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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Meeting Calls for Efforts to Establish Arab Information Society |
ESCWA opened yesterday its regional meeting on the Follow-up to the Outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society in Damascus, with keynote speakers stressing the importance of building and strengthening the information society in the Arab region, to further push the development process. "Establishing the information society in our region requires the combination of efforts by the governments and the private sector, including regional training and research organizations", ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader AlDafa said. |
| 2 December 2015 |
ESCWA marked International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
Beirut, 27 November 2015 (Communication and Information Unit)-- |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Says Saudi Arabia to Head Next Ministerial Session |
UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy commended the cooperation of the host country, Lebanon, on all levels, particularly security and development, as well as the attention of the Ambassadors of UNESCWA member countries in their capacity as representatives enhancing communication between the Secretariat and the governments of their countries. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Marks International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
ESCWA marked on Monday 29 November the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People at the UN House in Beirut. The event was organized in cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). |
| 11 December 2014 |
UNESCWA-GTZ Meeting on Regional Water Utilities Opens |
UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy said that by 2015, it is projected that 82 million people in the Arab world will lack access to safe water and 124 million people will not be able to get basic water treatment utilities if urgent measures are not taken to improve the present situation. Tallawy was speaking at the opening of a technical cooperation meeting held by UNESCWA and German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) at the Conrad Hotel, Cairo, from 4 to 6 September 2006 under the aegis of Egyptian Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development Ahmed Al Maghraby. |
| 16 March 2018 |
Libya Socioeconomic Dialogue Project launched by ESCWA and partners in Tunis |
Beirut, 16 March 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) recently launched the Libya Socioeconomic Dialogue Project, which will provide a platform for Libyans to engage in formulating a long-term vision for the socioeconomic development of their country. |
| 23 March 2018 |
At Forum, ESCWA emphasizes role of new technologies to accelerate progress in Arab region |
Beirut, 23 March 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – During the annual World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) which ends today in Switzerland, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) emphasized the role of new technologies to accelerate progress and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
New ESCWA Report Advocates Integration through Culture and the Arts Art, literature, music and film hold the key to Arab unity and renaissance |
On 25 February 2014, UN Undersecretary General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf launched from Tunis a remarkable report entitled “Arab Integration: A 21st Century Development Imperative” with the participation of Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and a crowd of political, economic, intellectual and public figures. Media representatives who took part in the ceremony received a press kit, which we will re-publish over five parts, in view of the importance of the issues the Report addresses. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Economic Trends in the ESCWA Region 2011- 2012 |
During a press briefing to highlight the main findings of the “Survey of Economic and Social Development in the ESCWA Region 2011-2012,” held this morning at the U.N. House in Beirut, Mr. Abdullah Al-Dardari, Director of Economic Development and Globalization Division (EDGD) said that all-time high oil revenue amidst the Arab Spring resulted in growth polarization between major oil exporters and the rest of the ESCWA region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Economic Trends in the ESCWA Region 2011- 2012 |
During a press briefing to highlight the main findings of the “Survey of Economic and Social Development in the ESCWA Region 2011-2012,” held this morning at the U.N. House in Beirut, Mr. Abdullah Al-Dardari, Director of Economic Development and Globalization Division (EDGD) said that all-time high oil revenue amidst the Arab Spring resulted in growth polarization between major oil exporters and the rest of the ESCWA region. |