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| 21 December 2015 |
The Long Road to Social Justice in the Arab Region |
Oussama Safa, Chief of Participation and Social Justice Section at ESCWA said that the civil movement and peoples calls for social justice imposed new political and social contexts in some countries of the Arab region, where it was adopted by some through the drafting of new social contracts, and avoided or even curbed by others through violence. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Cairo to Host UN-ESCWA Preparatory Meeting |
The Egyptian capital, Cairo, is to host a preparatory meeting for UN-ESCWA (UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia), on the “Establishment of a Technical Cooperation Knowledge Sharing Network”, organized by the Commission’s Programme Planning and Technical Cooperation Division (PPTCD), between 28 and 30 October at Hilton Ramses Hotel, Cairo. The meeting will be attended by focal points concerned with technical cooperation programs in member countries, as well as UN-ESCWA PPTCD experts and employees. |
| 29 October 2018 |
ESCWA highlights Arab poverty measurement at UN 73rd General Assembly |
As part of ongoing efforts by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to support member States in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim recently highlighted how the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) can guide innovative policies aimed at eradicating poverty in all its dimensions in the Arab region. |
| 10 July 2017 |
Executive Secretary to Attend Sustainable Development Forum and Take Oath of Office |
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim headed to New York to take part in the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development held between 10 and 19 July 2017 and other side-line events. Alhakim is also scheduled to meet a score of UN officials and the Arab Group at the level of the Permanent Representatives to the United Nations. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Combating Violence against Women and Girls |
ESCWA held an expert group meeting on 30-31 May at the UN-House, Beirut, to discuss and assess the key findings of the study "Policies to Empower Women in the Arab Region: Combating Violence against Women and Girls". ESCWA and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN) had prepared a study with support from the Norwegian Embassy in Lebanon. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Telecentre Leaders' Forum - Arab Mashreq Region |
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| 24 September 2018 |
Conference on Financing Sustainable Development ~ Curbing Illicit Financial Flows |
The Conference aims to trigger the next frontier in research and provoke affirmative financing action to finance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Roundtable on Issues Related to the Establishment and Activation of National Committees on Trade and Environment |
SESSION I: OPENING AND INTRODUCTION
1- Overview of Trade and Environment Linkages
الإطار العام لقضايا التجارة والبيئة في المنطقة العربية Ms. Anhar Hegazi, Director, SDPD, ESCWA SESSION II: OVERVIEW OF GENERAL TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT PRINCIPLES
2- General Principles of International Trade related to the Environment Ms. Carol Chouchani Cherfane, Chief, Water Resources Section, SDPD, ESCWA |
| 5 December 2014 |
Regional Seminar on "Trade Facilitation for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises" |
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| 5 December 2014 |
The Regional Seminar on "Measuring the Progress of Arab Societies" |
