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| 6 November 2019 |
Leaving No-One Behind: Targeted Social Assistance Programmes and Management Information Systems in Arab Countries |
The workshop will discuss social assistance programmes and management information systems in the Arab region. |
| 13 December 2018 |
Gender Justice and the Law |
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| 8 January 2018 |
16 Days of Activism to prevent violence against women |
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign (2016) has been conducted by ESCWA, IWSAW (LAU), ABAAD (Lebanese NGO) and UN-Women Regional Office for Arab States. The overall goal of the campaign is raising public awareness on gender-based violence and especially violence against women, which constitutes a striking phenomenon in the region. The campaign targeted different audiences with a view to reach out all sectors of the public. |
| 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 |
Capacity Building in the Field of Statistics |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Continuous Cooperation between ESCWA and GOIC |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) signed on 20 June a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC). This MoU represents a statement of intent by the parties to work together and outlines the basis, collaboration and joint activities in fields of mutual interest. In the signing ceremony held in Qatar, ESCWA was represented by its Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa, and GOIC by its Acting Secretary-General Loulwa Bint Abdullah Al Musnad. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UNESCWA Signs Memorandum with Arab ICT Associations |
The Officer-in-Charge of the UNESCWA Information and Communication Technology Division, Mr. Mansour Farah, said that UNESCWA and the Union of Arab Information and Communication Technology Associations (IJMA3) have agreed to launch specific activities aimed at facilitating the dissemination of information and communication technology (ICT) in the region, with special emphasis on job creation and poverty alleviation. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Meeting Brings Together Expertise and Stakeholders to Tackle Development Under Crisis Conditions |
An Expert Group Meeting on “Development Under Crisis Conditions” opened yesterday that is being hosted by UNESCWA in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Institute at the UN House, Beirut. The meeting, which is taking place from 27 to 28 June 2006, is enhancing development efforts in this often unstable region by bringing together expertise and stakeholders to address the causes and effects of conflict in the region. |
| 3 March 2016 |
Pilot Workshop on the Toolkit for Enhancing Participation and Engagement in Social Protection Policy Processes |
Despite positive strides in recent decades, social protection policy in the ESCWA region is still short of realizing two important objectives: First, social protection policy should be linked to citizenship rights and integrated into the wider social, economic and political frameworks in which it operates. Second, the success of social protection policies and programmes thrives on transparent, accountable and participatory approaches. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA to Discuss Water-Energy Nexus on Wednesday |
Tuesday, 26 June 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)-- The water and energy sectors are both facing challenges related to climate change, energy security, increasing water scarcity, as well as issues associated with the population accessing each of these commodities. Due to this water-energy nexus, water and energy issues cannot be addressed separately when it comes to formulating strategies related to energy, water and the environment. |