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| 2 May 2020 |
Economic Affairs Officer, P4 (TJO) |
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| 4 May 2020 |
Senior Social Affairs Officer, P5 (JO) |
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| 4 May 2020 |
Arab Group Meeting on Climate Change |
ESCWA in coordination with LAS and the Arab Negotiations Group on Climate Change organized the Arab Group meeting on 22 April 2020. The meeting was conducted within the activities of the project “Strengthened Arab Networks and Enabling Environment for Climate Action”. The meeting was attended by Ms. Roula Majdalani, Mr. Karim Khalil and Ms. Tarek Sadek. The meeting was attended by 48 Arab negotiators, ambassadors and climate experts and continued for three hours in a very interactive manner.
The meeting discussed the current status of CC global meetings and Arab position priorities on CC issues in light of the current circumstances of the Covid-19. Also assessment of the impacts of Covid-19 on implementation of Paris agreement, updating and submission of NDC’s, overview of status of virtual meetings and workshops related to the COP-26 and GCF board sessions and integrating climate change in new economic recovery plans by the countries were addressed. |
| 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. |
| 4 May 2020 |
Electricity Interconnection in the Arab Region |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) jointly with the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO) and the League of Arab States (LAS), is organizing an online event to discuss the Arab regional energy interconnection within the context of global transformation of the energy systems. |
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| 6 May 2020 |
Understanding Livelihoods under Protracted Forced Displacement- Homs' Refugees Population in Jordan |
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| 7 May 2020 |
Fiscal Policy Review of Arab States 2019 |
The fiscal policy review in the Arab region 2019 provides important insights about overall domestic public resources in the region with a focus on fiscal policy reforms on taxation, and assessment of debt and external debt, foreign direct investments, and overseas development assistance, as an important means of implementation of Agenda 2030. |
| 9 May 2020 |
Innovation Policies in the Arab region |
The website provides access the work done by ESCWA in the area of innovation policies for sustainable development in the Arab region |
| 12 May 2020 |
Oil Market Crisis, COVID-19, Economic Recovery: Implications for Arab Countries |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) jointly with King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) and the Arab Energy Club (AEC), is organizing an online event to discuss the impact of the collapse of global oil prices and energy markets and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the energy transition and transformation of the energy systems. |