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| 22 April 2015 |
Expert Group Meeting on New Sources of Development Finance in the Arab Region |
The overall objective of the EGM was to find out new financial means and ways to raise financial resources for development in the Arab region with the chief aim of enhancing the productivity of the economic sectors and providing new job opportunities. The meeting provided a platform for researchers, practitioners as well as other concerned individuals to share their experiences regarding the role of innovative funding approaches in supporting development projects. The meeting carried out through several sessions organized along two consecutive days. |
| 18 April 2017 |
Workshop on Gender marker - ESCWA as a model |
ESCWA and UN-Women New York Office will hold a two-day workshop in Beirut, with regional commissions for peer exchange on gender marker in connection with SWAP implementation. ESCWA, having the potential to lead the rest of the Economic Commission and the entire UN Secretariat on the gender marker, will base the discussions on its own experiences in developing a gender marker outside UMOJA and later on to introduce it in UMOJA. The workshop aims at building the capacity of regional commissions to replicate ESCWA’s model. |
| 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. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Regional Conference on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development in Rural Areas of the ESCWA Region |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing a regional conference on "Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development in Rural Areas of the ESCWA Region" during the period from 26 to 28 November 2013, in Rabat, Morocco This regional conference is organized in collaboration with the Directorate of Electricity and Renewable Energy, affiliated to the Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment of Morocco, the Energy Department at the League of Arab states (LAS), and the Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), within the context of th |
| 20 May 2015 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology and Development, Issue 16 |
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| 16 October 2020 |
Third African Young Water Professional Forum (Af-YWPF) - Cairo Water Week |
ESCWA is pleased to support the International Commission for Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) host the Third African Young Water Professional Forum (Af-YWPF) from 19-21 October 2020 (online) during Cairo Water Week. The Forum is being organized with the ICID African Regional Working Group in collaboration with the Arab Centre for the Study of Arid and Drylands (ACSAD), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean (GWP-Med). Cairo Water Week is organized annually by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Egypt and will be held in a hybrid format from 18 |
| 5 December 2014 |
Study Tour on Participation and Local Governance |
The purpose of the exchange and networking visit is t expose senior representatives and decision makers from several ministries and governorates' councils in Iraq to participatory methods applied in a typical Italian Region and another Autonomous Region, in particular to "successful models" in regional/local development planning, budget and fiscal planning, monitoring the implementation of the respective development plans and monitoring the quality of delivery services to the general public. Specific objectives of the activity: |
| 20 May 2015 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology and Development, Issue 13 |
Information and communications technology plays a significant role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in particular in the areas of awareness-raising, capacity-building and shortening distances, among others. The main topic in this issue of the Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Western Asia is the impact of Information and Communications Technology on development. |
| 5 October 2018 |
Regional Workshop on Quality Evaluation of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the Arab States |
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| 19 February 2016 |
Renewable Energy Project Development, Finance and Business Planning |
The objective of this regional training workshop is to provide the participants with capacity building material on financial engineering tools and business planning processes, to initiate them in the preparation of bankable renewable energy proposals. |