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| 20 February 2021 |
Study on Gender Mainstreaming, Social Inclusion, Human Rights Processes and Outcomes of Access to Energy in Targeted Local Communities in Tunisia |
This report presents the findings of a detailed review and analysis of gender issues associated with energy services in Tunisia. 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. |
| 5 June 2019 |
Committee on Energy, 12th session |
The twelfth session of the Committee on Energy will offer member State representatives a platform to discuss issues including progress in implementation of energy-related Sustainable Development Goals and targets in the Arab region; mainstreaming those Goals and targets into national development plans; the water-energy-food nexus; regional cooperation in climate change issues; and the activities of the ESCWA Group of Experts on Fossil Fuel. |
| 22 June 2015 |
Fourth Meeting for ETC's Board of Governors |
The fourth meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) comes shortly after the composition of the new Board represented by 16 Arab countries for three years. Achievements for 2012, 2013, 2014 and the development of the ETC activities that cover many ESCWA member States will be presented during this meeting in addition to its work plan for the years 2015, 2016. This meeting comes also after the report of the External Evaluation towards the sustainability strategy and the priorities of the Centre since its establishment three years ago, and will be presented |
| 21 December 2017 |
Rethinking Fiscal Policy for the Arab Region |
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| 15 January 2015 |
Modelling and Forecasting |
Informed policymaking rests in part on modelling and forecasting research, some of the results of which are included in the annual flagship publication, Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region. The survey looks at the region’s socioeconomic development assets |
| 20 May 2015 |
Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women: 1990-2004 |
This report explains the political framework, particularly the events of 1948-1967 and 1967-1987, the First Intifada, the Oslo Years and the Second Intifada. This period led to the serious deterioration of the life of the Palestinian population and women have taken on more of the family responsibilities and burdens because of the worsening economic conditions. The document also explains the gender gaps in Palestinian society through different factors: the age and distribution of the population, the fertility and mortality rates and the types and status of Palestinian households. |
| 14 November 2019 |
Mainstreaming Climate Action into National Development Planning in the Arab Region |
The overall objective is to enhance the capacity and knowledge of government officials from the Arab region on how to effectively mainstream climate action into national development plans. The meeting also aims to exchange knowledge and raise awareness on best practices and opportunities for mainstreaming climate action and NDCs into national development policies, strategies, programmes and practices. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Visits Yemen, Meets Head of State and Prime Minister |
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| 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 on 25 October 2016 in New York, on the occasion of the United Nations Staff Day. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA National Conference on Decentralization and Local Governance in Iraq |
ESCWA convened a national conference on decentralization and local governance in Iraq entitled "Instigating an Evidence-based and Home-Grown National Strategy for the Promotion of Decentralization and Local Governance in Iraq". The conference, which was held in Erbil on 14-15 June 2011, gathered more than 120 participants from federal, regional and local governments, alongside representatives of Iraqi parliament, civil society and private sector. |