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| 20 May 2015 |
Policies and Measures to Promote Sustainable Use of Energy in the Transport Sector in the ESCWA Region |
Statistics reveal that land transport is responsible for more than three quarters of the emissions by the transport sector worldwide. Consequently, this sector is considered to be one of the most important sectors to be focused on with regards to measures aimed at mitigating climate change, which was agreed by regional and international organizations. This study includes a presentation on energy consumption in the transport sector in general and in the ESCWA region in particular, and its implications on the environment and climate change. |
| 10 January 2020 |
Second Lebanese National Workshop on AquaCrop for Irrigation Water Management |
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| 11 December 2019 |
Second Jordanian National Workshop on AquaCrop for Irrigation Water Management |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Towards Stronger Institutions in Iraq |
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| 11 December 2019 |
Second Palestinian National Workshop on AquaCrop for Irrigation Water Management |
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| 2 September 2019 |
Regional Workshop on Accelerating the Achievement of SDG 5 through ICTs |
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| 18 December 2017 |
ESCWA Marks UN Arabic Language Day |
The United Nations employs multilingualism as a tool to promote multilateralism and cross-cultural communication, with each of the six official languages celebrated on a specific day. World Arabic Language Day is commemorated on 18 December, the day when the United Nations General Assembly approved Arabic as an official and working language of the United Nations. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Social Development Policy Workshop in Bahrain |
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| 1 April 2015 |
Senior Level Workshop on Expanding Social Protection Schemes to the Rural Informal Sector |
ESCWA’s Social Development Division (SDD) is conducting a 5-day senior level workshop for national dialogue partners, in Sudan, from 22-26 February 2015, in cooperation with the Sudanese Ministry of Welfare and Social Security. The workshop’s objective is to explore innovative approaches to the expansion of social protection schemes to rural informal sector workers in Sudan, and to propose ways to formulate and implement social protections policies. The workshop is organized in three different modules: |
| 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. |