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| 22 April 2020 |
Policy Response to the Socio-Economic Impact of the Covid-19 Epidemic: Social Protection |
On 11 March 2020, WHO announced that Covid-19 outbreak can be characterized as a pandemic. Although the epicenters of the pandemic are currently in the United States and Europe, majority of Arab countries are heavily affected by the virus. In the region, impacts of the Covid-19 crisis are expected to be devastating given prevalent poverty and informality, conflicts and displacement, shrinking oil revenues as well as other factors. |
| 22 April 2020 |
Consultant on: Establishing an Arab Customs Union Help Desk |
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| 22 April 2020 |
Consultant on: Building the Architecture of the Arab Trade Sim Interface and the Arab Trade Facilitation Helpdesk |
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| 22 April 2020 |
ESCWA warns of a historic decline in foreign direct investment in the Arab region due to COVID-19 |
Beirut, 23 April 2020--The devastating effects of COVID-19 on economies worldwide are yet to unfold, but they will definitely not spare the Arab region which is set to witness its greatest decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) on record. A new policy brief issued today by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to shed light on the impact of the pandemic on Arab trade and investment estimates that the region is likely to lose 45% of FDI inflows in 2020. |
| 23 April 2020 |
International Women's Day 2020 |
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| 27 April 2020 |
Project Coordinator, NOB (TJO) |
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| 27 April 2020 |
Special meeting of the ESCWA Committee on Women: policy responses to protect women and girls from the impact of COVID-19 |
Beirut, 27 April 2020 (ESCWA)--The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a new reality to which the world is struggling to adapt every day. In parallel with their positive outcome in the decline of air pollution rates, “stay-at-home” policies enforced in a lot of countries have caused increases in domestic violence and unemployment rates. |
| 28 April 2020 |
ESCWA & ILO hold an Arab social protection experts meeting to face the COVID-19 crisis |
Beirut, 28 April 2020 (ESCWA)--In a region suffering from high rates of poverty and unemployment, and marred with conflict and displacement, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating. |
| 29 April 2020 |
Prevalence of COVID-19 in the Arab Region |
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| 30 April 2020 |
ESCWA launches the second phase of its Libya Socioeconomic Dialogue project to support the Libyans in formulating a development vision for their future |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) launched the second phase of its "Libya Socioeconomic Dialogue Project” in a first online session, which brought together a number of Libyan citizens from various backgrounds representing the different segments of Libyan society. |
