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| 25 September 2019 |
The Living conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory and development under occupation: Determinants, effects, and coping and resilience strategies |
Expert Group Meeting to analyse and understand the long-term impact of the Israeli occupation, policies and practices, the ways in which they may develop, and possible efforts to mitigate their impact, including informal coping and resilience mechanisms employed by the Palestinians
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| 24 June 2019 |
1st Joint ESCWA-UNCTAD-OECD Competition Forum for the Arab region |
UNESCWA in partnership with the OECD and UNCTAD convenes the Competition Forum in the Arab region for the first time, which aims to establish an annual knowledge-sharing platform on competition for Arab stakeholders. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Combating Violence against Women and Girls on the Agenda of ESCWA |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN) have prepared a study on: “Policies to Empower Women in the Arab Region: Combating Violence against Women and Girls” with support from the Norwegian Embassy in Lebanon. |
| 7 December 2017 |
Water |
The preservation and management of water resources in the Arab region was the theme of the 13th Sectoral Meeting of the United Nations and the League of Arab States and their specialized agencies convened on 23-25 October 2017 meeting recommended that a regional Working Group on Water be established within the framework of the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM). |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA holds Fifth Meeting of Technical Committee |
ESCWA Secretariat convened the fifth meeting of the Technical Committee at the UN House in Beirut on 6 and 7 April. Statements were delivered by Undersecretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf and by Chairman of the fifth session of the technical committee, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Saleh Al-Kharabsheh. |
| 2 October 2018 |
New ESCWA initiative to boost renewable energy projects in Arab rural areas |
Beirut, 01 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--In addition to water, energy, and food security challenges, most Arab rural areas face repercussions linked to unstable political situation across the region. |
| 7 July 2017 |
Regional Experts Discuss Water-Energy Nexus at ESCWA |
ESCWA hosts on 11-12 July 2017 a score of water and energy experts from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, The Sudan, The Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, and Yemen, to take part in a regional capacity-building workshop on “Water-Energy Nexus Operational Renewable Energy” held at the UN House in Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Barriers Hindering Women’s Economic Participation on the Agenda of ESCWA |
ESCWA gathered today a group of experts, academics, program specialists, government officials, as well as concerned U.N. Entities and other civil society players, to discuss “Barriers Hindering Women’s Economic Participation in the ESCWA Region,” in an expert group meeting at the U.N. House, Beirut. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Arab Regional Preparatory Meeting for Rio +20 |
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| 8 March 2021 |
Fifth Meeting of the Inter-sessional Expert Group on Disability (IGED): “Disability Assessment and Determination Systems in the Arab Region” |
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