Gender Based Violence
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Technology as a tool to make cities safe and combat violence against women E/ESCWA/ECW/2019/Brief.1 The Arab region is witnessing an unprecedented urbanization boom accompanied by diverse challenges including sexual violence and harassment of women in public spaces. This challenge is an... |
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Workshop on combating violence against women highlights strategies to protect women in the Arab region Beirut, 1 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – A workshop on combating violence against women was recently organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for... |
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Technical Committee, 8th meeting The secretariat of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing the Eighth meeting of the Technical Committee during the period 10-12 December 2013. The... |
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ESCWA & partners warn: violence against women has increased due to COVID-19; Women will lose twice as much as men in terms of jobs Beirut, 6 April 2020--While COVID-19 is affecting people indiscriminately, women and girls are... |
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Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women and Girls (July 2016 - June 2018) E/ESCWA/ECW/2019/TP.2 The report covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2018, which was characterized by major developments in the security and political situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. The... |
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Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women and Girls: July 2014 – June 2016 E/ESCWA/ECW/2016/Technical Paper.3 This report presents the main developments that affected the situation of women in Palestine between July 2014 and June 2016. Key events were the 50-day Israeli offensive on Gaza in the summer of... |
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Conclusion of this Year’s 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign ESCWA, in partnership with the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University, ABAAD Resource Centre for Gender Equality and UN-Women Regional Office... |
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ESCWA Marks International Women’s Day ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf today said, “We are celebrating the many achievements of Arab women in the sciences, literature and the arts, but primarily in the art of survival. That in... |
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Technical Meeting to discuss a survey questionnaire on costing of violence against women in Palestine Based on results of the national consultations to develop the Roadmap to Estimate the Cost of Violence against Women in Palestine which took place last August 2017, ESCWA, UN-Women and the... |
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Experts discuss new guidelines on costing violence against women in the Arab region Beirut, 01 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – Draft guidelines on costing violence against women in the Arab region, developed by the UN Economic and Social... |
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Consultative Expert Group Meeting on “Violence against Women in the Arab Region: What is At Stake?” The EGM aims to review a study on the topic currently under development by the ESCWA Centre for Women (ECW) in partnership with UN-Women and the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (... |
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Meeting on Strengthening the Implementation of Prevalence Surveys on Violence against Women in the Arab Region |
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Special meeting of the ESCWA Committee on Women: policy responses to protect women and girls from the impact of COVID-19 Beirut, 27 April 2020 (ESCWA)--The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a new reality to which the world is struggling to adapt every day. In parallel with their positive outcome in the... |
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Regional arts competition for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence open for submissions till 27 November Beirut, 27 October 2020--The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Arab Institute for Women (... |
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Launch of guidelines to estimate economic cost of violence against women Beirut, 06 September 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, ESCWA launched its Guidelines to Estimate the Economic Cost of Domestic Violence in the Arab... |
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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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Special edition: 16 days of activism |
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Combating domestic violence against women and girls: Policies to empower women in the Arab region E/ESCWA/ECW/2013/Technical Paper.7 This policy brief addresses domestic violence in the Arab region, within the context of family, and is based on a recent flagship study, jointly prepared by ESCWA and UN-WOMEN, in... |
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Advisory mission to Qatar to provide technical support for the national delegation on the presentation of Qatar Initial Report of CEDAW during 57th session of the CEDAW committee |
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Regional arts competition to mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence organized by ESCWA and LAU Beirut, 07 November 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-... |
