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| 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. |
| 7 January 2020 |
The 20th session of ESCWA Committee on Transport and Logistics convenes in Amman |
Beirut-Amman, 10 December 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, the 20th session of the Committee on Transport and Logistics of ESCWA concluded with a number of recommendations that seek to improve the situation of transport in the Arab region. |
| 16 November 2018 |
International Conference on Financing Sustainable Development |
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International Conference on Financing Sustainable Development How to curb illicit financial flows Beirut, Lebanon, 28-29 November 2018 |
| 5 December 2014 |
EGM on "Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage in ESCWA Member States: Enhancing the Sustainability of the Energy System in a Carbon Constrained Development Context" |
ESCWA organized in collaboration with Masdar Institute of Science and Technology an expert group meeting (EGM) on “Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) in ESCWA Member States: Enhancing the Sustainability of the Energy System in a Carbon Constrained Development Context” on 6-7 November 2013 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The meeting addressed the CCUS technology development in the region, CCUS in relation to enhanced oil recovery (EOR), and highlighted the issues and challenges facing an inceptive CCUS industry.
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| 5 December 2014 |
Regional Roadmap for Internet Governance |
The ICT Division of ESCWA and the League of Arab States have jointly organized the expert groups meeting on "Regional Roadmap for Internet Governance" in Beirut, during 25-26 October 2010. The meeting aimed at promoting the role of the Arab region in Governance of the Internet and enhancing its capacities in shaping Internet global public policies, and at strengthening results-based cooperation of the various Arab stakeholders for the period 2011-2015. |
| 31 May 2018 |
ESCWA 30th Ministerial Session to take place in Beirut with focus on technology for sustainable development |
Beirut, 31 May 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today announced it will hold its 30th Ministerial Session in Beirut, Lebanon on 27 and 28 June with a focus on technology for sustainable development. “We are proud to welcome the Ministerial Session back to Beirut this year, as the last one organized in Lebanon was in 2012,” said Mohamed Ali Alhakim, the Executive Secretary of ESCWA. |
| 26 February 2020 |
Revisiting Jordan’s Agriculture Strategy to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
Agriculture development is a strategic tool to reduce poverty and food insecurity, increase employment in remote areas, and improve natural resources’ efficiency and productivity. Supporting smallholders to enhance their access to markets, to improve their skills, and to increase their production/productivity while protecting the environment (soil, water, air, and biodiversity) is core to achieve specific SDGs’ targets. |
| 11 July 2016 |
Creativity, Innovation and Competitiveness on the Agenda of ESCWA |
The Amman based ESCWA Technology Centre participated in organizing the “Arab Conference for Creativity, Innovation and Competitiveness,” held by the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO) and the Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI) on 24 and 25 May 2016 in Cairo. ESCWA Technology Centre’s National Officer Nael AlMulki delivered a keynote address in the opening of the Conference and participated as rapporteur in the third working session. |
| 1 February 2019 |
Arab Horizon 2030: Digital Technologies for Development |
The study focuses on the role of digital technologies in sustainable development in the Arab region for 2030 and sets proposals for their use under seven thematic policy areas. |
| 5 November 2019 |
Advancing women’s rights in Sudan and increasing their role in peacebuilding |
Beirut-Addis Ababa- 24 October 2019 (ESCWA)--In the Sudan, women’s organizations have intensified their efforts to engage in the three-year transitional process and advocate for the realization of the important advances in women’s rights set out in the constitutional document of 17 August 2019. |
