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| 15 October 2019 |
Financing Sustainable Development (progress and prospects) Global Trends vs. Regional Realities |
The report finds that while progress may have been achieved across the entire specter of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the fruits of development finance have not been shared evenly among both regions and countries. Progress in financing sustainable development is yet to materialize as initially contemplated through the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. |
| 16 September 2016 |
Technical Advisory Group on Demographic and Social Statistics |
The UN-ESCWA Statistical Committee at its eleventh session, Amman, 4-5 February 2015 agreed on forming of a technical advisory group on demographic and social statistics in the Arab region, and ask ESCWA to discuss its terms of reference and amend it in line with the views of its members. |
| 14 July 2016 |
Negotiations on Bilateral Investment Treaties |
In collaboration with the Ministry of Public Authority for Investment in Saudi Arabia, ESCWA held a National Workshop on negotiations on bilateral investment treaties during the period 28 April-02 May 2012. |
| 29 March 2016 |
Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop on Gender Statistics Curricula |
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| 17 March 2017 |
2017 World Water Day Celebration on "Wastewater" |
ESCWA is organizing an event to celebrate in the Arab Region the World Water Day 2017 that focuses on wastewater. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Training in Sudan on Program Cycle Management and Project Proposal Writing |
Under the auspices of Sudanese Trade Minister Osman Omer Al-Sharif, and in cooperation with the Ministry, ESCWA delivered a 5-day intensive training workshop on Program Cycle Management and Project Proposal Writing, from 11 to 15 May 2014, in Khartoum. The training was delivered by ESCWA Regional Advisor on Social Policy Khaled Ayesh, and First Social Affairs Officer Naela Haddad. The ESCWA team also conducted the closing graduation ceremony for 31 officials from various Sudanese Ministries, in the presence of State Minister for Foreign Trade Jehad Hamzeh. |
| 21 April 2015 |
Promoting Food and Water Security through Cooperation and Capacity Development in the Arab Region: First Coordination Meeting of the Project |
The meeting aimed to introduce the project to potential partners and discuss modalities of cooperation. |
| 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: |
| 31 December 2013 |
ESCWA Water Development Report 5: Issues in Sustainable Water Resources Management and Water Services |
The global community was proud to announce in 2012 that the global drinking water target articulated in the Millennium Development Goals had been met five years ahead of schedule. However, the countries of the water-scarce Arab region still face the continuing challenge of providing safe and sufficient water, and improved sanitation to its growing population. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Participation of Women in Public Life Main Focus of Tallawy Trip to UK |
UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy is slated to be the keynote speaker at a conference on the Political Participation of Muslim Women in the UK and Abroad. The two-day event is co-hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group at the British Houses of Parliament and the Barrow Cadbury Trust at the House of Commons on 21 and 22 March 2006. |