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Desertification and Drought Day 2020: Food. Feed. Fibre. Sustainable Production and Consumption cover Desertification and Drought Day 2020: Food. Feed. Fibre. Sustainable Production and Consumption

E/ESCWA/CL1.CCS/2020/INF.1

This paper is prepared on the occasion of the celebration of the Desertification and Drought Day 2020. It addresses this year’s theme for which the United Nations Convention to Combat...

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Status of Women and Gender Equality in the Arab Region (Beijing +20)

E/ESCWA/ECW/2015/3

Against Wind and Tides: A Review of the Status of Women and Gender Equality in the Arab Region (Beijing +20)

Although much has been achieved in recent years to advance the...

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Developing an artificial intelligence strategy: National guide cover Developing an artificial intelligence strategy: National guide

E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2020/TP.8

Components supporting successful AI strategies from around the world:

  • Ensuring legislation is innovation friendly.
  • Government is enabler of innovation ensuring that the...

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Means of Implementing the Environmental Dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Palestine






In line with ESCWA’s Strategy on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which includes the delivery of technical cooperation activities that can...
ESCWA hosts Arab Forum for Sustainable Development on 24-26 April 2018





Under the patronage of the President of the Council of Ministers H.E. Mr. Saad Hariri
ESCWA...
Fiscal Multiplier in Egypt cover (Arabic) Fiscal Multiplier in Egypt

E/ESCWA/CL3.SEP/2020/TP.6

This paper includes 3 sections: the first section displays the structure and development of government spending in Egypt. The second section discusses the methodology for measuring the fiscal...

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Workshop on the SEEA Central Framework and SDG’s Indicators



The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) is an important framework for analyzing the impact of economic policies on the environment. As well, it is a guide for integrating...

National Workshop in Jordan on Statistics and Data-Environmental statistics and sustainable development goals





The primary objective of the beneficiary country of the DA programme on Data and Statistics is assess the current status of environment statistics and to institutional arrangements...

Capacity Building Workshop on Migration and the SDGs in the Arab Region



The workshop aimed to strengthen government capacities in achieving migration-related SDG goals and targets, particularly SDG 10.7. The workshop introduced the 2030 Agenda at the...

Workshop of the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders in the ESCWA Region





ESCWA is organizing on 8-12 June 2015 the Regional Training-of-Trainers (TOT) workshop within the implementation of the Academy of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)...

Workshop on Voluntary National Reviews in the Arab Region: Enhancing Partnerships




With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for...

Workshop on Voluntary National Reviews in the Arab Region



With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, member states committed to engage in systematic follow-up and review (FUR) of the 2030 Agenda through a robust,...

Workshop on Deployment of Carbon Capture, Use and Storage in the Arab region, Challenges and Opportunities



The Event is organized under the strategic framework of UNESCWA on strengthening the capacity of Governments of the member countries on mainstreaming the energy-related SDGs into their...

Stakeholders' Consultative Meeting on "Rio+20 Conference, National Policy-Making and Sustainable Development Policies in Conflict-Affected Countries: The Case of Lebanon"





The UN House hosted the workshop "Rio+20, National Policy-Making and Sustainable Development Policies in Conflict-...

Training of Trainers Workshop on Traffic Impact Studies of Commercial Buildings and Facilities in Palestinian Cities



The Palestinian Ministry of Transport requested ESCWA to build the capacity of the Supreme Traffic Council in Palestine in implementing road safety management to improve the safety situation...

Training on GIS for the Integrated Transport System in the Arab States



UNESCWA, IDB, and UNECE are cooperating for the implementation of a technical workshop to address the harmonization between ESCWA  Open  GIS  tool  ...

National Consultation Workshop to Develop Iraq National MPI for Household and Children





In support of Government of Iraq efforts to “End poverty in all its forms” and achieving the first goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UNICEF and...
Regional Capacity Building Workshop for members of the Sub-Committee on Gender and SDGs



The ESCWA Center for Women, in collaboration with UN Women, the League of Arab States, the Swedish Institute in Alexandria and the United Nations Development Program is...

Regional capacity building workshop on “Water - Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit: Resource Efficiency”



​The regional workshop will be organized under the strategic framework of UNESCWA on strengthening the capacity of Governments of the MCs on mainstreaming the energy-related SDGs into...

Regional workshop to launch the Social Expenditure Monitor for Arab States report: A tool to support budgeting and fiscal policy reform





The workshop provided an overview of the concept of social expenditure and presents the ESCWA framework of Social Expenditure Monitor (SEM). The discussions...

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