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| 20 May 2015 |
Broadband for Development in the ESCWA Region: Enhancing Access to ICT Services in a Global Knowledge Society |
This report highlights the vast development potential in the ESCWA region as it moves towards the broadband revolution, with real business examples focused on selected countries. It also offers an assessment of the factors that may hinder the spread of broadband, while proposing concrete actions to guide ESCWA member countries in their quest for the enhanced infrastructure necessary to build the knowledge society. |
| 5 September 2016 |
Socio-Economic Ramifications of Conflict: Life Cycle Approach. Recent Research and Implications for the Arab Region |
This conference analyses the impact of conflict at the individual level through a life cycle approach with emphasis on policy recommendations for Arab countries. |
| 12 February 2018 |
Two new studies launched by the ESCWA ‘National Agenda for the Future of Syria’ Programme |
Beirut, 12 February 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) has launched two new studies under its National Agenda for the Future of Syria (NAFS) Programme which provide constitutional options and foundations for future elections in the country. |
| 11 March 2019 |
ESCWA Chief visits former Prime Minister |
Beirut, 8 March 2019 (ESCWA)--United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Executive Secretary Rola Dashti today called on Lebanese former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. |
| 30 October 2019 |
Tracking Food Security in the Arab Region |
This document is an extended summary of a publication on Tracking Food Security in the Arab Region using a Monitoring Framework developed by ESCWA in collaboration with member countries, AOAD and FAO and supported by Sida. It lays out the framework and its development and highlights that high- and middle-income Arab countries are concerned with overnutrition and low-income countries with undernutrition while hotspot areas needing immediate action include yields, food import dependency, prevalence of anemia among women and political instability. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Workshop on International Economic & Social Classifications |
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| 5 December 2014 |
Regional Meeting on Environment Statistics and Accounts and Evaluation of the ESIAP project |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Tunisian President Receives Executive Secretary |
On 24 February 2014, the Tunisian President, Mr. Mohamad Moncef Marzouki received United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf at Carthage Palace in Tunis in the presence of Tunisian Foreign Affairs Minister Munj Hamdi and UN Resident Coordinator in Tunis Mounir Tabet. |
| 10 February 2013 |
Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2012-2013 |
Arab countries exhibited polarization in their paths in 2012 and 2013. GCC countries are recovering from the global economic crisis while the others are stabilizing their economies. |
| 14 May 2015 |
TRAVEL ASSISTANT, G6 |
his post is located within the General Services Section, Administrative Services Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The Travel Assistant reports directly to the Chief, GSS and will be under the overall supervision of the Director of ASD.
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