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| 28 February 2019 |
Policy Options for Promoting Green Technologies in the Arab Region |
This report provides an overview of public policies that can be considered by Arab governments to promote green technologies while reducing the risk for businesses and industry and attracting investments at the same time. The report also focuses on the tools, regulations and policies necessary to create an enabling environment. The report presents best practices, and providing a pathway for other countries in the Arab region to follow. |
| 23 January 2019 |
Capacity Development Material on Participation, Collaboration and Engagement |
This report provides details about the implementation of the four-phased ESCWA framework on open government, and it helps building the capacities of government officials in the Arab region to implement successful open government strategies and policies. |
| 26 February 2015 |
Inter-regional workshop on good practices in gender statistics |
The Interregional Workshop on Good Practices in Gender Statistics is organized by the Statistics Divisions of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). |
| 5 December 2014 |
Fifth Meeting of the Working Group of the Statistical Committee |
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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Marks International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
On Friday 29 November 2013, an air of Palestine wafted through Beirut, which stood in solidarity in a day marked by ESCWA at the UN House. Every year on the same date, the Commission marks this day, stipulated by the UN General Assembly in 1977. This stand of solidarity is a reminder of the internationally-agreed upon rights of the Palestinian people, expressed through UN resolutions and still awaiting implementation while Palestinians endure an occupation that has not respected most of these international resolutions. |
| 14 January 2021 |
Training on negotiation skills to better manage transboundary water |
Beirut, 12 January 2021 (ESCWA)--To promote an integrated and sustainable management of shared water resources, ESCWA held an 8-session virtual training on “Building negotiation skills for cooperation in managing transboundary water” targeting young negotiators from Arab States. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Cairo to Host an UNESCWA Regional Workshop on DevInfo Software |
In collaboration with the Middle East and North Africa Regional Office of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Development Group Office (UNDGO), UNESCWA is organizing a regional training workshop on “DevInfo v5.0” in Cairo from 18 to 22 September 2006. The meeting, which is the third in a series of regional activities on “DevInfo”, is hosted by the Information and Decision Support Center, 1 Magless Al Shaab Street. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Consultative Meeting to Enhance Peaceful Coexistence in Iraq |
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| 27 February 2020 |
ESCWA, UN Women and Save the Children mark International Women’s Day |
What: International Women’s Day organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States, and Save the Children International. |
| 27 October 2016 |
Khawla Mattar Receives United Nations Secretary-General Award for Courage |
ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Khawla Mattar received the UN Secretary-General Award for Courage, in a ceremony held 25 October 2016 in New York, on the occasion of the United Nations Staff Day. |