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| 11 December 2014 |
Oman Hosts UNESCWA Regional Workshop on Trade and Environment Capacity Building |
Under the auspices of H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Salem Bin Amer Al-Rawas, Omani Minister of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources, UNESCWA is organizing a “Regional Workshop on Trade and Environment Capacity Building” in cooperation with the League of Arab States (LAS) and the United Nations Environment Program / Regional Office for Western Asia (UNEP/ROWA). The three-day workshop in Muscat, Oman, is scheduled to begin on 25 March 2006 at the Faculty Club Hall in Sultan Qaboos University. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Virtual Panel of Experts: Detailed Assessment Report |
Discussion Room - ESCWATC FORUM The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) will be organizing discussions for a Virtual Panel of Experts (VPE) on reviewing the first draft of a "Detailed Assessment of Regional Needs and Priorities and Identification of Implementation Mechanism" during 3-24 September 2007. |
| 7 February 2019 |
International Mother Language Day |
The Conference Services Section of ESCWA will join the United Nations family this year in celebrating International Mother Language Day. |
| 5 February 2019 |
ESCWA photo competition on SDGs in the Arab region |
Beirut, 31 January 2019 (Communication and Information Unit)-- |
| 2 November 2018 |
Policy Brief: From the Ideal of Social Justice to the Concept of Inequality |
This Policy Brief zooms in on the concept of inequality, studying its manifestation in the Arab Region, then concludes with policy recommendations on how to address this challenge at all levels to ensure basic rights and fundamental freedoms to all. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics for ESCWA region |
The civil registration system is considered the best source for generating accurate, reliable and timely vital statistics. Not all national civil registration systems are fully in place in terms of coverage of vital events, effectiveness and their linkage with national statistical systems, thus preventing their use for producing reliable vital statistics. Consequently, alternative data sources such as censuses and sample surveys are then used to obtain these statistics. |
| 18 December 2014 |
Participation and social protection in the Arab Region |
The paper introduces social protection as a basic human right enshrined in international declarations and conventions. It also provides a brief overview of social protection provision in the Arab region, highlighting achievements and challenges. |
| 2 January 2015 |
Donors |
Since 2014, ESCWA has received $7,129,936 in voluntary contributions to implement national and regional activities. These activities and projects were developed in response to the needs of the region in different sectors including: water; environment; statistics; technology and innovation; social and economic development; and gender. New projects were also developed to respond to the emerging needs of member countries in transition. |
| 8 August 2003 |
Review of Information and Communication Technology for Development, Issue No. 2 |
ICT Review, issue 2, covers the World Summit of the Information Society, its work and its importance. |
| 14 October 2019 |
First Jordanian National Training Workshop on AquaCrop for Irrigation Water Management |
ESCWA is organizing the First Jordanian National Training Workshop on AquaCrop for Irrigation Water Management within the framework of its project on “Enhancing Resilience and Sustainability of Agriculture in the Arab region”. |