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| 11 December 2014 |
In the Course of his Official Visit to Yemen |
His Excellency the President of the Yemen Republic, Ali Abdallah Saleh received last night in his Hodeida residence Ambassador Bader Omar AlDafa, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary, in the context of his official visit to Yemen, in preparation for UN-ESCWA’s 25th Ministerial Session, to be held in Sana’a late May. In addition to the accompanying UN-ESCWA delegation, His Excellency the Prime Minister, Dr. Ali Muhammad Mujawwar, as well as Hodeida Governor, Mr. Ahmad Abdallah Al Hujari and Mr. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Launching the Second Phase of the “Geographic Database for Arab Women” Project |
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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA and BGR Discuss Water Cooperation |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa discussed today the issue of water resources in the region with Wilhelm Struckmeier, head of the groundwater department at the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR). Technical cooperation between ESCWA and BGR dates back to 1992, and both parties work together with the overall objective to enhance the cross-country collaboration in the ESCWA region in the area of water.
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| 11 December 2014 |
European University Students Visit ESCWA |
A group of students visiting Lebanon from various universities in Europe on 6 August called on ESCWA where they were briefed about the UN Regional Commission and welcomed by several of its senior officials. The students' tour began with a stop at ESCWA’s Library, where they received an overview about its books, publications and documents. The European students also had a chance to see ESCWA's reproduction house where most of the Commission’s publications are produced. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Capacity Building in the Field of Statistics |
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| 28 June 2019 |
Lebanese Minister May Chidiac opens ESCWA workshop on open government and emerging technologies |
Beirut, Lebanon, 2-4 July 2019 |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Launches World Investment Report 2011 in Beirut |
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to the ESCWA region dropped by 15 per cent between 2009 and 2010, settling on 57 billion USD from the former 67 billion USD. Save for Oman and Lebanon, this drop affected all ESCWA countries. These are the highlights of the presentation by Abulgasim Abdullah, Chief of Financing for Development Section at ESCWA Economic Development and Globalization Division, at the launching of World Investment Report 2011 (WIR 2011). |
| 28 November 2017 |
ESCWA Marks Solidarity Day with Palestinian People |
Beirut, 28 November (Communication and Information Unit)-- For the first time, Lebanese musician Marcel Khalife joins ESCWA for the commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People tomorrow Wednesday 29 November at the UN House, Riad El-Solh Square, Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA and ALI Launch Green Production Help Desk |
ESCWA, in cooperation with the Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI), is holding a press conference on Thursday 27 June 2013 at 11h00 AM to launch their joint project entitled “Green Production Help Desk (GHD)”, at ALI premises in Sanayeh. Opening statements will be delivered by Nehmat Frem, Head of the Lebanese Industrialists Association, and Roula Majdalani, Director of ESCWA Sustainable Development and Productivity Division. A presentation will follow on the project and its work mechanism. |
| 7 February 2017 |
ESCWA Staff Bid Farewell to Outgoing Deputy Executive Secretary |
Tuesday 31 January 2017 marked the last day in ESCWA for Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme Abdallah Al Dardari around whom ESCWA staff members gathered for farewell moments before joining the World Bank as Senior Advisor for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation in the Middle East and North Africa. |