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| 16 March 2021 |
ESCWA celebrates woman’s leadership role on her International Day |
Beirut, 15 March 2021 (ESCWA)--ESCWA marked International Women’s Day on 11 March by a webinar on "The Role of Women in Leadership in the Arab Region", during which six Arab women shared their successful stories and experiences in assuming the positions they now hold. |
| 12 September 2019 |
International stakeholders discuss support to climate finance in Arab region |
Beirut, 12 September 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, international experts and officials gathered at ESCWA headquarters in Beirut to discuss the most efficient ways to support financing climate action globally and in the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Egyptian Minister of Transport to Inaugurate UN-ESCWA Expert Group Meeting on International Multimodal Transport |
Egyptian Minister of Transport Mohammad Mansour will be inaugurating the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on International Multimodal Transport in the Western Asia region organized by UN-ESCWA (the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) on 4-6 September 2007 at the Triumph Hotel, Heliopolis, Cairo. The three-day meeting, which will open at 9:30 am on Tuesday, is intended to discuss the second draft of a proposed Agreement on International Multimodal Transport of Goods in the Arab Mashreq. |
| 18 March 2019 |
From plan to implementation for achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals: Budgeting in support of effective institutions |
Under its regular work programme the Economic Governance and Planning Section at UNESCWA/EDID undertakes a series of initiatives addressing the topic of “Economic Governance and National Development Planning in the Arab Region” to support UNESCWA’s Member Countries in their efforts towards integrated national development planning and ultimately the achievement of the SDGs. |
| 28 May 2020 |
UN seeks to build transport and trade resilience in wake of COVID-19 |
UNCTAD and the five UN regional commissions join forces to help developing countries tackle trade and transport challenges from the coronavirus pandemic. |
| 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. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Experts Meet at ESCWA, Discuss Regional Economic Situation and Prospects |
On 9 April 2014, ESCWA organized an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the Regional Economic Situation and its Prospects at the UN House, Beirut. |
| 20 January 2017 |
Workshop on Deployment of Carbon Capture, Use and Storage in the Arab region, Challenges and Opportunities |
To explore the challenges and the opportunities for Carbon capture , use and storage (CCUS) and examine the side effects of this technology for the Arab region. Strengthening the capacity of Governments of Arab countries on mainstreaming the energy-related SDGs into their national development plans and within the context of the SDPD work program for 2016-2017. |
| 17 October 2020 |
COVID-19: Impact on Transport in the Arab Region |
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a global health and economic crisis that has transformed the world. The transport sector has been hardly hit due to the various measures taken to limit the spread of the pandemic. |
| 2 March 2018 |
Third Consultative Meeting on Food Security Assessment and Monitoring in the Arab Region |
This meeting falls under component four of the project “Enhancing the assessment capacity of the status of food security in the Arab countries” |