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| 25 June 2018 |
Launch of the Arab Thought Foundation’s 10th Report on Cultural Development: Innovation or Extinction? |
On the side-lines of the 30th Ministerial Session of ESCWA
Launch of the Arab Thought Foundation’s 10th Report on Cultural Development: Innovation or Extinction? Beirut, UN-House, 27 June 2018 What: Launching of the Tenth Arab Report on Cultural Development, an annual report launched by the Arab Thought Foundation since 2008 on the status of cultural development in the Arab countries |
| 30 August 2017 |
The Innovation Landscape in Arab Countries: A Critical Analysis |
This report discusses and analyses the innovation landscape in Arab countries. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Region’s Road Safety, Transport Infrastructure Examined |
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| 11 December 2014 |
UN Launches WESP 2010 in Beirut |
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| 3 April 2017 |
ESCWA Takes Part in Brussels Conference |
Beirut, 3 April 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), represented by its Acting Executive Secretary Khawla Mattar, is taking part in the meetings and technical workshops on the sidelines of the international conference "Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region" held in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday 5 April 2017. |
| 2 May 2017 |
Technical Cooperation between ESCWA and Sudan |
Acting Executive Secretary of ESCWA Khawla Mattar signed on 23 April 2017 on behalf of ESCWA a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sudanese Minister of Trade Salah Mohamed Al-Hassan on behalf of the Ministry in order to provide a framework for inter-institutional dialogue and cooperation on matters of common interest in the fields of sustainable development until the end of 2019. The ceremony was attended by Sudanese Minister of Communication and Information Technology Tahani Abdallah Attia. |
| 8 May 2019 |
ESCWA Chief announces launch of ‘Young ESCWA’ to drive positive change |
Beirut, 15 April 2019 (ESCWA)--The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Ms. Rola Dashti, has launched the Young ESCWA network which will empower junior staff to provide advice to her on how to foster innovation in the Commission and drive positive change in the Arab region. |
| 23 June 2020 |
Wealth Inequality and Closing the Poverty Gap in Arab Countries: The Case for a Solidarity Wealth Tax |
High poverty rates coupled with high concentration of wealth in the Arab region have highlighted the need for a stronger civic solidarity. We investigate the concentration of wealth across the Arab region and juxtapose it with the incidence of poverty. We assess the scope for fiscal redistribution from the wealthiest 10 percent to the poor. |
| 26 April 2017 |
Executive Committee, 3rd meeting |
The Executive Committee of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) will convene its third meeting, in Rabat, from 6 to 7 May 2017. Representatives of ESCWA member states will participate in the meeting. |
| 13 May 2016 |
Arab Sustainable Development Report, 2015 |
The report reviews sustainable development progress and trends in the Arab region over the past two decades, and assesses gaps and opportunities relative to SDGs. |