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| 2 March 2018 |
Third 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” |
| 20 November 2019 |
Regional review of Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action |
Amman, 28 November 2019
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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Technical Committee on Trade Liberalization Meets in Beirut |
Beirut, 4 Oct 2011 (UN Information Service) — Under the patronage of Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Nicholas Nahhas, the Technical Committee on Liberalization of Foreign Trade, Economic Globalization and Financing for Development in the Countries of the ESCWA Region opened today its seventh session. |
| 21 December 2015 |
The Long Road to Social Justice in the Arab Region |
Oussama Safa, Chief of Participation and Social Justice Section at ESCWA said that the civil movement and peoples calls for social justice imposed new political and social contexts in some countries of the Arab region, where it was adopted by some through the drafting of new social contracts, and avoided or even curbed by others through violence. |
| 20 February 2017 |
ESCWA Marks World Day of Social Justice with Cultural Tones |
ESCWA today marked World Day of Social Justice with particular emphasis on the role of culture and arts in achieving social justice, and with the participation of a host of officials, diplomats, artists, and media figures.
Opening remarks in the ceremony were delivered by Lebanese State Minister for Combating Corruption Nicolas Tueini and by Director of ESCWA Social Development Division Frederico Neto. |
| 22 January 2019 |
Arab Region Parliamentary Forum on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development |
Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality
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| 5 December 2014 |
Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Land Management as a Best Practice to Enhance Rural Development in the ESCWA Region |
The ESCWA region has limited fertile land that is subject to different levels of degradation. With few exceptions, it is also considered a land scarce region. Land resources are being increasingly degraded and over-exploited. The degradation of agricultural land in the region to a large extent is caused by human induced factors, but natural factors such as, low and erratic rainfall and droughts are also playing a part. Land resources in the region are becoming increasingly scarce, and the quality of such resources is decreasing, mostly as a result of poor management. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Signing of a collaboration agreement between UN-ESCWA and UN-ECA |
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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Hosts 18th RCM Meeting in Beirut |
Engaging in regional and global processes, enhancing policy coherence, and promoting coordination on priority issues were the focus areas of the 18th meeting of the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) held on 15 March 2013 at the UN House in Beirut. The meeting, which was attended by regional directors and representatives of UN agencies and regional partners, was inaugurated by ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf, and League of Arab States (LAS) Assistant Secretary-General for Social Affairs Faeqa Saeed Alsaleh. |
| 1 February 2019 |
Green Technology Investments and Access to Sustainable Financing in the Arab Region |
ESCWA Technology Center (ETC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) in cooperation with the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Lebanon are jointly organizing a meeting titled “Green Technology Investments and Access to Sustainable Financing in the Arab Region” to support countries to access the financing opportunities in the Arab region |