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| 8 October 2019 |
ESCWA continues to train Syrian refugees and Lebanese women in Akkar |
Beirut, 11 September 2019 (ESCWA)-- ESCWA and its partners concluded a 3-day training on 6 September aimed at empowering women refugees from Syria and vulnerable women in Akkar, Lebanon, to play an active role in improving their lives and advocating for their rights. |
| 9 October 2019 |
12th Session of the ESCWA Committee on Social Development; New report on Social Protection Reform in Arab countries |
Beirut, 9 October 2019 (ESCWA)--ESCWA today concluded the twelfth session of its Committee on Social Development, which discussed how best to support member States in achieving a more inclusive and equitable development in the Arab region. |
| 14 October 2019 |
Women in Saudi Arabia – Vision 2030 Agenda |
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| 16 October 2019 |
United Nations Library and Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (UN LINKS) & Lebanese Library Association (LLA): Open Dialogue |
Beirut, 11 October 2019 (ESCWA)--The United Nations Library and Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (UN LINKS) is the United Nations system libraries’ platform to share know-how and best practices among UN librarians, and to engage in a dialogue with the local library community of the host country on issues of common interest. |
| 17 October 2019 |
Women in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 |
Beirut, 14 October 2019 (ESCWA)--As part of the support it extends to Arab States in their efforts towards achieving gender equality and full participation of women in the public life, ESCWA hosted a seminar organized by the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Beirut, at the UN House, on “Women in Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030”. |
| 4 November 2019 |
Enhancing integrated national development planning in Tunisia |
Beirut-Tunis, 30 October 2019 (ESCWA)--As part of efforts to improve planning processes towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 in the Arab region, ESCWA concluded today a two-day workshop on “Enhancing integrated national development planning in Tunisia”. The workshop was aimed at building the capacity of Tunisian planning stakeholders in the different techniques and methodologies of integrated planning. |
| 4 November 2019 |
Improving disability statistics in Arab countries |
Beirut-Amman, 29 October 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, a regional workshop on disability statistics for the Arab region kicked off in Amman with a view to expanding statistics coverage so no one is left behind. |
| 4 November 2019 |
Risk assessment framework in the Arab region |
Beirut, 21 October 2019 (ESCWA)--As part of its ongoing efforts towards a better understanding of risk drivers in the region, ESCWA organized a meeting on “Developing a risk assessment framework in the Arab region”. |
| 5 November 2019 |
ESCWA partakes in several international and regional events |
Beirut, 1 November 2019 (ESCWA)--Over the past two weeks, staff members from ESCWA partook in a series of events on the topics of climate change and food security, environment, green economy, and water. |
| 5 November 2019 |
Strengthening measurement of violence against women in the Arab region |
Beirut-Cairo, 18 October 2019 (ESCWA)--In many Arab countries, there is still a lack of data on the prevalence of violence against women. To remedy this, ESCWA and partners gathered to discuss means to measure violence against women in line with globally agreed methodological and ethical standards. |