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14 December 2020	Regional Expert Meeting on National Digital Development Reviews 2.0 – Enhanced Methodology and Updated Guiding Template	Within the framework of the project on advancing digital cooperation and development Arab States Action Programme, ESCWA is organizing the Second Regional Expert Meeting on “National Digital Development Reviews 2.0 – Enhanced Methodology and Updated Guiding Template”, via internet. The meeting will gather the Arab countries that participated in the first round of the National Digital Development Reviews (NDDRs) for 2019 and countries wishing to participate in the 2021 round. The Regional Expert Meeting aims to introduce the enhanced toolkit to be used for developing the 2021 National Digital Development Reviews (NDDRs) and the next Arab Digital Development Report (ADDR) edition to help Arab policy makers devise tailored evidence-based policies and strategies for advancing digital development and digital cooperation at the national and regional levels. Innovative suggested tools will also be discussed for potential piloting by interested countries and organizations. Furthermore, the meeting will pave the way towards the collaboration in the elaboration of the Arab ICT Strategy/Arab Digital Agenda (ADAICTS) which initiation and details will be further discussed with prospective partners in a dedicated meeting planned to take place on 21 December 2020, whereby ESCWA and LAS will join efforts with Arab countries and concerned UN and Arab organizations to shape the ADAICTS and agree on the way forward for advancing digital development and digital cooperation in the region for the next ten years.
11 December 2014	ESCWA 28th Session Opens Senior Official Segment	The 28th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today opened in Tunis its senior officials segment at the Regency Hotel, Gammarth, in the presence of a host of representatives from the Commission's member countries, regional and international organizations, and non-ESCWA members.
25 June 2020	ESCWA and FAO discuss regional production and consumption for sustainable land management	Regional talks commemorating Desertification and Drought Day 24 June 2020 – The Arab region needs to innovatively sustain its land and protect it from degradation and loss in order to ensure a sustainable future. This was the main message of the joint FAO-ESCWA celebration of Desertification and Drought Day under the theme “Food. Feed and Fibre” held virtually on Monday across the Arab region.
3 April 2020	Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-19: Policy Briefs	/sites/www.unescwa.org/files/uploads/impact-covid-19-arab-financial-systems-english.pdf A decade marked for accelerated action and delivery towards sustainable development has been disrupted by a global health threat that has severely impacted the Arab region.
26 February 2015	ESCWA and DEC Partner to Discuss Macroeconomic, Sector Policies Coordination and Arab Economic Integration	In partnership with the Dubai Economic Council (DEC), the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing an expert group meeting on “Macroeconomic and Sector Policies Coordination and Arab Economic Integration” on 23-24 November 2014, at the Marriott Hotel Al Jaddaf, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
11 November 2010	14th Meeting of the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM)	Excellency, Mr. Saad Al- Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon; Excellency, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro; Excellency, Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Dr Sima Bahous; Distinguished Ambassadors, UN Colleagues and friends; Honored Guests; Good Morning to you all and a very warm welcome to the UN House in Beirut.
19 January 2016	2015 Situation Report on International Migration	The launch of the report on Migration, Displacement and Development in a Changing Arab Region, which ESCWA and the International Organization for Migration have published, in conjunction with an array of United Nations bodies working in our region.
23 September 2013	Arab Millennium Development Goals Report 2013 Confronting the Challenges and Looking Beyond 2015	Statement by Ms. Rima Khalaf Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Chairperson of the United Nations Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) for the Arab States at the launching of the Arab Millennium Development Goals Report 2013 Confronting the Challenges and Looking Beyond 2015 New York, 23 September 2013
26 September 2017	High Level Conference on Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation in the Arab Region	Statement by Mr. Mohamed Ali Alhakim Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Opening of the High Level Conference on Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation in the Arab Region 26-28 September 2017 Hilton Beirut Metropolitan Palace, Beirut Ministers, Mr. Hassan Hadi Al Janabi, Minister of Water Resources of Iraq,
26 February 2015	Cairo Hosts Arab High Level Conference on Beijing+20: Towards Justice and Equality for Women in the Arab Region	“Towards Justice and Equality for Women in the Arab Region” is the title of the Arab High Level Conference on Beijing+20, which will be held in Cairo on 2 and 3 February 2015 in Sofitel Hotel, El-Gezirah. The Conference is organized jointly by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the League of Arab States (LAS), and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Other organizations are contributing to the funding of the event such as the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

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