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| 17 September 2020 |
Webinars on Arab e-Government and launch of the Arabic version of UN 2020 e-Government Survey |
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| 5 December 2014 |
Committee on Water Resources, 9th session |
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| 18 September 2015 |
Food Security and Nutrition |
The Arab region faces a number of structural challenges to food security and nutrition. These include high population growth rates, a limited natural resource base, especially with regard to land and water, the impact of climate change and the heavy reliance of international markets on food imports. The region also has a relatively high prevalence of undernourishment, caused by nutrient deficiencies and is relatively unique in the sense that obesity and the problems associated with it are on the increase. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Constitutional Meeting for The Coalition of Arab-Palestinian Civil Society Organizations |
The Arab-International Forum on Rehabilitation and Development in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Towards an Independent State (Beirut, 11-14 October 2004) launched a multilateral process to enhance Arab-Palestinian partnerships. This process aims to support the process of rehabilitation and development in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), and thereby assist the Palestinian people overcome the harsh realities of occupation and instability, and at the same time lay the socio-economic foundations for creating their independent state. |
| 19 February 2016 |
Climate Change Adaptation in the Environment Sector Using Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Ecosystem-Based Management Tools |
The meeting aims to build the capacity of Arab officials on the use of IWRM and ecosystem-based management (EBM) tools for climate change adaptation. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretaries of Five Commissions Meet in Beirut |
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| 26 February 2015 |
Beijing Platform for Action: a Regional Review |
On 22 and 23 October 2014 ESCWA Centre for Women (ECW) organized an expert group meeting, to review the progress realized on the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 20 years after its adoption in the Arab region. ECW Director Samira Atallah chaired the meeting, alongside Head of the Arab League's Department for Women, Family and Childhood Inas Mekawy and UN Women Deputy Regional Director for Arab States Mohammad Naciri. Attendees were representatives of public administrations and national women machineries in Arab countries, together with regional experts. |
| 30 October 2019 |
Committee on Financing for Development |
The mandate of the Committee on Financing for Development in the States Members of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia includes (a) discussing priorities under the programme of work and midterm action plans of the Commission in the field of financing for development; (b) following up on progress in financing for development policies in member States and making recommendations in that regard; (c) monitoring developments in regional and international forums, conferences and processes with regard to financing for development, and coordinating regional efforts towards the implementation of related resolutions and recommendations emanating from such platforms; and (d) supporting cooperation between the secretariat of the Commission and specialized ministerial councils of the League of Arab States, and organizations and unions formed under its umbrella, and with other specialized regional organizations, to build capacity and harmonize policies and strategies aimed at leveraging funds to finance development; and supporting communication efforts, partnerships and the harmonization of positions in the international arena. |
| 27 April 2020 |
Special meeting of the ESCWA Committee on Women: policy responses to protect women and girls from the impact of COVID-19 |
Beirut, 27 April 2020 (ESCWA)--The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a new reality to which the world is struggling to adapt every day. In parallel with their positive outcome in the decline of air pollution rates, “stay-at-home” policies enforced in a lot of countries have caused increases in domestic violence and unemployment rates. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Committee on Water Resources Holds 10th Session, Discusses Regional Water Cooperation |
In light of the challenges and obstacles confronting the Arab region in the area of integrated water resources management, and since the General Assembly of the United Nations has declared 2013 as the International Year for Water Cooperation, ESCWA convenes the 10th session of its Committee on Water Resources on 20-22 March under the theme “Regional Water Cooperation” at the UN House, Beirut. Participants will include representatives of ESCWA Member Countries, and from relevant international and regional organizations and institutions, and civil society organizations. |