United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Commission économique et sociale des Nations Unies pour l'Asie occidentale (CESAO)
Comisión Económica y Social de las Naciones Unidas para el Asia Occidental (CESPAO)
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1973-08-09
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Support economic and social development in the countries of the region; promote cooperation; encourage interaction; promote exchange of experiences, best practices and lessons learned.
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Member of: H-XE1086 - Inter-Agency Working Group on Desertification (IAWGD); E-XJ0813 - United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS); E-XJ2271 - UN-Water. Collaborative organization of: D-XD5526 - Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD). Partner of: F-XJ3321 - United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN). Memorandum of Understanding with: D-XJ9297 - Arab Women Organization (AW0); E-XE3768 - International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). Links with:
- E-XE3028 - African Union Scientific Technical Research Commission (AU STRC);
- D-XD5290 - Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO);
- E-XE5527 - Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD);
- F-XF6002 - Arab Federation of Shipping (AFS);
- H-XD4744 - Arab Federation for Technical Education (AFTE);
- F-XF4228 - Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD);
- D-XD1444 - Arab Industrial Development, Standardization and Mining Organization (AIDSMO);
- F-XF2177 - Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (DHAMAN);
- D-XD0063 - Arab Labour Organization (ALO);
- D-XD4163 - Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO);
- E-XE7392 - Arab Planning Institute (API);
- D-XD8650 - Arab Sea Ports Federation (ASPF);
- C-XC0069 - Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO);
- E-XE2032 - Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE);
- E-XE1684 - Committee on Inland Transport;
- D-XD0433 - Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU);
- E-XE2354 - Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment (CAMRE);
- B-XB0971 - FAO;
- E-XE0365 - FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa;
- H-XD7657 - Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils (FASRC);
- F-XF0728 - Group of 77 (G-77);
- D-XD9187 - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC);
- D-XD6633 - Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC);
- B-XB2183 - ILO, and ILO Training Centre, Turin;
- E-XE5928 - International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA);
- B-XB1505 - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO);
- E-XE1873 - International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC);
- F-XF1721 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD);
- B-XB1117 - International Maritime Organization (IMO);
- B-XB2622 - International Telecommunication Union (ITU);
- E-XE2639 - International Trade Centre (ITC);
- D-XD2903 - League of Arab States (LAS);
- U-XF4422 - Mediterranean Development Forum (MDF);
- E-XE3556 - Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process (UNSCO);
- D-XD0064 - Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC);
- H-XF1487 - Pan Arab Project for Child Development (PAPCHILD);
- E-XE3888 - Regional Centre on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development for the Near East;
- E-XE2653 - Secretariat of the Basel Convention (SBC);
- E-XE8148 - Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC);
- E-XE3245 - Steering Committee on Trade Capacity and Standards (CTCS);
- E-XE4161 - UNEP;
- E-XE9588 - UNESCO Office, Cairo - Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States (ROSTAS);
- E-XE9760 - UNESCO Regional Office for Education in the Arab States (UNEDBAS);
- F-XF3380 - UNICEF;
- E-XK1552 - United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT);
- F-XF3808 - United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA);
- E-XE1146 - United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (Committee of Experts on TDG and GHS);
- E-XE4176 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE);
- E-XE4177 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
- E-XE6809 - United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat);
- E-XK0972 - United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS);
- E-XE4065 - United Nations Regional Commissions New York Office (RCNYO);
- E-XE3388 - United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD);
- E-XE3388 - United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD);
- F-XF2488 - United Nations University (UNU);
- B-XB3548 - WHO;
- B-XB0462 - World Customs Organization (WCO);
- B-XB2745 - UN Tourism;
- B-XF2527 - World Trade Organization (WTO);
- E-XE4317 - World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP).
Links indicated by: D-XD1444 - Arab Industrial Development, Standardization and Mining Organization (AIDSMO); F-XJ3321 - United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
In liaison with technical committees of: B-XB2314 - International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Will serve as secretariat for the proposed: U-XF6470 - Population Information Network for Western Asia (POPIN Western Asia). Hosts: F-XJ2392 - Arab Water Network for Capacity Building (Awarenet). Close relationship with: B-XC2676 - International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). Links with:
- H-XD4481 - Agricultural Food Marketing Association for the Near East and North Africa Region (AFMANENA);
- D-XD9858 - Arab Federation for Engineering Industries (AFEI);
- D-XD4223 - Arab Federation for Food Industries (AFFI);
- E-XJ3953 - Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN);
- E-XE1368 - Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS);
- D-XD4018 - Arab Iron and Steel Union (AISU);
- F-XF2657 - Arab NGO Network for Environment and Development;
- D-XD9700 - Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR);
- F-XN9672 - Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF);
- D-XD2765 - Arab Towns Organization (ATO);
- D-XD5001 - Arab Union for Cement and Building Materials (AUCBM);
- D-XD1600 - Arab Union of Manufacturers of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Appliances (AUPAM);
- F-XF0797 - Asociación de las Camaras de Comercio e Industria del Mediterraneo (ASCAME);
- D-XD0498 - BPW Europe - European Region of BPW International;
- B-XC0424 - Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS);
- D-XD5575 - Union of Arab Chambers (UAC);
- B-XB1490 - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC);
- B-XB4416 - International Council for Adult Education (ICAE);
- B-XB1763 - International Council of Women (ICW);
- B-XB1872 - International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW International);
- E-XE1501 - International Institute on Ageing, United Nations - Malta (INIA);
- B-XB2468 - International Social Security Association (ISSA);
- A-XA2654 - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN);
- B-XB2772 - International Union of Railways (UIC);
- E-XJ3039 - Licensing Executives Society Arab Countries (LES-AC);
- H-XD1118 - Near East and North Africa Regional Agricultural Credit Association (NENARACA);
- B-XB3469 - World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS);
- B-XB2717 - World Family Organization (WFO).
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
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XE4178
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