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| 17 November 2016 |
ESCWA Highlights Regional Implementation of 2030 Agenda on Climate Action |
On 15 November 2016, ESCWA took part in a joint United Nations regional commissions roundtable held on the sidelines of the twenty-second session of the annual Conference of the Parties (COP 22), the supreme decision-making body of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change taking place in Marrakech, Morocco between 7 and 18 November 2016. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Promotes Transport Emission Reductions |
ESCWA today opened a meeting of regional and international experts to discuss the main aspects of the transport sector, its emissions and their impact on climate change. Entitled “Promoting Emissions Reductions in the Transport Sector,” the 5-6 July meeting is held at the UN House in Beirut in cooperation with the Gas Center of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). |
| 8 May 2019 |
DSG Amina Mohammed in Beirut: Inspirational leadership |
Beirut, 19 April 2019 (ESCWA)--Early April, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) welcomed UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at its headquarters in Beirut for several high-level meetings, namely the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development (AFSD), with one key message at the core of them all: the 2030 Agenda goes beyond goals and way beyond 2030; it is about serving people – every |
| 11 December 2014 |
Successful E-Government Implementation |
Successful E-Government Implementation is on the table at the UN House in a workshop on "Electronic/mobile Government in Arab States: Building capacity in knowledge management through partnership". The meeting is held on 18-20 November 2008 at the UN House, Riad Solh Avenue to tackle the way to successfully implement the electronic-mobile government issue in the Arab World. |
| 26 June 2018 |
Four side events at 30th Ministerial Session of ESCWA |
During the ministerial segment of the 30th Ministerial Session taking place on 27 and 28 June, four side events are being organized to highlight the work of ESCWA. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Discusses Energy Issues in Amman |
The Jordanian capital hosted three regional UN-ESCWA meetings in cooperation with the National Center for Energy Research in Amman from 18 to 21 December 2006. They were: “Seminar on Follow-Up of Activities of the Regional Mechanism on the Development of Energy Uses for Sustainable Development”, “Regional Workshop on Energy Efficiency Labeling”, and “Regional Workshop on Clean Development Mechanism: Project Document Preparation in UN-ESCWA Member Countries.”
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| 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. |
| 19 February 2016 |
Climate Change Impact and Vulnerability Assessments in the Arab Region |
On the sidelines of the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP-21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris in December 2015, ESCWA organized a side event on “Climate Change Impact and Vulnerability Assessments in the Arab Region”. |
| 23 May 2017 |
Illicit Financial Flows Hamper Sustainable Development Financing |
ESCWA held on 8 and 9 May 2017 at the UN House in Beirut an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to conjure a common scope, definition, working parameters and methodology to qualify and quantify Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and trade misinvoicing since, to date, there is no multilaterally agreed upon definition of IFFs or an agreed-on methodology for their measurement. |
| 31 July 2019 |
ESCWA signs technical cooperation framework with Yemen |
Beirut, 31 July 2019 (ESCWA)--United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Rola Dashti today said the most important step in the post-conflict phase in Yemen is to engage citizens in development process at socio-economic and institutional levels. In this context, she stressed the need to develop a clear road map to address the development challenges that Yemen is facing. |