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| 30 August 2016 |
Informing the SDGs through the Arab MDG+ Initiative |
ESCWA is convening a session on “Informing the SDGs through the Arab MDG+ Initiative” as part of the MENA Focus days organized within the World Water Week by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and taking place from 28 August to 2 September 2016 in Stockholm. The event is planned for Wednesday August 31st in collaboration with the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA), the League of Arab States (LAS) and with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The MENA Focus days event is dedicated to water and sustainable growth in the Middle East and North Africa, aiming to enhance experience and knowledge sharing as well as to promote MENA priority issues in the global water agenda. |
| 23 September 2013 |
Compendium of Environment Statistics in the Arab Region 2012-2013 |
Compendium of Environment Statistics in the Arab Region provides an overview of the efforts made by the region to collect such data, and addresses the most important environmental issues and concerns of relevance to the region. |
| 2 June 2016 |
Marking the opening of the Arab High-level Forum on Sustainable Development |
Statement by Ms. Rima Khalaf Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Marking the opening of the Arab High-level Forum on Sustainable Development Mr. Imad Fakoury, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, |
| 5 December 2014 |
Expert Group Meeting on Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Socio-Economic Development in the Arab Region |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Integration Presents Arab World with Unique Opportunities for Human Development, says New ESCWA Report Economic integration is “a requirement for survival” |
On 25 February 2014, UN Undersecretary General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf launched from Tunis a remarkable report entitled “Arab Integration: A 21st Century Development Imperative” with the participation of Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and a crowd of political, economic, intellectual and public figures. Media representatives who took part in the ceremony received a press kit, which we will re-publish over five parts, in view of the importance of the issues the Report addresses. |
| 5 December 2014 |
World Water Day - Water for cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge |
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| 19 May 2017 |
Peace and Stability Key Prerequisite for Sustainable Development in the Region |
The Arab Forum for Sustainable Development organized by ESCWA from 3 to 5 May 2017 in Rabat, Morocco, stressed the importance of peace and stability as a prerequisite for sustainable development in the Arab region. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Fourth Workshop for the 2011 Round of The International Comparison Program in Western Asia Region |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Visits Oman, Participates in G77 Water Forum |
UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa considered today that the Regional Commission region suffers from a variety of pressures that endanger the sustainability of its water resources. UN-ESCWA has therefore set the management of water resources at the top of its work priority and works to implement several projects to strengthen the good and sustainable management of these resources. AlDafa made these remarks in the first session of the Ministerial Forum on Water that the G77 and China are holding in Oman on 23-25 February 2009.
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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA 27th Ministerial Session to Discuss Vital Issues of Concern to the Region |
Beirut, 26 April 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)-- The 27th Ministerial Session of ESCWA will be held on 9-10 May 2012 at the United Nations House in Beirut under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Mr. Najib Mikati, as the region witnesses drastic political, economic and social changes. In January, ESCWA held a high-level meeting entitled “Reform and Transition to Democracy”, which was opened by Prime Minister Mikati and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. |
