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| 11 December 2014 |
Regional Commission's Session Reviews Sustainable Development Progress |
The 28th Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) continued its deliberations this afternoon, and assessed regional progress on sustainable development in the context of the move away from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a global process, which is being led by the world body. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Deputy Executive Secretary Sheds Light on the work of ESCWA in Trade and Transport |
ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Nadim Khouri pointed out that the Commission has given a considerable attention to the trade and transport facilitation subject since 2001. It launched the Integrated Transport System in the Arab Mashreq (ITSAM), which aims at supporting regional integration in the region and enhance intra-Arab regional trade. |
| 5 August 2019 |
ESCWA hosts the YPP Career Support Programme for the third time |
Beirut, 26 July 2019 (ESCWA)--After its success in hosting the Young Professionals Programme (YPP) Career Support Programme in 2011 and 2012 and following a decision by the Office of Human Resources (OHR) to decentralize it starting 2019, ESCWA once again hosted it from 22 to 26 July. The Programme was organized and delivered in its entirety using only ESCWA internal resources. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Meeting to Tackle Open Source Software Solutions for the Public Sector |
An Expert Group Meeting on Open Source Software Solutions for the Public Sector in the Arab Region is being organized by UN-ESCWA and the Information and Communication Technology for Development in the Arab Region (ICTDAR) – a regional programme of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from 19 to 21 December 2006. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The Convention on International Multimodal |
UN-ESCWA 25th Session, held under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Yemen, Mr. Ali Abdullah Saleh, opens at the Ministerial level at 10 AM on Wednesday 28 May 2008, at Movenpick Hotel-Sana’a. It will witness a number of significant events, such as the adoption and signature of the Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods in the Arab Mashreq. |
| 21 April 2015 |
Statistical Indicator and Data Dissemination in Western Asia Countries |
Upon the request of the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in Khartoum, the International Comparison Program (ICP) Regional Office for Western Asia (WA) region at ESCWA organized a workshop on “Statistical Indicator and Data Dissemination in Western Asia Countries,” on 17 and 18 February 2015, under the patronage of State Minister Jamal Ibrahim Mahmoud. The workshop was chaired by Head of CBS Yassin Al-Haj Abdin. The workshop aimed at raising awareness on the importance of the ICP and its results. |
| 18 December 2018 |
Timely need to transit to sustainable energy systems for current and future generations, says ESCWA-AUB conference |
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| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA and ICANN to Develop Arabic Domain Names |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) have recently jointed hands to give a boost to the development of internationalized domain names (IDNs) in Arabic according to a memorandum of understanding signed between both parties. |
| 23 September 2020 |
Losses exceeding $442 billion and millions in need of humanitarian assistance: the catastrophic repercussions of 8 years of war in Syria |
By the end of the eighth year of conflict in Syria, economic losses had exceeded an estimated $442 billion, according to the “Syria at War: Eight Years on” report. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Human Settlements Tackled Next Week at UNESCWA |
The Arab Regional Conference for the Ten Year Review and Appraisal of the Outcome of HABITAT II “Ten Years after Istanbul: Call for Equity” will be held from 11 to 13 April at the UN House, Beirut. |