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| 26 February 2015 |
Bolster Food and Water Security in the Arab region |
On 11 December 2014, ESCWA and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) launched of a four-year project to bolster food and water security in the Arab region. SIDA has donated USD 2.7 million while the contribution of ESCWA will amount to USD 0.8 million. The project generates unique national and regional data on the present and future situation of food and water security; design coordinated regional policies to enhance food and water security; and help governments respond to dwindling arable lands and increased water scarcity, while meeting growing food needs. |
| 14 January 2015 |
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action |
In September 1995, the United Nations organized the Fourth World Conference on Women. The conference, held in Beijing between September 4 and 11, has been hailed as the most significant one to date in the struggle for gender equality. It unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action. |
| 1 December 2020 |
Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen & ESCWA sign an agreement to support development plans in Yemen |
Beirut-Riyadh, 30 November 2020--Yemen has been struggling for decades with multiple challenges, including a fragile infrastructure, and high rates of poverty and food insecurity, which have placed it among the world’s least developed countries. This situation has prompted international and regional organizations concerned with development in Yemen to work together on formulating development programmes to address these challenges, including through studies, research and projects aimed at combating poverty and achieving the internationally agreed development goals. |
| 11 August 2015 |
Executive Secretary Says Occupation is Assault on Dignity and Negation of Freedoms |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf today said, “Occupation is Assault on Dignity and Negation of Freedoms.” Khalaf was speaking in a side event organized by the UN regional commissions on the sidelines of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development. The side event was attended by ministers from the different world regions, as well as civil society organizations and UN agencies. |
| 1 December 2017 |
Regional Forum on National Knowledge and Technology Development and Transfer Systems |
Statement by Mr. Mohamed Ali Alhakim
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nation Executive Secretary of ESCWA Opening meeting of the Regional Forum on National Knowledge and Technology Development and Transfer Systems
Ms. Inaya Ezzeddine, Minister of State for Administrative Reforms of Lebanon, Ladies and gentlemen, |
| 21 April 2021 |
Workshop on the tool for assessing the social justice gaps in policies and programmes and launching the regional report on assessing policies on wages and protection of workers |
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| 30 April 2020 |
ESCWA launches the second phase of its Libya Socioeconomic Dialogue project to support the Libyans in formulating a development vision for their future |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) launched the second phase of its "Libya Socioeconomic Dialogue Project” in a first online session, which brought together a number of Libyan citizens from various backgrounds representing the different segments of Libyan society. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Establishing Public Private Partnerships for ICT Initiatives |
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| 11 July 2016 |
ESCWA Marks World Day to Combat Desertification 2016 |
On the occasion of the 2016 World Day to Combat Desertification, regional and international experts gathered on 20 June in a web conference organized by ESCWA to highlight the importance of striving towards Land Degradation Neutrality through the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Protect Earth, Restore Land, Engage People” was the theme of this year’s global event. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Transport Committee Calls for Harmonized Legislation |