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Revisiting the Master Plan of the Beirut Port: Inception Workshop





At the request of the Port of Beirut Management and Operating Committee, ESCWA is providing a study revisiting the 2018 Master Plan that takes into...
ESCWA succeeds in securing funds to support road safety in Arab States



Beirut, 3 March 2020--ESCWA provided support to member States in applying for grants from the UN Road Safety Fund, among which Jordan and...

The 20th session of ESCWA Committee on Transport and Logistics convenes in Amman



Beirut-Amman, 10 December 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, the 20th session of the Committee on...

2nd Training on GIS for the Integrated Transport System in the Arab States






UNESCWA and IsDB in cooperation with UNECE are organizing a 2nd Training workshop on ITSAS GIS, on 18-19 December 2019.
A...
Committee on Transport and Logistics , 20th session





The 20th session of the Committee on Transport and Logistics will review progress in transport-related activities since the 19th session,...
Public Private Partnerships for ports





ESCWA is organizing an EGM on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) for ports on 23-24 Nov 2019 in Amman, Jordan.

The main objective of this EGM is to...

ESCWA holds first regional meeting on transport statistics and road safety



Beirut, 16 September 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, ESCWA held the first...

Training on GIS for the Integrated Transport System in the Arab States



UNESCWA, IDB, and UNECE are cooperating for the implementation of a technical workshop to address the harmonization between ESCWA  Open  GIS  tool  ...

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...
Workshop highlights tools and actions to implement road safety in the Arab region



Beirut, 28 November 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – The number of road fatalities in the Arab...

Regional workshop on road safety management in the Arab countries



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Regional workshop on road safety management in the Arab countries
How to improve road safety...
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,...
Committee on Transport and Logistics, 19th Session





The meeting reviewed the progress in ESCWA’s transport related activities since the 18th session of the committee which was held in Beirut during 20...
ESCWA devising strategy for a pan-Arab multimodal transport system



The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is devising a strategic common vision for the development of a multimodal transport system...

Experts discuss ‘corridors for vital connectivity’ in the Arab region



Beirut, 23 March 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – A regional meeting on “Corridors for Vital Connectivity in the Arab Region,” organized today by the UN Economic and Social Commission...

Corridors for Vital Connectivity in the Arab Region



This Regional Consultation on meeting “Corridors for Vital Connectivity in the Arab Region” is an opportunity for dialogue between experts from...

ESCWA to support National Road Safety Council in Lebanon to reduce fatalities



The establishment of a National Road Safety Council (NRSC) in Lebanon has been commended by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) as a necessary body for road safety...

ESCWA/WHO/GRSP Joint Workshop for Capacity-Building of the National Focal Points for the First United Nations Global Road Safety Week



The Joint Workshop for Capacity-Building of the National Focal Points for the First United Nations Global Road Safety Week was organized by the Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia (...
The Interregional Seminar on the Economic Assessment of the International transport Linkages and on Transport Facilitation



The Interregional Seminar aimed at strengthening national capacities in terms of assessing the economic feasibility of alternative interregional transport linkages, and at introducing transport...

The Implementation of Good Practices in Road Traffic Safety



The Workshop on the Implementation of Good Practices in Road Traffic Safety aimed at discussing specific good practices in traffic safety related to human behaviour; vehicles; road design;...

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