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| 11 December 2014 |
Engaging citizens is an imperative for the post-2015 Development Agenda in the Arab region |
After an intensive discussion at the UN House, international and regional experts as well as senior government officials agreed that engaging citizens in attaining national development agendas is an imperative. Over 35 participants attended the meeting organized by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and ESCWA, from 3 to 6 December 2012, in Beirut. Taking cue from their governments at the Rio+20 Summit this June, the participants agreed on the importance of governance and the inclusion of socially vulnerable groups in achieving sustainable development. |
| 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. |
| 13 May 2016 |
Lebanon Needs An Integrated Strategy To Address Rising Food And Nutrition Insecurity |
(ESCWA/WFP) -- Lebanon needs to urgently formulate an integrated National Food and Nutrition Security Strategy to ward off rising food insecurity in the country, an ESCWA report says. The Word Food Programme (WFP) commissioned ESCWA to conduct a Strategic Review of Food and Nutrition Security in Lebanon, which has resulted intangible recommendations to improve food and nutrition security for all communities in the country. |
| 5 October 2015 |
From national QE policies to global financial flows: a word of caution |
From national QE policies to global financial flows: a word of caution |
| 4 October 2019 |
ESCWA at World Water Week 2019 |
Beirut-Stockholm, 13 September 2019 (ESCWA)--Between 25 and 29 August, ESCWA, represented by the Director of the Sustainable Development Policies Division, Ms. Roula Majdalani, participated in the World Water Week 2019 in Stockholm, which was organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) on the theme “Water for society – including all.” |
| 5 December 2014 |
ESCWA Consultative Committee on Scientific and Technological Development and Technological Innovation (ESTIC4), 4th meeting |
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| 15 March 2016 |
Two Resident Sub-Regional Workshops on Building Capacities in the Participatory Research Approach for Social Development |
Two resident sub-regional workshops on “Building Capacities in the Participatory Research Approach for Development” were conducted by ESCWA in Amman, Jordan, during the period 4-7 April, 2011. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Bids Farewell to UN House Italy to Become Observer in ESCWA |
Beirut, 30 September 2010 (UN Information Services) -- UN Undersecretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Bader AlDafa has left the Regional Commission’s quarters in Beirut this afternoon upon the completion of his mission. In the presence of all Directors of ESCWA Divisions and staff members, UN Security guards performed the traditional parade for AlDafa, as is the case in the farewells of all executive secretaries. |
| 7 January 2016 |
Innovation and Technology Policies for an Inclusive Knowledge Economy |
During the 3rd Session of the Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development, which was convened in Beirut from 10 to 12 December 2015, ESCWA Technology for Development Division organized a panel discussion on "Innovation and Technology Policies for an Inclusive Knowledge Economy" as part of the Forum’s theme on scientific research and development for sustainable development policies. |
| 6 June 2017 |
Regional Capacity Building Workshop on the Water - Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit: Renewable Energy |
In the workshop, an evaluation will be conducted on the role of renewable energy technologies in water pumping, production, and water treatment system. Water usage in the electricity sector will also be highlighted. In addition, key indicators of the performance of renewable energy technologies and the recent renewable energy financial trends will be discussed. |