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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. |
| 2 December 2020 |
Cost of conflict in Libya exceeds $576 billion, ESCWA study finds |
The cost of the conflict in Libya since its outbreak in 2011 exceeds 783 billion Libyan dinars (LYD), i.e. $576 billion according to the official exchange rate. |
| 11 December 2014 |
First Arab States Regional South-South Development EXPO |
The first Arab States Regional South-South Development Expo was held on 18 to 20 February 2014, hosted by the State of Qatar and co-organized by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation and the United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Arab States. The Expo bore the motto “Solutions to Action”. The main objective of the Expo was to serve as a platform for matching capacities of the solution providers with the needs of the solution seekers, which will potentially lead to practical exchanges of South-South solutions and experiences in the region. |
| 30 September 2019 |
Review of the regional progress report on implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action |
Beirut, 26 September 2019 (ESCWA)--About 50 Arab and global experts concluded today at ESCWA discussions of a regional report on progress made by Arab countries in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which will be launched on 28 November. |
| 27 October 2020 |
Regional arts competition for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence open for submissions till 27 November |
Beirut, 27 October 2020--The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Arab Institute for Women (AiW) at the Lebanese American University (LAU) launched today their annual regional youth arts competition on the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based |
| 29 May 2016 |
Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2016 |
ESCWA, in cooperation with the members of Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) and the League of Arab States (LAS), will organize the 2016 Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, in hotel Kempinski, Amman, from 29 to 30 May 2016.
The Forum opens at 10:00 AM, Sunday 29 May 2016, with speeches by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf, Deputy Secretary General, League of Arab States Ahmed Ben Helli, Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, H.E. Imad N. Fakhoury. |
| 1 March 2019 |
Rethinking inequality in Arab States |
Beirut, 20 February 2019 (ESCWA)--Work is underway to issue a report on ‘Rethinking Inequality in Arab States’. Regional and global experts discussed the findings of the report, prepared jointly by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Economic Research Forum (ERF). |
| 11 August 2015 |
Arab region cooperative framework necessary to address ongoing conflict |
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal today called for policy-makers to consider a broad, inclusive, interdisciplinary and systematic framework to better understand the impact of protracted conflict and violence in the West Asia region, at an expert group meeting organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in partnership with the West Asia-North Africa (WANA) Institute. |
| 11 August 2015 |
Executive Secretary Says Occupation is Assault on Dignity and Negation of Freedoms |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf today said, “Occupation is Assault on Dignity and Negation of Freedoms.” Khalaf was speaking in a side event organized by the UN regional commissions on the sidelines of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development. The side event was attended by ministers from the different world regions, as well as civil society organizations and UN agencies. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Needs of Arab States the Focus of UNESCWA Brainstorming Session |
Challenges facing the future of the region and the role of UNESCWA in light of them are the focus of a two-day meeting that began today at the UN House, Beirut. Arab officials and highly skilled experts and intellectuals gathered to brainstorm on the “Role of UNESCWA in Servicing its Member States, the Next Five Years.” |