United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Rima Khalaf; UN Assistant Secretary-General, and Chair of the UN Development Group for the Arab Region Sima Bahous; and Secretary-General of the League

The main objective of the workshop is to develop the technical capacity of Ministries and Utilities of Electricity to integrate renewable energy in electrical transmission and distribution networks in the Arab region.

The Third Session of the Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development was held from 10 to 12 December 2015, Beirut, Lebanon.

RICCAR implementation is supported by two working groups and two task forces comprised of representatives from Arab Governments, Arab regional organizations, United Nations organizations serving the Arab region and international experts.

Competition policy and regulation are essential components of economic systems at the national, regional and global levels.

The Committee on Women of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) was established pursuant to resolution 240 (XXII) of 17 April 2003, which was endorsed by Economic and Social Council resolution 2003/9 of 18 July 2004.