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2 November 2017	Integration of Social Justice Principles into Policy-Making	A crowd of Arab ministers and experts have agreed on the importance of ESCWA continuing to increase its technical support to Member States to implement the social dimension of the 2030 Agenda based on the approaches developed to serve the complementary nature of the Agenda. It was also agreed to implement training workshops for Member States on the use of the handbook prepared by the Secretariat of ESCWA to integrate the principles of social justice into policy-making, including social protection policies.
10 December 2016	Justice for the Palestinian People on Agenda of 29th ESCWA Ministerial Council	“Justice for the Palestinian people: fifty years of Israeli occupation” is among the salient issues on the agenda of the ESCWA 29th Ministerial Session, hosted by Qatar on 13-15 December 2016, at the Sheraton Grand, Doha. The Session tackles the Palestinian issue from three angles: The question of apartheid; Premises and approach for calculating the cumulative cost of the occupation; and a proposal for a Communication strategy to support the Palestinian people. Apartheid
1 February 2018	New study highlights prospects for enhancing food security in the Arab region	A new study on prospects for enhancing food security in the Arab region was launched today at the UN House in Beirut, providing projections on how the food and agriculture situation could look in 2030 based on current trends.
2 February 2018	New study highlights prospects for enhancing food security in the Arab region	A new study on prospects for enhancing food security in the Arab region was launched today at the UN House in Beirut, providing projections on how the food and agriculture situation could look in 2030 based on current trends.
24 April 2018	Arab Forum for Sustainable Development opens at ESCWA, highlights urgent need to tackle natural resources issues	Beirut, 24 April 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--- On Tuesday, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) welcomed a record number of participants at its headquarters in Beirut for its annual Arab Forum for Sustainable Development (AFSD), this year focused on “Natural Resources, Future Generations, and the Common Good”.
20 September 2018	ESCWA devising strategy for a pan-Arab multimodal transport system	The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is devising a strategic common vision for the development of a multimodal transport system in the Arab world which aims to improve regional integration and support sustainable development across Arab countries.
11 December 2014	“Equitable Cities”	Under the title of “Equitable Cities”, the expert group meeting (EGM) on “Urban Governance and the Millennium Development Goals: Towards Implementing MDGs' Target 11”, was inaugurated today 10 December in Kuwait. The meeting is held by UN-ESCWA (The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia), in cooperation with the Kuwaiti Office of the Minister of State for Municipality Affairs, Arab Towns Organization (ATO), and the League of Arab States (LAS), from 10 to 12 December 2007, at the ATO headquarters in Kuwait City.
2 December 2016	Palestinian Efforts and Achievements in the Climate Change Combat	“The international community should not only support Palestine in meeting its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) commitments, but must also commit to supporting the Palestinian people in their struggle for their inalienable rights. The Palestinians, deserve, like everyone else, to live in dignity and peace. They deserve to be free in their own state. And it is our moral duty to help them achieve that noble goal. For as Martin Luther King said 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere'.”
10 December 2019	New UN Report: Bold legal reforms in some Arab countries can inspire accelerated progress across the region towards Gender Justice & Equality before the law	Amman, 10 December 2019 – A new report that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) launched today, observes that women and girls have benefited from reforms affecting core aspects of their lives as specific provisions within penal, labour, family and nationality codes have been revised and updated, in some Arab countries over the past decade.
15 April 2019	Arab Forum for Sustainable Development concludes with stress on equality and human rights	Beirut, 12 April 2019 (ESCWA)--The 3-day Arab Forum for Sustainable Development (AFSD) ended yesterday at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) headquarters in Beirut.

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