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| 20 May 2015 |
Gender Mainstreaming in the Policies, Programmes and Activities of Ministries of Labour and Social Affairs in ESCWA Member Countries: Guide |
This guide reviews gender mainstreaming in institutional plans, policies and programmes, and highlights key steps taken with a view to integrating gender-related issues into programmes and activities of formal institutions. The guide underlines the fact that national machineries for women must be involved in the gender mainstreaming process, since those machineries play a key role at the national level in monitoring, implementing, evaluating and following up on all issues that impact women. |
| 27 July 2016 |
An Innovation Scoreboard for MENA Countries |
The ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) co-organized the meeting on “Establishing Innovation Scoreboard for Middle East and North Africa Countries” in cooperation with Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Rabat on 16-17 May 2016. |
| 10 March 2017 |
Effective National Technology Transfer System in Egypt |
Under the patronage of the Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ashraf Shihi, ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) and the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) in Egypt conducted a workshop entitled: “National Legislative Corrections and Institutional Policies for Effective technology transfer system,” on 11 January 2017 in Cairo. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Dardari Meets Lebanese University Students |
On 4 June 2014, ESCWA Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Development and Globalization Division (EDGD) Abdallah Al Dardari called on a group of university students from the Economic Science And Business Administration Studies Faculty of the Lebanese University, Aley branch, to write an academic paper on gas production and its benefits in Lebanon, which would be discussed at ESCWA with a group of experts. |
| 23 November 2016 |
Demographic Profile of the Arab Region: Realizing the Demographic Dividend |
This paper provides an overview of population dynamics and trends in the Arab region and analyzes the demographic window of opportunity in Arab countries. |
| 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. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Inter-Agency Task Force on International Trade Statistics |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Social Development Bulletin, Impact of the Financial Crisis on International Migration in the Arab Region, Sixth Issue |
This bulletin reviews the impact of the global financial crisis on international migration from and to the Arab region. Starting with an overview of the crisis and the resulting challenges and opportunities for the region, it then reviews lessons learned regarding the impact of wars and previous financial crises on international migration. To this end, the bulletin sets out three cases: the 1973 oil crisis, the 1990-1991 Gulf war and the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. |
| 8 August 2004 |
Review of Information and Communication Technology for Development, Issue No. 3 |
ICT Review, issue 3, focuses on the outcomes of WSIS and the activities of the ESCWA ICT Division |
| 5 December 2014 |
Strengthening National Capacities in Environment Statistics, Indicators and Accounts in support of progress toward achieving the internationally agreed development goals in the ESCWA and ECLAC Regions |
Background
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) is implementing the activities planned in the project "Strengthening National Capacities in Environment Statistics, Indicators and Accounts in support of progress toward achieving the internationally agreed development goals in the ESCWA and ECLAC Regions". |