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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Staff Commemorate Late Colleague |
On 8 February 2013, ESCWA staff members had a grim date with the memorial ceremony for one of their finest colleagues, the Safety and Security Section’s Seargant Haytham Tohmeh, who laid down the arms in his battle with illness before January closed its curtains. Staff members of the Commission came together for a memorial service to remember their colleague as he was, a dedicated professional who embodied the ideals of the international organization since 1 August 2004, the day he officially became a United Nations employee. |
| 1 March 2018 |
Arab public figures to participate in the International Women’s Day marked by ESCWA |
What: ESCWA marks International Women’s Day. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Amman Hosts UN-ESCWA Workshop on Data Compilation and Application of Methodological Concepts |
– In collaboration with the UN Statistics Department, (UNSD), UN-ESCWA (Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) is organizing a workshop on “Data Compilation and Application of Methodological Concepts”, at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Amman, Jordan between 28 October and 2 November 2007. The workshop, which will open on Sunday 28 October at 09:00 am, is geared towards updating the capabilities of officers in the implementation of the concepts and definitions in collecting, processing and disseminating international merchandize trade statistics. |
| 7 October 2019 |
Round-table discussion on the “Social Protection Reform in Arab Countries” report |
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| 11 December 2014 |
To what extent do Arab legal systems facilitate women’s access to justice? |
The ESCWA Centre for Women (ECW), in partnership with the Human Rights Institute of the Beirut Bar Association, is organizing the next meeting of its Gender Discussion Series (GDS), to be held under the title: To what extent do the legal systems in Arab countries facilitate access to justice for women? The meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday 6 June 2014 at 2:00 PM, on the premises of the Beirut Bar Association located at “Beit Al-Mouhami” in Adlieh - Mathaf area. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Training Course on Ready-Made Statistical Packages |
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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. |
| 6 June 2019 |
“Rafic Hariri Rose” in ESCWA on World Environment Day |
Beirut, Lebanon, 7 June 2019
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| 12 November 2014 |
Abdallah Al Dardari Appointed as Deputy Executive Secretary of ESCWA |
On 25 September 2014 United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Ms. Rima Khalaf, announced the appointment of Mr. Abdallah Al Dardari as her deputy. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Water, Energy and Food Security in the Region: A Nexus Approach |
The American University of Beirut-affiliated Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs held a seminar on "The Nexus Approach: The Road to Water, Energy and Food Security in the Arab World" on 22 January 2014. ESCWA was represented by Regional Advisor for Environment and Water issues, Ralf Klingbeil, who delivered a presentation on "Food Security, Water Security, Improved Food Value Chains for Sustainable Socio-economic Development". |