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| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Praises Role of Islamic Financial Institutions in Promoting Regional Economic Welfare |
Beirut, 5 September 2007 (UN Information Services)-- UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Al-Dafa today said, “the distinguished role Islamic Financial institutions play to improve the economic welfare of our society makes them unique among other operating financial institutions.” Al-Dafa was speaking at the opening session of “The Regional Forum on the Role of Islamic Financial Institutions in Financing for Development” organized by UN-ESCWA in cooperation with the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) on 5-6 September 2007 at the Manama Ritz Carlton Hotel. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Cairo Hosts Tenth Session of ESCWA Statistical Committee |
The Tenth Session of ESCWA Statistical Committee was hosted on 30 and 31 January 2013 at the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) in the Egyptian Capital Cairo. The Committee gathered heads of national statistical offices in the ESCWA region, and concerned parties and experts from local and international organizations. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary at UN Headquarters |
UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Aldafa introduced yesterday, Monday 22 October, before the Second Committee of the General Assembly (Economic and Financial), the UN Secretary-General’s note transmitting the report on the “Economic and Social Repercussions of the Israeli Occupation on the Living Conditions of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and of the Arab Population in the Occupied Syrian Golan”. Mr. |
| 8 May 2017 |
Regional Commission Convenes Arab High-level Forum on WSIS and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development under Auspices of Lebanese Prime Minister |
Under the auspices of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing "The Arab High-level Forum on World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" from 8 to 12 May 2017 at the UN House, Riyad El-Solh square, Beirut. The highlight of the forum is the "Conference on Digital Technologies for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" which will open at 9:00 on Wednesday 10 May 2017 and last for Friday 12 May. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Jordan Minister of Transport Opens 14th Session of ESCWA’s Committee on Transport |
Jordanian Minister of Transport Lina Chbib will inaugurate the 14th Session of ESCWA’s Committee on Transport hosted in Amman on 9 and 10 October 2013, at the Kempinski Hotel. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Technical Committee Convenes Second Meeting |
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| 10 October 2020 |
ICC and United Nations launch Centre of Entrepreneurship in Beirut to support small businesses in the Arab region |
Beirut and Paris, 9 October 2020 – The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) have launched the ICC-ESCWA Centre of Entrepreneurship (CoE) to inspire entrepreneurial innovation and improve the business environment for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Damascus Hosts the Third Arab Industrial Information and Networking Conference |
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UN-ESCWA (Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia), Mr. Bader Aldafa is participating, upon the invitation of the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO), in the “Third Arab Industrial Information and Networking Conference”, held from 29 to 31 October 2007, in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, under the patronage of Prime Minister Muhammad Naji Al Otri. |
| 9 May 2017 |
Regional Commission Convenes Tomorrow Arab High-level Forum on WSIS and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development under Auspices of Lebanese Prime Minister |
Under the auspices of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) "The Arab High-level Forum on World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" from 8 to 12 May 2017 at the UN House, Riyad El-Solh square, Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Launch of Decade of Action for Road Safety in ESCWA |
From the UN headquarters in Beirut, and in cooperation with Lebanese actress Carmen Lebbos, ESCWA launched on 17 May the “Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020.” The event was held the auspices and in the presence of caretaker Lebanese Minister of Interior Ziad Baroud, and a slew of diplomats and government officials from ESCWA’s 14 member countries. |