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| 24 February 2021 |
Arab Region holds its First Regional Review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration |
Beirut-Cairo, 24 February 2021--The first Regional Review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) in the Arab region started today. The two-day conference will be attended by Member States and all relevant stakeholders who will reflect on the progress made since the adoption in 2018 of the GCM – the first inter-governmentally negotiated agreement addressing international migration in all its dimensions. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Enabling Policies for Financing Energy Efficiency Investments |
On 14-15 April 2014, the Tunisian capital hosted a regional policy seminar organized by Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in collaboration with the Tunisian Agency for Energy Conservation (ANME), the Energy Department of the League of Arab States (ED LAS), and the Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), on policy reforms to promote financing of energy efficiency (EE) investments with the aim of strengthening the capacity of national and local policymakers in the region. |
| 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. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Conference on the Information Society |
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| 4 January 2017 |
ESCWA and LAS Workshop on the Outputs of the Arab IGF 2020 Initiative's Technical Cooperation Working Group |
ESCWA and the League of Arab States (LAS) will hold the Workshop on the Outputs of the AIGF2020 Initiative's Technical Cooperation Working Group (TCWG), in Cairo, from 20 to 22 December 2016. The event is hosted by both the UNIC Cairo office, and the League of Arab States. The Workshop opens at 12:00 hours noon on Tuesday 20 Dec 2016 at the UNIC-Cairo Office, and continues for the remaining two days at LAS premises, starting at 10:00 hours daily. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA-Rotary Report on Arab MDGs Launched at UN House |
The project is of great benefit to secondary school and university instructors and students, and promotes joint cooperation between ESCWA, Rotary clubs in Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the Social Sciences Institute of the Lebanese University. It is the Arab Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2011, which was launched at the UN House this afternoon in the presence of Arab and foreign diplomatic delegates, educational personalities as well as Rotary members. |
| 19 November 2018 |
Workshop on environment statistics provides crucial training to data experts in Arab region |
Beirut, 15 November 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – As environmental challenges continue to grow throughout the Arab region, countries are recognizing that decision-making processes need to integrate solutions for people and planet based on evidence-based data that can be monitored and measured. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA-Rotary Launch Report on Arab MDGs |
The project is of great benefit to secondary school and university instructors and students, and promotes joint cooperation between ESCWA, Rotary clubs in Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the Social Sciences Institute of the Lebanese University. It is the Arab Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2011, which was launched at the UN House on 10 October 2013 in the presence of Arab and foreign diplomatic delegates, educational personalities as well as Rotary members. |
| 12 February 2018 |
Two new studies launched by the ESCWA ‘National Agenda for the Future of Syria’ Programme |
Beirut, 12 February 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) has launched two new studies under its National Agenda for the Future of Syria (NAFS) Programme which provide constitutional options and foundations for future elections in the country. |
| 21 April 2015 |
Justice and Equality for Women in the Arab Region |
"Towards Justice and Equality for Women in the Arab Region" was the title of the Arab High Level Conference on Beijing+20, which was hosted by the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on 2 and 3 February 2015 at Sofitel Hotel, El-Gezirah. |