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| 5 December 2014 |
Applying IWRM Principles in Managing Shared Water Resources: Towards a Regional Vision |
The international community has been seeking to establish legal frameworks for improving the management of shared water resources. For instance, the Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in May 1997 (but not yet in force), and the draft articles of the Law of Transboundary Aquifers, which were reviewed by the UNGA in December 2008, propose legal frameworks for managing shared surface and groundwater resources based on international water law principles. |
| 11 May 2018 |
ESCWA launches report on “inequality, autonomy and change in the Arab region” |
Beirut, 11 May 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – The second edition of the ESCWA Social Development Report on “inequality, autonomy and change in the Arab world” was launched yesterday at the United Nations Regional Commission in Beirut, Lebanon. |
| 8 April 2019 |
UN Deputy Secretary-General calls for a transformation of the organization to empower those furthest behind |
Beirut, 8 April 2019 (ESCWA)--Ensuring the United Nations Development System is able to respond to the needs of member States to implement the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was at the core of the agenda of a high-level gathering in Beirut, Lebanon where the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed addressed members of United Nations regional agencies, the League of Arab States and other partners. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Convened the Fourteenth Session of its Committee on Transport |
The Jordanian Capital, Amman, hosted the 14th Session of its Committee on Transport on 9 and 10 October 2013. Minister of Transport in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Lina Chbib inaugurated the meeting, which was attended by specialists in diverse transport and legislation-related areas from ESCWA member countries, alongside representatives of several relevant regional and international bodies. |
| 1 October 2018 |
Experts discuss new guidelines on costing violence against women in the Arab region |
Beirut, 01 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – Draft guidelines on costing violence against women in the Arab region, developed by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), were the focus of a recent meeting in Beirut on 20 and 21 September. |
| 16 September 2016 |
ESCWA Rewards Staff Members for Distinguished Work on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment |
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Rima Khalaf headed a ceremony at the UN House in Beirut to present the ESCWA Award on Advancing Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women to four staff members of the commission. The event, which took place on Thursday 8 September 2016, marks the second time the award is granted by ESCWA. The commission has effectively adopted a holistic approach to mainstreaming gender perspectives in its plans, policies and programmes. |
| 16 September 2016 |
ESCWA Rewards Staff Members for Distinguished Work on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment |
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Rima Khalaf headed a ceremony at the UN House in Beirut to present the ESCWA Award on Advancing Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women to four staff members of the commission. The event, which took place on Thursday 8 September 2016, marks the second time the award is granted by ESCWA. The commission has effectively adopted a holistic approach to mainstreaming gender perspectives in its plans, policies and programmes. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Launches World Economic Situation and Prospects Report 2010 in Beirut |
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| 20 January 2017 |
Promoting Innovation for Inclusive Sustainable Development |
ESCWA co-organized a session on Innovation Policies for Socio-Economic Sustainable Development as part of the Fourth Session of the Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development, held under the auspices of Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ashraf al Shihi, on 16-18 December 2016. |
| 10 January 2017 |
Achieving Social Justice in the Arab Region |
During the ESCWA 29th Session held on 13-15 December 2016, ESCWA presented the guide that it is currently preparing to incorporate social justice principles into development plans in Arab countries. The guide aims to inform officials in charge of the formulation of policies and plans in Member States on how to integrate the social justice concepts and principles in their national development policies and plans and to explain the link between social justice and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and of relevant international conventions. |