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| 12 August 2015 |
Change Management in Public Sector Reform in Iraq |
"Change Management in Public Sector Reform in Iraq" was the title of the capacity development workshop held by ESCWA in Istanbul, Turkey, from 20 to 28 April 2015. It was organized in collaboration with the Lebanese Institutes des Finances Basil Fuleihan within the framework of the Iraq Public Sector Modernization (IPSM) Programme of the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) which has been supporting the public sector reform agenda of the country, such as decentralization, service delivery, and capacity development. |
| 12 August 2015 |
School Students Visit ESCWA, Get Briefed on its Activities |
"What ESCWA is, What ESCWA Does," was the main theme of a briefing presented by Nadine Daou, Researcher in ESCWA Social Development Division, and Mirane Abi Zaki and Maryam Sleiman, Public Information Assistants, to a group of students from the Frères Libanais School- Hadath, who visited ESCWA headquarters on 4 and 5 May 2015. |
| 12 August 2015 |
For Advancing Iraqi Public Sector Reforms |
On 21 May 2015, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) concluded the first Familiarization Seminars on Knowledge Management in support of ongoing public sector reforms in Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region. |
| 12 August 2015 |
2nd Session of the Arab High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development |
Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the city of Manama saw the gathering of around 400 Arab high level personalities in the Second Session of the Arab High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development (AFSD), which was organized by ESCWA and the UN Environment Program (UNEP) in cooperation with the League of Arab States (LAS) on 5-7 May 2015. |
| 12 August 2015 |
Third UN Global Road Safety Week |
Under the auspices of Lebanese Minister of Interior and Municipalities Nohad El Mashnouk, and on the occasion of the Third UN Global Road Safety Week, ESCWA convened a workshop in Beirut, which gathered political, cultural and artistic personalities. The workshop was launched with a choir of Abi Bakr Al Siddiq School students who performed traditional songs promoting road safety. Following the opening, attending personalities signed the "Child Declaration on Road Safety". |
| 12 August 2015 |
ESCWA Supports Kuwait for New Groundwater Research Project |
Within the framework of advisory services provided by ESCWA to member countries, the Commission contributed with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) in the preparation and finalization of the concept note and project proposal for a new groundwater research project. This project aims at enhancing the knowledge and skills of stakeholders in the water sector to formulate policies, implement programmes and develop institutional frameworks aimed at promoting integrated management of water resources. |
| 12 August 2015 |
ESCWA at The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development |
The ministerial segment of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development was held under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), during the high-level segment of its 2015 session that took place from 6 to 10 July 2015 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. |
| 12 August 2015 |
The ESCWA Initiative to Produce PPP Estimates Discussed in Washington |
During a meeting held by the World Bank in Washington D.C. in May 2015, ESCWA delivered a briefing on the methodology and challenges hindered the implementation of the project of producing Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) estimates for the years 2012 and 2013 based on the experiences gained during the 2011 International Comparison Program (ICP) Round. |
| 20 August 2015 |
Energy Consumption in the Transport Sector |
National Statistical Offices and ministries of transport, and energy delegates from the three countries beneficiaries from the project on “Survey of Energy Consumption in the Transport Sector”, namely Egypt, Jordan and Palestine, gathered at ESCWA in Beirut on 23 and 24 July 2015, to launch the results of the Survey (see flyer). |
| 25 August 2015 |
Beirut Hosts 2nd Workshop of ICT Essentials Academy for Government Leaders in the Arab Region |
High-level experts representing Arab countries today participated in the opening of the 2nd Regional Training-of-Trainers (TOT) workshop within the implementation of the “Academy of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Essentials for Government Leaders in the ESCWA Region (AIGLE)” at the UN House, Beirut. They have either prepared or reviewed the AIGLE four training modules. The workshop, which closes on Thursday 27 August, also hosts experts from the participating Arab countries including concerned focal points and coordinators. |