Gender and Women Issues
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Launch of the Project on the “Inter-Regional Cooperation on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda” in Amman, Jordan
The implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires a concerted effort to rethink urban development and... |
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Guidelines for Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Voluntary National Reviews E/ESCWA/ECW/2019/TP.1 This guide aims to support stakeholders in mainstreaming gender equality and women’s rights in Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) on progress made in the implementation of agenda 2030 and the... |
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Mainstreaming Gender in Developmental Policies and Programmes: Water Resources and Environmental Protection E/ESCWA/ECW/2007/2 This study was conducted within the ESCWA Centre for Women (ECW) strategic framework for 2006-2007, with a focus on the approach of mainstreaming a gender perspective in developmental policies... |
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Gender Mainstreaming in Public Institutions on the Agenda of ESCWA 29th Ministerial Council “Gender Mainstreaming In Public Institutions” is one of the main issues that will be discussed during the 29th Ministerial Council of the United Nations Economic and... |
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International Women’s Day: Be bold for change The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asian (ESCWA) organizes every March an annual event to mark the International Women’s Day. This event is organized in recognition of the... |
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Expert Group Meetings to discuss the Situation Analysis of Women and Girls in the Middle East ESCWA, UNICEF and other partner organisations organised a series of virtual Expert Group Meetings (EGM) to discuss initial findings of a Situation Analysis of... |
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32 Years of CEDAW: 1979-2011 E/ESCWA/PI/2011/3 This public information paper titled 32 Years of CEDAW 1979-2011, defines The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and it’s articles, it states the... |
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The Impact of Conflict on Child Marriage and Adolescent Fertility E/ESCWA/ECRI/2019/2 It is universally agreed that child marriage is a core development and human rights issue, as it hinders the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable... |
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Information and Communication Technologies: Prospects for Promoting Gender Equality in the Arab Region E/ESCWA/ECW/2019/3 The present report examines how information and communication technology (ICT) can be used as a means of implementation to accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 5, and... |
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Workshop on Gender marker - ESCWA as a model ESCWA and UN-Women New York Office will hold a two-day workshop in Beirut, with regional commissions for peer exchange on gender marker in connection with SWAP implementation. ESCWA, having the... |
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VIDEO: Key Achievements of ESCWA Centre for Women in past two years |
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The UN system in the Arab/MENA Region kicks off International Women’s Day with an eye on Planet 50-50 by 2030 Joint press release by UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, UN Women, ESCWA, FAO, OCHA, UNHCR, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNRWA, WFP, OHCHR, ILO, UNOPS, UN Habitat, and UNESCO. |
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The social and economic situation of Palestinian women and girls (July 2012-June 2014) E/ESCWA/ECW/2015/TECHNICAL PAPER.2 The present report reviews the status of women and girls in Palestine over the period July 2012 - June 2014, outlining positive developments in and significant challenges for gender equality. The... |
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The Role of Women in Rural Areas in Managing Water, Conserving Energy and Safeguarding the Environment in the ESCWA Region E/ESCWA/SDPD/2007/3 he Role of Women in Rural Areas in Managing Water, Conserving Energy and Safeguarding the Environment in the ESCWA Region  Arabic (749.23 KB) English (749.23 KB) |
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Sub-Regional Training Workshop on Participatory Community Development from a Gender Perspective |
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Special edition: 16 days of activism |
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Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women 2009-2011 E/ESCWA/ECW/2011/Technical Paper.1 |
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Report: Expert Group Meeting to Review A Draft Study on “Addressing Barriers to Women’s Economic Participation in the ESCWA Region”, Beirut, 26-27 June 2012 E/ESCWA/ECW/2012/WG.1/2/Report Arabic (199.36 KB) English (199.36 KB) |
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Regional Coordination Mechanism, 18th Meeting . |
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On a study entitled policies to empower women in the arab region: Combating domestic violence against women and girls . |