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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Meeting Urges Documentation of Women’s Role in Reform Movements |
Participants in ESCWA’s meeting on “Strategies and Media Campaigns to Promote the Empowerment of Women in the ESCWA Region" today called for proper documentation of women’s roles in the movements of change and promoting this image in international media. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Hosts 18th RCM Meeting in Beirut |
Engaging in regional and global processes, enhancing policy coherence, and promoting coordination on priority issues were the focus areas of the 18th meeting of the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) held on 15 March 2013 at the UN House in Beirut. The meeting, which was attended by regional directors and representatives of UN agencies and regional partners, was inaugurated by ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf, and League of Arab States (LAS) Assistant Secretary-General for Social Affairs Faeqa Saeed Alsaleh. |
| 31 October 2020 |
Most comprehensive report to date on women’s participation in political life in Iraq: Challenges and ways to overcome them |
Baghdad-Beirut, 1 November 2020--Women's participation in political processes in Iraq is hampered by many obstacles, despite Iraqi women’s determination to engage in the public sphere. In 2020, Iraq ranked 70th worldwide in terms of women holding seats in parliament. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Experts Meet at ESCWA, Discuss Regional Economic Situation and Prospects |
On 9 April 2014, ESCWA organized an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the Regional Economic Situation and its Prospects at the UN House, Beirut. |
| 22 April 2020 |
ESCWA warns of a historic decline in foreign direct investment in the Arab region due to COVID-19 |
Beirut, 23 April 2020--The devastating effects of COVID-19 on economies worldwide are yet to unfold, but they will definitely not spare the Arab region which is set to witness its greatest decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) on record. A new policy brief issued today by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to shed light on the impact of the pandemic on Arab trade and investment estimates that the region is likely to lose 45% of FDI inflows in 2020. |
| 2 November 2016 |
Linking Scientific Research Institutes with Industry |
Upon the invitation of the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO) and co-organization of ESCWA and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), a workshop was held on “Linking Research Institutes with Industry in Arab States” on 5 October 2016 in Amman. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Conference Diplomacy the Focus of UNITAR-UNESCWA Workshop |
Speaking at a training workshop on “Conference Diplomacy” today, UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy said that civil society organizations and the media are a basic factor impacting multilateral negotiations and the diplomacy of international and regional conferences. She said some countries are weakened by the fact that information is kept from civil society organizations and media at a time when these institutions can play an effective role in stating the position of nations on major issues that have a direct impact on the livelihood of peoples. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Amman to Host a Brainstorming Meeting on UN-ESCWA Achievements in the Field of Local Community Development |
Under the patronage of Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Suhair Al-Ali and in her presence, UN-ESCWA will hold a Subregional Brainstorming Meeting entitled “A Decade of UN-ESCWA Achievements in the Field of Local community Development” at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Amman, Jordan, on 4 March 2007. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Water is Life |
Water preservation takes on a special importance in the UN-ESCWA region, which is considered an arid to a semi-arid region. Ten out of thirteen UN-ESCWA countries are among the poorest 15 countries in terms of water resources. Inhabitants of this region, who represent 2.5 per cent of world population, receive less than 0.4 per cent only of renewable water resources yearly. Water is therefore at the heart of conflicts that riddle the region, especially that 80 per cent of water resources come from outside the region, which paves the way for conflict-eruption among neighboring countries. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Lebanese Economy and Trade Minister to Open UNESCWA Meeting on Monday |
Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Sami Haddad will open the UNESCWA Regional Workshop on Trade Facilitation for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) at 10:00am on 6 November 2006 at the UN House, Beirut. Participants in the meeting, which will continue until 7 November, include representatives of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in the region. This activity focuses on trade facilitation for the private sector and is part of the work programme of UNESCWA. A regional workshop was held in the same framework last June for trade negotiators on trade facilitation. |