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| 11 December 2014 |
AUST Students Visit ESCWA, Learn about its Objectives and Programmes |
A group of students of different majors from the American University of Science and Technology (AUST) visited ESCWA on 19 May 2012, where they learned about the Commission’s objectives and programmes. Chief of ESCWA Social Participatory Development Section (SPDS) Maha Yahya briefed them on the role of ESCWA as one of the United Nations Regional Commissions and the opportunities and challenges facing the region. She focused on regional priority agenda items and the Commission’s work with civil society organizations. |
| 3 January 2017 |
Consultation Meeting on Enhancing Coordination between the Agriculture and Water Sectors |
ESCWA is organizing the Consultation Meeting on Enhancing Coordination between the Agriculture and Water Sectors, which aims to develop and frame the institutional cooperation for enhanced food security in the Arab region, through the review of existing national institutional coordination mechanisms between the two sectors. |
| 27 August 2019 |
Committee on Social Development, 12th Session |
The 12th session of the Committee on Social Development will address selected regional issues, including social protection reform; inclusion of older persons; and the nexus approach to implementing the 2030 Agenda. |
| 2 June 2020 |
The Impact of Conflict from Childhood to Adulthood Evidence for the Arab Region: Trends and Impacts in Conflict Settings Issue No. 5 |
The results of the study show complex ways in which armed conflict affects human development, and the challenges that those countries will face to meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. For the Arab region, framing the complex situations of conflict around the Sustainable Development Agenda represents an opportunity to carry out interventions to promote human development. |
| 29 June 2015 |
Inclusive Social Development |
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| 18 June 2019 |
Regional Workshop on “Social Expenditure Monitor Framework for the Arab States” |
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| 30 August 2020 |
ESCWA: Half of Lebanon’s population at risk of failing to access basic food needs by year’s end |
More than half of Lebanon's population is at risk of failing to access their basic food needs by the year’s end, a new study by ESCWA warns, after the Beirut Port Explosion. |
| 30 October 2017 |
Committee on Liberalization of Foreign trade, Economic Globalization and Financing for Development, 11th session (Focus on Trade) |
ESCWA convened the 11th session for its Committee on Liberalization of Foreign trade, Economic Globalization and Financing for Development on 27 and 28 November 2017 in Beirut, Lebanon. |
| 3 July 2020 |
ESCWA: $50 billion more required for middle- and low-income Arab countries to recover from COVID-19 |
Fiscal stimulus packages by Arab Governments are not sufficient for recovery from COVID-19, as low- and middle-income countries need at least an additional $50 billion to mitigate impact. |
| 2 December 2019 |
Capacity Building Workshop on Principles and Practices of Agriculture Value Chain Assessment and Development in Sudan |
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