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11 December 2014	2013 Arab MDGs Report Launched from New York	A crowd of Arab and foreign political and diplomatic figures filled Rooms S-276 and S-277 of the United Nations Headquarters in New York yesterday to participate in the launching ceremony of the Arab Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2013, prepared by the world organization and the League of Arab States (LAS). The Report was launched by the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (LAS), Mr. Nabil Al-Arabi; the Executive Secretary of ESCWA and Chairperson of the UN Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) for the Arab States, Ms.
11 December 2014	2013 Arab MDGs Report Launched from New York	A crowd of Arab and foreign political and diplomatic figures filled Rooms S-276 and S-277 of the United Nations Headquarters in New York yesterday to participate in the launching ceremony of the Arab Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2013, prepared by the world organization and the League of Arab States (LAS).
11 December 2014	Two Important UN-ESCWA Events in Oman	Within the framework of the Oman Water Week organized by UN-ESCWA and the Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources, Muscat hosted two major events, namely: the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Legal and Institutional Reforms for the Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management in the UN-ESCWA Region (18-20 March 2007) and the Seventh Session of the UN-ESCWA Committee on Water Resources (20-22 March 2007).
27 January 2016	The Muscat Declaration: Towards the Achievement of Gender Justice in the Arab Region	*The Muscat Declaration: Towards the Achievement of Gender Justice in the Arab Region* A broad framework for gender equality adopted by member States at the seventh Session of the ESCWA Committee on Women
11 December 2014	UN-ESCWA 25th Session Kicks Off at Ministerial Level under Auspices of Yemeni President, Amid Large Arab Ministerial Presence	Under the auspices of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and under the theme of "Financing for Development in the ESCWA Region", Yemeni Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Mojawar opened Wednesday the UN-ESCWA 25th Session at the ministerial level at the Movenpick Hotel, Sana'a.
12 August 2015	ESCWA at The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development	The ministerial segment of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development was held under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), during the high-level segment of its 2015 session that took place from 6 to 10 July 2015 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
11 December 2014	Transport as Region’s Backbone
11 December 2014	Ninth Session for UN-ESCWA Committee on Transport Opens, Oman Elected as Chairperson, Iraq and Qatar Vice Chairmen and Lebanon Rapporteur	The Lebanese Minister of Transport of Public Works, Mr. Muhammad Safadi, sponsored today the inauguration of the ninth session of the UN-ESCWA Committee on Transport at the Holiday-Inn, Dunes Hotel in Verdun Street, Beirut, in the presence of participating delegations from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
11 December 2014	UNESCWA 24th Ministerial Session to Convene Under Auspices of Lebanese House Speaker	Under the auspices of Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) is holding its 24th Ministerial Session at the UN House, Beirut, on 10 and 11 May 2006. The Ministerial Session is the main governing body of the Commission, which decides on its policy.
11 December 2014	Economic and Social Developments in Western Asia for 2005-2006	UN-ESCWA has published the “Survey of Economic and Social Developments in Western Asia, 2005-2006”. The annual publication outlines a set of economic policy principles aimed at contributing to the design of development strategies in the region. The principles are employment-intensive, pro-poor and based on human rights. The Survey was completed before the conflict in Lebanon of July-August 2006. Consequently, some of the economic indicators set forth in this year’s publication, particularly with regard to Lebanon, will need to be revised in a subsequent issue.

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