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| 26 January 2021 |
Training on reporting to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women |
Beirut, 22 January 2021 (ESCWA)--On 16 January, ESCWA and the Arab Women Organization concluded a virtual 5-day training held for North African countries and the Sudan on reporting to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, an independe |
| 18 November 2019 |
Regional Meeting on Promoting Food and Water Security in the Arab Region |
ESCWA has implemented since 2015 an initiative on promoting food and water security in the Arab region with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and in partnership with FAO-RNE, the Arab Organization for Agriculture Development (AOAD) and the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD). This initiative was designed to enable policy makers address challenges related to food security and climate change within the framework of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and related Arab strategies and initiatives. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Amman Hosts UN-ESCWA Meeting on Social Policy |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), holds an expert group meeting on “The Social Policy Report II: From Concept to Practice”, on 17 January 2008 at Le Meridien Hotel in Amman, Jordan. |
| 21 April 2021 |
Fourth Review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in Arab Countries |
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| 7 February 2019 |
New ESCWA Chief assumes duties, stresses commitment to serve the region and congratulates Lebanon on Cabinet formation |
Beirut, 07 February 2019 (Communication and Information Unit)--The newly appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Ms. Rola Dashti, today arrived in Beirut to assume her duties at the helm of the regional commission. |
| 6 March 2019 |
Aligning the strategic goals of the National Agriculture Research Center (NARC) for the years 2019-2023 with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
Agriculture research is a core pillar in sustainable and resilient agriculture development at national and regional levels. It facilitates the transfer of techniques, practices, technology, and knowledge through demonstration and analyses aiming to improve production and productivity, protect and increase the efficiency of natural resources, and ultimately improve the livelihoods of producers. |
| 15 January 2015 |
International Migration |
The Arab region hosts one of the largest and fastest-growing migrant populations in the world. In 2013, the region hosted 30.3 million international migrants (8.24 per cent of the total population). |
| 11 December 2014 |
CAMRE Welcomes Cooperation with ESCWA |
The Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment (CAMRE) welcomed ongoing cooperation with ESCWA during its 25th Session, held at the Headquarters of the League of Arab States (LAS) on 7 November 2013. Participating in meeting was Director of the ESCWA Sustainable Development and Productivity Division Roula Majdalani. In particular, ESCWA had cooperated with LAS in holding a workshop on the Regional Training Workshop on Capacity Development for Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries in Jordan, on 22-24 October 2013. |
| 1 April 2015 |
Committee on Energy, 10th Session |
The session agenda contained several priority topics, including follow-up on the implementation of recommendations made by the Committee on Energy at its ninth session; progress made in the implementation of energy-related activities under the ESCWA programme of work between the ninth and tenth sessions of the Committee; sustainable energy in the Arab region, especially energy security and regional integration, technology adaptation policy and potential for local manufacturing of adequate renewable energy equipment and a regional agenda for the implementation of the United Nations Decade |
| 18 September 2015 |
SDG Data |
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