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31 May 2021 |
Capacity-Building Workshop for rural women on "Food Manufacturing, Safety and the Best Methods of Food Packaging and Preservation" |
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 Municipality of Akkar Al-Atika, is organizing a capacity-building workshop on “Financial Management, Accounting, and the Economic Benefits of Access to Sustainable and Secure Energy”. |
11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Cooperates on National Social Policy Conference in Egypt |
Integrated Social Policy in Egypt, why and what’s the purpose? Is there a difference between social policy and social services? Will the absence of social policy lead to a vacuum? Who will fill this vacuum? Irresponsible factions or extremists? |
11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Kicks off Third Technical Committee, Celebrations for 35th Anniversary |
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13 July 2020 |
Role of the Private Sector in the Use of Innovation & Technology to Support Smallholders Face COVID-19 Disruptive Impact |
As the world is still struggling to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and its disruptive impact on agricultural value chain, the private sector and farmers in the Arab region are facing burdens on how to continue delivering along the agricultural value chain and ensure the continuity of supplies to consumers, for sustaining their livelihoods, from farm to fork. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) leads on this Zoominar session to highlight the role of the private sector in the use of innovation and technology and the potential role of the public-private partnership and regional cooperation in reaching out to smallholders and building their resilience to crises, disasters and COVID-19 pandemic. The session is being held within the context of the International Forum on “International Forum on Innovation in Agri-Food Systems to achieve SDGs”, that was planned to take place in Saudi Arabia in March 2020 in preparations for the G20 meeting in KSA. |
22 June 2015 |
Arab launching of the United Nations Decade for SE4All 2014-2024 |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) will launch the UN Decade for SE4All 2014-2024 in the Arab region, in line with the Secretary-General’s SE4All initiative, and in correspondence to the joint statement signed by the Executive Secretaries of the five UN Regional Commissions for "The Fifth International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development". |
5 June 2019 |
The Future of Arab Economic Integration in a Changing Global Trade Landscape |
This workshop intend to provide capacity building support to Member countries and Regional Organizations on the Arab trade integration performance with the objective to accelerate the full implementation of PAFTA and facilitate the negotiations on the ACU taking into account Arab trade integration projects with the rest of the world and the changing global trade policies. |
5 March 2021 |
Between Now and 2030: A statistical overview of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in the Arab region |
Under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, one decade is left to push development and compile much needed evidence to measure progress, stagnation and setbacks. The present report entitled “Between now and 2030: A statistical overview of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in the Arab region”, provides the Arab region’s progress in each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. It highlights where the region now stands from 2030 with a 2000 baseline. |
2 November 2016 |
Linking Scientific Research Institutes with Industry |
Upon the invitation of the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO) and co-organization of ESCWA and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), a workshop was held on “Linking Research Institutes with Industry in Arab States” on 5 October 2016 in Amman. |
11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Deliberates Millennium Development Goals in the Arab region |
ESCWA held an Expert Group Meeting on 19 and 20 July, to discuss the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Arab region, as part of a report to be published on the subject later this year. The meeting discussed regional priorities, different forms of partnerships for development through trade and finance integration, cooperation on water management, labour migration and food security issues. |
11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary participates in Climate Change Conference |
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UN-ESCWA (Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) Executive Secretary Mr. Bader Omar Al Dafa delivered today 12 December 2007, a presentation on “Strategies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change in the ESCWA Region”, in the side-event organized by the five regional commissions of the United Nations, during the conference on climate change the international organization on 3-14 December in Bali, Indonesia. |