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29 July 2020	Third Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on Demographic and Social Statistics for Arab Countries	The Technical Advisory Group on Demographic and Social Statistics for Arab Countries held its third meeting on July 13 to July 16, 2020, and primarily discussed bridging data gaps in various social and demographic thematic areas.
29 July 2020	Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture in the Arab Region	The Workshop discussed the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture and provided a platform for sharing on regional perspectives and issues related to agriculture and climate change negotiations and highlighted the need for a joint Arab position for a resilient agriculture sector. KJWA represents the unique opportunity to put forward the agriculture sector in a convention that does not look into specific sectoral issues and could be a game changer for the many Arab farmers. LAS, FAO and ESCWA were ready to assist countries in preparing their submissions and joining the KJWA process.
30 July 2020	Wealth distribution and poverty impact of COVID-19 in Lebanon	This paper estimates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on income poverty and the cost of poverty eradication in Lebanon based on most recent economic growth forecasts as of June 2020, using grouped household income and expenditure survey data. There are four main results.
3 August 2020	Climate Change Consultant
12 August 2020	Intern - Economic Affairs - Poverty and Unemployment Reduction - Gender justice, population and inclusive development
14 August 2020	“UN4Beirut”: UN staff members unite to help after port explosion	UN4Beirut was initiated by the ESCWA Staff Council and other UN Staff Unions in Lebanon, to support the Lebanese people and their devastated city after 4 August blast.
19 August 2020	ESCWA warns: more than half of Lebanon’s population trapped in poverty	Estimates reveal that more than 55% of Lebanon’s population is now trapped in poverty and struggling for bare necessities, warns a new policy brief by ESCWA.
20 August 2020	Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture: Virtual Workshop for the Arab Region	Beirut, 3 August 2020 (ESCWA)--Arab countries are particularly affected by climate change and face increasing challenges due to degraded natural resources, scarce freshwater, and endangered livelihoods and food security.
21 August 2020	Regional Advisor on Macroeconomic Policy Modelling, P5 (JO) - Shared Economic Prosperity
21 August 2020	Regional Advisor on Sustainable Development, Food Security Issues, P4 (TJO)

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