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| 11 December 2014 |
UNCTAD-UNESCWA Workshop to Develop Country Decision-Makers |
A second joint regional training course designed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and UNESCWA, on “Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda” is due to begin at the UN House, Beirut, on 26 June 2006. The course will be jointly opened by UNESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Atif Kubursi and UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-General Dirk Bruinsma at 9:00am. |
| 22 December 2017 |
Rethinking Fiscal Policy for the Arab Region |
The report on “Rethinking Fiscal Policy in the Arab Region” asks whether or not current fiscal policies in the Arab region are up to the task of the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. It finds that the answer is mostly no—at least not yet. Many countries are lagging behind in connecting fiscal policy and development aims. |
| 8 December 2017 |
Task Force on Gender Statistics in the Arab Region, 1st meeting |
The First Meeting of the Task Force on Gender Statistics in the Arab Region was organized by the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) at the United Nations House in Beirut on 15 and 16 October 2009. The main output of the Meeting was the adoption of an action plan for the working groups of the Task Force. |
| 14 February 2018 |
Natural Gas Vehicle in Transportation in the Arab Region: Fact Sheet |
This fact sheet addresses the potential role natural gas can play in the sustainability of the transport sector and in mitigating the effects of climate change in the Arab region. It demonstrates the key drivers and barriers for the promotion of natural gas vehicles in the Arab region. |
| 27 July 2016 |
Gender, Climate Change and Conflict: Mutually Reinforcing Impact on Gender Imbalances in the Arab Region, 2016 |
The policy brief analyses the impact of the intersection between conflicts and climate change on gender imbalances in the Arab region. |
| 19 October 2017 |
Climate Change-Related Statistics in the Arab Region: A Proposed Set of Indicators |
This report proposes a set of relevant, feasible and consistent climate change-related indicators for compilation by all countries in the region. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Management of Public Institutions in Crisis Situations: Participant’s File |
Under the local and global circumstances, a three-day workshop was organized on the “Management of Public Institutions in Crisis Situations”. This document is the participant’s file, which included the program of meetings and details on all the specific themes of the workshop. The meetings of the first day examined several topics such as the development of management methodologies, the globalization and the global transformations, the emerging trends of the public management (ESCWA region) and the strategy and principles of a good governance. |
| 7 October 2019 |
Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Science/Technology Parks for Sustainable Development |
Discussed solutions to gaps in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems of the Arab region, the role of United Nations Entities and National Technology Transfer Offices, and reviewed the design of the new ESCWA SME Digital Enabling Portal in Arab Region (DEPAR). |
| 5 December 2014 |
Expert Group Meeting on external peer review for the Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region 2010-2011 |
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| 2 July 2018 |
Fostering Open Government in the Arab region |
The study explores the concept of open government, investigates the status of open government in the Arab region, and describes the ESCWA open government policy framework. |