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| 10 July 2017 |
Executive Secretary to Attend Sustainable Development Forum and Take Oath of Office |
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim headed to New York to take part in the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development held between 10 and 19 July 2017 and other side-line events. Alhakim is also scheduled to meet a score of UN officials and the Arab Group at the level of the Permanent Representatives to the United Nations. |
| 11 July 2017 |
ESCWA ES meets Lebanese Minister of Women Affairs |
During last Friday visit paid by ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim to the Lebanese Minister of State for Women's Affairs Jean Ogassapian, the two sides discussed the possibility of setting a framework aimed to increase the technical cooperation provided by ESCWA. The two sides also agreed on launching a first model of a national strategy against Gender Based Violence (GBV) that ESCWA will implement in partnership with the ministry and in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Lebanon. |
| 17 July 2017 |
Macroeconomic and Fiscal Impacts of the Libyan Crisis on Tunisian Economy |
In April 2017 ESCWA issued a study entitled “The Impact of the Libyan Crisis on the Tunisian Economy: an Estimation of the Macroeconomic and Fiscal Impacts of the Libyan Crisis on the Tunisian Economy” laying out the consequences that arise as a result of states having interdependent relationships. |
| 17 July 2017 |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Takes Oath of Office before UN Secretary-General |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim took his oath of office before United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday 12 July 2017 at the UN Headquarters, New York, after he assumed his duties at the peak of ESCWA last May. |
| 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. |
| 31 July 2017 |
National Consultation on Costing Violence against Women in Palestine Kicks off in Amman |
Beirut, 31 July 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- Under the patronage of Palestinian Minister of Women’s Affairs Haifa Al-Agha, the National Consultation on Costing Violence against Women in the State of Palestine today started in Amman, Jordan, at the Landmark Hotel. |
| 3 August 2017 |
Sustainable Development Goal Simulation |
In March 2017, ESCWA issued a report on a “Prototype model for Sustainable Development Goal simulation”. The paper analyzes efforts to create a quantitative model that can arbitrate and balance between opposing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in order to reach the best combination of targets. |
| 3 August 2017 |
Executive Secretary Visits Former Head of State |
Beirut, 3 August 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim visited on 2 August 2017 former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel in his office in Bikfaya. Al-Hakim took over his functions at the helm of ESCWA last May. |
| 4 August 2017 |
Executive Secretary Visits Former Head of State |
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim paid on 2 August 2017 a courtesy visit to former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel in his office in Bikfaya. Al-Hakim took over his functions at the helm of ESCWA last May. The two officials discussed collaboration between ESCWA and Lebanon in addition to the economic and social cooperation activities carried out by the Commission in the region. They also discussed the National Agenda for the Future of Syria program initiated by ESCWA over three years ago. |
| 4 August 2017 |
Executive Secretary of ESCWA Meets Lebanon’s Minister of State for Administrative Reform |
Beirut, 4 August 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim today visited Lebanese Minister of State for Administrative Reform Inaya Ezzeddine, heading a delegation comprising Director of Emerging and Conflict Related Issues (ECRI) at ESCWA Tarek Alami, ESCWA Regional Adviser for Emerging and Conflict Related Issues Karam Karam, and ESCWA Regional Advisor for Sustainable Development Adib Nehme. |