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| 11 December 2014 |
Good Governance despite Conflict |
Addressing development challenges as a result of conflict, UN-ESCWA is hosting an expert group meeting on “Strengthening Good Governance Practices in Conflict Affected Countries: Current Priorities and Future Interventions”, on 27-28 February 2009, at UN House, Beirut. |
| 30 May 2019 |
ESCWA bolsters cooperation with sister agencies |
Beirut-Nairobi, 28 May 2019 (ESCWA)--United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Rola Dashti, signed yesterday two memoranda of understanding (MoU) with UN Environment and UN Habitat on the sidelines of her participation in the first UN Habitat Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. |
| 11 August 2015 |
Arab region cooperative framework necessary to address ongoing conflict |
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal today called for policy-makers to consider a broad, inclusive, interdisciplinary and systematic framework to better understand the impact of protracted conflict and violence in the West Asia region, at an expert group meeting organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in partnership with the West Asia-North Africa (WANA) Institute. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Strengthening the Private Sector |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Ageing Population |
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| 29 May 2016 |
Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2016 |
ESCWA, in cooperation with the members of Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) and the League of Arab States (LAS), will organize the 2016 Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, in hotel Kempinski, Amman, from 29 to 30 May 2016.
The Forum opens at 10:00 AM, Sunday 29 May 2016, with speeches by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf, Deputy Secretary General, League of Arab States Ahmed Ben Helli, Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, H.E. Imad N. Fakhoury. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA at the 5th Beirut Energy Forum |
Within the context of the 5th Beirut Energy Forum, ESCWA organized a session entitled "The Role of Renewable Energy in Socio–Economic Development in the Arab Region" on 17 September 2014. The session, which was moderated by Moncef Ben Abdallah, Senior Energy Expert, and former Tunisian Industry and Energy Minister, tackled the impact of sustainable energy transition on youth unemployment and job creation opportunities; the impact of Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) deployment; and the role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in this matter. |
| 11 October 2018 |
ESCWA, Islamic Development Bank sign joint declaration on sustainable energy for all |
Beirut, 4 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) today signed a joint declaration to implement the objectives of the 7th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) related to affordable and clean energy. |
| 19 October 2018 |
ESCWA presents 2018 Gender Equality Awards |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is proud to announce the gold, silver and bronze awardees of the 3rd biennial Munasara – ESCWA Gender Equality awards. Through the awards, ESCWA pays tribute to the work being done across divisions to mainstream a gender perspective internally and amongst its 18 member States. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Launches a Supportive Guide in the Arab Region on Gender in the Millennium Development Goals |
On the occasion of the 12th Regional Coordination Mechanism Meeting (RCM), UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary, Bader Omar AlDafa, launched on Sunday a report on “Gender in the Millennium Development Goals: Information guide for Arab Millennium Development Goals reports” at the UN House, Beirut in the presence of representatives of UN regional organizations and media institutions. |