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| 11 December 2014 |
LBCI Condemns Attacks Over Transmission Facilities |
UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy today received a letter by the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI) condemning the Israeli attack over the station’s transmission sites, which took place on 21 July 2006, and resulted in “killing one of its employees manning one of these facilities and injuring 2 others.” The Corporation asked Tallawy to transmit its condemnation to international references. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Western Asia, Issue No.5 |
This issue considers a number of global developments related to information and communications technology (ICT) and discusses certain fundamental issues that affect the efforts of the Western Asian region to develop the information society, and the role which ESCWA plays in that domain. The central subject of the issue is e-government. In addition, there are several regular chapters on such topics of interest to the expert and layman alike as ICT policies, the activities of the ESCWA ICT Division, ICT book and website reviews as well as issues related to everyday life. |
| 9 October 2017 |
Social Protection Country Profile: Mauritania |
Profile of social protection in Mauritania, covering social insurance, social assistance and healthcare, as well as the challenges facing these institutions. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Management Skills Training for Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works: Urban Planning Unit |
A total of seventy-seven senior civil servants from the Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works (MoMPW) have participated in 5 management trainings out of 6 held by UNESCWA in Beirut. These training modules that targeted five groups of experts from the Ministry (departments of municipalities, urban planning, water management, waste water management, and solid waste management) form a component of the UNDG Iraq Trust Fund financed UNDP project to build the capacity of the Iraqi MoMPW. |
| 23 July 2019 |
Workshop on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in Palestine |
In line with its efforts to promote the environmental component of the 2030 Agenda in its member countries, ESCWA organized a Workshop for Palestinian officials on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in Palestine. This Workshop is based on a request received by ESCWA from the Environment Quality Authority (EQA) of Palestine, whereby asking for ESCWA’s technical support on the subject. |
| 5 October 2017 |
Workshop on “Coherent Efficient and Effective National Technology Transfer System in Oman” |
This activity falls under the Development Account (DA) project on “Establishing National Technology Development and Transfer Systems in select ESCWA member states” which aims to strengthen the capacity of select countries in the ESCWA region to create an enabling policy environment for research and development, and commercialization of research results. The objective of this workshop is to discuss the studies conducted by the national consultants with the relevant national stakeholders and building on the conclusions to go for the next steps. |
| 29 June 2015 |
World Day to Combat Desertification |
The World Day to Combat Desertification is observed worldwide on 17 June every year. The focus in 2015 was the attainment of food security for all through sustainable food systems. This theme brought together two sustainable development goals, namely to end hunger and achieve food security (goal 2) and to protect terrestrial ecosystems (goal 15), which are very relevant for the Arab region; a dryland region facing mounting challenges, including food insecurity and the degradation of the natural resource base, notably soils. |
| 18 March 2019 |
Egypt national training workshop to improve use of gender statistics |
The national training workshop aims to improve technical capabilities in using gender statistics to monitor SDG gender indicators and in disseminating, communicating and using statistics and indicators. The workshop will cover topics such as: integrating a gender perspective into official statistics; presenting, disseminating and communicating gender statistics; and improving gender statistics literacy among data users. |
| 11 December 2019 |
Employment Profile and Challenges of the Private Sector in Iraq |
In this employment profile we focus on Sustainable Development Goal 8 that aims at promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. |
| 30 August 2017 |
Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: Social Development Bulletin Vol 6, No. 2 |
The bulletin sheds light on the demographic window of opportunity that could lead to economic and social gains with the development of the right socio-economic policies. |