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| 11 December 2014 |
Minister of Public Works and Transport to Open UNESCWA 7th Transport Committee Meeting |
The Seventh Session of UNESCWA Committee on Transport will convene at the UN House, Beirut, on Monday 17 April 2006 at 10:00 a.m. under the auspices of Lebanese Minister of Public Works and Transport Mohammed Safadi. The meeting will continue until 19 April and discuss major issues that concern the transport sector due to its importance and its direct impact on the economies of the countries in the region. |
| 21 April 2015 |
Poverty in Tripoli |
On 10 January 2015, ESCWA launched its study on Poverty in Tripoli from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the city. The study was prepared in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and under the supervision of the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs. The Commission gathered on 12 January in its Beirut headquarters a host of experts and diplomats to discuss the conclusions of the study. |
| 29 November 2017 |
Investment, Research, Development and Innovation in the Sector of ICT Sector |
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| 1 July 2018 |
2017 Situation Report on International Migration: Migration in the Arab Region and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development |
This report describes migration patterns and developments in migration governance in the Arab region as well as the links between migration and SDGs. |
| 4 May 2020 |
The Emerging Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Food Security in the Arab Region |
ESCWA organized a virtual dialogue on the emerging impact of Covid-19 pandemic on Food Security in the Arab region on April 23, 2020. The dialogue was attended by the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Regional Office for the Near East, officials responsible for food security issues in relevant ministries in the Arab countries, as well as a group of regional and local experts. |
| 12 April 2019 |
Addressing energy sustainability issues in the buildings sector in the Arab region |
The report focuses on energy efficiency in the buildings sector as a major opportunity for substantial progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 and highlights the associated policy options contributing to the development of a sustainable energy future in the Arab region. |
| 3 January 2017 |
Consultation Meeting on Enhancing Coordination between the Agriculture and Water Sectors |
ESCWA is organizing the Consultation Meeting on Enhancing Coordination between the Agriculture and Water Sectors, which aims to develop and frame the institutional cooperation for enhanced food security in the Arab region, through the review of existing national institutional coordination mechanisms between the two sectors. |
| 21 January 2016 |
ESCWA Water Development Report 6 The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus in the Arab Region |
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| 5 December 2014 |
Follow-up on recommendations of Civil Society Forum on "Arab Uprising and Prospects for Renaissance" |
ESCWA is holding an inter-divisional Expert Group Meeting to Follow-up on the Civil Society Forum held in Cairo in April 2011 on the “Arab Uprisings and Prospects for Renaissance”, in the UN house (MZ floor) on 25 and 26 August 2011. The EGM aims to further examine experiences, draw lessons, identify problems, and discuss the requirements needed to ensure smooth transition and progress towards modernization and democratization of Arab societies. |
| 1 November 2018 |
11th Regional Training Workshop on Capacity Development for Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries |
The workshop, organized by ESCWA in partnership with LAS, UNE and UNESCO aims to prepare Arab negotiators and to coordinate the Arab position for the COP24 meeting in Katowice, Poland. |