Challenges facing the future of the region and the role of UNESCWA in light of them are the focus of a two-day meeting that began today at the UN House, Beirut.

In preparation for the 24th UNESCWA Ministerial Session to take place in Beirut next May, the ambassadors of UNESCWA member countries will meet on Thursday 2 February 2006 at the UN House, Beirut. This comes within the context of an Advisory Committee Meeting that is the first for this year.

In preparation for the 24th UNESCWA Ministerial Session to take place in Beirut next May, the ambassadors of UNESCWA member countries will meet tomorrow, Thursday 2 February 2006, at the UN House, Beirut.

UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy commended the cooperation of the host country, Lebanon, on all levels, particularly security and development, as well as the attention of the Ambassadors of UNESCWA member countries in their capacity as representatives enhancing communication between th

UNESCWA has published a study titled “Towards an Integrated Knowledge Society in the Arab Countries: Strategies for Implementation Modalities.” It aims at providing a framework and guidelines for the design, development and implementation of national strategies towards the realization and develop

UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy received Judge Serge Brammertz, the Commissioner of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, in her office at the UN House, Beirut.

UNESCWA has published a study titled “Urbanization and the Changing Character of the Arab City” that sheds light on the role of development in shaping the character of the Arab city, with the aim of contributing to the discourse on urban development in the Arab region.

In the course of promoting and building an inclusive information society in Western Asia, the UNESCWA and the Union of Arab Information and Communication Technology Associations (IJMA3) agreed to initiate collaboration in developing and implementing specific activities aimed at facilitating the d