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16 August 2018	Capacity Building Workshop on Migration and the SDGs in the Arab Region	ESCWA, in coordination with the International Organization for Migration and the League of Arab States, and in collaboration with member agencies of the Working Group on International Migration in the Arab Region, hosted a two-day capacity building workshop for government officials from Member States on international migration and the Sustainable Development Goals.
20 August 2018	ESCWA mourns the loss of Kofi Annan	Statement by Mohamed Ali Alhakim, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia ESCWA is mourning the loss of Kofi Annan, an exceptional man whose contribution to the United Nations and to peace building all over the world will always be remembered. We are forever grateful for his dedication and send our deepest condolences to his family during this heartbreaking time.
22 August 2018	Disability in the Arab Region 2018	Data and analysis relating to the demographic characteristics and socio-economic situation of persons with disabilities in the Arab region.
23 August 2018	ESCWA Annual Reports
23 August 2018	ESCWA reiterates its support to the Palestinian people, calls to put end to Israeli occupation	The Gaza Strip will be unlivable by 2020. That is what the United Nations has continued to warn as the world mobilizes efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the universally agreed deadline.
27 August 2018	Persons with Disabilities Living in Institutions in Arab Countries	Investigating the situation of persons with disabilities living in institutions in Arab countries and charting a way forward towards implementing Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
27 August 2018	Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on Economic Statistics (TAGES) in the Arab region	Economic statistics are the basis for formulating economic policies, advancing the business sector, achieving regional integration and ensuring social welfare, while preserving the environment. Applying international standards, guidelines, concepts and definitions to data collection and dissemination ensures consistency, quality and conformity in national, regional and international economic statistics.
30 August 2018	Oil Price Dynamics and Energy Transitions in the Middle East and North Africa: Economic Implications and Structural Reforms	The objective of the conference is to discuss the effects, challenges and opportunities arising from oil price fluctuations and the changing energy structure on the economies, financial markets and energy policies of MENA countries.
30 August 2018	Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Morocco	The growing energy demand in Morocco, coupled with a high dependency on imported fossil fuels is increasingly challenging the country’s sustainable energy management.
30 August 2018	Research Assistant, G4 - EDID (TJO)

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