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| 23 September 2020 |
Losses exceeding $442 billion and millions in need of humanitarian assistance: the catastrophic repercussions of 8 years of war in Syria |
By the end of the eighth year of conflict in Syria, economic losses had exceeded an estimated $442 billion, according to the “Syria at War: Eight Years on” report. |
| 5 December 2014 |
1st Meeting of the Thematic Working Group on the Millennium Development Goals in the Arab Region (TWG on Arab MDGs) |
The Thematic Working Group (TWG) on the Millennium Development Goals in the Arab Region MDGs was established pursuant to the decisions of the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM)[1] taken at its 12th meeting held in Beirut on 13-14 September 2008. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Tallawy Chairs First Session of the First International Conference on Clean Development Mechanism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Following is the statement of UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy at the first session of the first international conference on “Clean Development Mechanism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” which she chaired this morning in Riyadh: “Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to participate in this Conference organized by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Clean Development Mechanism. It is also a great honour to preside over the first session. I would like to start by congratulating his Excellency, Mr. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Water is Life |
Water preservation takes on a special importance in the UN-ESCWA region, which is considered an arid to a semi-arid region. Ten out of thirteen UN-ESCWA countries are among the poorest 15 countries in terms of water resources. Inhabitants of this region, who represent 2.5 per cent of world population, receive less than 0.4 per cent only of renewable water resources yearly. Water is therefore at the heart of conflicts that riddle the region, especially that 80 per cent of water resources come from outside the region, which paves the way for conflict-eruption among neighboring countries. |
| 9 March 2016 |
Developing the Capacities of the Health Sector for Climate Change Adaptation to Protect Health from the Climate Change Effects on Freshwater Resources |
The workshop aims to build the capacity of Arab officials on the use of IWRM tools in the health sector for climate change adaptation using vulnerability and adaptation WHO guidance. |
| 18 December 2018 |
Timely need to transit to sustainable energy systems for current and future generations, says ESCWA-AUB conference |
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| 8 December 2017 |
Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2016-2017 |
This report focuses on the analysis of the most recent socio-economic developments to meet two objectives. The first one aims at demonstrating the analytical observation of routinely monitored economic and social variables of the Arab region. The second area of focus aims at an in-depth analysis on the regional impacts of ongoing fiscal reforms. In particular, an analysis of the implementation of a value-added tax in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the major fiscal reforms in Tunisia and Egypt are undertaken. |
| 26 February 2015 |
Statistical Committee, 11th Session |
The Data Revolution in support of and for monitoring the Post 2015 Development Agenda |
| 11 March 2019 |
Launching of the baseline mapping study of the energy use situation in the buildings sector in Jordan |
The national seminar will focus on the methodologies for developing the baseline mapping study of the energy use situation in the buildings sector in Jordan. It is an activity scheduled in the framework of the UN Development Account (UNDA) project on “Up–scaling Energy Efficiency in the residential and services sectors in the Arab Region”. |
| 6 September 2019 |
Regional Workshop on the Use of Census Data for Development Planning and Scientific Research in Arab Countries |
The regional workshop aims to review the different ways of census data dissemination and usage in development planning; to highlight the importance of communication of census data between producers and users and the role of population and housing censuses in providing indicators of the 2030 sustainable development agenda; and to discuss how to use individual census data in the process of research and planning. Meeting Details |