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11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Sees Knowledge, Professional Challenge in Arab Spring Commission Launches Millennium Goals Report in Time of Transition |
Beirut, 21 February 2012 (UN Information Services) — Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today said the Arab Spring is a knowledge and professional challenge for United Nations agencies which these organizations do not shun, and have rather begun to reconsider the development paradigm itself building on lessons from this experience. |
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 |
Opening of ESCWA 26th Session Jordan Chosen as chair, UAE and Bahrain as Vice-chair and Syria Rapporteur |
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia opened this morning the senior officials segment of its 26th Session at the UN House, Beirut. The Session’s Ministerial segment will be held this Wednesday under the auspices of Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri. As is the custom at the beginning of every Session, the chairmanship is assumed by one of the member countries. By virtue of this rule, Jordan was chosen as chair for the two coming years, while United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were selected as vice-chair, and Syria as rapporteur. |
11 December 2014 |
Concluding its Ministerial Session, ESCWA Urges Continued Efforts for Region's Peace and Stability |
At the end of its 26th Ministerial Session, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Thursday (ESCWA) called on its member countries to continue working towards peace and stability in the region and tackling the roots of crises within their socio-economic development programs. The Session was held from 17 to 20 May, with the participation of Arab ministers and officials, ESCWA experts and officials, and representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations. |
7 March 2019 |
Regional launch of global awareness campaign for the good treatment of children with disabilities |
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11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Launches Cyber Legislation Directives |
Beirut, 4 May 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— During its coming 27th Ministerial Session, ESCWA will launch a series of directives on “Cyber Legislation” at 12:00 noon on Thursday, 10 May, 2012 at the U.N. House in Beirut to shed light on the results of the commission’s activities in the field of cyber laws. The importance of cyber legislation stems from its role in securing a regulatory and legal environment suitable for the flourishing of the Information and Communication technology (ICT) sector. |
11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Discusses Social Protection as Development |
Beirut, 6 September 2011 (UN Information Services)— ESCWA today opened a workshop on “Social Protection as Development” at the UN House in Beirut with the aim of developing effective and integrated systems in this field. The workshop’s opening was attended by Palestinian Minister of Social Affairs Magida El Masri, Jordanian Minister of Labor Mahmoud Kafawin, ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Nadim Khoury and Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs’ representative Randa Bou Hamdan. |
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 |
Tallawy Chairs First Session of the First International Conference on Clean Development Mechanism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Following is the statement of UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy at the first session of the first international conference on “Clean Development Mechanism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” which she chaired this morning in Riyadh: “Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to participate in this Conference organized by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Clean Development Mechanism. It is also a great honour to preside over the first session. I would like to start by congratulating his Excellency, Mr. |
11 December 2014 |
Water is Life |
Water preservation takes on a special importance in the UN-ESCWA region, which is considered an arid to a semi-arid region. Ten out of thirteen UN-ESCWA countries are among the poorest 15 countries in terms of water resources. Inhabitants of this region, who represent 2.5 per cent of world population, receive less than 0.4 per cent only of renewable water resources yearly. Water is therefore at the heart of conflicts that riddle the region, especially that 80 per cent of water resources come from outside the region, which paves the way for conflict-eruption among neighboring countries. |