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| 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. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Views Democratic Transition |
Beirut, 25 November 2011 (United Nations Information Service) — The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) held the Inter-Regional Seminar on Participatory Development and Conflict Resolution: Path of Democratic Transition and Social Justice on 23-24 November at the UN House in Beirut. Participants included leading field actors, political activists, experts, representatives of governments, civil society organizations, research centers, academic institutions, media, UN agencies, regional and international organizations. |
| 2 July 2019 |
Experts discuss Artificial Intelligence at ESCWA |
Beirut, 1 July 2019 (ESCWA)— United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Rola Dashti today said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the future and a must to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). AI applications, with their ability to acquire information, analyze, and take prompt decisions, will uphold productivity and competitiveness of agricultural sectors, promote local industrial development, enhance industry efficiency and economic growth. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Syrian Conflict Impact on Macro-economy and Millennium Development Goals |
On 10 September 2014, ESCWA launched from its Beirut headquarters a report entitled "The conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic: The impact at the Macroeconomic Level and the Obstacles on the Way to the Millennium Development Goals." A host of Arab and foreign diplomats and experts took part in the event. Also participating was the Editor-in-Chief of As Safir newspaper Talal Salman who delivered a keynote address. |
| 24 October 2018 |
Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Arab Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011 to 2020: Productive Capacity progress and challenges in Mauritania, Sudan and Yemen |
Homogeneous analyses of the Arab region tend to portray it as a group of natural resource rich middle- and high-income countries, ignoring the fact that six Arab countries - Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen - are LDCs. The objective of this work is to provide a brief overview of the main progress and challenges in the area of productive capacity in the LDCs that are member states of ESCWA: Mauritania, Sudan and Yemen. |
| 27 June 2019 |
ESCWA 13th session of the Committee on Water Resources kicks off |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2012-2013 |
Every year, the partners of ESCWA from governmental and non-governmental organizations, media, educational and scientific foundations await the launch of the “Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region”. It is a report intended to assess the Arab economies in the global context of economic events that took place recently and also to address pressing policy agenda in the region by a theme-based in-depth research. |
| 6 April 2018 |
Senior leaders from Islamic Development Bank Group and ESCWA renew longstanding partnership |
On the sidelines of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group’s 43rd Annual Meeting held in Tunisia this year, senior leaders from the Bank and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) met to reaffirm their partnership to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Arab region. |
| 2 October 2015 |
Regional Workshop on Innovative Technologies for Waste Management in the Arab Region-Paving the Way for the Transition to Green Economy |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is currently leading efforts to strengthen national capacities in the Arab region on developing green production sectors. Since 2012 ESCWA established a network of Green Help Desks to increase awareness on the beneficial role of green technologies in six member countries: Lebanon, Jordan, Oman, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco. These Helpdesks aim at supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) interested in acquiring and/or utilizing green processes. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Fourth Meeting of the Taskforce on Population & Housing Censuses |
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