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| 19 December 2017 |
18th Session of Committee on Transport and Logistics |
Beirut, 20-21 December 2017 |
| 18 November 2016 |
ESCWA and UNEP Sign MoU to Sustain Cooperation |
On 17 November 2016, ESCWA and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the twenty-second session of the annual Conference of the Parties (COP 22), the supreme decision-making body of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change taking place in Marrakech, Morocco between 7 and 18 November 2016. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Danish Journalists Visit ESCWA, Get Briefed on the Syria Programme |
Danish Journalists Visit ESCWA, Get Briefed on the Syria Programme |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Technology Centre Launches Commercialization Tour |
Beirut, 21 June 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— The Amman based ESCWA Technology Centre launched a “Commercialization Tour,” which it organized in cooperation with Talal Abu Ghazaleh International, El Hassan Business Park in Jordan, and Licensing Executives Society in the Arab Countries. |
| 13 April 2017 |
Regional Workshop on Developing a Regional Renewable Energy Investment Pipeline |
The objective of this regional workshop is to focus on providing knowledge on RE investment projects, which covers the technical aspects related to RE investment proposals, as well as the regulatory and policy requirements, that RE project developers and relevant country officials would need to deal with when attracting and implementing investments based on foreign or national capitals. This workshop is organized in the framework of the Ministerial Conference and 8th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development. |
| 28 December 2018 |
Sendai Framework Monitoring and National Disaster Loss Accounting System and Linkage of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction for Iraq |
The workshop, organized by ESCWA in partnership with UNISDR aims to strengthen national capacities in data collection, entry and analysis on Sendai Framework Monitor and Disaster Loss Accounting System (DesInventar) in order to prepare the national report for Iraq on Disaster Risk Reduction. The Workshop was attended by 16 senior experts from 11 different institutions and ministries (Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Oil, Ministry of Construction and Housing, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Electricity, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Interior). One of the participants from the Ministry of Environment was also the focal for climate change and vulnerability assessment. This group of experts represents part of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Committee of Iraq which is mandated to cope with Disaster Risk assessment, preparedness and recovery plans. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UNESCWA to Discuss Trade Facilitation for National Negotiators and Present Case Study on Trade Facilitation in Lebanon |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) is organizing a regional seminar on “Trade Facilitation for National Negotiators” on 19-20 June 2006 at the UN House in Beirut. |
| 23 November 2018 |
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People at ESCWA |
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| 21 June 2018 |
Training Workshop on the Construction of Supply and Use Tables |
According to international best practices in the area of national accounts, the Supply and Use Tables (SUTs) are considered to be the perfect framework for improving the inclusivity of GDP statistics for all economic activities, improving the consistency between all economic statistics and facilitating the coverage of informal activities. |
| 4 November 2019 |
Improving disability statistics in Arab countries |
Beirut-Amman, 29 October 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, a regional workshop on disability statistics for the Arab region kicked off in Amman with a view to expanding statistics coverage so no one is left behind. |