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| 10 February 2016 |
ESCWA Committee on Women Convenes 7th Session, Adopts Muscat Declaration on Gender Justice |
The “Muscat Declaration: Towards the Achievement of Gender Justice in the Arab Region” was adopted by ESCWA member States on 21 January 2016 as a broad framework for the achievement of gender equality. This newly adopted concept of gender justice exceeds the traditional concept of gender equality that limits equality to the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, to include the element of accountability to ensure the existence of effective mechanisms to eliminate discrimination. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-House in Beirut to Host a UN-ESCWA Regional Workshop on DevInfo |
UN-ESCWA considers that there is an urgent need for member countries to enhance their capacities in compiling, disseminating and exchanging data and metadata. In this sense, the DevInfo statistical program provides the statistical community with a tool for effective working partnership among different data producers to facilitate exchanging a unified official statistics to relevant agencies and the regional commission in the region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Arrives in Vienna, Follows up Commission’s Work Program |
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), Ms. Mervat Tallawy, arrived in Vienna yesterday where she will be following up on the implementation of the Commission’s work program from the United Nations office at Vienna. |
| 12 August 2015 |
Measuring and Monitoring the Living Conditions in Palestine |
On 14 April 2015, ESCWA signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) at the UN House in Beirut on the implementation of a survey to assess the impact of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza strip in 2014, and the socioeconomic living conditions of Palestinian households in the West Bank and the Gaza strip. |
| 11 December 2014 |
New Partnership Joins ESCWA with Italy |
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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA and Hariri Foundation Sign MoU on Women Empowerment |
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| 10 March 2020 |
Enhancing cooperation on transboundary water resources in the Arab region |
Beirut, 6 March 2020--Water resources in the Arab region are characterized by scarcity and disparate geographic distribution. The demand for water and the competition over water access are ever-increasing, due to many factors including rapid population growth. So is the need for increased cooperation on the management of transboundary water resources. Against this backdrop, ESCWA and partners held two workshops on the subject, in Beirut, from 3 to 5 March. |
| 17 May 2018 |
ESCWA condemns Israeli actions in Gaza |
Beirut, 17 May 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) condemns the killing of 61 Palestinians, including 6 children, by Israeli forces on 14 May 2018 during a demonstration at the border fence in Gaza. The apparent disproportionate use of force, namely the use of live ammunition against unarmed demonstrators, constitutes another violation of international humanitarian law and a disregard for human life and dignity on the part of the Israeli military. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary in Symposium on Development Cooperation in Egypt |
The Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), Mr. Bader Omar Al Dafa, heads today to participate in the high level symposium on “Trends in Development Cooperation: South-South and Triangular Cooperation and Aid Effectiveness“organized by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on 19-20 January 2008 in Cairo. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Lebanese Prime Minister opens the 14th Regional Coordination Mechanism |
Beirut, 09 November 2010 (UN Information Service) — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad El Hariri will open the 14th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting for all UN agencies operating in the Arab region. The meeting, organized by ESCWA, will be held on Thursday 11 November at 9:00 am at the UN House in Beirut. In addition to El Hariri, the UN Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Migiro and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf will deliver statements at the opening session. |