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21 November 2019	Committee on Transport and Logistics , 20th session	The 20th session of the Committee on Transport and Logistics will be held in Amman, Jordan, on 9 and 10 December 2019.
7 December 2018	Mainstreaming Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into Agriculture Strategy and Food Security Priorities in Jordan	Mainstreaming SDGs into national policies requires designing institutional based and process oriented frameworks that help stakeholders to define gaps and prioritize actions to achieve positive change right across the 2030 Agenda. Agriculture and food sectors are main contributors to several SDGs with numerous targets. Sustainable agriculture and nutritious food drive economic growth and healthy life mainly in rural areas, protect natural assets, and offer inclusive livelihoods for vulnerable communities.
16 January 2017	Land Degradation Neutrality in the Arab Region: Preparing for SDG Implementation	The Factsheet explains the concept of Land Degradation Neutrality and provides data and case studies on land degradation in the Arab Region.
30 September 2016	The Role of Transport in Fostering Connectivity to Global Value Chains	The EGM aims to discuss the various dimensions of transport role in trade and in particular its role including the role of logistics and trade facilitation in fostering connectivity to GVCs. The meeting will focus on various issues related to connectivity to GVCs and will attempt to shed light on some success stories from the region in improving the performance of their transport sectors and logistical services to reap the benefit from further integration in the most growing mode of global trade
5 December 2014	Management Training for the Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works	The management training module is targeting a group of experts from the Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works (MoMPW). The Training forms a component of the UNDG Iraq Trust Fund financing a UNDP project to build the capacity of the Iraqi MoMPW. The training modules focus on management issues highlighting specialized topics relevant to each group of participants. The program of the modules also included field visits to various Lebanese private and public sector institutions to expose the Iraqi participants to the expertise and work methods of relevant Lebanese counterparts.
4 December 2017	Regional Workshop on Labour Market Policy : Informality in the ESCWA Region	The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) conducted a regional workshop on labour market policy with a specific focus on informality and skills development, on 23 March 2011 at the United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon.
31 August 2017	Deputy Transport Minister of Yemen Visits ESCWA, Meets Executive Secretary	ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim received on 29 August 2017 Deputy Minister of Transportation of Yemen Nasser Al Sherif at the UN House. The two sides discussed cooperation in the field of transportation between ESCWA and Yemen and ESCWA’s contribution to the government of Yemen in terms of technical cooperation. The ambassador of Yemen to Lebanon Abdullah Abed AlKarim AlDeis and ESCWA Regional Adviser on Transport and Logistics Yarob Badr also attended the meeting.
6 June 2017	ESCWA Country Profiles 2014 - Key Energy Statistics	This publication presents the main indicators for the region and for each of ESCWA member States on flows of energy in the latest year available, mostly 2013.
19 November 2015	Consequences of Child Marriage for Sexual and Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings in the Arab Region, 2015	This policy brief discusses sexual and reproductive health implications of child marriage in humanitarian settings in the Arab region.
18 December 2013	Combating domestic violence against women and girls: Policies to empower women in the Arab region	This policy brief addresses domestic violence in the Arab region, within the context of family, and is based on a recent flagship study, jointly prepared by ESCWA and UN-WOMEN, in addition to support from the Norwegian Embassy in Beirut. It seeks to present, for the first time, evidence-based policy recommendations addressed primarily, to 18 Arab countries in order to strengthen their resolution towards ending violence against women and girls, particularly in the domestic sphere.

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