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| 12 December 2018 |
E-Handbook on SDG Framework and Metadata |
The E-Handbook is a resourceful tool that includes, where available, background information, country examples, and other resources to provide in-depth knowledge to data producers and users to improve collection, compilation and analysis |
| 8 April 2016 |
SIDA Project |
Within the framework of the Regional Initiative for the Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and Socio-Economic Vulnerability in the Arab Region (RICCAR), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) is supporting a three-year multi-institutional collaborative project on the same topic. The SIDA-ESCWA Project is a central component of the Regional Initiative, which has been adopted as an inter-agency initiative by United Nations and League of Arab States organizations that is reported upon to the Arab Ministerial Water Council. |
| 2 January 2015 |
Partners |
ESCWA is an important regional actor in the field of economic and social development. To amplify the impact of its normative and operational work, the organization enters into different types of partnerships and collaborative ventures with a host of global, regional, national and local partners. They include member countries, development agencies, intergovernmental organizations and agencies within and outside the United Nations system, civil society organizations and the private sector. |
| 4 December 2017 |
Disability in the Arab World: From Charity to Agency |
What is Disability?Persons with disabilities include those with long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments. These impairments are sometimes visible to others, and other times hidden. Environmental barriers prevent persons with disabilities from performing day-to-day activities and fully participating in society. Accordingly, policy interventions should focus on resolving these barriers to facilitate the participation and integration of persons with disabilities in society. |
| 9 January 2015 |
UN System Wide Action Plan for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-SWAP) |
Upholding its outstanding performance in mainstreaming gender equality and empowering the women of the United Nations, ESCWA continues to be rated among the best performing entities, meeting or exceeding the requirements of the 17 indicators in the United Nations System-wide Action Plan on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. This framework, known as the UN-SWAP 2.0, updated the first edition, UN-SWAP 1.0 covering the period 2012-2017, continues to focus on the capacity, readiness and accountability of the UN system to mainstream gender equality in its work. |
| 25 November 2014 |
About ESCWA |
The five regional commissions were created by the United Nations in order to fulfil the economic and social goals set out in the Charter by promoting cooperation and integration between countries in each region of the world. Those commissions are: the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE, established in 1947); the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP, 1947); the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC, 1948); the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA, 1958); and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA, 1973). |
| 2 February 2016 |
Promoting Renewable Energy Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development”. |
UNESCWA is implementing a capacity building project aiming at enhancing renewable energy (RE) investments in member countries in the context of climate change mitigation. |
| 14 November 2017 |
Digital Arabic Content Start-ups |
A list of Digital Arabic Content Start-ups from various countries in the Arab region. |
| 2 January 2015 |
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| 2 January 2015 |
Technical Cooperation |
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