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| 7 February 2017 |
ESCWA Staff Bid Farewell to Outgoing Deputy Executive Secretary |
Tuesday 31 January 2017 marked the last day in ESCWA for Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme Abdallah Al Dardari around whom ESCWA staff members gathered for farewell moments before joining the World Bank as Senior Advisor for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation in the Middle East and North Africa. |
| 7 February 2019 |
International Mother Language Day |
The Conference Services Section of ESCWA will join the United Nations family this year in celebrating International Mother Language Day. |
| 20 July 2017 |
Workshop on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda on SDG’s, and its Alignment with National Development Plans |
The Centre for Women in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in cooperation with UN-Women, provide technical support to the Jordanian National Committee for women through conducting a training workshop on implementing sustainable development agenda 2030 and its alignment with national development plans. |
| 21 June 2017 |
Water-Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit: Renewable Energy Module |
ESCWA is implementing a UN Development Account (DA) Project on “Developing the Capacities of ESCWA Member Countries to Address the Water and Energy Nexus for Achieving Sustainable Developing Goals”. The DA project targets to strengthen the capacity of ESCWA member countries to achieve an integrated and sustainable management of water and energy resources to contribute to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
| 28 December 2016 |
Review of Road Safety in Selected Countries of the ESCWA Region |
This study reviews several aspects related to road safety in four member countries of ESCWA which are Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and Yemen. |
| 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. |
| 22 December 2017 |
Arab Regional Challenges Associated with Conflict and the 2030 Development Agenda |
The EGM will be dedicated to address existing conflict dynamics in the Arab region, its spillover effects and the long-term ramifications of conflict on development outcomes, including the 2030 Development Agenda. |
| 4 September 2018 |
Capacity-Building for Members of the Sub-Committee on Gender and the SDGs |
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| 31 December 2016 |
The Arab Consolidated Report on Progress Achieved in the implementation of the BPFA: Beijing +20 |
The report presents an overview of progress achieved in the implementation of the Beijing Platform of Action (BPFA), twenty years following the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, during the Fourth Conference on Women ( 1995). |
| 5 December 2014 |
EGM on Inclusive Social Development in the Arab Region |
The Social Development Division at ESCWA is organizing an Expert Group Meeting on Inclusive Social Development in the Arab Region, at the UN House, in Beirut, during 4-5 November 2014. |