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| 27 October 2017 |
38th committee meeting of the Common External Tariff for the Arab Countries |
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38th Committee Meeting of the Common External Tariff for the Arab Countries
Date: Monday, 30 October-Friday, 3 November 2017 |
| 31 July 2019 |
ESCWA signs technical cooperation framework with Yemen |
Beirut, 31 July 2019 (ESCWA)--United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Rola Dashti today said the most important step in the post-conflict phase in Yemen is to engage citizens in development process at socio-economic and institutional levels. In this context, she stressed the need to develop a clear road map to address the development challenges that Yemen is facing. |
| 6 April 2017 |
ESCWA Marks World Water Day in Amman |
“Over 80% of the world’s wastewater is released to environment without treatment,” the UN World Water Development Report 2017 reads. On this year’s World Water Day themed around “Why Waste Water,” ESCWA hosted on 22 March 2017 a ceremony in Amman under the auspices of Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation Hazim El Naser, in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) and the Swedish government. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA to Organize First Regional Training on Statistics |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will be implementing the first regional training of trainers for the project “Statistical Literacy and Capacity Building for Monitoring the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the Country Level” at the Radisson-SAS Hotel, Amman, Jordan, from 27 November to 3 December. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Conference on the Role of Green Industries in Promoting Socio-Economic Development in the Arab Countries |
Within the context of regional preparation for Rio+20, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Arabic Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO) are organizing in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/ Regional Office for Western Asia in Bahrain, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the League of Arab States/ Technical Secretariat of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment a conference on “The Role of |
| 5 December 2014 |
Third Forum of Arab Business Community and the WTO Agreements |
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| 2 March 2018 |
Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, 2018 |
The Arab Forum for Sustainable Development is an annual high-level regional platform, where multiple stakeholders discuss coordination pathways for the implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA holds Fifth Meeting of Technical Committee |
ESCWA Secretariat convened the fifth meeting of the Technical Committee at the UN House in Beirut on 6 and 7 April. Statements were delivered by Undersecretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf and by Chairman of the fifth session of the technical committee, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Saleh Al-Kharabsheh. |
| 14 November 2019 |
Workshop on Supply and Use Tables |
The workshop will advocate the role of Supply and Use Tables in improving data sources and the compilation of theses tables and it will discuss the main problems facing countries in the preparation of tables and through country experiences. The workshop will tackle also the different methods in balancing of Supply and Use Tables. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Expert Group Meeting on Harnessing Technology for Enhanced Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Productivity and Competitiveness |
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