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| 11 December 2014 |
The Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia Launched in Stockholm |
During the World Water Week held in Stockholm from 1 to 6 September 2013, ESCWA and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) launched the Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia, the first effort led by the United Nations to comprehensively identify and assess the state of transboundary surface and groundwater resources in the Middle East. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Palestinian Young Officials Visit ESCWA, Explore its Activities and Policies |
Beirut, 14 May 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— Three Palestinian young officials, Kahrumana Jarrar, Head of Department of UN and International Organizations in the Palestinian Ministry of Planning and Adminastrative Development, Rabii Al-Hantouli, First Secretary of the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, and Omar Awadallah, Head of Department of UN and Specialized Agencies in the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended the ESCWA 27th Session held on 7-10 May, 2012 at the UN House in Beirut, as part of an annual training programme organi |
| 20 May 2015 |
Annual Review of Development in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Arab Countries, 2009 |
The economies of most Arab countries were less affected by the global financial crisis compared to other economies. Several factors contributed to the alleviation of the impact of the crisis on Arab countries, including the minimal dependency of non-oil producing economies, especially financial markets, on the global economy; and the flexibility acquired by major oil-producing countries from their cash reserves. This issue of the Annual Review examines the impact of the global financial crisis on the Arab economies. |
| 13 September 2017 |
Regional consultation meeting on estimating the cost of Violence Against Women |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the Arab States Regional Office for the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and the Swedish Institute in Alexandria held regional consultations on estimating the economic cost of violence against women, on 24 and 25 October 2017, at the Swedish Institute in Alexandria, Arab Republic of Egypt. The regional consultations were organised for Arab National Women Machineries and National Statistics Offices in the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Staff in Beirut Express Solidarity with Gaza |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Kuwait to Host UN-ESCWA Meeting on International Goods Transport Facilitation |
Under the auspices of Kuwaiti Minister of Transport Maasouma Saleh Al Mubarak, UN-ESCWA, in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport, is holding a national workshop on International Goods Transport Facilitation in Kuwait that will take place at the General Directorate of Customs, Shuweikh, on 29 November 2006. This meeting is part of the United Nations Development Account project “Capacity-Building through Cooperation in Developing Inter-Regional Land and Land-Cum-Sea Transport Linkages”. |
| 2 January 2015 |
Deputy Executive Secretary - Programme |
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| 15 December 2016 |
ESCWA 29th Ministerial Council Wraps with Doha Declaration on the Implementation of 2030 Agenda |
ESCWA 29th ministerial session concluded its works this evening at the Sheraton Grand hotel in Doha, Qatar, with the adoption of “Doha Declaration on the Implementation of 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.” |
| 29 June 2020 |
Capacity-Building Workshop on “Good Agriculture Practices for Enhanced Energy Sustainability” |
Within the framework of the “Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region (REGEND)” Project, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in partnership with the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan (MEMR) is organizing a capacity-building workshop on “Good Agriculture Practices for Enhanced Energy Sustainability”. |
| 23 June 2020 |
Capacity-Building Workshop on “Good Agriculture Practices for Enhanced Energy Sustainability” |
Within the framework of the “Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region (REGEND)” Project, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in partnership with the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan (MEMR) is organizing a capacity-building workshop on “Good Agriculture Practices for Enhanced Energy Sustainability”. |