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.

"What ESCWA is, What ESCWA Does," was the main theme of a briefing presented by Nadine Daou, Researcher in ESCWA Social Development Division, and Mirane Abi Zaki and Maryam Sleiman, Public Information Assistants, to a group of students from the Frères Libanais School- Hadath, who visited ESCWA headquarters on 4 and 5 May 2015.

ESCWA opens its “Expert Group Meeting on Moving the Development Agenda Forward: Opportunities and Potential Gains”, tomorrow Thursday 5 November 2009, to discuss challenges facing Arab countries amidst the ongoing global developments.

The opening session of this meeting, which convenes at 10:00 AM, will witness a statement by UN Under-Secretary General and ESCWA Executive Secretary, Bader AlDafa.

Commenting on the aggression today to which the UN House in Beirut was exposed, UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy said, “we understand the feeling of the Lebanese people after several civilians fell due to strikes over the Qana village early this morning, which recalls the tragedy that hit this village in 1996.” She added, “We appreciate the intervention of the Lebanese authorities at the highest level to provide protection to the UN headquarters in Beirut and stress Lebanon’s need of the United Nations and UNESCWA.