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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). |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 16 July 2018 |
Expert Group Meeting on Gender Intersectionality in the Arab Region |
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| 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. |
| 20 May 2015 |
External Trade Bulletin of the ESCWA Region, No. 17 |
This issue presents data and statistical indicators on external trade in goods of ESCWA member countries. Data are presented in time series until 2007 and were drawn primarily from national sources, as well as from secondary sources where appropriate. ESCWA hopes that this issue of the External Trade Bulletin, which provides total and detailed data on intraregional and international trade of member countries, would be useful to policymakers, analysts, researchers and other users at the national, regional and international levels. This issue comprises three parts. |
| 18 June 2020 |
Desertification and Drought Day 2020: Food. Feed. Fibre. Sustainable Production and Consumption |
To highlight means by which communities in the Arab region can become more resilient to address the risks arising from desertification, drought and the depletion of natural resources, in order to preserve terrestrial ecosystems, shift to more sustainable consumption and production patterns, to prevent the land degradation, and to rehabilitate agricultural land; in order to preserve the already scarce natural resources and enhance food security in the Arab region. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Second Regional Training Workshop on Capacity Development for Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries |
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| 25 January 2018 |
Leaders of ESCWA and Lebanese Ministry of Industry meet to strengthen relations |
The Executive Secretary of ESCWA and the Lebanese Minister of Industry met on Wednesday in Beirut to discuss reinforcing cooperation, especially in terms of planning and implementing programs that can support economic and social development in Lebanon. |
| 10 October 2013 |
Competitiveness of the ICT Sector in the Arab Region: Innovation and Investment Imperatives |
Developing countries have often focused on venture capital to boost investment. Some Arab countries are proponents of that approach, launching many funds geared towards the promotion of investment in the ICT sector. While those initiatives are a step in the right direction, they cannot succeed without complementary measures. |
