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| 30 October 2019 |
Tracking Food Security in the Arab Region |
This document is an extended summary of a publication on Tracking Food Security in the Arab Region using a Monitoring Framework developed by ESCWA in collaboration with member countries, AOAD and FAO and supported by Sida. It lays out the framework and its development and highlights that high- and middle-income Arab countries are concerned with overnutrition and low-income countries with undernutrition while hotspot areas needing immediate action include yields, food import dependency, prevalence of anemia among women and political instability. |
| 5 October 2018 |
ESCWA Technology Centre sets priorities for collaboration with Arab stakeholders in 2019 |
Beirut-Amman, 4 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)-- New priority themes for collaborative work have been set by the technology hub of the UN regional commission in the Arab region as it concluded its 6th Technical Committee Meeting, an annual gathering of Arab thought leaders in the fields of science, technology and innovation. |
| 15 June 2017 |
ESCWA Marks 2017 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
Under the auspices and in presence of Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Ghazi Zaayter, ESCWA observed on 15 June 2017 the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (WDCD) at the UN House in Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The Convention on International Multimodal |
UN-ESCWA 25th Session, held under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Yemen, Mr. Ali Abdullah Saleh, opens at the Ministerial level at 10 AM on Wednesday 28 May 2008, at Movenpick Hotel-Sana’a. It will witness a number of significant events, such as the adoption and signature of the Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods in the Arab Mashreq. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Palestine Day at UN-ESCWA |
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| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Meeting on Maritime Transport in the Arab Mashreq |
Under the auspices of Egyptian Minister of Transport Mohamed Mansour, UN-ESCWA convened an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) entitled "Towards the Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Maritime Transport Cooperation in the Arab Mashreq: The Role of Governments and Private Sector in Activating Shipping Traffic and Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Seaports of UN-ESCWA Member Countries" in Cairo from 12 to 14 February 2007. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Statistical Committee Convenes |
On 14 October, the UN-ESCWA Statistical Committee opened its 8th session at the UN House. Attending the meeting were delegations from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Sudan. Also present were representatives of specialized UN organizations, and regional and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
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| 24 April 2018 |
ESCWA holds regional workshop on Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting Systems |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) recently organized a regional workshop about an important framework for analyzing the impact of economic policies on the environment, called the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA). |
| 11 December 2014 |
Moroccan Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment Opens ESCWA Conference on Renewable Energy |
Moroccan Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment Abdelkader Amara will open the regional conference on "Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development in Rural Areas of the ESCWA Region,” organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) from 26 to 28 November 2013, in Hotel Rabat, Morocco. |
| 31 October 2019 |
Informed Decision Making on Arab food security within the context of climate change |
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