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| 11 December 2014 |
Multi-stakeholder Endorsement for the Establishment of the Arab IGF Process |
Efforts of ESCWA and the League of Arab States (LAS) resulted last week in a consensus to establish the Arab Internet Governance Forum (IGF), with the collaboration of multi-stakeholders in IGF process and the Internet Governance activities for the region. The consensus of the Arab IGF was the outcome of the "Conference and Public Consultations to Establish the Arab Internet Governance Forum (IGF)" which was held from 31 January to 1 February 2012, in Beirut at the Habtoor Grand Hotel. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Regional Coordination Mechanism Meeting Opens at UN House Migiro: Unified Efforts to Tackle Challenges |
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today opened the 13th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting at the UN House-Beirut. The meeting was attended by the directors of regional UN agencies, officials from regional organizations and Lebanese Minister of Education and Higher Education, Bahiya Hariri. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Two Important UN-ESCWA Events in Oman |
Within the framework of the Oman Water Week organized by UN-ESCWA and the Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources, Muscat hosted two major events, namely: the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Legal and Institutional Reforms for the Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management in the UN-ESCWA Region (18-20 March 2007) and the Seventh Session of the UN-ESCWA Committee on Water Resources (20-22 March 2007). |
| 6 May 2016 |
Increasing productivity is key to revive economic growth and support the 2030 Agenda in Asia-Pacific, says UN |
The next phase of Asia-Pacific economic growth should be driven by broad-based productivity gains, says UN flagship report Economic and Social Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2016. |
| 11 December 2014 |
National Conference on Social Policy in Egypt Kicks off |
The National Conference on Integrated Social Policy in Egypt opened today at the Pyramisa Hotel in Cairo under the auspices of the Egyptian First Lady, Ms. Suzan Mubarak. Speaking at the opening session were Mr. James Rawley, UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ms. Mervat Tallawy, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) and Mr. Ali Al-Meselhi, Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity. |
| 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. |
| 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 August 2015 |
Kingdom of Bahrain Hosts Second Session of Arab High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development |
Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama is hosting the Second Session of the Arab High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development (AFSD) during the period 5-7 May 2015, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. |
| 26 February 2015 |
Former SG Special Representative Urges the UN to Put Social Justice at the Heart of Political Debate |
“Is justice a condition for durable peace?” was the question raised today by Tarik Mitri, former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to Libya, in front of the heads of more than 20 UN agencies operating in the Arab region, representatives from the League of Arab States (LAS) and various embassies who were hosted at the UN House in Beirut by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) for the 20th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting to discuss development priority agenda items. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Launching of the 2012-2013 Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region |
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