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| 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. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The United Nations Democracy Fund Opens New Project Funding Round |
The United Nations Democracy Fund invites civil society organizations to apply for funding for projects to advance and support democracy. Project proposals may be submitted on-line between 15 November 2011 and 31 December 2011 at www.un.org/democracyfund. You can find guidelines, FAQs and lessons learned from previous rounds at http://www.un.org/democracyfund/Applicants/applicants_index.html. |
| 15 August 2016 |
Meeting of the National Focal Points for the Project on Promoting Food and Water Security in the Arab Region |
The meeting provided an opportunity to brief national focal points about the project, its objectives and components and progress to date. In addition, focal points met project partners and shared their country experiences and views regarding planned activities under the project and the way forward.
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| 9 November 2014 |
Launch of ESCWA's Report on: "The conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic: The impact at the Macroeconomic Level and the Obstacles on the Way to the Millennium Development Goals." |
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| 23 April 2015 |
Report of the Executive Secretary on the activities of the Commission: Follow-up to implementation of the resolutions adopted by the Commission at its Twenty-First Session: Adoption of the Agreement on International Roads in the Arab Mashreq: resolution 2 |
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| 2 December 2015 |
Third Session of the Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development |
The Third Session of the Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development was held from 10 to 12 December 2015, Beirut, Lebanon. The Forum was organized by the Arab League Education, Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO) in collaboration with Hariri Foundation, ESCWA, General Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries, Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO, and Maghreb Institute for Research and Strategic Studies. The English and Arabic web pages of the Forum: |
| 20 May 2015 |
Economic policy in the ESCWA region and its impact on employment |
In recent years, there has been considerable economic growth in most ESCWA member countries, however the employment situation has not improved at the same pace. A better understanding of the interrelation between the structure of economic growth and employment dynamics will facilitate broad-based economic growth conducive to job creation. |
| 5 December 2014 |
e-Forum onModern Biotechnology; Technical and Policy Implications in the Near East and North Africa Region |
The current e-forum will be devoted to Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (BTGE), an area which holds both opportunities and threats for the Arab region. In almost 30 years of experience, some BTGE practices have become routine in several developed and developing countries. However, agricultural biotechnology is still firmly in the hands of a few gene “giants”, with scientists still uncovering new information every day. |
| 9 December 2014 |
Launch of ESCWA's Report on: "The conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic: The impact at the Macroeconomic Level and the Obstacles on the Way to the Millennium Development Goals."- Part 2 |
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| 7 March 2015 |
Declaration of the high-level meeting of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly on the midterm comprehensive global review of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010 |
