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| 11 December 2014 |
The United Arab Emirates Hosts the “Thinking digital? Let’s innovate in Arabic!” competition |
The digital Arabic content (DAC) competition was launched on 10 April 2014 in the United Arab Emirates within the scope of cooperation between ESCWA and Abu Dhabi University (ADU) and in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The launch was part of a workshop, hosted at the Abu Dhabi Chamber and attended by over 50 participants representing the academic sector, fund agencies, companies involved in DAC development, as well as young entrepreneurs and university students. |
| 9 November 2015 |
ESCWA Collaborates in the Organization of the 3rd Annual Digital Arabic Content Forum: Arab content in the era of major digital transformations |
For the third year in a row, the Annual Digital Arabic Content Forum was jointly organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the Arab Regional Office of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-ARO), and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt under the auspices of the League of Arab States (LAS). The host and co-organizer for this year was the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the United Arab Emirates (TRA-UAE). |
| 21 November 2017 |
Aboul Gheit Opens 23rd Meeting of Regional Coordination Mechanism, Says Conflicts Delay Economic Development in the Region |
Beirut, 21 November 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – “The Arab World today is at a crossroads between promises and threats, promises of welfare and progress and threats of wars and terrorism… There are forces pulling the Arab region backwards, and in the meantime, there are forces pushing strongly towards change… They realise that development is a long-term project, and that sustaining development and maintaining it is harder than launching it.” |
| 11 December 2014 |
Amman Hosts Prominent Regional Event on Sustainable Development |
His Royal Highness Prince Al Hassan Bin Talal will deliver a keynote speech on Wednesday 2 April 2014 before a crowd of officials from the government, the United Nations and its specialized agencies, the League of Arab States, financing institutions, and the civil society, at the opening of the “Arab High Level Forum on Sustainable Development” held in Hotel Kempinski, Amman, until Friday 4 April 2014. |
| 20 September 2018 |
ESCWA devising strategy for a pan-Arab multimodal transport system |
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is devising a strategic common vision for the development of a multimodal transport system in the Arab world which aims to improve regional integration and support sustainable development across Arab countries. |
| 2 September 2019 |
ESCWA bolsters cooperation with key European partners |
Beirut, 30 August 2019 (ESCWA)--The Executive Secretary of ESCWA, Ms. Rola Dashti, heading a delegation from the regional commission, wrapped up a tour in Bern, Berlin and Oslo today, where she met with European partners with a longstanding history of support to the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Tallawy Heads First UNESCWA Advisory Committee Meeting After War, Says Bulk of Technical Cooperation Activities to Focus on Lebanon Assistance |
The regular meeting of the UNESCWA Advisory Committee began with a word from Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy saluting the Lebanese people who “persevered during the destructive war that raged on, inflicting death and displacement.” She also saluted the governments and Arab peoples who “rushed to assist Lebanon in its plight and provided whatever they could.” |
| 6 March 2017 |
ESCWA Marks 2017 International Women's Day |
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| 11 December 2014 |
The Right to Know |
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| 19 December 2018 |
Economic and social developments in the Arab region 2017-2018 |
Beirut, 17 December 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--Fixed exchange-rate regimes, despite substantial misalignments, have a positive impact on growth in the Arab region, says the new Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2017-2018 launched today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) at its headquarters in Beirut. |