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| 11 December 2014 |
UN Launches Photo Competition for Environment Day |
To celebrate the World Environment Day 2011, Greening the Blue – a UN program to make all its agencies climate neutral and green - and the UN Photographic Society have joined forces to launch the first in-house photographic competition that celebrates and inspires efforts to make the UN more sustainable. Visions of a Sustainable UN is the central theme of this photo competition. The competition provides an opportunity to raise the profile of existing green activities taking place within the UN, and will enable everyone to share their ideas of what a greener UN might look like. |
| 7 May 2015 |
Arab Governance Report: Governance Challenges in Countries Undergoing Transition |
This report seeks to clarify the concept of democratic governance and to contextualize it in Arab transition countries |
| 3 March 2021 |
ESCWA response to the UN Youth Strategy, Social Development Bulletin, Vol 7, No. 2 |
This bulletin provides an overview of ESCWA response to the UN Youth Strategy, focusing on 3 pillars: participation, decent work, and peace and resilience building. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Regional Workshop on e-Government Best Practices |
ESCWA and UNDESA are jointly convening the Regional Workshop on e-Government Best Practices, during 3-5 December 2013, in Amman, Jordan. The Workshop will be hosted by the Jordanian Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MoICT). |
| 31 January 2019 |
Second Arab High-level Forum on WSIS and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development |
ESCWA organized the Second Arab High-level Forum on WSIS and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Beirut, 19-21 March 2019, including six-tracks. |
| 26 September 2014 |
Social justice in the Arab world |
This paper attempts to assess the level of social justice in the Arab region, and suggests a set of actions to advance its realization. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Integrated Social Policy Report IV: Labour Market Policy in the ESCWA Region |
After decades of market-oriented reforms, the ESCWA region is facing fundamental questions about the parameters of future development. The expectation that top-down economic stabilization, liberalization of markets and strategic privatization would lead to more competitive, diversified and inclusive economies has only partially materialized. The employment situation in particular remains a constant challenge and needs to be addressed through a more integrated approach to labour market policy, combining economic and social policy. |
| 16 June 2021 |
Workshop: Multidimensional Poverty and Social Protection Policies: Concepts, Measurement, and Relevance to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
This workshop has three main objectives. |
| 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. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Improved Energy Efficiency and the Uses of Cleaner Fossil Fuels in Selected Sectors in Certain ESCWA Member Countries, Part II: The Uses of Cleaner Fossil Fuels |
While the energy sector plays an important role in achieving economic and social development, the environmental impacts of energy uses call for the adoption of cleaner fuels. The transport sector has the most adverse impact on the public health of the region. |