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| 17 July 2017 |
Macroeconomic and Fiscal Impacts of the Libyan Crisis on Tunisian Economy |
In April 2017 ESCWA issued a study entitled “The Impact of the Libyan Crisis on the Tunisian Economy: an Estimation of the Macroeconomic and Fiscal Impacts of the Libyan Crisis on the Tunisian Economy” laying out the consequences that arise as a result of states having interdependent relationships. |
| 11 December 2014 |
In Copenhagen Climate Conference, Executive Secretary Lays out Solutions for Region |
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Bader Omar AlDafa, today articulated expected challenges and potential climate change (CC) impacts on the region in a statement delivered at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
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| 11 December 2014 |
Outcome of WTO 6th Ministerial Conference Focus of UNESCWA Meeting |
What are the direct implications on Arab countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) 6th Ministerial Conference? What are the objectives these countries are seeking to achieve by joining WTO, in view of the proliferating bilateral and regional trade arrangements? And what would be the negotiations priorities once Arab countries choose to maximize their stakes from the Doha round negotiations and WTO membership? |
| 30 September 2019 |
Review of the regional progress report on implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action |
Beirut, 26 September 2019 (ESCWA)--About 50 Arab and global experts concluded today at ESCWA discussions of a regional report on progress made by Arab countries in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which will be launched on 28 November. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Al Ain Hosts a UN-ESCWA Meeting on demographic Analysis and Development |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) is organizing, in collaboration with the Office of Research Affairs of the United Arab Emirates University, a workshop on “Strengthening the Skills of Demographers and Population Experts in Demographic Analysis and its Relationship with Development”, on 5 and 6 December 2007, in Al Ain Rotana Hotel, United Arab Emirates. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The Role of ICT in Socio-Economic Development |
ESCWA organized an expert group meeting on the Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Socio-Economic Development on 9 and 10 April 2013 at the UN House, Beirut, to discuss the role of ICTs in sustainable development. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Energy for Sustainable Development |
With nine of its member countries accounting for some 56 and 30 per cent of oil and natural gas world supplies, the UN-ESCWA region is especially rich in these resources, said Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa. At the same time, other member countries have little or no gas or oil reserves. Such disparities among and between countries of the region had kept average growth over the past two years at about 5.6 per cent.
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| 11 December 2014 |
The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in Promoting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency |
The League of Arab States (LAS), ESCWA, the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy (MOERE) in Egypt, and the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) are jointly organizing, in cooperation with the European Union’s project “Mediterranean Energy Efficiency in the Construction Sector –MED-ENEC”, the Second Arab Forum for Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) entitled “Enhancing the Role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Promoting RE & EE” on 18-19 June 2014 in El Gouna Movenpick Hotel, Egypt. |
| 25 October 2018 |
Arab Regional Conference on Population and Development |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Transport Issues Debated in ESCWA |
Transport officials today affirmed the importance of unifying transport legislation among Arab countries and removing obstacles to the movement of goods and people in this region. Officials were speaking at the 11th Session of the ESCWA Transport Committee, held under the auspices of Lebanese Minister of Transportation, Ghazi Aridi. |