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17 February 2016	Beijing +20	The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted in 1995 by the Fourth World Conference on Women, and reconfirmed at the Twenty-third Special Session of the General Assembly in 2000. The Beijing Platform for Action constitutes a global framework for realizing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
2 November 2018	Launch of “Assessing Arab Economic Integration Report” on Trade in Services as a Driver of Growth and Development	*Launch of “Assessing Arab Economic Integration Report” on* *Trade in Services as a Driver of Growth and Development* Beirut, Lebanon, 8 November 2018
5 December 2014	Committee on Women, 4th session	The Committee on Women was established pursuant to Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) resolution 240 (XXII) of 17 April 2003, which was endorsed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council in its resolution 2003/9 of 18 July 2004.
11 December 2014	UN Report Focuses on Financial Crisis and Climate Change
11 December 2014	Senior Officials Meet to Begin UNESCWA 24th Ministerial Session	UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy presented the topics to be covered by Arab ministers participating in the UNESCWA 24th Ministerial Session, chiefly: the New Challenges in the Region and their Impact on the Work of UNESCWA; Facing Youth Unemployment Problems in the UNESCWA Region; Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in the UNESCWA Region: the Damascus Declaration; and Review of the Progress Made by Yemen in the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 2001-2010.
6 April 2020	Regional launch of the ‘2019 Financing for Sustainable Development Report’ Arab world needs 3.6 trillion USD to fund Agenda 2030	Beirut, 10 April 2019 (ESCWA)--Recent reports affirm that 3.6 trillion US dollars (USD) are needed to fund the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Arab world.
1 October 2015	Launch of the 2015 Situation Report on International Migration: Migration, Displacement and Development in a Changing Arab Region
11 December 2014	Syrian Conflict Impact on Macro-economy and Millennium Development Goals	On 10 September 2014, ESCWA launched from its Beirut headquarters a report entitled "The conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic: The impact at the Macroeconomic Level and the Obstacles on the Way to the Millennium Development Goals." A host of Arab and foreign diplomats and experts took part in the event. Also participating was the Editor-in-Chief of As Safir newspaper Talal Salman who delivered a keynote address.
1 April 2015	Expert Group Meeting to Review the Draft 2015 Situation Report on International Migration: Migration, Displacement and Development in a Changing Arab Region
19 March 2018	Regional Capacity Building Workshop for members of the Sub-Committee on Gender and SDGs	The ESCWA Center for Women, in collaboration with UN Women, the League of Arab States, the Swedish Institute in Alexandria and the United Nations Development Program is organizing a regional capacity building workshop for members of the UN-ESCWA Subcommittee on Gender on the implementation of SDG5.

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