UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL. E/ESCWA/CSS/2018/1 Provisional 24 July Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

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1 UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL E/ESCWA/CSS/2018/1 Provisional 24 July 2018 E Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Calendar of Meetings and Events for 2018 Venue/date Title Organizer First quarter January Tunis January January 30 January February 1 February 1-2 February Tunis 6-8 February 9 February Training Workshop on Single Window for Iraq Training Workshop on Mainstreaming Public Policies Within the 2030 Agenda: Designing and Implementing Equality Oriented Public Policies al Workshop on the Use of Technology in Population and Housing Censuses in Arab countries Advisory Meeting for Arab Ambassadors Launch of the Flagship Publication Arab Horizon 2030: Prospects for Enhancing Food Security in the Arab Signing Ceremony of the Revised Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between ESCWA and AOAD 2 nd Consultative Meeting on Food Security Assessment and Monitoring in the Arab Workshop on Sound Institutional Environment, Cooperation, Dialogue and Partnerships for the Production and Utilization of G Indicators Expert Group Meeting on the Constitution and Elections in Syria OES

2 First quarter (continued) February Dubai 11 February 12 February Dubai 13 February February 20 February 22 February February Training Workshop on Sand and Dust Storms in the Arab Arab Governments High-Level Event and Ministerial Roundtable on: Technology for Development Horizon 2030 in the Arab Countries: Leapfrogging Development Gaps Launch of Two NAFS Studies on the Constitution and Elections in Syria Arab e-government Council Meeting - Part of World Government Summit nd Meeting of the Arab Climate Outlook Forum (ArabCOF) 11th Annual Observance of the World Day of Social Justice: Celebrating the Work of Gibran Khalil Gibran on Equality and Justice Meeting of the Working Group of the Statistical Committee Fifteenth Annual Lebanese Model United Nations (LEBMUN) OES 26 February - 3 March 27 February Second Training Workshop on Acquacrop Roundtable Discussion on Partnership for Gender Equality February February 20 February 21 February Workshop on Integrating 2030 Agenda in Development Planning in Support to the National Committee and Task Forces in Palestine RCM Working Group on 2030 Agenda: AF-2018 Task Force Meeting 11th Annual Observance of the World Day of Social Justice Gender Discussion Series: Selected Topic on Gender Justice and Gs 2

3 First quarter (continued) 5 March Nouakchott 5-6 March 5-6 March 6 March 6-7 March March Manama 12 March March Geneva 19 March Tunis March 25 March March Gender Discussion Series: Gender and the Gs Workshop on Technology Incubator and Advisory on ICT/Digital Strategy Consultative Meeting on Inclusive and Strategic Focus for ETC for International Women s Day 2018 IASC MENA al Consultation to support the development of the IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action National Training Workshop on the Integrated Vulnerability Assessment Methodology Workshop on Technology and Innovation: Means of Economy Diversification Collaborative Workshop for the Human Rights Team in Jordan Arab Inter-al Consultation on Digital Technologies for Development and Related al Processes Round Table on Sustainable Development Goal 16: Strengthening Conflict Prevention Capacities and Disseminating the Culture of Good Governance and Dialogue - Role of Educational, Cultural and Media institutions National Workshop on Environment Statistics and sustainable development goals for Jordan Workshop on the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Central Framework and Environment- Related G Indicators for Arab Countries 3

4 27-28 March March Riyadh March March Second quarter Kuwait 3-5 United Arab Emirates or Kuwait Istanbul Arab Preparatory Meeting on Energyrelated Issues for the 2018 Arab Forum on Sustainable Development and the High Level Political Forum Third Consultative Meeting on Food Security Assessment and Monitoring in the Arab National Consultation on Costing Violence Against Women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Arab Preparatory Meeting on Water Issues for the 2018 Arab Forum on Sustainable Development and High Level Political Forum Tenth al Training Workshop on Capacity Development for Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries Sub-al Training Workshop on Alternative Mechanisms to Collect and Distribute Import Taxes Arab Preparatory Meeting on Environmental and Natural Resources Issues for the 2018 Arab Forum on Sustainable Development (AF) and HLPF UN-Wide Capacity Building Workshop on Innovation Policies for GS in the Arab al Capacity Building Workshop for members of the Sub-Committee on Gender and G's on Voluntary National Reviews. al Meeting of Civil Society on Sustainable Development in the Arab al Meeting for the Computation of Preliminary PPP Results 4

