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| 4 March 2016 |
Water-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
The meeting aimed to formulate a set of expert recommendations on how the Arab Region should pursue monitoring and reporting on the water-related Sustainable Development Goals over the coming fifteen years. |
| 22 January 2019 |
Global economy faces rising financial, social and environmental challenges |
Hydrocarbon-reliance and geopolitical tensions weigh on growth in Western Asia
Beirut-New York, 21 January 2019 (Communication and Information Unit)--The global economy will continue to grow at a steady pace of around 3 per cent in 2019 and 2020 amid signs that global growth has peaked. However, a worrisome combination of development challenges could further undermine growth, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2019, which was launched today. |
| 1 April 2019 |
UN Deputy Chief and LAS Secretary-General to attend Arab Forum on Sustainable Development (AFSD) 2019 |
Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality in the Arab region Beirut, Lebanon, 09-11 April 2019 |
| 20 May 2015 |
Review of Productivity and Sustainable Development in the ESCWA Region, First Issue. Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication: Principles, Opportunities and Challenges in the Arab Region |
The Arab region continues to face many challenges in its endeavour to embrace the principles of sustainable development. The rapid increase in population, acute water scarcity, food security, energy security, environmental deterioration, unsustainable consumption and production patterns in various sectors are the key persistent pressures that hinder the implementation of integrated policies in the region. |
| 10 December 2020 |
ESCWA: 2 Arab countries among world’s top 10 richest and 2 others among the 5 least expensive |
Beirut, 10 December 2020--Qatar and the United Arab Emirates ranked second and eighth respectively among the world’s top 10 richest countries, while Egypt and the Sudan ranked first and third respectively among the 5 least expensive countries, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). |
| 7 December 2017 |
Water |
The preservation and management of water resources in the Arab region was the theme of the 13th Sectoral Meeting of the United Nations and the League of Arab States and their specialized agencies convened on 23-25 October 2017 meeting recommended that a regional Working Group on Water be established within the framework of the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM). |
| 5 December 2014 |
EGM on Enabling Environment for the Development of Arabic e-Services |
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| 2 February 2016 |
Promoting Renewable Energy Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development”. |
UNESCWA is implementing a capacity building project aiming at enhancing renewable energy (RE) investments in member countries in the context of climate change mitigation. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Major Issues on International Economic Agenda Focus of UNCTAD-UNESCWA Workshop |
“The pace of globalization is accelerating, and in turn both the challenges and opportunities facing our member countries are increasing,” said UNESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Atif Kubursi. “The situation in the current round of WTO negotiations is critical and it is very important that our member countries are best prepared for the upcoming deliberations,” he said. Kubursi was speaking at the opening today of a three week training course at the UN House, Beirut, in cooperation with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). |
| 21 April 2015 |
Statistical Indicator and Data Dissemination in Western Asia Countries |
Upon the request of the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in Khartoum, the International Comparison Program (ICP) Regional Office for Western Asia (WA) region at ESCWA organized a workshop on “Statistical Indicator and Data Dissemination in Western Asia Countries,” on 17 and 18 February 2015, under the patronage of State Minister Jamal Ibrahim Mahmoud. The workshop was chaired by Head of CBS Yassin Al-Haj Abdin. The workshop aimed at raising awareness on the importance of the ICP and its results. |
