8 Oct 2020 | Press release Lebanese Ministry of Labor and ESCWA launch #لازم_نتعلّم initiative; Free online courses with certification to support Lebanese careers
23 Sep 2020 | Press release Losses exceeding $442 billion and millions in need of humanitarian assistance: the catastrophic repercussions of 8 years of war in Syria
30 Aug 2020 | Press release Half of Lebanon’s population at risk of failing to access basic food needs by year’s end
23 Jul 2020 | Press release United Nations Secretary-General on COVID-19 and the Arab region: recovery is an opportunity to build back better
22 Jul 2020 | Press release UNSG report on Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of Palestinians
3 Jul 2020 | Press release $50 billion more required for middle- and low-income Arab countries to recover from COVID-19
25 Jun 2020 | Press release COVID-19 exposes 32 million older persons to lack of health care and aggravates the problems of young people in the Arab region
24 Jun 2020 | Press release ESCWA and FAO discuss regional production and consumption for sustainable land management
10 Jun 2020 | Press release The Arab region will not achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: a new UN report
3 Jun 2020 | Press release 31 Arab billionaires own as much wealth as half of the region’s population
14 May 2020 | Press release New ESCWA & UAB brief: Major Arab stock markets register value losses of about 25% in the first quarter of 2020
30 Apr 2020 | Press release ESCWA launches the second phase of its Libya Socioeconomic Dialogue project to support the Libyans in formulating a development vision for their future
23 Apr 2020 | Press release ESCWA warns of a historic decline in foreign direct investment in the Arab region due to COVID-19
15 Apr 2020 | Press release 74 million in the Arab region at risk of COVID-19 due to lack of access to a handwashing facility
6 Apr 2020 | Press release ESCWA & partners warn: violence against women has increased due to COVID-19; Women will lose twice as much as men in terms of jobs
1 Apr 2020 | Press release 8.3 million people will fall into poverty in the Arab region due to COVID-19
18 Mar 2020 | Press release At least 1.7 million jobs will be lost in the Arab region due to the coronavirus pandemic
