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| 25 June 2020 |
ESCWA: COVID-19 exposes 32 million older persons to lack of health care and aggravates the problems of young people in the Arab region |
Beirut, 25 June 2020--The devastating effects of COVID-19 have severely impacted two main groups of the Arab population: the young and the elderly. Young people, already registering the highest and fastest growing unemployment rate worldwide—23% in 2020—will face serious challenges in re-entering the job market after the lockdown. The pandemic has also heightened the vulnerability of about 32 million older persons in the region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA convenes on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
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| 20 January 2017 |
Promoting Innovation for Inclusive Sustainable Development |
ESCWA co-organized a session on Innovation Policies for Socio-Economic Sustainable Development as part of the Fourth Session of the Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development, held under the auspices of Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ashraf al Shihi, on 16-18 December 2016. |
| 11 December 2014 |
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
The world is in the grip of pressing natural threats that may constitute a turning point in its history. Desertification is one such key challenge that is looming over the entire planet, and especially the Arab region, and that requires prompt and common action to reverse its effects or stop its course. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Servicing Member Countries |
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| 14 December 2017 |
Regional Commission Launches Report on Survey of Economic and Social Developments |
Beirut, 13 December 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) –ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Khawla Mattar today said, “The ESCWA studies should now be followed up on the ground especially that in the last few years conflicts have been mounting in the region. We are not only afraid of what is happening today but also of what would happen tomorrow because of the economic and social roots of conflicts.” |
| 2 October 2018 |
Arab countries strive to improve the quality of data on persons with disabilities |
Beirut, 02 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – Improving the quality of data on persons with disabilities was the focus of a recent meeting in Cairo, Egypt, attended by thirteen countries of the Arab region (Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen) as well as international experts and representatives of UN agencies, civil society and Disabled People’s Organizations. |
| 1 April 2015 |
Regional Commission Marks International Women’s Day, Raises Voices of Arab Women |
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, ESCWA, in cooperation with the Resource Center for Gender Equality (ABAAD), held a commemoration entitled “Voices of Arab Women,” at the UN House, Beirut, with the participation of Second Vice Chair of the National Commission for Lebanese Women Lama Tammam Salam, and Lebanese Minister of Displaced Persons Alice Chabtini. |
| 11 December 2014 |
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| 11 December 2014 |
UNESCWA to Mobilize Regional Discussions on Migration Ahead of International Dialogue |
Beirut, 12 May 2006 (United Nations Information Service)-- With the issue of international migration gaining more weight at the international level, regional organizations and governments are becoming more attentive to the challenges and opportunities it presents. |