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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA’s 26Th Session Berri Opens Ministerial Segment Tomorrow |
Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri will open the Ministerial segment of ESCWA’s 26th Session, Wednesday at 10 AM at the UN House, Beirut. |
| 5 April 2018 |
National Workshop in Jordan on Statistics and Data-Environmental statistics and sustainable development goals |
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| 7 January 2020 |
The 20th session of ESCWA Committee on Transport and Logistics convenes in Amman |
Beirut-Amman, 10 December 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, the 20th session of the Committee on Transport and Logistics of ESCWA concluded with a number of recommendations that seek to improve the situation of transport in the Arab region. |
| 5 December 2014 |
National Workshop on Energy Statistics and Energy Balance |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Cairo Hosts ESCWA Meeting on Middle Class in Arab Region |
Tapping into a yet unexplored area, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is holding a meeting on “Economics of middle class in the Arab region,” on 28 and 29 June 2013 in Sofitel El Gezirah Hotel, Zamalek, Cairo. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Conferences Continue in Beirut and the Region |
Notwithstanding the situation surrounding UN headquarters in Beirut, UN-ESCWA continues to hold its conferences and meetings in its host country, Lebanon. Some meetings will also be held in the capitals of other member countries. As such, the 6th Session of the Committee on Energy will be held in Doha, Qatar, from 4 to |
| 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. |
| 12 August 2015 |
The ESCWA Initiative to Produce PPP Estimates Discussed in Washington |
During a meeting held by the World Bank in Washington D.C. in May 2015, ESCWA delivered a briefing on the methodology and challenges hindered the implementation of the project of producing Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) estimates for the years 2012 and 2013 based on the experiences gained during the 2011 International Comparison Program (ICP) Round. |
| 22 September 2016 |
2030 Agenda Working Group, 1st Meeting |
This 1st meeting of the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) Working Group (WG) on the 2030 Agenda seeks to take stock of the collective efforts of the different agencies and identify areas for mutual cooperation. |
