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| 18 December 2019 |
Leaving No-One Behind: Disability assessment and determination as a means for better inclusion of persons with disabilities in Arab countries |
The workshop provides an overview of regional and international approaches to and tools for disability assessment and determination. |
| 21 June 2018 |
ESCWA Executive Secretary meets Lebanese senior officials |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim conducted in the past two weeks several high-level meetings with senior Lebanese officials and congratulated them on the success of the Parliamentary Elections. Mr. Alhakim met with former President Amin Gemayel, Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri, former Prime Ministers Tammam Salam and Najib Mikati, and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. |
| 5 December 2014 |
National Accounts and Economic Statistics |
The objective of the Expert Group Meeting on National Accounts was to bring together National Accounts experts from all of ESCWA member states, together with ESCWA, UNSD and other regional experts in the field. The EGM aimed at tackling the following main issues: |
| 20 May 2015 |
Active Labour Market Policies in Arab Countries |
Recent protests in the region have revealed the social and political costs of high unemployment, underemployment and informal labour, particularly among youth, and the need to develop and implement policies that can successfully enhance labour and socioeconomic opportunities for all. |
| 8 October 2020 |
Capacity Building Workshop on Digital Technology and Employment |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor in Lebanon is conducting a three-day capacity-building workshop on "Digital Technology and Employment" from 14 to 16 October 2020. |
| 9 September 2017 |
Measuring Urban Poverty in the Arab Region: Localizing Global and National strategies, Social Development Bulletin, Vol 6, No. 1 |
This bulletin examines how urban poverty is addressed in the 2030 Agenda and the New Urban Agenda, and sheds light on one urban poverty measurement index. |
| 20 November 2014 |
Emerging Channels of Public Participation after the Arab Uprisings, policy brief, No. 3 |
This brief explores the transformation of civic engagement and participation leading up to and following the Arab uprisings, as well as the challenges and potential of the new channels of participation. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation for All: Regional Assessment Report on the Status and Achievements of ESCWA Member Countries towards Improved Water Supply and Sanitation |
This report was prepared upon the request of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and in cooperation with the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ). It presents an assessment of the achievements of ESCWA member countries towards improving the supply of safe drinking water and basic sanitation. It also highlights the major constraints and challenges impeding progress in implementing the Millennium Development Goals-related target of halving, by 2015, the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. |
| 8 November 2017 |
Women’s Political Representation in the Arab Region |
This study examines the status of women's political representation in the Arab region and identifies barriers to women's presence in governance structures. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Lebanese Officials to Launch UNESCWA E-Caravan Project |
Lebanese Minister of Communication Marwan Hamadeh, Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Nayla Mouawad and UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy will launch the E-Caravan project for South Lebanon during a press conference at 11:00am Wednesday, 18 January 2006, at the UN House, Beirut. The project is implemented in cooperation with “Fondation Saradar”. |