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| 10 December 2015 |
Preparatory Meeting of the Arab Working Group on Sustainable Development Indicators |
In the context of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the Statistics Division and the Sustainable Development Policies Division at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) are organizing a regional Preparatory Meeting of the Arab Working Group on Sustainable Development Indicators in cooperation with the League of Arab States (LAS), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI), the Islamic Education, Sciences and Culture Organization (ISESCO) and the Cente |
| 6 September 2017 |
Executive Secretary Discusses with Ambassador of Egypt Enhancing Cooperation between Egypt and ESCWA |
Beirut, 6 September 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim today received Egypt’s Ambassador to Lebanon Nazih al-Najjari at the UN House in Beirut. |
| 30 July 2019 |
ESCWA discusses linkages between women empowerment and renewable energy |
Beirut, 30 July 2019 (ESCWA)-- Within the framework of the “Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in rural areas of the Arab Region (REGEND), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) kicked off this morning at the UN House in Beirut the “National Meeting on Women Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Development in the Rural Context: The Role of Renewable Energy |
| 17 July 2018 |
Egyptian Chairmanship of G77 and China meets with Executive Secretaries of UN regional commissions |
New York-Beirut, 16 July 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--The Egyptian Chairmanship of the G77 and China met with the Executive Secretaries of the five United Nations regional commissions to discuss joint collaboration on priorities for the members of the Group. |
| 15 February 2016 |
Status of Women and Gender Equality in the Arab Region (Beijing +20) |
Examines implementation of the Beijing Declaration in the Arab region, including political participation, health, education, employment, gender-based violence |
| 5 December 2014 |
Expert Group Meeting on Measurement Issues in Labour Statistics |
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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. |
| 26 February 2015 |
The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 Non-oil exporting experience weakened growth prospects |
Head of the ESCWA Development and Globalization Division (EDGD) Moctar Mohamed El Hacene today said that non-oil exporting countries in the region, especially Lebanon and Jordan, may experience weakened growth prospects, partially due to the negative repercussions of armed conflicts in neighboring countries. Al Hacene was speaking in the first press conference to be held after his assignment to ESCWA, and which was organized to launch the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 (WESP) report. |
| 14 January 2015 |
Digital Economy |
New technologies such as cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart payment systems present Arab countries with the opportunity to bridge the knowledge gap and become more integrated in the global economy. |
| 12 February 2019 |
Economic Growth, Employment, and Poverty in Developing Economies: A focus on Arab Region |
The study examines the nexus between economic growth, employment, poverty and inequality in the developing economies, and the Arab countries in particular, during the period 1990-2013. |