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| 20 May 2015 |
Transnational Corporations in ESCWA Member Countries with the United Arab Emirates and Egypt as Case Studies |
In addition to enhancing the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into a country, transnational corporations (TNCs) play a significant role in the transfer of technology from developed to developing countries. This study analyses the activities of TNCs in ESCWA member countries with reference to the United Arab Emirates and Egypt as case studies. A study of these two countries, which are host to the highest number of TNCs among ESCWA member States, can assist other ESCWA member countries in adopting sound measures aimed at attracting TNCs and, consequently, FDI. |
| 12 August 2015 |
Change Management in Public Sector Reform in Iraq |
"Change Management in Public Sector Reform in Iraq" was the title of the capacity development workshop held by ESCWA in Istanbul, Turkey, from 20 to 28 April 2015. It was organized in collaboration with the Lebanese Institutes des Finances Basil Fuleihan within the framework of the Iraq Public Sector Modernization (IPSM) Programme of the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) which has been supporting the public sector reform agenda of the country, such as decentralization, service delivery, and capacity development. |
| 23 April 2015 |
Report of the Executive Secretary on the Activities of the Commission: Follow-Up Action on the Resolutions of the Commission at its Sixteenth Session: Resolution 179(XVI) on Setting Up a Statistics Committee within the Economic and Social Commission for W |
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| 23 April 2015 |
Strengthening the cooperation between ESCWA and the League of Arab States in the field of economic and social development |
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| 23 April 2015 |
Attention to the environmental effects of development projects in general and of industrial projects in particular and the strengthening of Cooperation in fields of joint activity between the United Nations Environment Programme and the Economic Commissio |
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| 5 December 2014 |
Training of Trainers on Strategic Planning for Palestinian Officials |
Since establishing a strategic plan is the basis of a successful endeavor, ESCWA intends to implement a practitioners' workshop, or training of trainers on Strategic Planning for 22 Palestine officials in Beirut from 7-13 November 2008. |
| 23 April 2015 |
Redesignating the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia as the “Economic and Social Commission for Arab States” |
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| 23 April 2015 |
Report of the Executive Secretary on the Activities of the Commission: Follow-Up Action on the Resolutions of the Commission at its Sixteenth Session: Resolution 180(XVI) on Regional Cooperation and Coordination in the Field of Environment and Sustainable |
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| 23 April 2015 |
Call for celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, to be held in 1999 in conjunction with its twentieth session, and discussion of the role of the Commission in the coming century in view of global |
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| 5 December 2014 |
Support for the Library of the Iraqi Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation |
Per request from the Iraqi Ministry, UNESCWA Iraq Task Force organized the transfer of a comprehensive collection of 1143 UNESCWA publications to the library of the Iraqi Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation and its associated institutions. The publications will allow Iraqi researchers and practitioners to tap on the resources published by UNESCWA, at a time access to such resources through alternative channels like the Internet is very limited in Iraq. |