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Literature Review on Social Exclusion in the ESCWA Region

E/ESCWA/SDD/2007/WP.4

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Health and Millennium Development Goals in the ESCWA region

E/ESCWA/SCU/2007/Technical Paper.2

This technical paper on Health and MDGs represents one of the concerted efforts of the Statistics Division at ESCWA to provide evidence-based regional information on its member countries in the...

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The Millennium Development Goals in the Arab Region 2005, Summary The Millennium Development Goals in the Arab Region 2005, Summary

E/ESCWA/SCU/2005/3/Summary

This summary of Millennium Development Goals in the Arab Region 2005 was prepared as a collaborative ‎effort of United Nations agencies in the region on the occasion of the September 2005 World...

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The Impact of Economic Variables on the Social Dimension of Development: Education and Health

E/ESCWA/EAD/2005/4

Investment in human capital is crucial for poverty reduction and has a positive impact on economic growth and human development. This study analyses the impact of public policy on human...

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Analysis of Performance and Assessment of Growth and Productivity in the ESCWA Region, Third Issue

E/ESCWA/EAD/2005/3

Resource mobilization dynamics in the diversified ESCWA region are not uniform. In that sense, this study presents an empirical and analytical survey of the savings and investment climates in the...

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Arab Middle Class: Measurement and role in driving change Arab Middle Class: Measurement and role in driving change

E/ESCWA/EDGD/2014/2

The Arab middle class is an important social group that is relatively little understood despite the fundamental role it has played in shaping the economic and social development outcomes in the...

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Issue 3 - 10-14 December 2018





Issue 2 - 3-7 December 2018





ESCWA mourns the loss of Kofi Annan



Statement by Mohamed Ali Alhakim, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia 
 
ESCWA is mourning the...

Macroeconomic Simulations for MDG Achievements



The Workshop aimed at reviewing the most recent and effective techniques that may help the policymakers in designing and implementing pro-poor economic and social policies.

ESCWA 29th Ministerial Council Wraps with Doha Declaration on the Implementation of 2030 Agenda



ESCWA 29th ministerial session concluded its works this evening at the Sheraton Grand hotel in Doha, Qatar, with the adoption of “Doha Declaration on the Implementation of 2030 Sustainable...

Ministers of ESCWA Member Countries Discuss National Challenges to 2030 Agenda Implementation



As part of its ministerial 29th Session, ESCWA held on 14 December 2016 a ministerial discussion panel on the “Challenges Facing the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the National Level” with...

ESCWA Opens Ministerial Segment of 29th Session



ESCWA 29th Session opened this afternoon at the ministerial level, in Doha, Qatar, with speeches highlighting the need to work for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development...

First Model ESCWA Session in Partnership with AUB Centre for Civic Engagement and Community Service



The Beirut-based United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) held a training program on Wednesday and Thursday 10 and 11 August 2016 at the American University of...

Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2016



ESCWA, in cooperation with the members of Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) and the League of Arab States (LAS),  will organize the 2016 Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, in hotel...

Arab and World Regions Discuss Implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development



On 24 May 2016, ESCWA joined hands with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the League of Arab States (LAS) to organize a meeting on the different regional visions to begin the...

International Mother Earth Day



On 22 April of every year the world marks the International Mother Earth Day. This year’s theme is “Trees for the Earth”. Earth Day aims to refocus the world’s attention on the need to protect the...

In the Run towards the 3rd Arab Forum on Sustainable Development and the 2nd UN Environment Assembly



Development is a human right that everyone should benefit from, especially the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in the Arab region. This includes people living under occupation and conflict...

Preparatory Meeting of the Arab Working Group on Sustainable Development Indicators



In the context of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the Statistics Division and the Sustainable Development Policies Division at the United Nations...

Executive Committee, 2nd meeting



The Executive Committee of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) held its second meeting, attended by representatives of ESCWA member States, in Amman, from 14 to
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