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| 15 March 2019 |
Arab high-level representatives to review progress on technology for sustainable development |
Arab high-level representatives to review progress on technology for sustainable development
Beirut, Lebanon, 20-21 March 2019 |
| 14 January 2021 |
Training on negotiation skills to better manage transboundary water |
Beirut, 12 January 2021 (ESCWA)--To promote an integrated and sustainable management of shared water resources, ESCWA held an 8-session virtual training on “Building negotiation skills for cooperation in managing transboundary water” targeting young negotiators from Arab States. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Cost of conflict in Syria and Future Expectations |
What is the economic impact of the conflict in Syria? What is the effect of the conflict on the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the country? What are future expectations under the continued conflict? |
| 11 December 2014 |
Consultative Meeting to Enhance Peaceful Coexistence in Iraq |
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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Tackles ICT Applications and E-Services |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) holds a meeting to discuss challenges to the development and adoption of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) applications in the region, with a special focus on e-services in the public sector. The meeting will recommend steps to overcome these challenges, focusing on accelerating the deployment of these applications and providing effective e-services. |
| 11 December 2014 |
OPEC Fund Director-General to Lecture at UNESCWA Thursday |
UNESCWA is set to host a lecture by Mr. Suleiman Al-Herbish, Director-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund for International Development this Thursday 20 April 2006 at 12 noon at the UN House, Beirut. |
| 17 July 2018 |
Egyptian Chairmanship of G77 and China meets with Executive Secretaries of UN regional commissions |
New York-Beirut, 16 July 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--The Egyptian Chairmanship of the G77 and China met with the Executive Secretaries of the five United Nations regional commissions to discuss joint collaboration on priorities for the members of the Group. |
| 19 February 2016 |
Good Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals |
From 31 January to 5 February 2016 Istanbul hosted the workshop on “Good Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals.” Organized by ESCWA in collaboration the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Iraq, the workshop aimed at building the capacity of Iraqi public sectors institutions through helping officials to adapt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda to national context; incorporate participatory governance practices; and adopt an effective communication strategy that can promote public trust and the citizens’ engagement in the SDGs agenda. |
| 24 September 2018 |
ESCWA to celebrate enablers of communication on Translation Day |
Beirut, 24 September 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)—On 1 October, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) will be marking International Translation Day with dozens of translation and language professionals as well as students from Lebanon, in a bid to pay tribute to those who “make it possible for different cultures to talk to one another, who have enabled us to understand that we all, from every part of the world, liv |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Launches “Under an Olive Tree in Palestine” Poster |
"Under an Olive Tree in Palestine" is the slogan of a poster launched today by ESCWA as part of its efforts to raise awareness about the socio-economic repercussions of Israeli occupation in Palestine, including settlements and the policies of blockades and closures. The poster was distributed to UN headquarters in New York, Geneva, Vienna and to many UN agencies in Lebanon. ESCWA also provided the Palestinian Authority and some non-governmental organizations with copies for use and circulation. |