Beirut, 23 March 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – During the annual World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) which ends today in Switzerland, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (

This publication provides necessary technical information and guidance on the implementation of an accountability framework for mainstreaming gender equality in the organizational practices, policies and programmes of national institutions.

The ESCWA Centre for Women will be facilitating a two-day national consultation to discuss elements of an operational model for estimating the cost of violence against women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Beirut, 22 March 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – The United Nations has launched a decade for action on water that seeks to forge new partnerships, improve cooperation and strengthen capacity to implement the

Beirut, 28 March 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) --- Energy experts from the Arab region wrapped up a two-day meeting on Wednesday at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) that explored the progress made by

Beirut, 29 March 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--- Water experts from the Arab region wrapped up a two-day meeting on Thursday at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) that explored regional views on wate