The Global Trade Facilitation Conference 2013, organized by the five UN Regional Commissions just concluded in Bangkok, Thailand, calling on all countries to continue their efforts to cut red tape and simplify trade procedures in order to achieve more sustainable and inclusive development. The conference was organized during the Third Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Week held by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and is part of the ‘Joint UN Regional Commissions Approach to Trade Facilitation’.

Beirut, 1 December 2020 (ESCWA) —ESCWA held two virtual events on 1 December 2020 in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: an official ceremony and a public webinar on Palestinians and international aid.

Beirut, 12 January 2016 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)--The 2015 Situation Report on International Migration entitled “Migration, Displacement and Development in a Changing Arab Region” will be jointly launched by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday January the 14th 2016, at 10:00 am, at the UN House, Beirut.

The Egyptian capital, Cairo, is to host a preparatory meeting for UN-ESCWA (UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia), on the “Establishment of a Technical Cooperation Knowledge Sharing Network”, organized by the Commission’s Programme Planning and Technical Cooperation Division (PPTCD), between 28 and 30 October at Hilton Ramses Hotel, Cairo. The meeting will be attended by focal points concerned with technical cooperation programs in member countries, as well as UN-ESCWA PPTCD experts and employees.