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| 15 December 2016 |
Ministers of ESCWA Member Countries Discuss National Challenges to 2030 Agenda Implementation |
As part of its ministerial 29th Session, ESCWA held on 14 December 2016 a ministerial discussion panel on the “Challenges Facing the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the National Level” with the participation of Arab ministers and prominent figures. |
| 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. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Dubai Hosts the Arab Regional Implementation Meeting |
How do the resolutions of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO +20) held in Brazil in June 2012 reflect on the Arab region? |
| 8 April 2019 |
UN Deputy Secretary-General calls for a transformation of the organization to empower those furthest behind |
Beirut, 8 April 2019 (ESCWA)--Ensuring the United Nations Development System is able to respond to the needs of member States to implement the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was at the core of the agenda of a high-level gathering in Beirut, Lebanon where the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed addressed members of United Nations regional agencies, the League of Arab States and other partners. |
| 2 December 2019 |
Arab stakeholders agree on priorities for gender equality and women’s empowerment in the coming five years |
Amman, 28 November 2019 (ESCWA, UN-Women)--Senior officials representing Arab States met to agree on priorities for the advancement of gender equality and women’s empowerment, in the light of the findings of the regional review of progress made in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) 25 years after their adoption. As an outcome of the conference, member States adopted an Arab declaration which reaffirms the pr |
| 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. |
| 7 March 2018 |
ESCWA urges Arab countries to make women’s rights ‘reality’ and build on legal reforms |
Beirut, 06 March 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – As the global community prepares to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) on Tuesday urged Arab countries to make women’s rights and their protection from discrimination “a reality.” |
| 7 January 2020 |
ESCWA Committee on Women concludes its 9th session in Amman |
Beirut-Amman, 27 November 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, the ninth session of the Committee on Women of ESCWA concluded with a series of recommendations on the advancement of women’s rights, with a focus on the pathways that Arab countries took to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 25 years after its adoption. |
| 13 November 2018 |
ESCWA and Lebanese American University partner on “Interdisciplinary Gender Studies” |
In today’s competitive economy, young adults are finding the transition from school into the workforce more and more difficult due to the increasing demand from employers for candidates with relevant work experience and skills. Whereas degrees and academic credentials remain a tremendous asset to university students, many are finding they are not enough to guarantee related and fulfilling jobs after graduation. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Launches Conference and Public Consultations to Establish Arab Internet Governance Forum |
Beirut, 1 February 2012 (UN Information Services) -- UN-ESCWA, the League of Arab States (LAS) and the Lebanese Presidency Council of Ministers (PCM) have jointly organized the Conference and Public Consultations to Establish the Arab Internet Governance Forum (IGF) at Habtoor Grand Hotel, on 31 January and 1 February 2012, in Beirut |