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| 15 October 2018 |
Non-Tariff Measures: Economic Assessment and Policy Options for Development |
Non Trade Measures (NTMs) have become a key factor influencing international trade, despite its implications on the economic development, particularly for countries pursuing a developmental strategy in order to integrate themselves into the global markets |
| 25 January 2021 |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Urges the International Community to Increase Funding for Climate Adaptation |
Beirut, 25 January 2021 (ESCWA)--The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Ms. |
| 3 December 2019 |
Reintegrating IDPs through enhancing Institutional Effectiveness in the Hamdanyieh District/Nineveh Governorate (Iraq), utilizing the results/data of the Institutional Gaps Assessment Methodology |
The workshop is part of a series of activities that aim to strengthen public institutions and local governance structures to address socio-economic challenges associated with the forced displacement crisis. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Launches a Supportive Guide in the Arab Region on Gender in the Millennium Development Goals |
On the occasion of the 12th Regional Coordination Mechanism Meeting (RCM), UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary, Bader Omar AlDafa, launched on Sunday a report on “Gender in the Millennium Development Goals: Information guide for Arab Millennium Development Goals reports” at the UN House, Beirut in the presence of representatives of UN regional organizations and media institutions. |
| 26 March 2018 |
Decade for Action on Water launched by ESCWA and partners |
Beirut, 22 March 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – The United Nations has launched a decade for action on water that seeks to forge new partnerships, improve cooperation and strengthen capacity to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. |
| 30 November 2020 |
The Regional Workshop on the Exchange of Experiences on the Collection and Dissemination of Road and Railway Transport Statistics: Statistics on The Volume of Road Traffic (Vehicle-Kilometer) |
The Regional Workshop on the Exchange of Experiences on the Collection and Dissemination of Road and Railway Transport Statistics: Statistics on The Volume of Road Traffic (Vehicle-Kilometer) is to be to be convened during 8- 10 December 2020. The regional workshop will be convened virtually. |
| 1 February 2018 |
Ambassadors from Arab region and ESCWA leadership discuss priorities for 2018 |
Beirut, 30 January 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)---A dozen ambassadors from Arab countries were at the United Nations’ regional commission in Beirut on Tuesday to discuss common priorities for 2018 that will build on economic and social progress achieved in 2017. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Expert Group Meets on Gender Mainstreaming |
On 29 and 30 March 2011, ESCWA held an Expert Group Meeting on “Mainstreaming Gender in the Plans and Programmes of the Ministries of Labour in Selected ESCWA Member Countries” at the UN House in Beirut. The two-day meeting was a follow-up to a workshop on gender mainstreaming and organizational change for participants from labour ministries and national women machineries in six member countries - Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan and Syria - that was organized in August 2010. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Ageing Population |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Regional Review of Institutions for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region |
The Regional Review of Institutions for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region reviews existing governance systems for sustainable development at the local and regional levels, highlights progress made and current trends, identifies promising developments and illustrative examples that could help achieve sustainable development in the region and presents a series of actions and policy recommendations for consideration in the preparations for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012. |