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5 December 2014	Workshop on Data Compilation and Application of Methodological Concepts
26 September 2017	Committee on Social Development, 11th session	The eleventh session of the Committee on Social Development will tackle selected regional issues, namely the New Urban Agenda, age structural transitions, and intergenerational justice.
30 January 2018	Second Consultative Meeting on Food Security Assessment and Monitoring in the Arab Region	This meeting falls under component four of the project “Enhancing the assessment capacity of the status of food security in the Arab countries”
1 October 2018	Workshop on combating violence against women highlights strategies to protect women in the Arab region	Beirut, 1 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – A workshop on combating violence against women was recently organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) at its headquarters in Beirut to highlight the role of international and regional bodies specializing in women’s issues, as well as their impact on the development of policies, strategies, national laws and standard services to protect women who are victims and/or survivors of violence.
11 December 2014	Developing the Arab ICT Strategy
15 May 2019	Policy Briefs on Food Security Issues in the Arab Region	This compendium of briefs proposes policy options based on major trends, scenarios and interventions to sustainably respond to the Arab region’s food security challenges by highlighting key approaches to sustainable, context-based and climate-smart agricultural production interventions best suited to Arab States, outlining key options for optimizing engagement with world food markets that could be adapted to Arab countries and tackling issues of food loss and waste.
11 December 2014	Good Governance despite Conflict	Addressing development challenges as a result of conflict, UN-ESCWA is hosting an expert group meeting on “Strengthening Good Governance Practices in Conflict Affected Countries: Current Priorities and Future Interventions”, on 27-28 February 2009, at UN House, Beirut.
28 May 2021	Capacity-Building Workshop of Rural Women on Cattle Breeding	Within the framework of the “Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region (REGEND)” project, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in partnership with the General Commission for Regional Development (CGDR) and the National Agency for Energy Conservation (ANME) in Tunisia, is organizing a capacity-building workshop of rural women on cattle breeding. This workshop aims to enable rural women in Chorbane, Governorate of Mahdia, Tunisia to acquire skills in the field of cattle breeding, especially the basic principles of feeding and improving production. The workshop will also enable building and strengthening the theoretical and practical capacities of a group of rural women in the field of forage agriculture which can be locally produced in order to achieve an important nutritional balance for the herd.
11 December 2014	Regional Commission's Session Expresses Solidarity with Palestinian People	The 28th Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) continued its discussions this afternoon in Tunis and expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people. Participants discussed the regular work of ESCWA at the service of the Palestinian people, which includes technical support to civil servants and advisory services to government officials. Participants also proposed additional activities by ESCWA particularly in the field of raising awareness and holding Israel accountable for its violations of international law.
24 June 2019	Coordination meeting for statisticians on tracking and monitoring food security in the Arab Region

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