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| 27 December 2013 |
Regional Profile of the Information Society in the Arab Region - 2013 |
The information society, in which information is processed efficiently, including the production, exchange, adaptation, and use of information, is the appropriate environment for achieving sustainable development and enhancing the quality of life for all citizens. However, the move towards the information society constitutes a real challenge to developing countries, particularly in view of the expanding digital divide with developed countries, thus rendering them increasingly vulnerable to a reduction of their productive and economic capacities. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The Sudan Joins UN-ESCWA |
The Sudan has recently acceded to the membership of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN ESCWA). The Commission has thus come to include 14 member countries. The accession comes in response to the request of the Sudan and the recommendation of the UN-ESCWA 25th Ministerial Session held in Sana’a, Yemen on 26-29 May 2008. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Technical Committee Holds its First Meeting |
The first meeting of the UN-ESCWA Technical Committee, established pursuant to the decision of UN-ESCWA at its twenty-fourth ministerial session in 2006, opened today. The aim of the meeting, which extends until tomorrow, 17 January 2008, is to discuss preparations for the UN-ESCWA twenty-fifth ministerial session, in addition to ongoing preparations for the strategic framework for the biennium 2010-2011: suggested vision and priorities. |
| 8 May 2019 |
DSG Amina Mohammed in Beirut: Inspirational leadership |
Beirut, 19 April 2019 (ESCWA)--Early April, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) welcomed UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at its headquarters in Beirut for several high-level meetings, namely the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development (AFSD), with one key message at the core of them all: the 2030 Agenda goes beyond goals and way beyond 2030; it is about serving people – every |
| 24 September 2018 |
Conference on Financing Sustainable Development ~ Curbing Illicit Financial Flows |
The Conference aims to trigger the next frontier in research and provoke affirmative financing action to finance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. |
| 21 June 2021 |
COSP14 Side Event on "Protecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Pandemics and Crises" |
ESCWA organized a side event on the sidelines of the 14th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP14) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) under the title of: “Protecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Pandemics and Crises". ESCWA held the side event in collaboration with the League of Arab States (Social Affairs Sector), Kuwait’s Ministry of Social Affairs, and the Arab Organization for Persons with Disabilities (AOPD). |
| 11 December 2014 |
Launch of World Investment Report 2009 in Beirut |
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| 5 December 2014 |
Expert group meeting on bridging the urban divide in the ESCWA region: Towards inclusive cities |
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| 4 November 2019 |
Improving disability statistics in Arab countries |
Beirut-Amman, 29 October 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, a regional workshop on disability statistics for the Arab region kicked off in Amman with a view to expanding statistics coverage so no one is left behind. |
| 11 December 2014 |
IS THERE A POLITICAL ROLE FOR WOMEN FOLLOWING ARAB UPRISINGS? |
The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) held by ESCWA on the innovative approaches for promoting women’s political participation in the region gathered leading experts in political sciences and gender issues representing a number of universities, institutes, national committees and international institutions in addition to a number of UN organizations and specialized agencies. |
