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| 4 July 2016 |
Preparation for the Sudan Housing and Population Census |
In the framework of the ESCWA technical cooperation with member countries, and at the request of the Republic of Sudan, the regional commission held on 1 and 2 June 2016 in Khartoum a consultative workshop on the use of technology for the general Population and Housing Census 2018, and relayed the experience of Jordan in the use of technology along the phases of the census. Participants in the census were the ESCWA delegation, along with a delegation from the Jordanian Department of Statistics and the firm that carried on the census in Jordan. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Statistical Committee Opens Ninth Session |
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| 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. |
| 17 December 2015 |
What is Left of the Arab Spring? |
Beirut, 17 December 2015 (Communication and Information Unit)-- “What is Left of the Arab Spring?” is the question ESCWA has tried to answer through its first issue of the Social Development Report series entitled “What is Left of the Spring: The Long Road to Social Justice in the Arab Region”, which will be launched at 10:00 a.m. on 21 December 2015, at the UN House, Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Facilitates Exchange of Environmental Knowledge between Palestine and Tunisia |
ESCWA Regional Advisor for Environment and Water Ralf Klingbeil said today that Tunisia and Palestine will benefit from the exchange of information on their national approaches to environmental management through the activities, which ESCWA has planned at the Tunisian Ministry of Environment from 22 to 26 April 2013. Speaking to the ESCWA Communication and Information Unit (ECIU) of this mission, Klingbeil noted, “We expect to enhance direct cooperation between both countries in a number of fields. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The Sudan Joins UN-ESCWA |
The Sudan has recently acceded to the membership of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN ESCWA). The Commission has thus come to include 14 member countries. The accession comes in response to the request of the Sudan and the recommendation of the UN-ESCWA 25th Ministerial Session held in Sana’a, Yemen on 26-29 May 2008. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Technical Committee Holds its First Meeting |
The first meeting of the UN-ESCWA Technical Committee, established pursuant to the decision of UN-ESCWA at its twenty-fourth ministerial session in 2006, opened today. The aim of the meeting, which extends until tomorrow, 17 January 2008, is to discuss preparations for the UN-ESCWA twenty-fifth ministerial session, in addition to ongoing preparations for the strategic framework for the biennium 2010-2011: suggested vision and priorities. |
| 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 |
Launch of World Investment Report 2009 in Beirut |
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| 4 November 2019 |
Improving disability statistics in Arab countries |
Beirut-Amman, 29 October 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, a regional workshop on disability statistics for the Arab region kicked off in Amman with a view to expanding statistics coverage so no one is left behind. |