United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim received on Wednesday 6 September 2017 Egypt’s Ambassador to Lebanon Nazih al-Najjari at the UN House in Beirut.

Under the auspices of Sudanese Trade Minister Osman Omer Al-Sharif, and in cooperation with the Ministry, ESCWA delivered a 5-day intensive training workshop on Program Cycle Management and Project Proposal Writing, from 11 to 15 May 2014, in Khartoum.

The training was delivered by ESCWA Regional Advisor on Social Policy Khaled Ayesh, and First Social Affairs Officer Naela Haddad. The ESCWA team also conducted the closing graduation ceremony for 31 officials from various Sudanese Ministries, in the presence of State Minister for Foreign Trade Jehad Hamzeh.

In the course of promoting and building an inclusive information society in Western Asia, the UNESCWA and the Union of Arab Information and Communication Technology Associations (IJMA3) agreed to initiate collaboration in developing and implementing specific activities aimed at facilitating the dissemination of information and communication technology (ICT) and increasing knowledge sharing, with special emphasis on creating employment and alleviating poverty. To this end, both parties will sign a Letter of Understanding (LoU) tomorrow at 11am at the UN House, Beirut.