5 Istanbul Jordan Tunis or or Khartoum Kuwait or Civil Society Dialogue Series on Social Justice Issues, Electoral Justice: The Essence of Meaningful Participation in Lebanon and the Arab region al Consultation Meeting on Corridors for Vital Connectivity in the Arab Arab Forum for Sustainable Development Future Generations, Natural Resources and the Common Good Technical Advisory Group on Economic Statistics Workshop for the Computation of the Harmonized Consumer Price Index Expert Group Meeting on Energy with a Focus on the 2030 Agenda Expert Group Meeting on Technology Transfer and Adaptation for Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Arab Countries: Case Studies on Waste, Water and Energy al Workshop on Trade Impact Analysis Toolkit Expert Group Meeting on Knowledge- Sharing to Support the Science-Policy Interface for Climate Change Action al Training Workshop on ITSAS GIS Capacity building Workshop on ICT indicators First Intergovernmental Meeting of the Joint High-level Water-Agriculture Committee Ad-Hoc Expert Meetings: al Consultation on Transformation Pathways to Implement s Workshop on Innovation Policies for Gs in the Arab 5

6 Second quarter (continued) Bahrain 6-10 Morocco Tunisia 9-10 Interactive Workshop on Developing Institutional Gaps Analysis for Yemen: Towards a Structural Transformation to Recovery and the Attainment of Better Development Outcomes Workshop on sexual and reproductive health and rights Workshop on Promoting the Outcomes of Technical Studies and Research in Selected Fields (Investment Opportunities for Manufacturing) Training Workshop on the Construction of Supply and Use Tables al Workshop on Measurement of Sustainable Development Goals on Violence Against Women and Time-Use Indicators Impact Analysis Toolkit Expert Group Meeting on Progress Made by Arab Countries in the Implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda Revisiting socio-economic Policies to Address Poverty in All its Dimensions in Middle Income Countries Symposium on Women, Water Security and Peacebuilding in the Arab Expert Group Meeting on Implementing Agenda 2030: Economic Governance and National Development Planning in the Arab Peer Review of the Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab al Meeting to Share Lessons Learned on Analysis and Measurement of Socio-Economic Inequalities and the Design and Implementation of Equality- Oriented Public Policies and Programmes 6

7 Second quarter (continued) Riyadh 2-3 Rabat Rabat Tunisia 26 Kuwait Kuwait Reginal Workshop on Road Safety Workshop on Promoting the Outputs of Technical Studies and Research in Selected Fields - Promising Opportunities of Nano Technology Projects in Water Desalinization and Solar Energy 3 rd Meeting of the Intersessional Group of Experts on Disability Sub-al Training Workshop on the Toolkit for Developing Social Protection Policies Using a Participatory Approach for North African Countries Capacity Building Workshop on e-government Strategies and Applications Expert Group Meeting on Frontier Technologies and the 2030 Agenda in the Arab : Implications on Employment and Youth Thirtieth session of ESCWA Impact of joining the Arab Customs Union on Tunisian Economy and Alternative Scenarios for a Common External Tariff National Workshop on Up-scaling Energy Efficiency in the Residential and Services Sectors in the Arab Expert Group Meeting on Measuring and Analyzing the Cost of the Israeli Occupation Expert Group Meeting on International Migration and Development in the Arab National Workshop on Up-scaling Energy Efficiency in the Residential and Services Sectors in the Arab OES 7

