UNESCWA's Centre for Women in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars organized the training. The objective of training was to increase women''s political participation in Iraq, identify gaps in programs, discuss strategies for fostering empowerment and develop a plan for coordination and cooperation. 25 politically active Iraqi women attended the training, including the Iraqi Minister of State for Women and two members of the Iraqi Governing Council.

During this session, partners will discuss the ongoing cooperation between UN DESA and ESCWA regarding the implementation of the UN E-Gov Survey in the Arab region.  Partners will also discuss future steps.

This document provides specific guidelines for Arabic Domian Names System (ADNS). However, these guidelines can be used to facilitate systems in other languages that use the Arabic script, particularly Farsi and Urdu. Within that context, ADN-TF is prepared to cooperate with experts from the Farsi and Urdu communities in order to address linguistic, organizational and policy issues in an interoperable manner.

The Arab region is one of the world's most arid regions. They are subject to significant changes in rainfall rates from year to year, which is clearly reflected in the scarcity of water resources. Scientific research confirmed that the whole region will be exposed to severe climate changes, either from low rainfall or from high temperatures and a clear increase in the frequency of cycles of drought. These factors adversely affect agricultural productivity for rainfed and, to some extent, irrigated crops.