Beirut, 5 June 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit) – The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is marking the World Environment Day (WED) 2012, which turns 40 this year.

Beirut, 13 June 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit) — ESCWA has recently launched an electronic seminar on “Democracy and Participation.” Held from 4 June to 30 July 2012, this open forum is intended to think through some of the various challenges facing democratic transitions in Ara

Beirut, 15 June 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)– Under the umbrella of ESCWA and the League of Arab States (LAS), the Secretariat for the Arab Internet Governance Forum (Arab IGF) will hold its first Meeting of the Arab Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) during 18-19 June 2012,

Beirut, 21 June 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— The Amman based ESCWA Technology Centre launched a “Commercialization Tour,” which it organized in cooperation with Talal Abu Ghazaleh International, El Hassan Business Park in Jordan, and Licensing Executives Society in the Arab Co

Under the umbrella of ESCWA and the League of Arab States (LAS), the first meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (Arab IGF) was held on 18-19 June 2012 in Cairo, Egypt.

Beirut, 26 June 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)-- ESCWA gathered today a group of experts, academics, program specialists, government officials, as well as concerned U.N.

Tuesday, 26 June 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)-- The water and energy sectors are both facing challenges related to climate change, energy security, increasing water scarcity, as well as issues associated with the population accessing each of these commodities.

ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Nadim Khouri opened today the consultative intergovernmental meeting on the “Water and Energy Nexus in the ESCWA Region” at the UN House in Beirut.