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| 5 December 2014 |
Workshop on "Regional Mapping and Policy Guidelines of Green Productive Sectors in the Arab Region" |
ESCWA is leading a Development Account project entitled “Strengthening national capacities in the ESCWA region on developing green production sectors”, and is implementing it jointly with the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and a series of national public and private institutions. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Regional Review of Institutions for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region |
The Regional Review of Institutions for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region reviews existing governance systems for sustainable development at the local and regional levels, highlights progress made and current trends, identifies promising developments and illustrative examples that could help achieve sustainable development in the region and presents a series of actions and policy recommendations for consideration in the preparations for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012. |
| 16 March 2018 |
Lebanese students from Maqased school become ‘SDG Champions’ at ESCWA |
Beirut, 15 March 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – As part of its outreach activities, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today welcomed 25 students from Ali Bin Abi Taleb - Al Maqassed School for an inside look into the work of the regional commission, especially related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
| 21 November 2016 |
Expert Peer Review of the RICCAR Integrated Assessment Findings |
The purpose of the meeting is to review and discuss the: (a) Bias-corrected regional climate modelling results for the MENA/Arab Domain; (b) Regional and basin-level hydrological modelling results; and the (c) Vulnerability assessment findings for the Arab region. T |
| 2 September 2020 |
Training for Staff from the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in Jordan (MOPIC) on Computable General Equilibrium Modelling |
ESCWA with its partners UNCIEF Jordan and the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) in Jordan have organized their first two day online training for staff from MOPIC and Jordan’s Ministry of Finance on “Computable General Equilibrium modelling”. Around the world governments and policymakers have a growing interest in designing smarter economic policy options, particularly in the context of assessing the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and developing a national recovery plan. ESCWA is responding to this demand by directly supporting Member State in respect to capacity building and ESCWA’s Modelling Toolbox.
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| 5 December 2014 |
EGM on "Mainstreaming Gender in the Plans and Programmes of the Ministries of Labour in Selected ESCWA Member Countries" |
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| 27 March 2019 |
Regional commission marks World Water Day, says millions of Arabs still lack basic water services |
Beirut, 22 March 2019 (ESCWA)--While 51 million people from the Arab region still lacked basic water drinking services, 73% of them lived in rural areas. This is among the conclusions of the new version of ‘2019 United Nations World Water Development Report” (WWDR 2019) launched today at the regional level by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) as it marked World Water Day in its Beirut headquarters. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the UN-ESCWA Region |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Lebanese Minister Opens 7th Arab Conference of WTO |
Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammed Safadi opened the 7th Arab Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) "Concerned Issues of the Arab Countries" at the UN House in Beirut on 26 April. The conference was organized by the Arab Organization for Administrative Development (ARADO), which is affiliated with the League of Arab States, in cooperation with both the Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade and ESCWA. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Lebanese Minister Opens 7th Arab Conference on WTO |
Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammed Safadi opened the 7th Arab Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) "Concerned Issues of the Arab Countries" at the UN House in Beirut on 26 April. The conference was organized by the Arab Organization for Administrative Development (ARADO), which is affiliated with the League of Arab States, in cooperation with both the Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade and ESCWA. |