A group of students of different majors from the American University of Science and Technology (AUST) visited ESCWA on 19 May 2012, where they learned about the Commission’s objectives and programmes.

Current and former concerned ministers as well as a number of economic and social affairs experts will gather at the UN House in Beirut on Friday 23 November 2012 to participate in ESCWA’s First Arab Economics Forum.

Mr. Marwan Kheireddine, Lebanese Minister of State, Dr. Rima Khalaf, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCWA, Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst, Head of the Delegation of the European Union, and Mr.

The Amman based ESCWA Technology Centre will host the Regional Preparatory Meeting for Western Asia in support of the 2013 Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) under the theme: “Science, Technology and Innovation, and the Potential of Culture, for Promoti

ESCWA Director of Information and Communication Technology Division Haidar Fraihat will hold a press conference at 11:00 a.m.

By the end of 2011, online social network Facebook users reached 481 million, demanding an expansion in software industry, as mentioned in the Information Economy Report 2012 released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Renowned Lebanese singer Majida El-Roumy will pay a visit to ESCWA Headquarters, Riad el Solh Square, on Thursday 6 December 2012. Roumi begins her visit at 11:00 AM with an audience with UN Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf.

Renowned Lebanese singer Majida El-Roumy, a celebrity most famous for her distinguished contribution to the arts and humanitarian affairs, will visit tomorrow ESCWA Headquarters, Riad el Solh Square.