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9 October 2018	Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS) in the Arab Countries, 5th meeting	The expected outcome of the IAEG-GS will be the ESCWA Handbook for SDG5, and ESCWA Household Survey Questionnaire on Violence against Women.
20 May 2015	Promoting the ICT Sector to Meet the Challenges of the Knowledge Economy	In many countries worldwide, the economy is experiencing rapid developments in a shift from production-based economy to information and knowledge based economy. In the Arab region, the ICT sector has grown rapidly over the past few years. e-services improved, and the use of this technology increased in economic and social sectors. The remarkable prosperity of the sector was accompanied by an overall economic growth in Arab countries at a better pace than previous years.
3 February 2017	Committee on Technology for Development, 1st session	Thematic discussions include international and regional processes of ICT for Development (ICT4D), Digital Economy and Smart Societies, global and regional processes in Science, technology and Innovation for Development, the Innovation landscape in the Arab region, as well as ESCWA efforts in supporting Technology Transfer. The meeting also features a round table discussion on Technology and the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda in the Arab states.
5 December 2014	Dubai International Conference of Endowments on Innovative Sources to Finance Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
31 August 2020	Marketing techniques and mechanisms of rural women's products	Within the framework of the “Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region (REGEND)” Project, the UN 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 on “Marketing techniques and mechanisms of rural women's products”. This workshop aims to build the knowledge, scientific and technical capacities of Rural Women in the region of Chorbane, Governorate of Mahdia, Republic of Tunisia – in particular, those belonging to "Al-Amal" Agricultural Development Group for Rural Women – on techniques and mechanisms for marketing local products and how to benefit from them to develop and sustain Rural Women’s incomes, as well as to create a participatory dynamic to facilitate the marketing of Rural Women's products, and to provide them with the necessary knowledge on marketing laws and practical skills regarding the use of modern techniques and mechanisms for marketing, through a simplified scientific and distinctive approach integrating lectures, exercises, and practical training.
5 April 2019	Empowerment, Inclusiveness and Equality as Pathways to Peace and Sustainable Development in the Arab region	The Arab region is facing an array of development challenges associated with ongoing conflicts and transitions. More than ever, interventions that chart pathways to peace and sustainable development are needed. These should not only serve to prevent the relapse of conflict but also effectively address the impact of conflict on tens of millions of affected people. As such, peacebuilding policies must strengthen governance and institutions while at the same time trying to arrest or even reverse human capital deterioration resulting from conflict. The 2030 Agenda and 17 SDGs and 169 targets offer a comprehensive framework for transitioning towards peace and for reversing de-development trends resulting from conflict, including better agency in managing political contention, national resources and strategies for sustainable development. The 17 goals and their targets ultimately seek to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. They seek to realize human rights of all and to achieve the empowerment of all throughout inclusive and strong institutions. Goal 16 is of particular relevance to the Arab region. It is to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. Progress towards the attainment of the objective will help to significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere, to develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions, to strengthen relevant national institutions including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels to prevent violence and to promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development. Increasing evidence shows that policies that are not grounded in the principles of inclusiveness, empowerment and equality can have harmful impacts on the communities and exacerbate tensions and conflict. The meeting will aim to unpack the principles of inclusiveness, empowerment and equality, how they relate to sustainable development and peace building in conflict settings.
11 December 2014	Commission's 28th Session Continues Discussions, Reviews Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region	The 28th Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today continued its discussions, and assessed latest findings on economic and social developments in the Arab region. High-level government officials from the member countries of ESCWA were presented with the “Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Western Asia Region” which covers 2013 and early 2014.
5 December 2014	Workshop on DevInfo ver 6	Overview
20 July 2016	On Competition and Regulation in the Arab Region	Competition and Regulation in the Arab Region, Economic Governance Series 2015, is a report by ESCWA, which tackles these essential components of economic systems at the national, regional and global levels. In Arab countries, however, heavily concentrated and inefficient economies, collusion, centralization of economic power among a few elites and general rent-seeking behaviour have aggravated challenges to the adoption and enforcement of competition and antitrust laws, thereby hindering the improvement of inefficient market structures and economic governance systems.
21 April 2020	Reducing Gas Flaring in Arab Countries: A Sustainable Development Necessity	The flaring of gas associated with crude oil production was considered unavoidable, especially in the Arab region, where nine countries are within the top 30 gas flaring countries worldwide. This paper reviews the gas flaring situation in Arab countries and identifies challenges, opportunities and recommendations on key aspects to address, reduce and eventually eliminate associated gas flaring in Arab countries.

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