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| 4 February 2021 |
ESCWA and SDRPY meet with the Government of Yemen to support development in the country |
Beirut-Riyadh, 4 February 2021--The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) today held a meeting with the Government of Yemen and regional and international partners, including the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND), the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), the Islamic Development Bank ( |
| 11 December 2014 |
100 Syrian Youths Discuss their Country's Future |
On 17 April 2014, the anniversary of the Syrian Independence day, the United Nations House in Beirut received 100 Syrian young men and women who were brought together by the "National Agenda for the Future of Syria" program ESCWA launched in 2012. Participants gathered to exchange views on the program and its aims, establishing thereby a communication mechanism that would ensure their participation in all stages of implementation of the said program. |
| 11 December 2014 |
100 Syrian Youths Discuss their Country's Future |
On 17 April 2014, the anniversary of the Syrian Independence day, the United Nations House in Beirut received 100 Syrian young men and women who were brought together by the "National Agenda for the Future of Syria" program ESCWA launched in 2012. Participants gathered to exchange views on the program and its aims, establishing thereby a communication mechanism that would ensure their participation in all stages of implementation of the said program. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Egypt Conference on Integrated Social Policy Discusses International Success Stories |
Participants in the “National Conference on Integrated Social Policy in Egypt” held by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) and the Egyptian Ministry of Social Solidarity on 7 and 8 February 2007 at the Pyramisa Cairo Hotel will discuss studies on the success stories in a number of developing and advanced countries like Tunisia, the Republic of South Korea, Malaysia, Norway, and Canada with respect to integrated social policy (ISP). |
| 11 December 2014 |
Review of the Millenium Development Goals on Agenda of UNESCWA 24th Ministerial Session |
Participants in the UNESCWA 24th Ministerial Session are due to discuss Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the UNESCWA Region based on a report prepared by UNESCWA in 2005 with the collaboration of several United Nations agencies in the region. The report was prepared in order to facilitate the review of follow-up action by policymakers aimed at achieving the MDGs by 2015. |
| 11 July 2017 |
2017 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development |
2017 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, Session Two: Implementation at the regional and sub-regional level |
| 29 April 2021 |
Webinars on Population and Housing Censuses in Iraq |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing in cooperation with the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) in Iraq a series of webinars on Population and Housing Censuses in Iraq. |
| 28 April 2015 |
The Arab Middle Class Report: a force for change? (by Abdallah Al Dardari and Naren Prasad) |
The geopolitical and socioeconomic map of the Arab region is currently facing the most serious existential threat since the creation of independent Arab nation States in the mid-twentieth century. Disillusionment with the prospect of a serious peace process in Palestine; the seizure of vast areas of land in the Arab Mashreq by the Islamic State; |
| 11 December 2014 |
Senior Officials Meet to Begin UNESCWA 24th Ministerial Session |
UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy presented the topics to be covered by Arab ministers participating in the UNESCWA 24th Ministerial Session, chiefly: the New Challenges in the Region and their Impact on the Work of UNESCWA; Facing Youth Unemployment Problems in the UNESCWA Region; Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in the UNESCWA Region: the Damascus Declaration; and Review of the Progress Made by Yemen in the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 2001-2010. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Bahrain to Host Key Event on the Role of Islamic Financial Institutions in Financing for Development |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) and the Central Bank of Bahrain have joined hands to organize a key event on 5-6 September 2007 at the Manama Ritz Carlton Hotel. |