Documents/action during the 2021 session of ECOSOC

ESCWA input to the 2021 HLPF

Input from the fifth session of the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development to the HLPF

Report of the Secretary-General on regional cooperation in the economic, social and related fields [E/2021/15E/2021/15/Add.1,One pagerE/2021/SR.12] 15 21 July 2021

Summary of the work of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, 2020-2021 [E/2021/20] 15 21 July 2021

6th special session (21–22 December 2019), Amman.

Report of the sixth special session of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia ENGARA

Resolutions/decisions adopted by the Council at its 1st plenary meeting as recommended by the Commission on its 6th special session [E/2020/12, annex; and E/2021/SR.1] 15  14 September 2020

E/RES/2021/3: New strategic vision of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia 

Related resolutions/decisions adopted by the Council at its 1st plenary meeting [E/2021/SR.1] 16  14 September 2020

E/RES/2021/4: Economic and social repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan

E/RES/2021/5: Situation of and assistance to Palestinian women

Resolutions/decisions adopted by the Council at the 2020 Management Segment as recommended by the Commission on its 6th special session [E/2020/15/Add.1, sect. I] 15 21 July 2020

E/RES/2020/20: Admission of Algeria and Somalia to membership in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Further resolutions/decisions adopted by ESCWA on its 6th special session:

Resolution 336 (S-VI): Requests by Algeria and Somalia for membership of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Resolution 335 (S-VI): Programme Plan of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia for 2021

30th session (Beirut, 25-28 June 2018). Theme: Technology for sustainable development in the Arab region.

Report of the thirtieth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia ENGARA

Resolutions/decisions adopted by ESCWA on its 30th session:

Beirut Consensus on Technology for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region

Resolution 329 (XXX): Establishment of the Arab Centre for Climate Change Policies in the Arab Region

Resolution 330 (XXX): Support for the Palestinian people

Resolution 331 (XXX): Comprehensive approaches to technical cooperation in response to member States’ emerging needs

Resolution 332 (XXX): Developing the work of the Technical Committee on Liberalization of Foreign Trade, Economic Globalization and Financing for Development

Resolution 333 (XXX): Adoption of the proposed amendments to the strategic framework and programme of work for the biennium 2018-2019

Resolution 334 (XXX): Adoption of the reports of the subsidiary bodies of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Further resources:

ESCWA website

Regional Commissions New York Office (RCNYO)