for peer exchange on gender marker in connection with SWAP implementation. ESCWA, having the potential to lead the rest of the Economic Commission and the entire UN Secretariat on the gender marker, will base the discussions on its own experiences in developing a gender marker outside UMOJA and later on to introduce it in UMOJA. The workshop aims at building the capacity of regional commissions to replicate ESCWA’s model. |
| 16 October 2020 |
Third African Young Water Professional Forum (Af-YWPF) - Cairo Water Week |
ESCWA is pleased to support the International Commission for Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) host the Third African Young Water Professional Forum (Af-YWPF) from 19-21 October 2020 (online) during Cairo Water Week. The Forum is being organized with the ICID African Regional Working Group in collaboration with the Arab Centre for the Study of Arid and Drylands (ACSAD), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean (GWP-Med). Cairo Water Week is organized annually by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Egypt and will be held in a hybrid format from 18 |
| 29 October 2018 |
Women, Peace and Security: National Women’s Machineries, Conflict, Occupation and Transition in the Arab Region |
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| 29 March 2016 |
Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop on Gender Statistics Curricula |
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