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| 16 March 2016 |
E-forum on Media and Development |
The Social Development Division at ESCWA has conducted in the period of four months in 2010 three online discussion forums on the following thematic areas: (a) Government -civil-society participation in public policy processes including social policies (1 July to 30 August 2010); (b) Media and Development (1 August to 30 September 2010); and (c) Social Integration towards achieving participation (1 September to 30 October 2010). |
| 5 December 2014 |
2nd Interagency and Expert Group Meeting on Gender Statistics in Arab Countries |
The 2nd IAEG and Experts Meeting on Gender Statistics will focus on discussing proposals for methodology to measure the indicators in the Arab "G Is In" Framework; agree on compiling data towards testing the methodologies and identify data availability. In addition, the meeting will provide opportunity to exchange information on current challenges and best practices.
1. Review of statistical work carried out since the 1st IAEGM on Gender Statistics: |
| 5 December 2014 |
EGM on Enabling Environment for the Development of Arabic e-Services |
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| 21 April 2015 |
ESCWA Sees Knowledge, Professional Challenge in Arab Spring Commission Launches Millennium Goals Report in Time of Transition |
Beirut, 21 February 2012 (UN Information Services) — Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today said the Arab Spring is a knowledge and professional challenge for United Nations agencies which these organizations do not shun, and have rather begun to reconsider the development paradigm itself building on lessons from this experience. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Sees Knowledge, Professional Challenge in Arab Spring Commission Launches Millennium Goals Report in Time of Transition |
Beirut, 21 February 2012 (UN Information Services) — Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today said the Arab Spring is a knowledge and professional challenge for United Nations agencies which these organizations do not shun, and have rather begun to reconsider the development paradigm itself building on lessons from this experience. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Arab Countries, 2006 |
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| 11 December 2014 |
UN Launches Millennium Development Goals Report 2011 Western Asia Betters Maternal, Children Survival and Health |
Beirut, 7 July 2011 (United Nations Information Service) – A United Nations report released today on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) showed that Western Asia made good progress in improving the survival and health of mothers and children, as maternal deaths declined by 52 percent between 1990 and 2008 largely due to increases in skilled attendance at birth, skilled antenatal care and contraceptive use, as well as a drop in adolescent childbearing. |
| 28 April 2020 |
ESCWA & ILO hold an Arab social protection experts meeting to face the COVID-19 crisis |
Beirut, 28 April 2020 (ESCWA)--In a region suffering from high rates of poverty and unemployment, and marred with conflict and displacement, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-LAS Cooperation Meeting Opens in Vienna Deputy Executive Secretary: ESCWA-LAS Partnership at Heart of Commission’s Strategy |
ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Nadim Khoury stressed that the League of Arab States (LAS) and ESCWA are longtime partners in development in the region, adding that since its establishment, the Commission has viewed its partnership with LAS as a critical component in its regional role, both by mandate and in practice. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Celebration of the First UN Global Road Safety Week |
