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11 December 2014	Combating Violence against Women in an ESCWA Panel Discussion	As the 8th of March of each year has become a worldwide event that places women at its centre, ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Nadim Khoury, Senior ESCWA Economist Abdallah Al Dardari, Former Minister of State for the Lebanese Parliament’s Affairs Wafa Al Diqa Hamzeh, Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Program at the International Center for Transitional Justice Anne Massagee, and Director of KAFA Enough Violence and Exploitation Zoya Rohana, gather to speak against violence against women.
11 December 2014	Round Table on World Environment Day with the Participation of British Ambassador to Lebanon	The United Nations is marking this year's World Environment Day under the title: “Think, Eat, Save”. In Beirut, ESCWA is organizing a roundtable in cooperation the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Food Establishments Recycling Nutrients (FERN) International at 10 am on Wednesday, the 5th of June 2013 at the UN House, Riad Solh Square, Beirut.
12 February 2019	ESCWA Chief visits Lebanese Foreign Minister; hears support to regional commission	Beirut, 11 February 2019 (Communication and Information Unit)--The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Ms. Rola Dashti, today met with the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Mr. Gebran Bassil.
11 December 2014	Strengthening Private Sector Resilience under Conflict on UN-ESCWA Agenda Tomorrow	Strengthening private sector resilience is on the UN-ESCWA agenda in an expert group meeting to be held tomorrow Tuesday a the Commission’s quarters, Riad el Solh. The meeting is to continue until Wednesday 12 November.
11 December 2014	Palestine Day Tomorrow at UN-ESCWA	Under the auspices of the President of the Lebanese Republic, General Michel Suleiman, UN-ESCWA holds an official ceremony tomorrow at 10:00 AM, to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November), at the UN House, Riad Solh Avenue-Beirut.
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? These questions will find their answers in a discussion session that ESCWA is holding, on the occasion of launching its “Cost of the Conflict in Syria” report, at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 10 September 2014 at the UN House, Riad El Solh, Beirut.
11 December 2014	Towards a National Legislative Framework to Protect Women and Girls against All Forms of Violence	On 17and18 June 2014, the National Council for Women (NCW) in Egypt hosted ESCWA’s Regional Advisor for Women’s Issues Wafa Al Dika Hamze, First Social Affairs Officer at the ESCWA Centre for Women (ECW) Lana Baydas, and Egyptian Legal Advisor Ahmad El Naggar in an advisory mission, which included a workshop entitled “Towards a National Legislative Framework to Protect Women and Girls against All Forms of Violence” organized by the NCW and the Egyptian Ministry of Justice in cooperation with ESCWA, UN-Women regional Bureau for Arab States and the Cairo based United Nations Office for Drugs
22 June 2018	Media Coverage for 30th Ministerial Session of ESCWA; Beirut, 27-28 June 2018	Beirut, 22 June 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)—Ahead of the 30^th Ministerial Session of ESCWA taking place under the High Patronage of His Excellency President Michel Aoun at the UN House, Riad al-Solh square, on 27 and 28 June 2018, please find below information related to media coverage.
11 December 2014	UNESCWA Meeting Discusses Development Under Crisis Conditions	UNESCWA, in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Institute, is hosting an Expert Group Meeting on “Development Under Crisis Conditions” on 27 and 28 June 2006 at the UN House, Beirut. By bringing together a wide range of expertise, including regional stakeholders and an abundance of homegrown knowledge, the meeting aims to enhance development policies and projects amidst an unstable and volatile environment.
2 March 2017	ESCWA Adds Bold Notes to 2017 International Women’s Day	A host of key speakers and celebrities come together on Monday 6 March 2017 at ESCWA headquarters in Riyad El-Solh Square to commemorate the International Women’s Day held by the United Nations this year under the title: “Empowering Women, Empowering a Nation: Be Bold For Change.”

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