8 Second quarter (continued) or Third quarter 3-5 July July July July Rabat July New York July July Tunisia or Morocco July August High-Level Meeting to Present Policy Reflections on the Outcomes of the Training Workshops on AcquaCrop Launch of the Situation Report on International Migration and Development in the Arab 2017 al Workshop on the Collection, Elaboration, and Reporting of Human Settlements Indicators in Arab Countries Workshop on "Monitoring and Evaluating Trade Integration toolkits" Open Consultations and Arab Multi- Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting in Preparation for the Fifth Arab IGF Expert Group Meeting on Mitigating the Ramifications of Conflict through Development: The Challenges of Conflict and Forced Displacement in the Arab Round Table on Sustainable Development Goal 16: Strengthening Conflict Prevention Capacities and Disseminating the Culture of Good Governance and Dialogue- Role of CSOs Side Event at the Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council Meeting Expert Group Meeting on Women s Advancement with a Focus on the 2030 Agenda Capacity Building Workshop on Open Government in the Arab region (Subregional -North Africa and Levant) Arab IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (AMAG) 8

9 Third quarter (continued) Morocco 3 September September September Fourth quarter Expert Group Meeting on Monitoring Governance Progress: Conflict Prevention: Socio-economic Reforms Sub-al Workshop on Capacity- Building for Partnership in Democratic Governance Ad-Hoc Expert Meetings: Means of Implementation to Accelerate Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (Gs) Expert Group Meeting on Shared Water with a Focus on the 2030 Agenda Expert Group Meeting on Food Security with a Focus on the 2030 Agenda Expert Group Meeting on Gas Flaring Management in Arab Countries Expert Group Meeting on PDR9: Youth in the Arab Expert Group Meeting to Discuss Findings of the Social Development Report No. 3 on the Future of Social Justice in the Arab 11 th al Training Workshop on Capacity Development for Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries Annual Conference of the Governance Institutes Forum for Training in the Middle East and North Africa Network/Basil Fuleihan Institute of Finance/Division for Emerging and Conflict-Related Issues Expert Group Meeting on al Follow-Up and Review 53 rd Session of the Sub-commission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People UNODC 9

10 Fourth quarter (continued) Annual Meeting of National Population Councils Civil Society Consultative Meeting on Social Justice Issues in the Arab region al Seminar for Parliamentarians on the 2030 Agenda Launch of the Population and Development Report No. 8 Fourteenth Session of the Committee on Liberalization of Foreign Trade, Economic Globalization and Financing for Development (focus on trade) Nineteenth Session of the Committee on Transport and Logistics Fifth Arab Internet Governance Forum AIGF Thirteenth session of the Statistical Committee Expert Group Meeting on Gender Justice and Intersecting Inequalities Expert Group Meeting on Gender Equality in Recovery from War to Work for All Women and Men Khartoum Potentially Gender Discussion Series: Gender Equality in Post-Conflict Recovery Annual Advocacy Events on Prevention of Violence Against Women 8th ETC Board of Governors Meeting National Capacity Building Workshop on Innovation Public Sector National Capacity Building Workshop on Promoting Open Government in EMCs 10

11 Fourth quarter (continued) December or December December Potentially Sudan December 4 th Quarter 4 th Quarter Rabat TBD TBD Joint Annual Conference of the League of Arab States/Arab Administrative Development Organization/ESCWA The 24rth meeting of the al Coordination Mechanism Expert Group Meeting on Building Institutions in Conflict-Affected Countries; the Arab State in the 21st Century, Challenges and Reform Opportunities National Capacity Building Workshop on Promoting Open Government in EMCs Expert Group Meeting on the Draft Report on Social Protection in Arab countries Intergovernmental Consultative Sessions in Preparation for the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) Sub-al Training Workshop on Alternative Mechanisms to Collect and Distribute Import Taxes al Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit StEPS 11