قال اليوم السفير بدر عمر الدفع، وكيل الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة والأمين التنفيذي للجنة الأمم المتحدة الاقتصادية والاجتماعية (الإسكوا)، إنّ اللجنة تُولِـى اهتماماً خاصاً لقطاع الطاقة ودعم ِ دورِهِ في تحقيق التنمية المستدامة، كما تحرصُ على تقديم ِ الدعم ِ الفنىّ لدولِها الأعضاء والعمل ِ على تحقيق ا

UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary, Bader Omar AlDafa, today undertook an official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, where he met with a number of senior officials, on top of whom was Crown Prince and General Commander of Bahrain’s Defense Force Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa.

Beirut, 28 April 2008 (United Nations Information Centre)-- The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Mr. Robert H. Serry, began today his first official visit to Lebanon as part of ongoing regional consultations.

Under the auspices of President Ali Abdallah Saleh, and the theme of "Financing for Development in the ESCWA region", the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, will be hosting the 25th Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, (UN-ESCWA), on 26-29 May 2008 at the Movenpick

UN-ESCWA 25th Session, held under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Yemen, Mr. Ali Abdullah Saleh, opens at the Ministerial level at 10 AM on Wednesday 28 May 2008, at Movenpick Hotel-Sana’a.

Under the auspices of President Ali Abdallah Saleh, and the theme of "Financing for Development in the ESCWA region", the 25th Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, (UN-ESCWA), opened today at the level of senior officials at the Movenpick Hotel – Sana'a.

Under the auspices of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and under the theme of "Financing for Development in the ESCWA Region", Yemeni Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Mojawar opened Wednesday the UN-ESCWA 25th Session at the ministerial level at the Movenpick Hotel, Sana'a.

UN-ESCWA considers that there is an urgent need for member countries to enhance their capacities in compiling, disseminating and exchanging data and metadata.