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| 21 December 2017 |
Moderate growth in Western Asia in 2018: UN report |
UN Department of Public Information (13 December 2017)__An upturn in the global economy—now growing by about 3 per cent— paves the way to reorient policy towards longer-term issues such as addressing climate change, tackling existing inequalities and removing institutional obstacles to development, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2018 Report. |
| 21 December 2017 |
Regional Commission Discusses Innovation and Technology For Achieving 2030 Agenda |
Beirut, 8 December 2017 (Communication and Information Unit)— “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development underlines that the interlinked challenges require integrated solutions and new implementation approaches. Innovation is, therefore, key to explore new and integrated development approaches to make our world a better place for all, with the human being at its core.” |
| 21 December 2017 |
Egypt Hosts Workshop on Fostering Innovation in the Public Sectors of Arab Countries |
Beirut-Cairo, 4 December 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – ESCWA has recently organized a workshop on “Fostering Innovation in the Public Sectors of Arab Countries” in Cairo under the patronage of Hala Helmy El Said, Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform. |
| 21 December 2017 |
Rethinking Fiscal Policy for the Arab Region |
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| 22 December 2017 |
Rethinking Fiscal Policy for the Arab Region |
The report on “Rethinking Fiscal Policy in the Arab Region” asks whether or not current fiscal policies in the Arab region are up to the task of the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. It finds that the answer is mostly no—at least not yet. Many countries are lagging behind in connecting fiscal policy and development aims. |
| 22 December 2017 |
Arab Regional Challenges Associated with Conflict and the 2030 Development Agenda |
The EGM will be dedicated to address existing conflict dynamics in the Arab region, its spillover effects and the long-term ramifications of conflict on development outcomes, including the 2030 Development Agenda. |
| 22 December 2017 |
Job Competencies Development for Palestinian Public Servants |
Civil servants’ capacity building and reskilling are fundamental for institutional development and for an effective public administration changes, mainly for MENA countries engaged in governance reforms. Quality and effectiveness of human resource and job competencies development is a critical determinant for viable structural and institutional changes, to the extent that governance and administrative reforms’ success are depended on the human resource policy for the Public Administration. |
| 22 December 2017 |
Regional Commission Launches Report on Rethinking Fiscal Policy for the Arab Region |
Beirut, 22 December 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today launched a report on “Rethinking Fiscal Policy for the Arab Region”, in the presence of a crowd of experts and stakeholders. |
| 27 December 2017 |
Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People - 2017 |
100 years since the Balfour Declaration 70 years since partition 50 years of occupation
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| 28 December 2017 |
Senior Programme Management Assistant, G7 - EDID (TJO) |