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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA holds a Regional Workshop on Women for Arab Parliaments |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) opened today a regional workshop for Arab parliaments on implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and ending violence against them. This workshop is held at the UN-House Beirut, and organized by ESCWA in cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Lebanese Parliament and the United Nations Development Programme-Parliamentary Development Initiative in the Arab Region (UNDP-PDIAR). |
| 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 |
ESCWA Launches Annual Survey of Economic and Social Developments in its Region |
Beirut, 31 January 2012 (United Nations Information Centre) – A United Nations ESCWA annual survey on the Economic and Social Developments for 2010-2011 was released today, reflecting the dramatic changes the region has witnessed while moving from the first to the second decade of the 21st century. The survey made observations, provided data to understand and explain the dynamics of regional, sub-regional and country-specific social and economic trends. Its objective is to provide a snapshot of the current socioeconomic situation and an outlook for 2012. |
| 11 January 2019 |
Civil Society Forum concludes with recommendations to Beirut Summit |
Beirut, 11 January 2019 (Communication and Information Unit)--A score of recommendations was reached today as the Civil Society (CS) wrapped up its two-day forum at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) headquarters in Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Kuwait Hosts Ninth Session of ESCWA Committee on Energy |
The ninth session of the ESCWA Committee on Energy will begin on 12 June 2013 at 10:00AM in the Regency Hotel of Kuwait City with the participation of representatives from member countries specialized in the field of Energy. The election of the session’s officers will follow in accordance with the Arabic alphabetical order employed by the United Nations, whereby Libya will assume the chairmanship of the Session, Lebanon and Egypt the vice-chairmanship and Morocco the role of rapporteur. |
| 3 December 2019 |
Cairo hosts Regional Conference and Workshop on the Implementation and Policy Implications of the Global Compact for Migration |
Cairo, Egypt, 3 December 2019 - Under the auspices of the Working Group on International Migration in the Arab Region, the co-chairs of the Working Group - the League of Arab States (LAS), and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa organized a Regional Conference on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: Implementation and Policy Implications for the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The Phoenix |
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| 11 August 2016 |
LAU and ESCWA Conference on Women, Peace and Security Concludes, Launches Beirut Call for Action |
The international conference on “Prioritizing Women, Peace and Security on the Arab Agenda" concluded by launching the Beirut Call for Action. The conference was organized by the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at LAU and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in partnership with the Danish Centre for Research on Women and Gender (KVINFO) from 8 to 10 August 2016 in Beirut. |
| 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. |
| 14 April 2020 |
Open Letter from the Regional Directors of UNDP, UNWOMEN, UNFPA and ESCWA in the Arab States Region to Governments in the Region |
At the beginning of this week, the United Nations Secretary-General issued an appeal to stop violence everywhere including violence in the home. As Directors of the four United Nations Agencies who have been working together to highlight the importance of Gender Justice and Equality before the law1 as a clear path towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, we call upon states in the Arab states region to respond to the Secretary-General’s appeal. |