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| 20 August 2020 |
Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture: Virtual Workshop for the Arab Region |
Beirut, 3 August 2020 (ESCWA)--Arab countries are particularly affected by climate change and face increasing challenges due to degraded natural resources, scarce freshwater, and endangered livelihoods and food security. |
| 5 June 2017 |
Linking Academia with Industry in Arab Countries |
The working team for linking academia with industry in the Arab region conducted its first meeting on 24-25 April 2017 in Rabat-Morocco. The meeting was organized by the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO). |
| 11 December 2014 |
Food Security and Safety Discussed in Rio + 20 |
During the Rio+20 Conference, which took place in Rio de Janeiro on 20-22 June 2012, ESCWA joined hands with the German Agency of International Cooperation (GIZ), the League of Arab States (LAS), the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) and the Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED), to evaluate food security in the Arab region, in a panel discussion that gathered around 50 participants. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Launch of Decade of Action for Road Safety in ESCWA |
From the UN House in Beirut, and in cooperation with Lebanese actress Carmen Lebbos, ESCWA launched on 17 May the “Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020.” The event was held under the auspices and in the presence of Lebanese Minister of Interior Ziad Baroud, and many diplomats and government officials from ESCWA’s member countries. |
| 18 September 2017 |
Executive Secretary Attends 72nd Session of UN General Assembly |
Beirut, 18 September 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim is attending the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly and participating in high-level activities organized on its sidelines from 18 to 24 September 2017. The Executive Secretary is also attending the general debates that start on Tuesday 19 September 2017. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA member states ambassadors meet to discuss ESCWA achievements and its work future |
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| 26 February 2015 |
The International Comparison Program in a Nutshell |
The International Comparison Program (ICP) is a global statistical initiative aimed at estimating purchasing power parities (PPPs) that are used to convert gross domestic product (GDP) and its components from national currency denominations into common international currency units at equal price. Today, the ICP has become not only the largest international statistical program in the world, but also the most complex, involving 199 countries worldwide. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Amman Hosts UN-ESCWA Meeting on Social Policy |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), holds an expert group meeting on “The Social Policy Report II: From Concept to Practice”, on 17 January 2008 at Le Meridien Hotel in Amman, Jordan. |
| 2 February 2021 |
ESCWA: Lebanon’s formal private sector sales down by 45% and a quarter of the workforce laid off |
Beirut, 2 February 2021--Since 2019, the Lebanese economy is in free fall, a dramatic situation which was further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and last summer’s Beirut Port explosion. |
| 15 April 2020 |
ESCWA: 74 million in the Arab region at risk of COVID-19 due to lack of access to a handwashing facility |
Beirut, 15 April 2020--While it has been agreed worldwide that handwashing with soap and water is the best prevention against COVID-19 contagion, this simple act proves to be difficult in a region where 74 million people lack access to a basic handwashing facility. |