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| 11 December 2014 |
Energy for Sustainable Development |
With nine of its member countries accounting for some 56 and 30 per cent of oil and natural gas world supplies, the UN-ESCWA region is especially rich in these resources, said Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa. At the same time, other member countries have little or no gas or oil reserves. Such disparities among and between countries of the region had kept average growth over the past two years at about 5.6 per cent.
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| 11 December 2014 |
Cairo Hosts UN-ESCWA Meeting on Maritime Transport Next Monday |
Under the patronage of Egyptian Transport Minister Mohammad Mansour, UN-ESCWA is set to hold an “Expert Group Meeting Towards the Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding 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 in the Seaports of UN-ESCWA Member Countries” from 12 to 14 February 2007 at the Ramses Hilton Hotel, Cairo. |
| 7 November 2018 |
Regional arts competition to mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence organized by ESCWA and LAU |
Beirut, 07 November 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing a regional arts competition in partnership with the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University (LAU). |
| 24 April 2017 |
ESCWA Concludes 12th Session of Statistics Committee |
On 4 and 5 April ESCWA held the 12th session of its Statistical, at the UN House, Beirut. The meeting launched the first Arabic-language Gender Statistics Toolkit and eLearning module. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in Promoting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency |
The League of Arab States (LAS), ESCWA, the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy (MOERE) in Egypt, and the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) are jointly organizing, in cooperation with the European Union’s project “Mediterranean Energy Efficiency in the Construction Sector –MED-ENEC”, the Second Arab Forum for Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) entitled “Enhancing the Role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Promoting RE & EE” on 18-19 June 2014 in El Gouna Movenpick Hotel, Egypt. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Visits Oman, Participates in G77 Water Forum |
UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa considered today that the Regional Commission region suffers from a variety of pressures that endanger the sustainability of its water resources. UN-ESCWA has therefore set the management of water resources at the top of its work priority and works to implement several projects to strengthen the good and sustainable management of these resources. AlDafa made these remarks in the first session of the Ministerial Forum on Water that the G77 and China are holding in Oman on 23-25 February 2009.
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| 29 October 2018 |
ESCWA highlights Arab poverty measurement at UN 73rd General Assembly |
As part of ongoing efforts by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to support member States in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim recently highlighted how the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) can guide innovative policies aimed at eradicating poverty in all its dimensions in the Arab region. |
| 5 October 2018 |
ESCWA Technology Centre sets priorities for collaboration with Arab stakeholders in 2019 |
Beirut-Amman, 4 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)-- New priority themes for collaborative work have been set by the technology hub of the UN regional commission in the Arab region as it concluded its 6th Technical Committee Meeting, an annual gathering of Arab thought leaders in the fields of science, technology and innovation. |
| 15 June 2017 |
ESCWA Marks 2017 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
Under the auspices and in presence of Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Ghazi Zaayter, ESCWA observed on 15 June 2017 the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (WDCD) at the UN House in Beirut. |
| 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. |