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| 26 January 2018 |
ESCWA’s approach to Key Social Groups and Emerging Issues in the Arab region |
This brochure highlights ESCWA’s recent activities on youth, older persons, persons with disabilities and social justice, and why these issues are vital to the development of the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The Sudan Joins UN-ESCWA |
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| 15 March 2021 |
International Women's Day 2021: Women's Leadership in the Arab Region |
International Women’s Day, globally celebrated every 8 March, serves as a time to acknowledge the invaluable social, economic, cultural, and political contributions of women and girls, while also committing to a just and equitable future for all. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Tackles ICT Applications and E-Services |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) holds a meeting to discuss challenges to the development and adoption of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) applications in the region, with a special focus on e-services in the public sector. The meeting will recommend steps to overcome these challenges, focusing on accelerating the deployment of these applications and providing effective e-services. |
| 6 February 2018 |
Innovation Policies for SDGs in the Arab Region |
The workshop familiarized participants with five aspects of innovation policies as well as conceptual frameworks of STI for SDGs, design and implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
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| 11 December 2014 |
UN Starts Training in Beirut on Development Goals’ Monitoring |
As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen national capacity for monitoring the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (UNDOCO) in New York and the UNICEF’s MENA Regional Office in Amman, is `, is `organizing two workshops to train trainers (ToT) on “DevInfo Ver.6” from 13 to 24 July 2009, in Beirut. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Unpacking the Dynamics of Communal Tensions: A Focus Group Analysis of Perceptions among Youth in Lebanon |
The study examines communal tension, animosity and conflict and uses Lebanon as a case study, identifying four building blocks as the root causes. |
| 23 September 2020 |
Syria at War: Eight Years On |
The “Syria at War: Eight Years On” report is the second product of the collaboration between the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Centre for Syrian Studies (CSS) at the University of St Andrews. It is the result of extensive research by scholars and experts and benefited from the National Agenda for the Future of Syria (NAFS) Programme’s platform for technical dialogue between a broad spectrum of Syrian stakeholders aimed at moving towards consensus beyond the polarizations of the conflict period. |
| 20 November 2020 |
Technology and innovation for land transport development in the Arab region |
The meeting discussed the draft of the ESCWA study on the role of technology and innovation in developing land transport in the Arab region. The meeting also discussed the proposed recommendations to enhance the needed enabling environment for better deployment of technology and innovation in the land transport sector.
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| 21 July 2020 |
Strengthening Women's Political Participation Women Running for Elected Office in Iraq: Needs and Challenges |
With support from the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) and technical assistance from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the Iraq Foundation is conducting a project to strengthen women’s participation in political life at the national and subnational levels, and to strengthen the capacity of women seeking public office. |