Search Results
Website complete search | Advanced search
| 5 December 2014 |
Workshop on E-Commerce Statistics and External Trade Indicators |
|
| 10 March 2020 |
Enhancing cooperation on transboundary water resources in the Arab region |
Beirut, 6 March 2020--Water resources in the Arab region are characterized by scarcity and disparate geographic distribution. The demand for water and the competition over water access are ever-increasing, due to many factors including rapid population growth. So is the need for increased cooperation on the management of transboundary water resources. Against this backdrop, ESCWA and partners held two workshops on the subject, in Beirut, from 3 to 5 March. |
| 17 May 2018 |
ESCWA condemns Israeli actions in Gaza |
Beirut, 17 May 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) condemns the killing of 61 Palestinians, including 6 children, by Israeli forces on 14 May 2018 during a demonstration at the border fence in Gaza. The apparent disproportionate use of force, namely the use of live ammunition against unarmed demonstrators, constitutes another violation of international humanitarian law and a disregard for human life and dignity on the part of the Israeli military. |
| 29 December 2016 |
Women's Movements in the Arab World |
The report presents a historical overview of women’s movement in the Arab World. It evaluates the main elements and milestones of this movement, including its impact on the broader social environment. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Committee on Social Development, 9th Session |
The Committee on Social Development was established pursuant to the Seventeenth Commission session resolution 198 (XVII) of 31 May 1994, with the aim of promoting regional cooperation through the effective participation of relevant parties in member countries in planning and implementing the ESCWA programme of work in the field of social development. |
| 29 December 2016 |
Mainstreaming Gender in Developmental Policies and Programmes: Water Resources and Environmental Protection |
Includes two background papers containing information on water and environmental resources in the Arab region, and key policy considerations for mainstreaming gender in issues relating to both resources. |
| 22 September 2020 |
Study on Gender Mainstreaming, Social Inclusion, Human Rights Processes and Outcomes of Access to Energy in Targeted Local Communities in Jordan |
This report presents the findings of a detailed review and analysis of gender issues associated with energy services in Jordan. It calls attention to the challenges and barriers rural women face in employment and entrepreneurship in energy sectors. It also highlights the potential for gender mainstreaming and identifies opportunities to support the local private sector, and to promote and expand the use of small-scale renewable energy technologies, while emphasizing the environmental and climate benefits associated with them. |
| 14 September 2018 |
Improving Arab Regional Development Planning: An Assessment of Good Economic Governance Tools to Support Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy-Making |
The paper applies the governance discussion to regional STI policy planning, a subset of economic development policy that is of concern to the Arab region |
| 5 December 2014 |
Regional Working Group of the ESCWA Statistical Committee, 2nd Meeting |
The second meeting of the Regional Working Group of the ESCWA Statistical Committee was organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) at United Nations House in Beirut on 10 February 2009. |
| 21 April 2020 |
Policy Response to the Socio-Economic Impact of the Covid-19 Epidemic: Gender Equality |
In light of the current difficult circumstances that have arisen due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Arab States (UNDP RBAS), the Arab States Regional Office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the Regional Office for the Arab States of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-WOMEN |