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5 December 2014	Management Skills Training for Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works	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.
7 March 2015	The Damascus Declaration and the role of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration
15 September 2017	Training Workshop on Residential Production Property Index (RPPI)	This training workshop aims at strengthening capacities of member countries in the compilation and computation of the Residential Price Property Index
10 August 2017	Technical assistance to the Ministry of State for Women Affairs in Lebanon, on the implementation of SDG's and Agenda 2030	ESCWA is providing technical assistance to the ministry to support Lebanon in reaching out to its international commitments in the areas of women empowerment and advancement as well as in achieving gender equality in all sectors. The technical assistance will build the capacities of the ministry's team in the area of implemeting SDG's in general and SDG5 in specific, along with the interlinkages between these goals, in addition to the modality of developing national indicators that are relevant to SDG5.
15 April 2016	Demographic and Social Statistics	The Social Statistics and Indicators team compiles statistics on population, labour force, education, gender, poverty, health and vital statistics. It maintains databases in specialized fields of social statistics gathered from national and international sources, provides advisory services and training to help member countries improve social statistics collection, and strives to enhance regional harmonization in social statistics classifications, definitions and measurement.
20 May 2015	Assessment of Water Quality Management Practices in the ESCWA Region	This study assesses water quality management practices in selected countries within the region and presents member countries with recommendations on the protection and sustainable use of scarce water resources. It examines the extent to which measures related to water quality management have been integrated into national strategies and/or integrated water quality management plans, and discusses the progress achieved towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals in terms of improving sanitation services.
10 April 2017	Workshop on Improving Disability Statistics in the Arab Countries	This technical meeting seeks to enhance the capacities of member countries to compile and produce relevant disability statistics in accordance to the Washington Group questions. The workshop is expected to accomplish the following: 1- To compile national data and establish a base line for monitoring purposes 2-To harmonize disability measures 3-To improve production of disability statistics from surveys and censuses
5 December 2014	International workshop on “Region After the War”	The workshop was conducted in partnership with the local think tank, the Lebanese Centre for Policy Studies (LCPS). The Workshop was an attempt to generate a concerted effort to tackle the developments in Iraq and to examine feasible ideas that could improve Iraqi socio-economic conditions. The Workshop concluded its proceedings with a number of recommendations addressing both socio-economic and legal aspects of the situation in post-war Iraq. The workshop was attended by 80 participants of various nationalities.
11 January 2018	Guidebook for Project Developers for Preparing Energy Efficiency Investments Business Plans	This guidebook provides guidelines for local renewable energy project developers and investors in order to assist them in preparing bankable business plans for their projects.
20 May 2015	Networking Research, Development and Innovation in Arab Countries	Innovation is central to the development of successful economies. This study is intended to encourage research, development and innovation (RDI) networking in Arab countries. RDI networks that are designed to promote innovation inputs can secure competencies in areas of expertise that are unattainable by individual countries and institutions. Furthermore, these networks play a significant role in securing a critical mass of both human and financial resources.

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