Beirut, 1 September 2010 (UN Information Service) — ESCWA is pleased to invite you to participate in the discussions of the third and last e-forum on social policy entitled “Social Integration: towards achieving inclusive participation in Western Asia” (

Beirut, 24 September 2010 (UN Information Service) — Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Saleem El Sayegh, ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader AlDafa and the Head of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Lebanon Samir Farah will open a workshop on “Social Protection as Development.” The workshop is sched

Beirut, 30 September 2010 (UN Information Services) -- UN Undersecretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Bader AlDafa has left the Regional Commission’s quarters in Beirut this afternoon upon the completion of his mission.

Beirut, 11 October 2010 (UN Information Service) — The UN Information Centre in Beirut (UNIC-Beirut) is holding a press conference on Thursday 14 September to launch the Information Economy Report (IER) 2010, entitled “Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Enterprises and Poverty All

Beirut, 14 October 2010 (UN Information Service) — The UN Information Centre in Beirut (UNIC-Beirut) launched today the Information Economy Report (IER) 2010, entitled “Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Enterprises and Poverty Alleviation.” The report was issued by the Geneva-bas

Beirut, 15 October 2010 (UN Information Service)— ESCWA celebrated the first World Statistics Day at the UN House in Beirut, under the auspices of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad El Hariri who was represented by State Minister Jean Ogasapian, and in the presence of many diplomats, officials and stat

Beirut, 22 October 2010 (UN Information Service) — ESCWA Information and Communication technology Division and the League of Arab States (LAS) are organizing a joint Expert Group meeting on “Regional Roadmap for Internet Governance,” on 25-26 October 2010 at the UN House in Beirut.

Beirut, 29 October 2010 (UN Information Service) — ESCWA, in close collaboration with the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS), is organizing the first coordinators’ workshop on “Measuring Wellbeing and