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| 5 November 2019 |
Strengthening measurement of violence against women in the Arab region |
Beirut-Cairo, 18 October 2019 (ESCWA)--In many Arab countries, there is still a lack of data on the prevalence of violence against women. To remedy this, ESCWA and partners gathered to discuss means to measure violence against women in line with globally agreed methodological and ethical standards. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Abu Dhabi Hosts UN-ESCWA Forum on Energy |
UN-ESCWA is organizing the “Arab Regional Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development: Strategies, Policies and Plans”, which will be held in cooperation with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, the CAMRE Technical Secretariat and UNEP/ROWA at the Hilton Hotel, Abu Dhabi, on 1 February, following the International Conference on Integrated Sustainable Energy Resources in Arid Regions, held between 28 and 31 January 2007. |
| 11 December 2014 |
AUST Students Visit ESCWA, Learn about its Objectives and Programmes |
A group of students of different majors from the American University of Science and Technology (AUST) visited ESCWA on 19 May 2012, where they learned about the Commission’s objectives and programmes. Chief of ESCWA Social Participatory Development Section (SPDS) Maha Yahya briefed them on the role of ESCWA as one of the United Nations Regional Commissions and the opportunities and challenges facing the region. She focused on regional priority agenda items and the Commission’s work with civil society organizations. |
| 11 December 2014 |
AUST Students Visit ESCWA, Learn about its Objectives and Programmes |
A group of students of different majors from the American University of Science and Technology (AUST) visited ESCWA on 19 May 2012, where they learned about the Commission’s objectives and programmes. Chief of ESCWA Social Participatory Development Section (SPDS) Maha Yahya briefed them on the role of ESCWA as one of the United Nations Regional Commissions and the opportunities and challenges facing the region. She focused on regional priority agenda items and the Commission’s work with civil society organizations. |
| 21 March 2019 |
ESCWA Arab High-level Forum concludes with calls to use technologies to accelerate sustainable development |
Beirut, 20 March 2019 (ESCWA)--The Second Arab High-level Forum on World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development today concluded at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) while urging to make use of digital technologies in order to accelerate sustainable developmen |
| 4 December 2017 |
Lebanese Ministers of Finance and Combating Corruption in ESCWA Tomorrow Under Inter-Governmental Meeting on Financing for Development |
Beirut, 04 December (Communication and Information Unit)--The 12th Session of the Committee on Liberalization of Foreign trade, Economic Globalization and Financing for Development, holds a panel discussion tomorrow 05 December, at 9:30am, at the UN House in Beirut, Lebanon, on “Domestic Resource Mobilization by Curbing Illicit Financial Flows and Trade Misinvoicing”. |
| 31 October 2020 |
Most comprehensive report to date on women’s participation in political life in Iraq: Challenges and ways to overcome them |
Beirut-Baghdad, 1 November 2020--Women's participation in political processes in Iraq is hampered by many obstacles, despite Iraqi women’s determination to engage in the public sphere. In 2020, Iraq ranked 70th worldwide in terms of women holding seats in parliament. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Promising Palestinian Officials Visit ESCWA, Explore its Activities and Policies |
Three Palestinian young officials, Kahrumana Jarrar, Head of Department of UN and International Organizations in the Palestinian Ministry of Planning and Adminastrative Development, Rabii Al-Hantouli, First Secretary of the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, and Omar Awadallah, Head of Department of UN and Specialized Agencies in the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended the ESCWA 27th Session held on 7-10 May, 2012 at the UN House in Beirut, as part of an annual training programme organized by the Division of Palestinian Rights (DPR) at the United Na |
| 12 August 2015 |
ESCWA Supports Kuwait for New Groundwater Research Project |
Within the framework of advisory services provided by ESCWA to member countries, the Commission contributed with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) in the preparation and finalization of the concept note and project proposal for a new groundwater research project. This project aims at enhancing the knowledge and skills of stakeholders in the water sector to formulate policies, implement programmes and develop institutional frameworks aimed at promoting integrated management of water resources. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia Launched in Stockholm |
During the World Water Week held in Stockholm from 1 to 6 September 2013, ESCWA and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) launched the Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia, the first effort led by the United Nations to comprehensively identify and assess the state of transboundary surface and groundwater resources in the Middle East. |