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| 14 March 2017 |
Expert group meeting on methodologies for meeting the water-related Sustainable Development Goals at the global, regional and national levels |
The EGM on methodologies for meeting the water-related Sustainable Development Goals at the global, regional and national levels is organized as a folow up to the to the series of consultations conducted under the MDG+ Initiative in 2016. |
| 15 January 2015 |
Transport and logistics |
Improving transport and logistics leads to improved regional and international competitiveness and integration. The Arab region is set to benefit from the enhanced connectivity resulting from more efficient transport and logistics, which in turn will help to reduce the cost of trade. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Expert Group Meeting on National Accounts |
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| 21 October 2020 |
AWARENET Webinar Series on Groundwater Management in IWRM |
The aim of the training is to improve knowledge and enhance understanding of the complex nature and intersectoral challenges facing sustainable groundwater governance and management in the Arab region. |
| 31 March 2016 |
Cyber Legislation |
During the last years, ESCWA focused on promoting cybersafety and combating cybercrime. In this context the Commission published a report that included a policy framework to enhance cybersecurity and build confidence in cyberspace. ESCWA also organized capacity building workshops and advisory services to its member countries on this topic. |
| 5 December 2014 |
National Training Workshop on Energy Statistics and Energy Balance for Sudan |
Energy data represents a basic input to all sectoral and national development plans, particularly in ESCWA member countries where energy sector has a vital role in the economic and social development. However, the quality of energy statistics in most of ESCWA countries still needs capacity building to meet the appropriate statistical requirements for formulating national development plans and international reporting. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Committee on Transport, 14th session |
The fourteenth session of the Committee on Transport of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) was held in Amman, on 9 and 10 October 2013. It discussed items on the session agenda, namely the progress in implementing the recommendations of its previous session; the harmonization of institutional frameworks and legislation in the transport sector in the region; and methods to monitor the implementation of the Agreement on International Roads in the Arab Mashreq. |
| 15 December 2020 |
Webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on migrants and refugees in the Arab region |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Labor Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the the members of the United Nations Issue-Based Coalition on Migration in the Arab Region, organized a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on migrants and refugees in the Arab region. |
| 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 |
Progress Achieved by ESCWA Member Countries towards Implementing the Monterrey Consensus |
This study reviews the progress achieved by ESCWA member countries in implementing the recommendations contained in the Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for Development (Monterrey, Mexico, March 2002), during the last six years with a focus on 2008. |