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24 November 2020	Good government responses to COVID-19 and lessons for the future	Good government responses to COVID-19 in the Arab region were discussed by ESCWA and its partners who identified good lessons for the future.
11 December 2014	ESCWA to Discuss Water-Energy Nexus on Wednesday	Tuesday, 26 June 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)-- The water and energy sectors are both facing challenges related to climate change, energy security, increasing water scarcity, as well as issues associated with the population accessing each of these commodities. Due to this water-energy nexus, water and energy issues cannot be addressed separately when it comes to formulating strategies related to energy, water and the environment.
16 March 2021	National Meeting on Disability Statistics in Iraq	The meeting will aim to achieve the following goals: Provide guidance on the disability questions recommended for inclusion in the 2021 Population Census. Improve the census questionnaire design to produce quality data and conduct appropriate analysis with other relevant variables.
11 December 2014	Water Management in Times of Crisis	The vital need for water as a basic daily resource in times of peace takes on an added urgency in times of crisis. Addressing the need to capitalize on available resources and manage them well under crises, UN-ESCWA's unit for Emerging and Conflict Related Issues (ECRI) organized a workshop entitled "Management of Water Provision under Crisis: the Case of Southern Lebanon", from 7 to 9 September in Zahle.
11 December 2014	Cairo Hosts ESCWA Meeting on Middle Class in Arab Region	Tapping into a yet unexplored area, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is holding a meeting on “Economics of middle class in the Arab region,” on 28 and 29 June 2013 in Sofitel El Gezirah Hotel, Zamalek, Cairo.
4 July 2016	Preparation for the Sudan Housing and Population Census	In the framework of the ESCWA technical cooperation with member countries, and at the request of the Republic of Sudan, the regional commission held on 1 and 2 June 2016 in Khartoum a consultative workshop on the use of technology for the general Population and Housing Census 2018, and relayed the experience of Jordan in the use of technology along the phases of the census. Participants in the census were the ESCWA delegation, along with a delegation from the Jordanian Department of Statistics and the firm that carried on the census in Jordan.
11 December 2014	UN Celebrates World Environment Day	Investing an additional USD 40 billion a year in the forestry sector could halve deforestation rates by 2030, increase tree planting by around 140 percent by 2050, and catalyze the creation of millions of new jobs. Those were among main findings of a report on forests produced by the UN Environment Program (UNEP) and launched today by the UN Communications Group in a press conference in Beirut on the occasion of World Environment Day 2011 (WED).
28 April 2015	Situation brief: The Libyan conflict and its impact on Egypt and Tunisia	Since the 2011 uprisings, the Libyan Government has been struggling to build State institutions, draft a new constitution and provide essential services to the population in the midst of protracted financial, political and security crises, notably the integration of numerous armed militias into the armed forces.
11 December 2014	UN Launches Forests in Green Economy Report	Investing an additional USD 40 billion a year in the forestry sector could halve deforestation rates by 2030, increase tree planting by around 140 percent by 2050, and catalyze the creation of millions of new jobs. Those were among main findings of a report on forests produced by the UN Environment Program (UNEP) and launched today by the UN Communications Group in a press conference in Beirut on the occasion of World Environment Day 2011 (WED).
10 September 2018	Arab countries gather to discuss the situation of persons with disabilities living in institutions	Beirut, 31 August 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)-- The circumstances of persons with disabilities living in institutions in the Arab region and the urgency of ensuring their access to adequate support and services was the focus of a recent expert meeting organised by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).

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