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| 11 December 2014 |
United Nations Chief: Leaders Must Listen to Their People Khalaf: Building National Consensus Crucial to Transitions Mikati: UN Agencies Primary Resort for Peoples ESCWA Opens Reform and Transition to Democracy Meeting |
Sunday, 15 January 2012 (United Nation Information Service) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on those who believe in a future of freedom and dignity to come together and help people of the region and their leaders to write the next chapters. He said that from the very beginning of these revolutions, from Tunisia through Egypt and beyond, he has called on leaders to listen to their people, a call that some heeded and benefitted while others did not, and today are facing the storm. "I say again to President Assad of Syria: Stop the violence. Stop killing your own people. |
| 21 June 2018 |
Implications of frontier technologies for employment and youth empowerment discussed at ESCWA |
Beirut, 21 June 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--The implications of frontier technologies for employment and youth empowerment in the Arab region are being highlighted at the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) during a two-day expert meeting in Beirut, Lebanon that opened on Thursday. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Meeting on Maritime Transport in the Arab Mashreq |
Under the auspices of Egyptian Minister of Transport Mohamed Mansour, UN-ESCWA convened an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) entitled "Towards the Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Maritime Transport Cooperation in the Arab Mashreq: The Role of Governments and Private Sector in Activating Shipping Traffic and Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Seaports of UN-ESCWA Member Countries" in Cairo from 12 to 14 February 2007. |
| 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 |
ESCWA Launches the Fifth Meeting of its Technical Committee |
ESCWA Secretariat today opened the fifth meeting of its technical committee at the UN House in Beirut. Statements were delivered by UN Undersecretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf, and the Chairman of the fifth session of the technical committee, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Saleh Al-Kharabsheh. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Holds Conference on Green Industries |
ESCWA today opened a conference on “The Role of Green Industries in Promoting Socio-Economic Development in the Arab Countries” at the UN House in Beirut. The conference is held under the patronage of Lebanese Minister of Industry Freije Sabounjian, and is organized in cooperation with the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO). |
| 11 December 2014 |
Transport Issues Debated in ESCWA |
Transport officials today affirmed the importance of unifying transport legislation among Arab countries and removing obstacles to the movement of goods and people in this region. Officials were speaking at the 11th Session of the ESCWA Transport Committee, held under the auspices of Lebanese Minister of Transportation, Ghazi Aridi. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Major Issues on International Economic Agenda Focus of UNCTAD-UNESCWA Workshop |
“The pace of globalization is accelerating, and in turn both the challenges and opportunities facing our member countries are increasing,” said UNESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Atif Kubursi. “The situation in the current round of WTO negotiations is critical and it is very important that our member countries are best prepared for the upcoming deliberations,” he said. Kubursi was speaking at the opening today of a three week training course at the UN House, Beirut, in cooperation with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). |
| 17 May 2018 |
Symposium on women and water security for peacebuilding highlights important interlinkages in Arab region |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) has recently welcomed participants at its headquarters in Beirut for a symposium on women and water security for peacebuilding in the Arab region to explore interlinkages between these issues, especially in the context of current geopolitical considerations. |
| 11 December 2014 |
On Ageing in the Arab World |
In April 2002, delegates of 160 governments, intergovernmental institutions and NGOs came together at the United Nations Second World Assembly on Ageing in Madrid, Spain, in order to revise the Vienna Plan on Ageing and establish a long-term strategy for aging populations. The Assembly adopted a document entitled the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), which commits governments to integrate the rights and needs of older persons into national, as well as international, economic and social development policies. |