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| 11 December 2014 |
Consultative Meeting to Enhance Peaceful Coexistence in Iraq |
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| 27 February 2020 |
ESCWA, UN Women and Save the Children mark International Women’s Day |
What: International Women’s Day organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States, and Save the Children International. |
| 27 October 2016 |
Khawla Mattar Receives United Nations Secretary-General Award for Courage |
ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Khawla Mattar received the UN Secretary-General Award for Courage, in a ceremony held 25 October 2016 in New York, on the occasion of the United Nations Staff Day. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Doha School Hosts Water Day in Cooperation with the UN Information Centre |
Tuesday 24 May 2011 (UN Information Centre) – In cooperation with the UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Beirut, Doha School is organizing a “Water Day” this coming Friday 27 may 2011, from 9:30 AM until 5:00 PM at the school premises. The Day opens at 9:30 AM with statements by UNIC Director Bahaa Elkoussy, and Doha School Principal Nabil Al Jurdi. Afterwards, a short film will be projected on water risks in Lebanon. The opening ceremony wraps up with the declaration of student recommendations on water issues. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UNESCWA to Document Effects of Military Operations on Lebanon |
UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy said that the Commission’s Unit for Conflict Related Issues (ECRI) was documenting the effects of the military operations on Lebanon in order to serve as a practical reference to any future work for rehabilitation and re-construction in the country. Tallawy was speaking this morning to the UN Information Services when she also underlined that the work program was ongoing as planned before the recent crisis has ravaged the country. |
| 30 May 2019 |
ESCWA signs technical cooperation memo with Iraq |
Beirut, 30 May 2019 (ESCWA)--United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Rola Dashti today signed a Technical Cooperation (TC) framework with the Iraqi government, represented by the Minister of Planning, Mr. Nouri Al-Dulaimi, for the period 2019-2020. |
| 21 April 2015 |
Together for the Empowerment of Women |
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| 26 February 2015 |
ESCWA Celebrates Its First Gender Equality Award |
The first ESCWA Award on Advancing Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women was presented by Ms. Rima Khalaf, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA, to three staff members. The award is delivered for the first time and constitutes a milestone for ESCWA, which is adopting a holistic approach to mainstreaming gender perspectives in its plans, policies and programmes. |
| 16 October 2019 |
United Nations Library and Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (UN LINKS) & Lebanese Library Association (LLA): Open Dialogue |
Beirut, 11 October 2019 (ESCWA)--The United Nations Library and Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (UN LINKS) is the United Nations system libraries’ platform to share know-how and best practices among UN librarians, and to engage in a dialogue with the local library community of the host country on issues of common interest. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Advancing Sustainable Development in Post-Conflict Countries Discussed at Rio +20 |
“Advancing Sustainable Development in Post-Conflict Countries: the Cases of Lebanon and Liberia” was a side event discussion ESCWA hosted in collaboration with the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) during the Rio + 20 Conference, which was held on 20-22 June 2012 Rio de Janeiro. |