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11 December 2014	ESCWA in Solidarity with the Palestinian People	Beirut, November 29, 2011 (United Nations Information Sevices at ESCWA) -- ESCWA organized its yearly official ceremony to celebrate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, under the patronage of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati. The event was attended by U.N. Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Rima Khalaf, U.N.
26 October 2015	Regional Commission Releases Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2014-2015	The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today said that in addition to conflicts and related security disruptions in the Arab region, a significant fall in oil prices and their uncertain prospects have become the predominant economic concern.
11 December 2014	27th Ministerial Session of ESCWA Kicks Off, Stresses Importance of Establishing Development	The 27th Ministerial Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) opened on 9 May at the United Nations House in Beirut. Speakers at the opening ceremony were Mr. Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in Jordan, which chaired the 26th Session of the Commission, Mr. Sultan Bin Said Al-Mansoori, Minister of Economy in the United Arab Emirates chairing the current Session, Ms. Rima Khalaf, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCWA, and Mr.
11 December 2014	Algeria Hosts Second Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Forum	Under the joint umbrella of the League of Arab States (LAS) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the Second Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Form (AIGF-II) will be held in Algeria under the patronage of the President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria HE Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, from 1 to 3 October 2013 at the Palais des Nations in Algiers.
23 July 2020	United Nations Secretary-General on COVID-19 and the Arab region: recovery is an opportunity to build back better
23 August 2018	ESCWA reiterates its support to the Palestinian people, calls to put end to Israeli occupation	The Gaza Strip will be unlivable by 2020. That is what the United Nations has continued to warn as the world mobilizes efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the universally agreed deadline.
10 January 2017	Achieving Social Justice in the Arab Region	During the ESCWA 29th Session held on 13-15 December 2016, ESCWA presented the guide that it is currently preparing to incorporate social justice principles into development plans in Arab countries. The guide aims to inform officials in charge of the formulation of policies and plans in Member States on how to integrate the social justice concepts and principles in their national development policies and plans and to explain the link between social justice and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and of relevant international conventions.
1 March 2018	ESCWA calls for a ‘course correction’ on fiscal policies in the Arab region	A new report on fiscal policy was presented on Tuesday at the American University of Beirut (AUB), providing information on whether the Arab region’s current approach can support the achievement of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
31 March 2017	ESCWA Convenes 12th Statistical Committee Session, Launch of First Arabic-Language Gender Statistics Toolkit	ESCWA holds the 12th session of its Statistical Committee on 4 and 5 April 2017, at the UN House, Beirut. The meeting will launch the first Gender Statistics Toolkit and eLearning module. The session opens at 10:00 AM on Tuesday 4 April 2017.
1 February 2018	New study highlights prospects for enhancing food security in the Arab region	A new study on prospects for enhancing food security in the Arab region was launched today at the UN House in Beirut, providing projections on how the food and agriculture situation could look in 2030 based on current trends.

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