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17 March 2017	ESCWA Executive Secretary Holds Press Conference this Evening	UN Undersecretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf holds a press conference at 5:00 PM today Friday 17 March 2017 at the Lebanese Press Syndicate, Raouche, Beirut. The press conference is related to the recently-issued report “Israeli Practices towards the Palestinian People and the Question of Apartheid.” The ESCWA Information and Communication Unit (ECIU) invites media institutions and representatives to cover the press conference.
11 March 2019	ESCWA Chief visits former Prime Minister	Beirut, 8 March 2019 (ESCWA)--United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Executive Secretary Rola Dashti today called on Lebanese former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. The two officials discussed the socioeconomic situation in Lebanon and the region, and agreed on the important role of ESCWA in devising effective development policies for member countries.
11 December 2014	Saudi Minister of Trade and Industry Visits UN-ESCWA
27 July 2017	Executive Secretary in Geneva	United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim, met last week with the group of the Arab Ambassadors accredited to the United Nations in Geneva, where he briefed them on the current work and activities of ESCWA aimed at establishing economic and social cooperation among its Member States and at achieving regional integration.
11 December 2014	UN Deputy Secretary-General Visits Lebanon	UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson visits Beirut to participate in the 17th meeting of the UN Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) hosted by ESCWA on 10 December 2012 at the UN House-Beirut. During his visit, Eliasson is scheduled to meet with the Lebanese Head of State, House Speaker and Prime Minister, alongside a number of Lebanese personalities. The Deputy Secretary-General will also pay a visit to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and to the Caritas Centre in Ghazieh accredited by the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to register Syrian refugees.
11 December 2014	Tallawy To Visit South Lebanon Next Week	UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy will be visiting the South of Lebanon on Thursday 12 October 2006, heading a delegation of senior staff members including chiefs of divisions and several experts. During her visit, Tallawy is expected to reveal the nature of the assistance that UNESCWA will be providing to the South in the next stage. Tallawy will conclude her trip with a stop in the town of Qana to visit the shrine of the victims of the massacres and partake iftar with its inhabitants.
11 December 2014	Executive Secretary Meets Head of Union of Arab Banks
27 June 2017	Executive Secretary Holds Meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister	Lebanese President of the Council of Ministers Saad Hariri received on Friday 23 June 2017 United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim, accompanied by his Deputy for Programme Support Khawla Mattar, in a courtesy visit shortly after he assumed office on top of the Commission.
11 December 2014	Lessons in Development From Finland	In an effort to learn from the experience of other countries, ESCWA, in cooperation with the Embassy of Finland in Lebanon, welcomed Drs. Ilkka and Vappu Taipale for an informal gathering on 9 December 2013 to talk about the economic and social models that have helped shape the modern Finnish economy and society. Presenting the Arabic translation of their book,"100 Social Innovations from Finland", Drs.
11 December 2014	HRH Prince Al Hassan Bin Talal Visits ESCWA Technology Centre	His Royal Highness Prince Al Hassan Bin Talal paid a visit to the Amman-based ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) on 18 June 2013 . Prince Al Hassan was briefed by ETC’s Executive Director Fouad Mrad on the objectives of the Centre, which looks to strengthen capacities in establishing national and administrative systems; develop, transfer, adapt, implement, and define the appropriate technologies to the region; and improve the legal and trade frameworks of technology transfer. HRH was accompanied during his visit by his daughter HRH Princess Soumaya who presides over ETC’s board of governors.

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