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2 January 2015	Programme Management	The Programme Planning Section coordinates all the Commission’s operational activities and assist the seven substantive Divisions to develop and implement a coherent, focused and impactful programme of work that serves to the benefit of the people of the Arab region. Its underlying mandate is results based and aims to address the priorities of member countries and global development agendas.
2 January 2015	Executive Secretary
2 January 2015	Deputy Executive Secretary - Program Support	Vacant
2 January 2015	Deputy Executive Secretary - Programme
2 January 2015	Planning & Monitoring	Results-Based Management As part of the Secretary-General’s drive to focus on results-based management, emphasizing results over output and thereby aiming to enhance transparency and programme delivery, ESCWA has adopted the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle. Plan - refers to the setting of a strategic vision and operational frameworks Do - represents the implementation of the annual strategy through work plans, which include ongoing performance monitoring
2 January 2015	Technical Cooperation
2 January 2015	Evaluation	THE EVALUATION FUNCTION The Strategy, Planning, Accountability, Results and Knowledge Section (SPARK) implements the ESCWA Evaluation Policy and reports to the Deputy Executive Secretary, who in turn reports to the Executive Secretary. A report summarizing key evaluations, plans and recommendations for future action is presented to ESCWA’s inter-governmental Ministerial Commission at its biennial session. HOW ARE EVALUATIONS CARRIED OUT?
2 January 2015	Donors	Since 2014, ESCWA has received $7,129,936 in voluntary contributions to implement national and regional activities. These activities and projects were developed in response to the needs of the region in different sectors including: water; environment; statistics; technology and innovation; social and economic development; and gender. New projects were also developed to respond to the emerging needs of member countries in transition.
2 January 2015	Partners	ESCWA is an important regional actor in the field of economic and social development. To amplify the impact of its normative and operational work, the organization enters into different types of partnerships and collaborative ventures with a host of global, regional, national and local partners. They include member countries, development agencies, intergovernmental organizations and agencies within and outside the United Nations system, civil society organizations and the private sector.
2 January 2015	Ministerial Sessions	The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) was established by the General Assembly in 1973 as a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council with a mandate to promote development, boost economic activity and strengthen cooperation in the Arab region. The ESCWA intergovernmental machinery consists of the Commission, the highest body of the organization, and the legislative and consultative committees, which are subsidiary bodies of the Commission.

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