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| 18 November 2020 |
The Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the Arab region 20 years after its adoption |
Beirut, 13 November 2020 (ESCWA)--The 20th anniversary of the adoption of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on countries’ economies and societies. Its impact is particularly hard on women, as the burdens they carry have multiplied and violence against them has increased dramatically. |
| 24 November 2020 |
Good government responses to COVID-19 and lessons for the future |
Good government responses to COVID-19 in the Arab region were discussed by ESCWA and its partners who identified good lessons for the future. |
| 1 December 2020 |
Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen & ESCWA sign an agreement to support development plans in Yemen |
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| 1 December 2020 |
Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen & ESCWA sign an agreement to support development plans in Yemen |
Beirut-Riyadh, 30 November 2020--Yemen has been struggling for decades with multiple challenges, including a fragile infrastructure, and high rates of poverty and food insecurity, which have placed it among the world’s least developed countries. This situation has prompted international and regional organizations concerned with development in Yemen to work together on formulating development programmes to address these challenges, including through studies, research and projects aimed at combating poverty and achieving the internationally agreed development goals. |
| 2 December 2020 |
Cost of conflict in Libya exceeds $576 billion, ESCWA study finds |
The cost of the conflict in Libya since its outbreak in 2011 exceeds 783 billion Libyan dinars (LYD), i.e. $576 billion according to the official exchange rate. |
| 8 December 2020 |
ESCWA Observes the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
Beirut, 1 December 2020 (ESCWA) —ESCWA held two virtual events on 1 December 2020 in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: an official ceremony and a public webinar on Palestinians and international aid. |
| 10 December 2020 |
ESCWA: 2 Arab countries among world’s top 10 richest and 2 others among the 5 least expensive |
Beirut, 10 December 2020--Qatar and the United Arab Emirates ranked second and eighth respectively among the world’s top 10 richest countries, while Egypt and the Sudan ranked first and third respectively among the 5 least expensive countries, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). |
| 17 December 2020 |
Conclusion of the regional training of trainers on women’s political leadership |
Beirut, 16 December 2020 (ESCWA)--On 28 November 2020, ESCWA and its partners, the Arab Women Parliamentarians Network for Equality (Ra’edat), UN Women and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), concluded the four-week online |
| 21 December 2020 |
Launch of ESCWA Climate-SDGs debt swap initiative |
Beirut, 18 December 2020 (ESCWA)--The years since the global economic downturn in 2008 have seen an increase in public debt in several major economies around the world; a trend more worrying for the low and middle-income countries of the Arab region. |
| 21 December 2020 |
Arabic Language Day 2020: A book for a Goal |
Since the dawn of time, human beings have endeavoured to improve their reality through wars and peace, negotiations and plans. Their goal has always been a thriving present and a prosperous future. On this arduous path, which has been hampered by a transboundary virus, language has been invaluable: an accurate and sincere reference, and an intellectual and expressive tool. Language reminds, warns, awakens and saves. |