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11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Workshop on Customer Protection and Lebanese Economic Policies |
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1 April 2020 |
New ESCWA brief: 8.3 million people will fall into poverty in the Arab region due to COVID-19 |
With today’s estimates, a total of 101.4 million people in the region would be classified as poor, and 52 million as undernourished. |
11 December 2014 |
Combating Violence against Women and Girls on the Agenda of ESCWA |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN) have prepared a study on: “Policies to Empower Women in the Arab Region: Combating Violence against Women and Girls” with support from the Norwegian Embassy in Lebanon. |
11 December 2014 |
ESCWA holds Fifth Meeting of Technical Committee |
ESCWA Secretariat convened the fifth meeting of the Technical Committee at the UN House in Beirut on 6 and 7 April. Statements were delivered by Undersecretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf and by Chairman of the fifth session of the technical committee, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Saleh Al-Kharabsheh. |
2 October 2018 |
New ESCWA initiative to boost renewable energy projects in Arab rural areas |
Beirut, 01 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--In addition to water, energy, and food security challenges, most Arab rural areas face repercussions linked to unstable political situation across the region. |
7 July 2017 |
Regional Experts Discuss Water-Energy Nexus at ESCWA |
ESCWA hosts on 11-12 July 2017 a score of water and energy experts from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, The Sudan, The Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, and Yemen, to take part in a regional capacity-building workshop on “Water-Energy Nexus Operational Renewable Energy” held at the UN House in Beirut. |
11 December 2014 |
Barriers Hindering Women’s Economic Participation on the Agenda of ESCWA |
ESCWA gathered today a group of experts, academics, program specialists, government officials, as well as concerned U.N. Entities and other civil society players, to discuss “Barriers Hindering Women’s Economic Participation in the ESCWA Region,” in an expert group meeting at the U.N. House, Beirut. |
11 December 2014 |
Social Exclusion |
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11 December 2014 |
The UN Greens the Blue |
On 5 June (World Environment Day) 2007, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on all UN agencies, funds and programs to become climate neutral and 'go green'. Since then, all UN organizations have been working together to put in place systems and procedures to measure and reduce the environmental impacts of the UN family. |
11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Participates in First LAU - UN Day |
ESCWA participated in a UN Day organized by the UN Information Center (UNIC Beirut) and the Lebanese American University (LAU) at the latter's Beirut campus 27 April in which 17 UN agencies and programs participated. A ceremony launching the event was attended by ambassadors, diplomats, media representatives, UN officials as well as faculty members, students and alumni of LAU. |