The five United Nations Regional Commissions namely, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Carib

Under the patronage of Lebanese Minister of Environment Mohamad Al Machnouk, ESCWA, IPT Energy Centre (IPTEC), the Lebanese Ministry of Environment (MoE) and the UN Development Program (UNDP) today held a conference on “Air Pollution from Land Transportation in Lebanon: Reality and Solutions”, at

How severely has the political, security and humanitarian crisis escalated in Iraq, Libya, Palestine and Syria? To what extent does it negatively affect neighboring countries? Are the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) maintaining a stable economic recovery?

In partnership with the Dubai Economic Council (DEC), the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing an expert group meeting on “Macroeconomic and Sector Policies Coordination and Arab Economic Integration” on 23-24 November 2014, at the Marriott Hotel Al Jaddaf, Dubai,

Under the auspices of Lebanese Minister of Telecommunications Boutros Harb and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf and with the strategic partnership of the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications and Ogero Telecom, ESCWA hosts the Third Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (AIG

ESCWA is observing the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November) at 10:00 AM on Friday 28 November 2014 at the UN House, Beirut.

Lebanese Minister of Telecommunications Boutros Harb, ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf, Lebanese Minister of State for Administrative Reform Nabil de Freige, and Director General of Ogero Telecom Abdulmunim Youssef tomorrow inaugurate the “Third Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governanc

UN Undersecretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf today said that good internet governance, as good governance in general, was an important tool to achieve sustainable development goals in all of its aspects.