Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Badr AlDafa said the basic indicator for industrial development in any country is the value added index of manufacturing industries.

Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Bader AlDafa reviewed anticipated impacts of climate change on the Arab region and the steps taken by its countries to control them.

"Under an Olive Tree in Palestine" is the slogan of a poster launched today by ESCWA as part of its efforts to raise awareness about the socio-economic repercussions of Israeli occupation in Palestine, including settlements and the policies of blockades and closures.

ESCWA hosted a roundtable discussion on the latest Accord publication of the UK-based Non-Governmental Organization, “Conciliation Resources,” entitled “Reconciliation, Reform and Resilience-Positive Peace for Lebanon,” on 17 July 2012 at the UN House, Beirut.

A crowd of Arab and foreign political and diplomatic figures filled Rooms S-276 and S-277 of the United Nations Headquarters in New York yesterday to participate in the launching ceremony of the Arab Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2013, prepared by the world organization and the Leagu