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| 4 November 2019 |
Risk assessment framework in the Arab region |
Beirut, 21 October 2019 (ESCWA)--As part of its ongoing efforts towards a better understanding of risk drivers in the region, ESCWA organized a meeting on “Developing a risk assessment framework in the Arab region”. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Workshop on: "Scaling up the use of Renewable Energy in rural areas in ESCWA Member Countries" |
In some of the ESCWA Member Countries, a large percentage of the population lives in rural communities (according to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision, http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wup2007/2007wup.htm, these rural communities accounted for 68% in Yemen, 57% in Egypt and 55% in Sudan…). |
| 5 December 2014 |
Fostering Partnerships between International and Regional Private Sector Institutions and their Counterparts in Crisis tricken Countries: Towards a More Resilient Private Sector |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Promoting the ICT Sector to Meet the Challenges of the Knowledge Economy |
In many countries worldwide, the economy is experiencing rapid developments in a shift from production-based economy to information and knowledge based economy. In the Arab region, the ICT sector has grown rapidly over the past few years. e-services improved, and the use of this technology increased in economic and social sectors. The remarkable prosperity of the sector was accompanied by an overall economic growth in Arab countries at a better pace than previous years. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Water Resources Issues in the ESCWA Region: Country Fact Sheets |
The purpose of these Country Fact Sheets is to examine the water situation in the region, with particular emphasis on the desalination industry as a growing source of freshwater in many of the ESCWA countries. The Fact Sheets examine the trend in population growth, freshwater availability, and water use, highlighting the consumption trends of the most waterintensive sectors in each country. The desalination of each country is presented in terms of quantity produced, type of technology and type of feedwater used, and provides the predicted future desalination volume. |
| 6 September 2017 |
Executive Secretary Discusses with Ambassador of Egypt Enhancing Cooperation between Egypt and ESCWA |
Beirut, 6 September 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim today received Egypt’s Ambassador to Lebanon Nazih al-Najjari at the UN House in Beirut. |
| 23 September 2019 |
Macro-Fiscal Policy toward Economic Diversification and Employment Generation in Iraq |
The paper analyses different macro-fiscal policy options for Iraq to boost employment opportunities and to foster economic diversification. |
| 29 April 2020 |
Prevalence of COVID-19 in the Arab Region |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Lebanese Prime Minister, Deputy UN Secretary-General Open Regional Coordination Mechanism Meeting |
Beirut, 11 November 2010 (UN Information Service) — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Deputy Secretary-general of the United Nations Asha-Rose Migiro and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf today opened at the UN House in Beirut the 14th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting for UN agencies operating in Arab countries. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Deputy Secretary General Concludes Visit to Lebanon, Praises Lebanese National Dialogue and Support to Syrian Refugees |
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson concluded this morning a four-day visit to Lebanon where he participated in the 17th meeting of the UN Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) hosted by ESCWA on 10 December 2012 at the UN House, Riad El-Solh Square, Beirut. During his visit, Eliasson met with senior officials and political figures in the country, and made a field visit to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and its area of operations, as well as to two local centres hosting Syrian refugees. |