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| 22 September 2017 |
Under the Auspices of the Lebanese President of the Council of Ministers the High-Level Conference on Climate Impact Assessment and Adaptation in the Arab Region to Open Next Tuesday |
Beirut, 22 September (Communication and Information Unit)—A crowd of ministers, high-level dignitaries and governmental and non-governmental experts will gather in Beirut next week to participate in the “High-Level Conference on Climate Impact Assessment and Adaptation in the Arab Region”, which ESCWA is co-organizing with 11 institutions under the auspices of Lebanese President of the Council of Ministers Saad Hariri, from 26 to 28 September at the Hilton Sin El Fil Hotel. |
| 4 February 2021 |
ESCWA and SDRPY meet with the Government of Yemen to support development in the country |
Beirut-Riyadh, 4 February 2021--The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) today held a meeting with the Government of Yemen and regional and international partners, including the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND), the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), the Islamic Development Bank ( |
| 13 April 2018 |
Environment experts in Arab region raise the alarm, agree on key actions to support natural resources |
Environment experts from the Arab region wrapped up a two-day meeting on Thursday at the League of Arab States (LAS) headquarters in Cairo, Egypt that explored means by which societies in the Arab region can address risks arising from pollution and natural resource depletion, conserve terrestrial ecosystems to achieve a healthy and productive environment, and shift to more sustainable consumption and production patterns. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Two Important UN-ESCWA Events in Abu Dhabi |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Transport as Region’s Backbone |
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| 2 November 2017 |
Integration of Social Justice Principles into Policy-Making |
A crowd of Arab ministers and experts have agreed on the importance of ESCWA continuing to increase its technical support to Member States to implement the social dimension of the 2030 Agenda based on the approaches developed to serve the complementary nature of the Agenda. It was also agreed to implement training workshops for Member States on the use of the handbook prepared by the Secretariat of ESCWA to integrate the principles of social justice into policy-making, including social protection policies. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Ninth Session for UN-ESCWA Committee on Transport Opens, Oman Elected as Chairperson, Iraq and Qatar Vice Chairmen and Lebanon Rapporteur |
The Lebanese Minister of Transport of Public Works, Mr. Muhammad Safadi, sponsored today the inauguration of the ninth session of the UN-ESCWA Committee on Transport at the Holiday-Inn, Dunes Hotel in Verdun Street, Beirut, in the presence of participating delegations from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Deputy Secretary-General Opens 12th Regional Coordination Mechanism Meeting; Says Arab Region Emerging as True Leader in Development |
UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said on Saturday that the Arab region is emerging as a true leader in development – from burgeoning intra-regional investment in infrastructure to energy security. The Arab countries and people are doing more and more to contribute to one another’s’ development. “It is not an exaggeration to say that the Arab Region is one of vast historical and cultural richness. Today this wealth is, in many cases, complemented by economic prosperity,” Migiro said. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Kuwait Hosts Ninth Session of ESCWA Committee on Energy and the Regional Workshop on Parameters Influencing Oil and Gas Pricing |
Kuwait will be hosting the ninth session of the ESCWA Committee on Energy on 12-13 June at Regency Hotel, Kuwait. The Session will kick off on Wednesday 12 June at 10:00AM with the participation of representatives from member countries specialized in the field of Energy. Election of officers will follow in accordance with the Arabic alphabetical order employed by the United Nations, whereby Libya will assume the chairmanship of the session, Lebanon and Egypt the vice-chairmanship and Morocco the rapporteur. |
| 29 March 2018 |
Water experts agree on priority issues for Arab region to achieve 2030 Agenda |
Beirut, 29 March 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--- Water experts from the Arab region wrapped up a two-day meeting on Thursday at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) that explored regional views on water-related issues and agreed on priorities for the Arab region. |