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| 20 November 2013 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in the Arab Region, Issue 20 |
ICT plays an important role in the multi-channel delivery of effective and efficient government services for better economic and social development. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Impact of Free Trade Area between Egypt and the Syrian Arab Republic on the Textile and Garment Sector |
This study attempts to assess the impact of the proposed free trade area between Egypt and Syria on the textile and garment sector. |
| 10 July 2017 |
Strengthening Statistical Capacity of ESCWA Countries in STEIs |
ESCWA project on Strengthening the Statistical Capacity of ESCWA Member Countries in Producing and Disseminating Short-term Economic Indicators for Sustainable Growth |
| 20 May 2015 |
Information Society Measurement: Building a Common Benchmarking Model for the ESCWA Region |
Closing the digital divide and bringing home the benefits of the information society are important concerns to member countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). For policymakers to accurately determine which development strategies will be the most effective, a comparable and clear measurement model is vital. Key indicators need to be defined and statistical models that can be used to assess the current status of the information society, measure its many facets and monitor progress towards its realization must be developed. |
| 11 December 2014 |
European University Students Visit ESCWA |
A group of students visiting Lebanon from various universities in Europe on 6 August called on ESCWA where they were briefed about the UN Regional Commission and welcomed by several of its senior officials. The students' tour began with a stop at ESCWA’s Library, where they received an overview about its books, publications and documents. The European students also had a chance to see ESCWA's reproduction house where most of the Commission’s publications are produced. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Capacity Building in the Field of Statistics |
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| 28 June 2019 |
Lebanese Minister May Chidiac opens ESCWA workshop on open government and emerging technologies |
Beirut, Lebanon, 2-4 July 2019 |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Launches World Investment Report 2011 in Beirut |
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to the ESCWA region dropped by 15 per cent between 2009 and 2010, settling on 57 billion USD from the former 67 billion USD. Save for Oman and Lebanon, this drop affected all ESCWA countries. These are the highlights of the presentation by Abulgasim Abdullah, Chief of Financing for Development Section at ESCWA Economic Development and Globalization Division, at the launching of World Investment Report 2011 (WIR 2011). |
| 17 May 2018 |
Regional Workshop on Measurement of Sustainable Development Goals on Violence Against Women and Time-Use Indicators |
The three-day Regional Workshop on Measurement of SDGs on VAW and TUS Indicators will bring together senior gender experts/statisticians from national statistical offices, ministries of gender equality and women’s affairs, in addition to regional and international experts to address selected SDG indicators focusing on the following gender concerns: physical, sexual, psychological violence against women perpetrated by an intimate partner and sexual violence against women perpetrated by a person other than an intimate partner (SDG 5.2). The Workshop will also address time spent on unp |
| 25 June 2020 |
Social Protection in the Syrian Arab Republic |
The report presents a comprehensive profile of social protection in Syria and covers social insurance, social assistance, health care and social housing. |