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| 11 January 2019 |
ESCWA Committees |
The ESCWA intergovernmental machinery consists of the Commission as the highest body within the organization and, reporting to it, the subsidiary bodies of the Commission, which are the legislative and consultative committees. |
| 15 April 2020 |
ESCWA: 74 million in the Arab region at risk of COVID-19 due to lack of access to a handwashing facility |
Beirut, 15 April 2020--While it has been agreed worldwide that handwashing with soap and water is the best prevention against COVID-19 contagion, this simple act proves to be difficult in a region where 74 million people lack access to a basic handwashing facility. |
| 27 June 2018 |
Forum on Public Procurement for Resilience and Sustainable Growth |
Our discussions will cover questions of competitiveness and innovation, the challenges of translating policy into practice as well as capacity and governance of procurement. All of this embedded in the principles of Agenda 2030, especially Sustainable Development Goal 12 that calls for ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns. |
| 15 November 2017 |
ESCWA offsets all of its emissions for the first time, becoming Climate Neutral |
According to the latest edition of Greening the Blue, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) has joined a number of UN entities in achieving climate neutrality for 2016. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Information Economy Report Launched at ESCWA, Said Facebook Users Reached 481 Million |
By the end of 2011, online social network Facebook users reached 481 million, demanding an expansion in software industry, as mentioned in the Information Economy Report 2012 released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Entitled “The Software Industry and Developing Countries,” the Report was launched by ESCWA today 28 November 2012, at its Headquarters in Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Information Economy Report Launched at ESCWA, Said Facebook Users Reached 481 Million |
By the end of 2011, online social network Facebook users reached 481 million, demanding an expansion in software industry, as mentioned in the Information Economy Report 2012 released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Entitled “The Software Industry and Developing Countries,” the Report was launched by ESCWA today 28 November 2012, at its Headquarters in Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Ambassadors of UNESCWA Countries to Meet Thursday Discussions will focus on Commission’s Activities and Support to Lebanon |
In their first meeting after the end of war on Lebanon, the ambassadors of UNESCWA member countries will meet at 11am on Thursday 14 September 2006 at the UN House, Beirut. This meeting comes within the context of the regular Advisory Committee Meetings and is the second for this year. UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy will open the meeting with a statement addressed to the participants and media representatives. |
| 23 January 2020 |
ESCWA Disability Framework: 115 indicators to bridge the gap between policy and statistics |
ESCWA Disability Framework: 115 indicators to bridge the gap between policy and statistics, is the first three-dimensional disability framework that maps disability-related indicators to three major development frameworks: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Framework and its 115 indicators embodies a major step forward in bridging the gap between policy and statistics and monitor progress made. The Framework will be an important tool for guiding efforts at the national, regional and global levels to harmonize the production of comparable data. It will facilitate reporting on the situation of persons with disabilities in critical disability-inclusive development goals. These include inclusive education, employment, empowerment, health and justice. The framework will, through improved disability statistics, provide a clearer picture to compare persons with disabilities and those with no disabilities. The framework will also assist data producers to provide valuable and better information for policymakers to ensure that all people with disabilities everywhere and anywhere are indeed included. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Review of the Performance Assessment of National Machineries for the Advancement of Women in Mainstreaming: A Gender Perspective in the Arab Countries |
The national machineries for the advancement of women undertake a catalyst role in the integration of a gender perspective in all government programmes and policies. They also follow up on the implementation of those policies and measure their impact on women status. Mainstreaming a gender perspective in the institutions aims to integrate the needs of both women and men in all aspects of activities and sectors. It constitutes one of the most efficient ways to achieve the change leading to gender equality. |
| 20 May 2015 |
The Millennium Development Goals in the Arab Region 2005, Summary |
This summary of Millennium Development Goals in the Arab Region 2005 was prepared as a collaborative effort of United Nations agencies in the region on the occasion of the September 2005 World Summit and the sixtieth session of the General Assembly, this effort was coordinated by ESCWA. It provides an overview of progress in the Arab region towards the stated aim of achieving the Goals by 2015 and highlights key challenges and issues. Data and analyses are presented by sub-region. |