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11 December 2014	Tunisia, Libya and Morocco new members of ESCWA Advisory Committee	Beirut, 27 September 2012-- Ms. Rima Khalaf, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) chaired the second meeting of the Advisory Committee this year on 18 September 2012. For the first time, the meeting was attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia in Lebanon, Mr. Mohammed Fawzi Ballout; the Delegate of Libya, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Planning, Mr. Ali Ahmad El-Saleh; and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco Mr. Ali Omlil. Ms.
7 December 2017	ESCWA Report: Enough Resources in Arab region to finance SDG Agenda	*ESCWA Report: Enough Resources in Arab region to finance SDG Agenda* *Tueni: Difficult to Channel Funds via Lebanese Banking System*
9 November 2015	ESCWA Collaborates in the Organization of the 3rd Annual Digital Arabic Content Forum: Arab content in the era of major digital transformations	For the third year in a row, the Annual Digital Arabic Content Forum was jointly organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the Arab Regional Office of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-ARO), and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt under the auspices of the League of Arab States (LAS). The host and co-organizer for this year was the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the United Arab Emirates (TRA-UAE).
28 March 2018	Energy stakeholders in Arab States meet at ESCWA to exchange experiences	Beirut, 28 March 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) --- Energy experts from the Arab region wrapped up a two-day meeting on Wednesday at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) that explored the progress made by Arab countries to reach United Nations global goals related to sustainable energy.
3 April 2017	Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region	On the occasion of its participation in the international conference "Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region" held in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday 5 April 2017, and particularly the technical workshops on Tuesday 4 April 2017 titled “Assessing the Needs, towards Post-Agreement Planning,” ESCWA disseminated today the following paper:
26 May 2016	Capacity Building Workshop on Promoting a Safer Cyberspace in the Arab Region	The goals of this workshop were to build the capacity of decision makers in governments and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the Arab region on the procedural frameworks for implementing cybercrime law, combating cybercrime and enhancing cyber-safety in the Arab region.
11 December 2014	ESCWA Participates in Rio +20	On 20-22 June 2012, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) took place in Rio de Janeiro, capturing global attention and participation. Some 12,000 government and civil society representatives attended the conference, including heads of State and ministers from more than 190 countries. At the conclusion of Rio+20, the outcome document “The Future We Want” was approved and more than 700 pledges of financial support (totaling US$513 billion) were made.
21 April 2015	Amman Hosts Arab Launch of UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All,ESCWA Committees on Energy and Water Resources	The Jordanian capital, Amman, will host this coming week at the Kempinski Hotel a series of inter-governmental events held by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), and attended by high-level figures and experts in the areas of energy, water and food security.
11 December 2014	Launching of the 2012-2013 Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region	On 1 October 2013, ESCWA Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Development and Globalization Division (EDGD) Abdallah Al Dardari held a press conference at the UN House, Beirut, to launch the "Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2012-2013". The Survey is an annual report prepared by ESCWA. Also participating in the conference was Lebanese Minister of Economy Nicolas Nahhas.
30 July 2018	ESCWA and eight of its Member States chart the way forward at HLPF	The world came together for two weeks in July for the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to review progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and chart the way forward.

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