Press release ESCWA and the Women and Children Parliamentary Committee launch a study on flexible work arrangements in Lebanon 1 Jun 2023 Read the story
10 Jun 2020 | Press release The Arab region will not achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: a new UN report
3 Jun 2020 | Press release 31 Arab billionaires own as much wealth as half of the region’s population
14 May 2020 | Press release New ESCWA & UAB brief: Major Arab stock markets register value losses of about 25% in the first quarter of 2020
30 Apr 2020 | Press release ESCWA launches the second phase of its Libya Socioeconomic Dialogue project to support the Libyans in formulating a development vision for their future
23 Apr 2020 | Press release ESCWA warns of a historic decline in foreign direct investment in the Arab region due to COVID-19
15 Apr 2020 | Press release 74 million in the Arab region at risk of COVID-19 due to lack of access to a handwashing facility
6 Apr 2020 | Press release ESCWA & partners warn: violence against women has increased due to COVID-19; Women will lose twice as much as men in terms of jobs
1 Apr 2020 | Press release 8.3 million people will fall into poverty in the Arab region due to COVID-19
18 Mar 2020 | Press release At least 1.7 million jobs will be lost in the Arab region due to the coronavirus pandemic
10 Jan 2020 | Press release Call for entries: Visual arts competition on sustainable development in the Arab region
10 Dec 2019 | Press release New UN Report: Bold legal reforms in some Arab countries can inspire accelerated progress across the region towards Gender Justice & Equality before the law
4 Dec 2019 | Press release IOM and ESCWA launch the third edition of the Situation Report on International Migration in the Arab Region
3 Dec 2019 | Press release Cairo hosts Regional Conference and Workshop on the Implementation and Policy Implications of the Global Compact for Migration
2 Dec 2019 | Press release ESCWA observes the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
