Beirut, 21 August 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim today visited former Prime Minister Najib Mikati in his Beirut office.

United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim visited on 21 August 2017 former Prime Minister Najib Mikati in his Beirut office.

ESCWA, through its Technology for Development Division (TDD) and Technology Center, assists member countries in mapping their Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) landscape to identify key contributors in:

          Beirut, 22 August 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim today headed to Cairo on his first official visit to member countries after he took functions at the helm of ESCWA last May.

Disability Statistics programme aims to improve the collection, analysis and availability of data on persons with disabilities by improving statistical capacity of member countries to collect, compile and disseminate comparable data through development of methodology, standards an

Cooperation between ESCWA, UN Environment, and the League of Arab States has led to the development of a draft “Implementation Framework for the Environmental Dimension of the 2030 Agenda”.