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| 20 May 2015 |
External Trade Bulletin of the Arab Region, No. 21 |
This Bulletin presents data and statistical indicators on external trade in goods in the member countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). Those data are presented in time series until 2011, and have been primarily drawn from national sources and from secondary sources when needed. The aim of this Bulletin is to provide detailed data on intraregional and international trade in member countries for policymakers, analysts, researchers and other users at the national, regional and international levels. The Bulletin comprises three parts. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Sustainable Land Management to Enhance Rural Development in the UN-ESCWA Region |
UN-ESCWA is organizing an “Expert Group Meeting on “Sustainable Land Management as a Best Practice to Enhance Rural Development in the ESCWA Region” from 25 to 27 March 2009 at the UN House, Riad el Solh Ave. Attending the meeting, which opens at 10:00 AM on Tuesday 25 March, are experts representing thirteen Ministries of Agriculture in the UN-ESCWA region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The United Nations in Color |
"Thank you for bringing beauty upon the stone" said UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa to the crowd of young people who colored the walls of the UN House in Beirut. "Synergy between stone and color is what you created; turning walls into something beautiful that tells in part the story of the culture and history of Lebanon is an important work". |
| 21 September 2015 |
ESCWA Technology Center |
In an increasingly dominating global economy, the need of harnessing science, technology and innovation (STI) has become quite evident. As globalization has enhanced the dissemination of knowledge and expertise, there is a pressing need to couple STI outcomes with business enterprises and practical applications in the industrial and technical domains. |
| 30 May 2019 |
ESCWA bolsters cooperation with sister agencies |
Beirut-Nairobi, 28 May 2019 (ESCWA)--United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Rola Dashti, signed yesterday two memoranda of understanding (MoU) with UN Environment and UN Habitat on the sidelines of her participation in the first UN Habitat Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. |
| 4 December 2017 |
Lebanese Ministers of Finance and Combating Corruption in ESCWA Tomorrow Under Inter-Governmental Meeting on Financing for Development |
Beirut, 04 December (Communication and Information Unit)--The 12th Session of the Committee on Liberalization of Foreign trade, Economic Globalization and Financing for Development, holds a panel discussion tomorrow 05 December, at 9:30am, at the UN House in Beirut, Lebanon, on “Domestic Resource Mobilization by Curbing Illicit Financial Flows and Trade Misinvoicing”. |
| 6 May 2019 |
Progress on Shared Water Resources Management in the Arab Region: Regional baseline for SDG Indicator 6.5.2 |
This publication presents a regional baseline for SDG indicator 6.5.2 for the Arab Region and explores ways to improve cooperation on shared water resources in the region. |
| 11 June 2020 |
High-level Meeting to Support Persons with Disabilities during COVID-19 in the Arab Region |
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| 10 January 2020 |
Call for entries: Visual arts competition on sustainable development in the Arab region |
Beirut, 10 January 2020-- The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) launched today in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre in Beirut ( |
| 5 December 2014 |
Promoting Best Practices on Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in the ESCWA Region |
In December 2009, ESCWA organized an Expert Group Meeting on Adopting the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach for Promoting Rural Development in the ESCWA Region. The meeting, which was attended by 32 experts from various countries of the region, aimed to allow participants to better understand the importance of livelihood approaches to rural development, to assess its comparative advantage with regard to other approaches as well as to assess obstacles to its adoption and implementation. |