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| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA to Commemorate International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) is holding a meeting at 10 am on Wednesday, 29 November 2006 at the UN House, Riad El-Solh Square, Beirut. UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy and Mr. Peter Hansen, former High Commissioner of UNRWA, will address the meeting. Ms. Tallawy will be delivering the statement of the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Anan, as well as remarks by UN-ESCWA. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Advisory Committee Convenes |
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| 24 November 2018 |
Illicit Financial Flows in the Arab Region |
Illicit financial flows (IFFs) are constantly evolving outpacing detection at every corner. IFFs undermine the rule of law, distort macro-economic stability, and raise severe security complications for the Arab region. These flows constitute substantial leakages to domestic public revenues that could have otherwise been harnessed to finance national and regional efforts devoted to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. |
| 10 July 2020 |
Advancing the Implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in Arab Countries |
The policy brief provides an overview of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and the key results and recommendations of the third regional review and appraisal process in ESCWA countries. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Statistical Abstract of the ESCWA Region, No. 28 |
This publication presents time series comparative statistics and indicators on core areas of economic and social development in ESCWA member countries for 2008. This issue of the Statistical Abstract consists of 11 chapters, each focusing on one of the following: population and labour force, education and illiteracy, health, gender equality, national accounts, energy, industry, transport, foreign trade, financial statistics and prices, and information and communications technology. |
| 30 August 2018 |
Oil Price Dynamics and Energy Transitions in the Middle East and North Africa: Economic Implications and Structural Reforms |
The objective of the conference is to discuss the effects, challenges and opportunities arising from oil price fluctuations and the changing energy structure on the economies, financial markets and energy policies of MENA countries. |
| 11 January 2017 |
Regional capacity building workshop on “Water - Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit: Resource Efficiency” |
The regional workshop will be organized under the strategic framework of UNESCWA on strengthening the capacity of Governments of the MCs on mainstreaming the energy-related SDGs into their national development plans and within the context of the work program 2016-2017. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Meeting on the Framework for Management Development in Iraq |
As part of the "Capacity Building of the Iraqi Public Sector Management" project, implemented in partnership with UNDP Iraq, ESCWA will hold a Meeting on the Framework for Management Development in Iraq on 21-23 March 2009 in Beirut, Lebanon. It is expected that the meeting will build upon the conclusions and outcomes of the Stakeholders Meeting scheduled on 15 March 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq, which involves the active participation of major public sector stakeholders concerned by public sector development, and aims to identify the needs and priorities of the public sector. |
| 7 October 2020 |
1st Virtual Workshop on the Use of SDMX for SDG Data Reporting |
UNSD and ESCWA organized a joint virtual workshop on the Use of the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) Standard for SDG Data Reporting. |
| 26 March 2019 |
Participatory Workshop on the Political Participation of Lebanese Women |
ESCWA Centre for Women (ECW), in collaboration with the National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW), organized a consultative participatory workshop on Women’s Political Participation and Representation in Lebanon, on 4 April 2019 at the United House in Beirut.
The workshop brought together male and female representatives of the Lebanese political parties as well as independent political activists, in addition to members of NCLW. |