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| 11 December 2014 |
Needs of Arab States the Focus of UNESCWA Brainstorming Session |
Challenges facing the future of the region and the role of UNESCWA in light of them are the focus of a two-day meeting that began today at the UN House, Beirut. Arab officials and highly skilled experts and intellectuals gathered to brainstorm on the “Role of UNESCWA in Servicing its Member States, the Next Five Years.” |
| 6 January 2016 |
ESCWA and 3rd Session of the AFSRSD |
On 10-12 December 2015, ESCWA partnered with the Arab League Education, Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO) in organizing the 3rd Session of the Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development (AFSRSD), which was held in Beirut under the auspicious of Lebanese Minister of Administrative Reform Nabil de Freije. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Committee on Water Resources Concludes 10th Session |
The Tenth Session of ESCWA Committee on Water Resources concluded its deliberations on 22 March, coinciding with the International Water Day, with the adoption of over 24 recommendations submitted to member countries and the Commission’s Secretariat, which support “Regional Cooperation in the Field of Water Resources”, the slogan of the Session. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Committee on Water Resources Concludes 10th Session |
The Tenth Session of ESCWA Committee on Water Resources concluded its deliberations on 22 March, coinciding with the International Water Day, with the adoption of over 24 recommendations submitted to member countries and the Commission’s Secretariat, which support “Regional Cooperation in the Field of Water Resources”, the slogan of the Session. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Smart Communities Project in Iraq |
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| 1 February 2018 |
Ambassadors from Arab region and ESCWA leadership discuss priorities for 2018 |
Beirut, 30 January 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)---A dozen ambassadors from Arab countries were at the United Nations’ regional commission in Beirut on Tuesday to discuss common priorities for 2018 that will build on economic and social progress achieved in 2017. |
| 16 December 2019 |
Arab region caught in an inequality trap |
Beirut, 16 December 2019 (ESCWA)--The region is caught in an inequality trap, argue the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Economic Research Forum (ERF) in their new report titled “Rethinking Inequality in Arab Countries”, which was launched today in Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Meeting Concludes With Recommendations for Future Development Efforts in Western Asia |
UNESCWA concluded an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Development Under Crisis Conditions that was held at the UN House, Beirut, from 27 to 28 June 2006 in which experts from the United States, Europe and the Arab world discussed the causes and effects of conflict and political tensions in the region, documented best practices, and made recommendations for future development efforts in Western Asia. |
| 7 April 2019 |
Arab agriculture and water ministers agree to join hands against impacts of climate change, land degradation and water scarcity |
Beirut-Cairo, 4 April 2019 (ESCWA)--The first joint meeting of Arab ministers of agriculture and water held at the League of Arab States (LAS) today concluded with the adoption of Cairo Declaration that called upon all Arab governments and partners to institutionalize regional coordination mechanisms and harmonize policies across both sectors to face the impacts of climate change, land degradation, and water scarcity. |
| 23 January 2017 |
Arab Experts Meet Tomorrow to Track Progress toward Implementation of Energy-Related SDGs |
Beirut, 23 January 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – Under the framework of its work on sustainable energy, ESCWA is organising an expert group meeting (EGM) on “Tracking Progress toward the Implementation of Energy Related Sustainable Development Goals in the Arab Region” on 24-25 January 2017, at the UN House, Riad El-Solh Square, Beirut, Lebanon. |