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| 9 October 2018 |
The Regional training workshop to improve use of existing data for monitoring gender equality and women’s empowerment |
Aims to improve technical capabilities in using gender statistics to monitor SDG Tier I and II gender indicators and in disseminating, communicating and using statistics and indicators. |
| 23 May 2018 |
Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in the United Arab Emirates |
Despite the large fossil energy resources that are available in the UAE and the extended power infrastructures that are in place, the rapid growth of energy demands due to the expanding economic development taking place in the country, is increasingly challenging the country’s sustainable energy management. |
| 8 August 2004 |
Review of Information and Communication Technology for Development, Issue No. 3 |
ICT Review, issue 3, focuses on the outcomes of WSIS and the activities of the ESCWA ICT Division |
| 19 January 2017 |
Developing the Capacity of ESCWA Member Countries to Address the Water and Energy Nexus for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Resource Efficiency Module |
This module addresses water and energy efficiencies as a key to a water and energy secure future for the countries of the ESCWA region, taking into account the impacts of climate change. Furthermore, when considering water and energy, the production of one depends on the other; also the efficiency for both these types of resources must be pursued simultaneously through a holistic water-energy nexus approach. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Amman to Host the Launching of the National Campaign On Secure Tenure and Good Urban Governance |
In cooperation with the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDC) in Jordan, UN-HABITAT-Amman, the Arab Towns Organization (ATO), and Habitat International Coalition (HIC), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) is launching “The National Campaign on Secure Tenure and Good Urban Governance” through a workshop to be held in Al Hussein Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan, on 20-21 October 2007. |
| 13 September 2017 |
“Launch of the findings of the first phase of the regional project on estimating the cost of violence against women” |
The ESCWA Centre for Women, in partnership with UN-Women, the Swedish Institute in Alexandria and the Lebanese American University, organized a launch event of the publication on "The Status of Women Report: Violence against Women – What is at Stake?", at the Sursock Museum in Beirut. |
| 5 February 2016 |
The Commemoration of 2016 International Women's Day |
In observation of the international women’s day in 2016, ESCWA organized four events to commemorate the day under the global theme of “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it Up for Gender Equality”. The first event was held in partnership with the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University (LAU). The commemoration was held on Thursday 10th of March 2016 with the presence of social, academic, and representatives from the diplomatic crops, international organizations and civil society. |
| 18 June 2019 |
Regional Workshop on “Social Expenditure Monitor Framework for the Arab States” |
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| 11 December 2014 |
UN Backs Sustainable Tourism in South Lebanon |
Beirut, 29 March 2012 (UN Information Service) — The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and the Union of Tyre Region Municipalities held today a workshop in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre to raise awareness about responsible eco-tourism in the framework of green economy and sustainable development. Participants included representatives from different municipalities and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in southern Lebanon. |
| 21 April 2015 |
ESCWA Marks World Social Justice Day |
Political, diplomatic, media, cultural and specialists in economic and social development figure were gathered by ESCWA on 20 February 2015 to mark the World Social Justice Day at the United Nations House, Beirut. |