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| 11 December 2014 |
On Ageing in the Arab World |
In April 2002, delegates of 160 governments, intergovernmental institutions and NGOs came together at the United Nations Second World Assembly on Ageing in Madrid, Spain, in order to revise the Vienna Plan on Ageing and establish a long-term strategy for aging populations. The Assembly adopted a document entitled the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), which commits governments to integrate the rights and needs of older persons into national, as well as international, economic and social development policies. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Water Cooperation between UN-ESCWA and Germany |
Represented by Executive Secretary Bader Omar Al Dafa, UN-ESCWA signed on 11 January 2008 a memorandum of understanding with the German Embassy in Lebanon, represented by Ambassador Hansjoerg Haber concerning the project "Advisory Services to UN-ESCWA and UN-ESCWA Member Countries in the Water Sector".
The signing ceremony took place at the UN House, Beirut, and was attended by UN-ESCWA Chiefs of Divisions and officials from the Embassy.
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| 11 December 2014 |
Servicing Member Countries |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Technology at the Service of Human Development |
How could we create jobs, improve income, alleviate poverty and erase electronic illiteracy in UN-ESCWA member countries in one project? |
| 11 December 2014 |
The UN House Welcomes New Judges |
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| 11 December 2014 |
For Women's Rights |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Ninth Session of UN-ESCWA Transport Committee |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Visits Yemen, Meets Head of State and Prime Minister |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Be Safe, Go Slow |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Water is Life |
Water preservation takes on a special importance in the UN-ESCWA region, which is considered an arid to a semi-arid region. Ten out of thirteen UN-ESCWA countries are among the poorest 15 countries in terms of water resources. Inhabitants of this region, who represent 2.5 per cent of world population, receive less than 0.4 per cent only of renewable water resources yearly. Water is therefore at the heart of conflicts that riddle the region, especially that 80 per cent of water resources come from outside the region, which paves the way for conflict-eruption among neighboring countries. |