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| 11 December 2014 |
ICT Policy Makers to Attend UNESCWA Workshop Tuesday |
Policy-makers from governmental institutions in charge of ICT policy development, particularly from least developed and post-conflict countries in the region, will attend a Workshop on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy Making in UNESCWA Member Countries. Organized by UNESCWA in coordination with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the workshop will last from 2 to 4 May 2006, at the UN House, Beirut. |
| 18 May 2017 |
ICP Regional Workshop for Developing Purchasing Power Parities |
The International Comparison Program (ICP) team at ESCWA’s Statistics Division has been working towards the regular production of Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) through the implementation of a PPP production round in 2016. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Demographic Profile of the Arab Countries: Analysis of the Ageing Phenomenon |
The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) drawn up at the Second World Assembly on Ageing in 2002 outlined a global agenda to deal with the issues of elderly populations. The Plan of Action on Ageing called for a new approach to policies and programmes for older persons in the wake of the demographic changes experienced in countries all over the world. Many regions of the world have witnessed a rapid increase in life expectancy and as a result a phenomenal growth of their populations during the second half of the last century. |
| 14 March 2019 |
Focus Group Meeting on the Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in rural areas of the Arab Region in Lebanon |
WIthin the framework of the “Regional Initiative for Promoting Small – Scale Renewable Energy Applications in rural areas of the Arab region (REGEND)” an assessment of the situation of the rural areas in Lebanon necessitates a focus group meeting. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Partnership Building Forum for the Implementation of the Arab TLDs ".arab" and "عرب." |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Sultanate of Oman Provides Financial Support to UN-ESCWA Development Projects and Technical Cooperation Activities |
The Sultanate of Oman today provided UN-ESCWA with financial support of USD 50,000 to fund development projects and technical cooperation and support activities for member countries. The Sultanate is considered one of the most prominent supporters of UN-ESCWA in recent years since it has already provided funds that amounted to USD 300,000. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Report: Arab Region Behind in Disaster Risk Reduction |
A United Nations report launched in Beirut today said governments of the Middle East and North Africa region were lagging behind global averages in reducing disaster risks. The 2011 UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR11) was launched Wednesday in its Arabic version at the UN House in Beirut by ESCWA and the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). GAR 11 is the second edition of this biennial UN publication on disaster risk reduction. “Globally, mortality risk for weather-related hazards – i.e. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Sub-regional Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming |
Background information |
| 11 December 2014 |
Media Arrangements for the 27th Ministerial Session of ESCWA |
Beirut, 27 April, 2012 (ESCWA Communications and Information Unit)- The 27th Ministerial Session of ESCWA will be held on 9-10 May 2012 at the U.N. House in Beirut under the auspices of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati. High Level meetings preceding the Session will be held on 7-8 May, 2012. Within this context, ESCWA Communications and Information Unit (ECIU) kindly requests that all media institutions and reporters take the arrangements below into consideration in order to ensure maximum cooperation between ESCWA and the media. |
| 17 December 2018 |
Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2017-2018 |
This is the summary report of Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region, which looks at the region’s socioeconomic development assets, opportunities and constraints, as well as providing analysis on the economic outlook and forecasts for the region and individual countries. |