Article appeared as an OpEd in Arabic by Khalid abu Ismail, Chief of ESCWA Economic Development and Poverty Section (EDPS). 

By
Pedro Muñoz Alonso*

ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) hosted the sixteenth meeting of the “Industrial Research Centres’ Coordination Committee in Arab States” simultaneously with ESCWA Technical Committee’s meeting, in cooperation with the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organisation (AIDMO).

Article appeared as an OpEd in Arabic by Director of the ESCWA Centre for Women, Mehrinaz Elawady

“The international community should not only support Palestine in meeting its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) commitments, but must also commit to supporting the Palestinian people in their struggle for their inalienable rights.

Ministers and high-level officials representing the member countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) will gather on 13-15 December 2016 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Doha, Qatar, to participate in the ESCWA 29th Ministerial Session.

“Wherever they may be, Palestinians have suffered from the discriminatory policies pursued by successive Israeli Governments.