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| 1 October 2018 |
Experts discuss new guidelines on costing violence against women in the Arab region |
Beirut, 01 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – Draft guidelines on costing violence against women in the Arab region, developed by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), were the focus of a recent meeting in Beirut on 20 and 21 September. |
| 23 July 2020 |
United Nations Secretary-General on COVID-19 and the Arab region: recovery is an opportunity to build back better |
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| 30 January 2019 |
Tomorrow ESCWA launches first regional Data Portal; 13th Statistical Committee pushes for further improving official work |
Beirut, 30 January 2019 (Communication and Information Unit)--Tomorrow at noon, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) will launch the first-of-its-kind Arab region Data Portal (EDP) that offers users a variety of statistical services and products covering a range of social and economics areas, while facilitating open access to a wealth of statistical data, analysis, and information on its member states. |
| 28 July 2015 |
Measuring and Monitoring the Living Conditions in Palestine |
President of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) Ola Awad today commended the signature of a memorandum of understanding between PCBS and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), at the UN House in Beirut. Awad said “the objective of this agreement between PCBS and ESCWA is the implementation of a survey to assess the impact of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza strip in 2014, and the socioeconomic living conditions of Palestinian households in the West Bank and the Gaza strip. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Civil Aviation and Air Transport in the Arab World |
In its 17 January 1997 resolution proclaiming 7 December as the International Civil Aviation Day, the United Nations General Assembly said "future development of international civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the world". Such statement cannot be truer today, with the growing need to meet the "other", the ever-increasing flows of travelers, and the multiplication of low cost carriers (LCCs), recently introduced into the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Oil producers on a Roll as Prices Surge Lebanese-Israeli Conflict Undermined Growth Prospects, UN Report says |
Western Asian countries maintained their fourth consecutive year of robust growth as a result of rising oil prices in the first half of 2006. But the surge in oil export revenues will temper in 2007, and growth in the ESCWA region (excluding Egypt) will likely moderate from 5.8 percent in 2006 to 4.9 percent in 2007, according to a new UN report. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Statistical Committee Convenes |
On 14 October, the UN-ESCWA Statistical Committee opened its 8th session at the UN House. Attending the meeting were delegations from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Sudan. Also present were representatives of specialized UN organizations, and regional and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
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| 11 December 2014 |
Kingdom of Morocco Hosts High Level Meeting on Beyond Populism: Economic Challenges and Opportunities in Democratic Transition |
Under the patronage of Mr. Abdelilah Benkirane, Chief of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, the city of Rabat is hosting a high level meeting organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in cooperation with the other regional commissions of the United Nations on 5-6 February 2013. The meeting is carried out with funding from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada. |
| 30 November 2016 |
First Model ESCWA Partners with Youth in Spreading Agenda 2030 |
Thirty five students from the American University of Beirut (AUB) representing different background and nationalities gathered in the Conference Hall of the United Nations House on Saturday 19 November 2016, and simulated the central decision making process of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), its Ministerial Session, focusing specifically on the theme of the upcoming 29th Session to be held in Doha, Qatar, on 13-15 December, under the title “Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region”. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Arab High Level Forum on Sustainable Development |
On 2-4 April 2014, the Jordanian capital Amman hosted the “Arab High Level Forum on Sustainable Development” organized by ESCWA in cooperation with Ministries of Planning and International Cooperation and of Environment in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the League of Arab States (LAS) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The Forum, which was inaugurated by HRH Prince Hassan Bin Talal, gathered a crowd of government officials, officials from the United Nations and its specialized agencies, LAS specialized agencies, funding institutions and the civil society. |