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Regional Commission and International Road Union to Sign Agreement Next Tuesday



ESCWA will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Road Union (IRU) this coming Tuesday 28 June 2016 at 11:00 AM, at the UN House, Riad el Solh square, Beirut...

EGM on transport and trade logistics in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Transport

High Level Training Workshop on PPP in Transport Trade related Infrastructure

Launch of the Arab Development Outlook: Vision 2030 (date and venue tentive)

Regional Workshop for the Magreb Countries on the ACU in collaboration with LAS, UNDP, and UMA secretariat

Report of the Experts Meeting on Transport for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region and Relevant Climate Change Issues

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2009/3

 

 



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Training manual on methodologies for data collection on energy use by the transport sector

E/ESCWA/SD/2015/1/Manual

The purpose of the manual is to provide a starting point for those in government bodies responsible for planning surveys; create a common understanding of terms and concepts; establish a common...

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Transport and Trade Facilitation in the ESCWA Region





Among other things, the meeting aims to discuss issues related to trade facilitation including the draft consolidated WTO negotiating text on Trade Facilitation, present and discuss...
Third United Nations Global Road Safety Week 2015: ESCWA Regional Workshop on Road Safety



 
With more than 1.2 millions of fatalities and 50 millions of injuries every year, road traffic crashes remain the eighth leading cause of death globally, and the leading cause of...
Third UN Global Road Safety Week



Under the auspices of Lebanese Minister of Interior and Municipalities Nohad El Mashnouk, and on the occasion of the Third UN Global Road Safety Week, ESCWA convened a workshop in Beirut, which...

Road Safety Management in Arab Countries





The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals have set a strong impetus for us to increase and enhance our efforts to improve the road safety situation,...
Social Protection Reform in Arab Countries cover Social Protection Reform in Arab Countries

E/ESCWA/SDD/2019/1

Social protection systems, their design and their extent, are shaping social cohesion, social justice, the structure of the labour market, the prevention and alleviation of poverty, as well as...

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ESCWA Launches Regional Workshop for 3rd UN Global Road Safety Week



Officials as well as cultural and concerned personalities today gathered at the Beirut based UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to listen to school children appealing to...

EGM on Transport and Trade Facilitation

Road Traffic Safety in Selected ESCWA Member Countries cover (Arabic) Road Traffic Safety in Selected ESCWA Member Countries

E/ESCWA/GRID/2005/6

Road traffic accidents constitute a major burden to all countries due to the high toll they exert on human lives and property. Efforts to redress this problem have been made by a number of...

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Review of Productivity and Sustainable Development in the ESCWA Region, First Issue. Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication: Principles, Opportunities and Challenges in the Arab Region

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2011/3

The Arab region continues to face many challenges in its endeavour to embrace the principles of sustainable development. The rapid increase in population, acute water scarcity, food security,...

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Review of Road Safety in Selected Countries of the ESCWA Region cover (Arabic) Review of Road Safety in Selected Countries of the ESCWA Region

E/ESCWA/GRID/2007/13

This study reviews a number of road safety issues in four ESCWA member countries, namely, Egypt, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen. The first part presents the various legislation concerning...

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Energy Consumption in the Transport Sector



National Statistical Offices and ministries of transport, and energy delegates from the three countries beneficiaries from the project on “Survey of Energy Consumption in the Transport Sector”,...

5th UN Global Road Safety Week: Leadership for Safer Mobility in Cities





Within the framework of the 5h UN Global Road Safety week 2019, a workshop was organized by ESCWA and YASA on traffic safety in the cities. The workshop was...
ESCWA Gathers Member States in Cairo for 17th Session of Transport Committee



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