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| 20 May 2015 |
Compendium of Environment Statistics in the ESCWA Region, 2008-2009 |
The economic development in the ESCWA region is accompanied by an overexploitation of resources causing adverse impacts on the environment, particularly deteriorating air and water quality, diminishing water resources, land degradation and desertification, and biodiversity loss, all of which affect the sustainability and quality of life. |
| 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. |
| 15 November 2017 |
ESCWA offsets all of its emissions for the first time, becoming Climate Neutral |
According to the latest edition of Greening the Blue, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) has joined a number of UN entities in achieving climate neutrality for 2016. |
| 16 November 2020 |
Member States Consultation on the Modalities of the Regional Review Conference of the GCM |
In preparation for the Regional Review on the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the League of Arab States (LAS) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in cooperation with the Regional UN Network on Migration in the Arab Region, organized consultations with the Member States on the modalities of the Regional Review Conference. |
| 15 March 2018 |
Implementing Agenda 2030: Economic Governance and National Development Planning in the Arab Region |
The meeting brings together experts and stakeholders to discuss national development planning as both a political and socio-economic instrument necessary to achieve development gains. |
| 27 February 2020 |
Develop a Specific Institutional Gaps Assessment Methodology and Tools for Workforce Planning in Palestine (POSTPONED) |
The workshop will present and develop further the proposed Institutional Gaps Assessment Methodology and tools by the workforce planning team in the State of Palestine. This workshop will serve to further a Palestinian-specific institutional gaps assessment methodology, where senior civil servants continue to build on the previous workshop in advancing good governance into public institutions. |
| 6 June 2018 |
Workshop on Promoting the Outcomes of Technical Studies and Research in Selected Fields (Investment Opportunities for Manufacturing) |
ETC is organizing a workshop in cooperation with Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization in Cairo –Egypt on 7 May 2018, this workshop will be a side event if the Arab International Industrial Conference that will be held on 6-8 May 2018. The aim of this workshop is to discuss the problems facing the Arab industry in light of the challenges facing scientific research, which suffers from difficulties in funding as well as from the interaction of the private sector and investors with the scientific research. |
| 16 January 2017 |
The Strength of Competition Policy and Regulation in the Arab Region – Application of OECD Indicators to selected Arab Countries in 2015 |
In the broader context of economic governance in Arab countries, the paper aiming to build a sustainable and fair “competition culture”, testifies to the commitment of some Arab countries towards establishing better competition policies. |
| 23 October 2017 |
The Effect of Governance on the Allocation of Expenditure and the Distribution of Revenue: Evidence from Selected Arab Countries |
This study uses analytical and quantitative analysis to examine the interdependence between government expenditure and government revenue from one side and governance indicators from the other in selected oil importers and exporters in the region. Among the questions we examine are the following; how does corruption, the rule of law, government effectiveness, accountability, regulatory quality and political stability affect expenditure on health, education, and social spending, tax revenue (direct and indirect) and non-tax revenue, among other things. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Regional Workshop on DevInfo for Gender Analysis |
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