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| 22 April 2016 |
Arab Domain |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Report on the Electronic Fora as part of the Portal “Towards an Inclusive Participatory Development in the ESCWA region” |
The ESCWA launched a portal called “Towards an inclusive Participatory Development in the ESCWA region”, to promote the participation of civil society and the exchange of ideas and experiences and to trigger interactive discussions. Three electronic fora were part of this portal as they aimed at promoting a dynamic civil society and tackled the following issues: “Participation in Public Policy processes”, “Media and Development” and “Social Integration: towards achieving inclusive participation in Western Asia”. |
| 18 February 2016 |
Call for proposals on Promoting RE Investments in the Context of Climate Change Mitigation & SD |
UN-ESCWA is inviting applications for a call for proposals on Promoting Renewable Energy (RE) Investments in the Context of Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development. All institutions, civil societies and the private sector of member countries are invited to submit their proposals by 1 March 2016, to be included in the ESCWA RE investment projects pipeline. At least 10 projects will be retained as part of a capacity building project the Commission is implementing, which aims at enhancing RE investments in member countries in the context of climate change mitigation. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Integrated Social Policy: Visions and Strategies in Arab Countries, Report III |
Most countries in the ESCWA region see social policy as a basic element in achieving balanced human and economic development. However, those countries are facing diverse challenges, are endowed with different capacities to address them and are striving to reconcile diverse needs across all parts of society against scarce resources. |
| 29 March 2017 |
Capacity building workshop for members of the sub-committee on gender and SDGs |
ESCWA Centre for Women, and in partnership with the League of Arab States and UN-Women, is organizing the third capacity building workshop for members of the sub-committee on the 2030 agenda and SDGs. |
| 6 February 2018 |
Launch of Studies on the Constitution and Elections in Syria |
The NAFS meeting will launch the two recent NAFS studies “Constitutional Options for Syria” and “Future Elections in Syria” in the aim of promoting reconciliation and reflecting the priorities of a broad range of Syrian people. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators: Arab Society, No. 10 |
The Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators is a biennial publication which focuses on such areas as population, education, households and family, human settlements, health, and economic activity. Its primary objective is to highlight social development in the region through tabulation of time series statistics and indicators. |
| 20 May 2015 |
A Standardization Framework to Promote an Enabling Environment for Arabic e-Services |
This study focuses on diverse standards used in developing e-services. It starts by mentioning the importance of e-services, and the role of standards in increasing its adoption. Then, it lists the main Standard Developing Organizations. Standards for specifying e-services are first described, especially those related to web service development, data encoding and exchange, electronic data interchange, and web service routing and addressing. The study also describes the main e-service security standards, main standard frameworks used for e-Business and e-Commerce applications. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Key Factors in Establishing Single Windows for Handling Import/Export Procedures and Formalities: Trade Facilitation and the Single Window |
Trade facilitation plays a significant role in improving trade growth and competitiveness within the context of the global supply chain. This report sheds light on the requirements for establishing the Single Window system for trade facilitation. Having defined the Single Window system, the report provides comprehensive information on the compliance of national trade policies with trade treaties, trade law and trade regulations. It also analyses initiatives in ESCWA member countries to establish the Single Window system with a view to highlighting best practice across the region. |
| 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. |