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| 11 December 2014 |
Compilation and Analysis of Energy Statistics and Indicators |
UN ESCWA is organizing an Expert Group Meeting on “Compilation and Analysis of Energy Statistics and Indicators” in cooperation with MEDSTAT (the regional statistical co-operation programme between the European Union and 10 Mediterranean partner countries), the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs’ Statistics Division (UNSD) from 3 to 5 March 2009 at the UN House, Beirut. |
| 18 August 2017 |
Executive Secretary visits Director-General of ISF |
Beirut, 17 August 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim visited today the Director-General of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), Major-General Imad Osman. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Visits President of Republic |
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| 26 February 2015 |
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 |
On 19 January 2015, a press conference was held by ESCWA to launch the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 (WESP) report from the UN House in Beirut. WESP is produced at the beginning of each year by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the five UN regional commissions, ESCWA included, and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Regional Coordination Mechanism Concludes Beirut Meeting |
Beirut, 12 November 2010 (UN Information Service) — ESCWA Friday concluded its 14th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting for all UN agencies operating in the Arab region, which was held at the UN House in Beirut 11-12 November. The meeting, which was attended by regional directors and officials of UN agencies and offices, was inaugurated by Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, UN Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Migiro, ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf, and League of Arab States (LAS) Assistant Secretary-General for Social Affairs Sima Bahous. |
| 12 November 2014 |
Regional Perspectives on Sustainable Development |
The Regional Commissions, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC), and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) recently launched a joint report entitled “Regional Perspectives on Sustainable Development” that contains a thorough analysis of the regional challenges and opportunities of sustainable development. |
| 18 February 2016 |
Call for proposals on Promoting RE Investments in the Context of Climate Change Mitigation & SD |
UN-ESCWA is inviting applications for a call for proposals on Promoting Renewable Energy (RE) Investments in the Context of Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development. All institutions, civil societies and the private sector of member countries are invited to submit their proposals by 1 March 2016, to be included in the ESCWA RE investment projects pipeline. At least 10 projects will be retained as part of a capacity building project the Commission is implementing, which aims at enhancing RE investments in member countries in the context of climate change mitigation. |
| 9 February 2018 |
ESCWA and Institut des Finances Bassel Fuleihan discuss cooperation opportunities |
Beirut, 9 February 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)—Representatives from ESCWA and the Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan (IoF) met on Thursday to discuss opportunities for cooperation on economic and social priorities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
| 22 August 2017 |
Executive Secretary On Official Visit to Egypt |
Beirut, 22 August 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim today headed to Cairo on his first official visit to member countries after he took functions at the helm of ESCWA last May. |
| 28 June 2019 |
Expert Group Meeting on Artificial Intelligence at ESCWA |
Beirut, Lebanon, 1-2 July 2019 |