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5 August 2019	ESCWA Chief holds high-level meetings in Amman	Beirut-Amman, 30 July 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, ESCWA Executive Secretary, Rola Dashti, led a delegation in a visit to Amman, Jordan, where she held a series of high-level meetings. Dashti met with HRH Prince ElHassan bin Talal who expressed hope in the critical role that ESCWA can play in a multilateral and institutional reconstruction phase of the Arab countries emerging from conflict. Princess Sumaya
7 August 2019	ESCWA training empowers Syrian refugees and Lebanese women in Akkar	Beirut, 06 August 2019 (ESCWA)--While violence against women takes many forms, empowering women to play an active role in improving their lives and advocating for their rights was at the core of a recent project launched last year by ESCWA and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) to assist and empower women refugees from Syria and vulnerable wome
12 August 2019	At ESCWA, Lebanese youth discuss linkages between innovation and sustainable development	Beirut, 09 August 2019 (ESCWA)--On Thursday 8 August, 200 young Lebanese women and men, aged between 18 and 30, got together at ESCWA to mark International Youth Day under the theme “Youth Innovation for Lebanon’s Sustainable Development”.
23 August 2019	Lebanese Agriculture Minister at ESCWA to discuss technology transfer into the sector	Beirut, 26-27 August 2019
28 August 2019	Technology in the Lebanese agriculture sector and support for small-scale farmers	Beirut, 26 August 2019 (ESCWA)--Agriculture in Lebanon absorbs about 11% of the active labour force in the formal and informal sectors and generates 3% of the country’s gross domestic product. The transfer and adaptation of new technologies in the sector are still at an early stage; they require high investments and remain restricted to individual initiatives.
2 September 2019	ESCWA bolsters cooperation with key European partners	Beirut, 30 August 2019 (ESCWA)--The Executive Secretary of ESCWA, Ms. Rola Dashti, heading a delegation from the regional commission, wrapped up a tour in Bern, Berlin and Oslo today, where she met with European partners with a longstanding history of support to the Arab region. The Executive Secretary met with NAFS Programme donor focal points in Germany and Norway for the first time since her appointment and updated them on the work of the Programme.
5 September 2019	New portal to assist small and medium enterprises in the Arab region	Beirut, 04 September 2019 (ESCWA)-- Arab experts and government officials gathered at the UN House in Beirut today to discuss a web-based platform that ESCWA is designing to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs), given their significant role in economic growth. The consultative meeting identified the key functionalities and content of the platform, dubbed SMEs Digital Enablers Portal.
9 September 2019	Launch of guidelines to estimate economic cost of violence against women	Beirut, 06 September 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, ESCWA launched its Guidelines to Estimate the Economic Cost of Domestic Violence in the Arab region, closing a 2-day regional workshop on the same theme, organized in partnership with UNFPA regional office and Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD).
10 September 2019	ESCWA hosts the International Forum on Climate Finance and Sustainable Cities	Beirut, 12-13 September 2019
12 September 2019	International stakeholders discuss support to climate finance in Arab region	Beirut, 12 September 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, international experts and officials gathered at ESCWA headquarters in Beirut to discuss the most efficient ways to support financing climate action globally and in the Arab region.

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