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| 5 December 2014 |
RICCAR Vulnerability Assessment Task Force on Adaptive Capacity Indicators Meeting |
Within the framework of the RICCAR, ESCWA and ACSAD organized the RICCAR/ACCWaM Vulnerability Assessment Task Force on Adaptive Capacity Indicators Meeting from 22-23 October 2014 in Beirut at the UN House. This Task Force is basically a small ad hoc working group that was established to technically review, with regional experts, the adaptive capacity indicators associated with socio-economic aspects of that component and the related maps that will support the preparation of the vulnerability assessment at the Arab regional level. |
| 6 February 2015 |
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1. I have been approved as an ESCWA/UNGM vendor but I have never been invited to bid. This may be because the product or service you offer is rarely required, and we simply haven't needed to buy any. 2. I heard there is a bid going on for "xyz" product or service. I want to participate. Who shall I contact? You are encouraged to contact our office. Please note that you will be required to undertake the same registration process before your company will be considered. 3. Are ESCWA purchases tax/duty free? |
| 19 January 2017 |
Call for Nominations for the 2017 United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA) |
The United Nations has begun accepting nominations for the 2017 UN Public Service Awards (UNPSA). |
| 9 November 2017 |
EGM on Record Linkage Studies to assess completeness of death registration |
The main purposes of the expert group meeting is to discuss the preliminary findings from the pilot study on completeness of death registration based on record linkage and to raise awareness of the use of census micro data in record linkages studies. Meeting Details
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| 23 June 2017 |
Lebanese President and Speaker Receive Executive-Secretary |
Lebanese President Michel Aoun received on Wednesday 21 June 2017 United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim in a courtesy visit shortly after he assumed office on top of the Commission. President Aoun praised the work conducted by ESCWA for the sake of the Member States. For his part, the Executive Secretary voiced his gladness that Lebanon is hosting ESCWA and stressed that it is the only UN regional and international organisation headquartered in Lebanon. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Mainstreaming Gender Issues in Arab Gulf Countries |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Promoting Participatory Democracy in the ESCWA Region |
The Arab region is aware today that the path to democracy is long because of the upheavals that changed their political landscape and led to gross violations of human rights, lack of rule of law and suppression of civil liberties and freedoms. This bulletin represents the link between participation and democracy and brings a wider understanding of the concept, benefits and challenges of the participatory democracy. |
| 14 January 2015 |
Women, Peace and Security |
Women are severely affected by the ongoing wars, intense violence and crumbling State services that torment much of the region today. Along with children, women make up the majority of displaced persons. |
| 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 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Western Asia, Issue No. 9 |
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