ESCWA organized the 13th Session of the Committee on Transport at the UN House, Beirut, during 24-26 April 2012. The session represented a continuation of efforts made by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to complete the development of the Integrated Transport System in the Arab Mashreq (ITSAM) and follow up the implementation of its components, with a view to facilitating trade and transport between the countries of the region and achieving regional integration.

Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all - Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) - requires significant effort in scaling-up renewable energy and energy efficiency in the Arab region while addressing climate change. The success of this energy transition is largely tied to strengthening the regional cooperation and trade among Arab countries, the development of grid interconnections between countries and the promotion of pan-Arab electricity market which focuses on smart grids and green corridors.

The Statistical Committee significantly contributed to the standardization of concepts, definitions and methodologies adopted by various statistical organizations of the ESCWA region. This is clearly noticeable in the collection of timely, regionally comparable and quality statistics in economic and social areas.

Beirut-Cairo, 18 October 2019 (ESCWA)--In many Arab countries, there is still a lack of data on the prevalence of violence against women. To remedy this, ESCWA and partners gathered to discuss means to measure violence against women in line with globally agreed methodological and ethical standards.