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| 30 October 2020 |
Second virtual meeting of the Expert Group on Social Protection Reform |
Social protection, including social insurance, basic health services and social assistance is a human right for every member of society. Moreover, it is an indispensable tool to fulfil the goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to “end poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and to ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment”. |
| 27 February 2020 |
Workshop on Disability Assessment and Determination in Lebanon |
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| 23 September 2019 |
Macro-Fiscal Policy toward Economic Diversification and Employment Generation in Iraq |
The paper analyses different macro-fiscal policy options for Iraq to boost employment opportunities and to foster economic diversification. |
| 26 January 2017 |
Identifying the Legislative Gaps that Need to Be Filled for the Application of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security in Selected Arab States |
This regional study examines the legislative and policy requirements for the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 in seven Arab states, namely Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, and Yemen. The study concluded that most of these states have indeed established the needed institutions for the advancement of women and human rights broadly speaking. The study also proposes a range of recommendations on the responsibility of states in the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Capacity Development for Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries |
Upon a request for support through Technical Cooperation from the League of Arab States (LAS), ESCWA jointly with the LAS conducted between 22 and 24 October 2013 a regional training workshop on “Capacity Development for Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries” in Amman, Jordan. The workshop was hosted by the ESCWA Technology Centre at the facilities of the Jordanian Royal Scientific Society and attended by 16 participants from nine Member States. |
| 11 December 2014 |
International Trade in Services Focus of UN-ESCWA Workshop in Cairo |
UN-ESCWA is organizing a workshop on the compilation of statistics of international trade in service from 6 to 9 February 2007 at the Ramses Hilton Hotel, Cairo. |
| 25 April 2013 |
Progress Made by the ESCWA Member Countries on Financing for Development |
While 2010 was, for ESCWA member countries, a year of recovery from the effects of the global financial crisis, in 2011 the continued global economic recession and the popular movements in some Arab countries led to a downturn in economic growth rates in most member countries. These challenges and changes have placed added pressure on member countries to implement the commitments set out in the 2002 Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for Development and reaffirmed in 2008. |
| 26 February 2015 |
Inter-regional workshop on good practices in gender statistics |
The Interregional Workshop on Good Practices in Gender Statistics is organized by the Statistics Divisions of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). |
| 20 May 2015 |
ESCWA Annual Report, 2008 |
This Annual Report summarizes the accomplishments achieved by ESCWA under its seven subprogrammes in 2008. Using a results-based approach in reviewing those accomplishments, the report provides a comprehensive perspective on the major socio-economic development issues and challenges facing the region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Launches Electronic Seminar on “Democracy and Participation” |
Beirut, 13 June 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit) — ESCWA has recently launched an electronic seminar on “Democracy and Participation.” Held from 4 June to 30 July 2012, this open forum is intended to think through some of the various challenges facing democratic transitions in Arab countries, focusing on the prerequisites of democratic rule and the relationship between democracy and civic engagement. |