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| 22 April 2016 |
International Mother Earth Day |
On 22 April of every year the world marks the International Mother Earth Day. This year’s theme is “Trees for the Earth”. Earth Day aims to refocus the world’s attention on the need to protect the environment in order to keep it healthy for current and future generations. This year’s Earth Day coincides with the signing ceremony of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, which came on the heels of last year’s agreement on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda with its high focus on protecting the environment and the earth as well. |
| 28 April 2016 |
Syria at War: Five Years On |
Five years of conflict in Syria led to an estimated 2.3 million deaths or injuries, and displaced over 12 million people. |
| 3 May 2016 |
Promoting Green Energy Technology Market in Rural Areas |
The Workshop aims to build the capacity of public sector representatives from the Arab countries, including energy experts, policy makers, rural developers and development planners, for the purpose of enhancing the sustainability of renewable energy penetration in rural areas by fostering sustainable renewable energy markets. |
| 4 May 2016 |
Research Assistant, G5, TJO |
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| 4 May 2016 |
Regional Advisor on Governance, Peacebuilding and Transition, P5, (Temporary Job Opening) |
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| 6 May 2016 |
Regional Profile of the Information Society in the Arab Region, 2003-2015 |
This publication reports on the achievements of the region, based on ten WSIS Action Lines, in building the Arab information society between 2003 and 2015. |
| 6 May 2016 |
Regional Advisor (Gender Affairs), P5, Temporary Job Opening |
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| 6 May 2016 |
Increasing productivity is key to revive economic growth and support the 2030 Agenda in Asia-Pacific, says UN |
The next phase of Asia-Pacific economic growth should be driven by broad-based productivity gains, says UN flagship report Economic and Social Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2016. |
| 9 May 2016 |
Social Affairs Officer (Gender) |
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| 9 May 2016 |
Potential of Manufacturing Renewable Energy Equipment in the Arab Region |
The ESCWA-IRENA meeting, held within MENAREC-6, discussed the potential of promoting the manufacturing and localization of appropriate renewable energy technologies in the Arab region, with the perspective of exploring the scope for strengthening intra-regional linkages. |