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| 15 December 2015 |
Triggers of Transformation: Resilient Governance Institutions in Conflict-affected Countries |
The Expert Group Meeting on Triggers of Transformation: Resilient Governance Institutions in Conflict-affected Countries was organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in partnership with the Regional Hub for Arab States of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and held in Beirut, Lebanon, on 1-2 December 2015. |
| 1 September 2014 |
Arab Society: A compendium of Social Statistics, No. 11 |
Arab Society: A Compendium of Social Statistics is the latest in a series of biennial compendia of the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). Drawing on data provided mainly from national statistical offices, it focuses on issues of population, employment, housing conditions, education, health and culture. The eleventh issue of the Compendium pays special attention to education in ESCWA member countries. It presents education profiles for fourteen of the seventeen ESCWA member countries. |
| 13 September 2013 |
Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia |
This publication is the first effort led by the United Nations to comprehensively identify and assess the state of transboundary surface and groundwater resources in the Western Asia. It was prepared by ESCWA and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) and was developed in close consultation with ESCWA member countries, as well as regional and international experts. |
| 11 January 2019 |
Committee on Technology for Development |
It was mandated to follow up regional priorities in the field of technology for development, including information and communications technology, Internet governance, digital economy and the information society, as well as areas related to scientific research and transfer of technology. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Regional Harmonization of Cyber Legislation to Promote the Knowledge Society in the Arab World |
The project brochure provides a summary of the project "Regional Harmonization of Cyber Legislation to Promote the Knowledge Society in the Arab World", its activities and expected achievements. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop on Evaluation Techniques |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Prospects for South-South Cooperation in the ESCWA Region |
The study Prospects for South-South Cooperation in the ESWA Region reviews the current status of cooperation between ESCWA member countries and explores potential areas for future collaboration. The experience of countries in other developing regions has demonstrated that South-South cooperation has the potential to play an important role in the generation of employment, the alleviation of poverty and the attainment of inclusive, sustained economic development through technical assistance, knowledge exchange and technology transfer. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Gender in the Millennium Development Goals |
This booklet represents the main outcome of the project "Toward more gender-responsive Millennium Development Goal (MDG) monitoring and reporting in the Arab region" that was implemented by the ESCWA in cooperation with United Nations agencies in the Arab region. The project aimed at forging a common understanding among stakeholders on ways to engender quantitative monitoring and reporting on the MDGs, particularly the identification of priority regional gender issues and the development of gender-sensitive measurements in Arab countries. |
| 7 September 2020 |
Webinar Series: Best Practices and Shared Experiences on Shelters for Women Survivors of Violence |
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| 17 November 2020 |
UNSD-ESCWA Virtual Workshop II on the Use of SDMX for SDG Data Reporting |
UNSD and ESCWA organized the second joint virtual workshop on the Use of the Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) Standard for SDG Data Reporting. The Workshop was organized for one day through MS Teams and attended by 24 participants from10 Arab countries. |