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| 2 December 2016 |
Palestinian Efforts and Achievements in the Climate Change Combat |
“The international community should not only support Palestine in meeting its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) commitments, but must also commit to supporting the Palestinian people in their struggle for their inalienable rights. The Palestinians, deserve, like everyone else, to live in dignity and peace. They deserve to be free in their own state. And it is our moral duty to help them achieve that noble goal. For as Martin Luther King said 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere'.” |
| 4 December 2016 |
Qatar Hosts ESCWA 29th Ministerial Council |
Ministers and high-level officials representing the member countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) will gather on 13-15 December 2016 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Doha, Qatar, to participate in the ESCWA 29th Ministerial Session. |
| 5 December 2016 |
Palestine Day in Beirut |
“Wherever they may be, Palestinians have suffered from the discriminatory policies pursued by successive Israeli Governments. Attempts by one ethnic or religious group to dominate another are inherently no different from the apartheid regime that the world thought had been eradicated in South Africa in the 1990s.” United Nations Undersecretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf said. |
| 7 December 2016 |
ETC Convenes 6th Meeting of Board of Governors |
On 14 November 2016, President of the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan (RSS) and of ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) Board of Governors Princess Sumaya bint Al Hassan headed the 6th Meeting of the Board, which includes representatives of 16 Arab States, to discuss and adopt ETC 2017 work plan. The meeting was held in Amman, Jordan. In her opening speech, Princess Sumayya underlined the importance of scientific research in comprehensive and sustainable human development, and its clear and efficient impact on solving economic, development, and even political issues. |
| 7 December 2016 |
Achieving social justice in the Arab region On Agenda of 29th ESCWA Ministerial Council |
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| 8 December 2016 |
National Capacities in Science and Technology at Service of SDGs |
Under the auspices of Jordan Minister for Planning and International Cooperation, the ESCWA Technology Centre organized a meeting entitled “National Capacities in Science and Technology at the Service of National Priorities and the Implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goals,” on 26 September in Amman. The meeting was held in cooperation with the Higher Council for Science and Technology, and with the participation of the UN Country Team for SDGs. It was attended by representatives of 53 institutions from the private and public sectors, and the civil society. |
| 8 December 2016 |
1st Arab Leadership Dialogue on Science Advice to Governments |
The UN- ESCWA Technology Center (ETC) and the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan (RSS) in partnership with the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA), and CRDF Global will organize the 1st Arab Leadership Dialogue on Science Advice to Governments that will take place in Jordan (Dead Sea) on December 13-14, under the patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President of the Royal Scientific Society and President of the Board of Governors of the UN-ETC. |
| 10 December 2016 |
Justice for the Palestinian People on Agenda of 29th ESCWA Ministerial Council |
“Justice for the Palestinian people: fifty years of Israeli occupation” is among the salient issues on the agenda of the ESCWA 29th Ministerial Session, hosted by Qatar on 13-15 December 2016, at the Sheraton Grand, Doha. |
| 10 December 2016 |
Conclusion of this Year’s 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign |
ESCWA, in partnership with the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University, ABAAD Resource Centre for Gender Equality and UN-Women Regional Office for Arab States, organized a series of activities and events to commemorate the 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence for the year 2016. |
| 12 December 2016 |
Gender Mainstreaming in Public Institutions on the Agenda of ESCWA 29th Ministerial Council |
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