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| 5 February 2016 |
DevInfo Regional Training of Trainers |
The DevInfo Regional Training is designed to provide participants with the necessary capacity to use DevInfo technology to create databases for monitoring human development. The focus of the training is on strengthening the capacity of UN Country Teams and government partners in the use of data for strategic planning. |
| 5 February 2016 |
ESCWA Seeks Public Information Assistants |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia is seeking talented applicants for the post of Public Information Assistant. |
| 8 February 2016 |
Expert Group Meeting on Data and Indicators to Monitor Progress Towards MDGs in the ESCWA region |
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| 8 February 2016 |
Regional CensusInfo Workshop |
A national CensusInfo training was conducted at the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) in Cairo, Egypt, from 2 to 6 May 2010. This national training was intended to develop the national census technical teams’ capacities to adapt CensusInfo, to its full potential as platform for disseminating census data. The participating CAPMAS staff learnt various processes involved in the adaptation of CensusInfo including preparation of CensusInfo template and database, importing data, language translation and customization of the software package. |
| 8 February 2016 |
Expert Group Meeting on Data and Indicators to Monitor Progress Towards MDGs in the ESCWA region |
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| 10 February 2016 |
ESCWA Committee on Women Convenes 7th Session, Adopts Muscat Declaration on Gender Justice |
The “Muscat Declaration: Towards the Achievement of Gender Justice in the Arab Region” was adopted by ESCWA member States on 21 January 2016 as a broad framework for the achievement of gender equality. This newly adopted concept of gender justice exceeds the traditional concept of gender equality that limits equality to the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, to include the element of accountability to ensure the existence of effective mechanisms to eliminate discrimination. |
| 11 February 2016 |
Climate Change Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector Using Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Tools |
The objective of the meeting is to enhance capacity of Arab Governments to incorporate IWRM tools into agricultural strategies, policies and plans in order to adapt to climate change. |
| 11 February 2016 |
Further Support to the National Agenda for the Future of Syria Programme |
On 28 January 2016, the Centre for Syrian Studies at the University of Saint Andrews, the United Kingdom, and ESCWA joined hands to sign a letter of understanding (LOU) on the bilateral cooperation concerning the National Agenda for the Future of Syria (NAFS) programme launched by ESCWA in 2012. |
| 15 February 2016 |
Status of Women and Gender Equality in the Arab Region (Beijing +20) |
Examines implementation of the Beijing Declaration in the Arab region, including political participation, health, education, employment, gender-based violence |
| 17 February 2016 |
DIRECTOR, ESCWA CENTRE FOR WOMEN, D1 |