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| 11 December 2014 |
UN Deputy Secretary General Concludes Visit to Lebanon, Praises Lebanese National Dialogue and Support to Syrian Refugees |
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson concluded this morning a four-day visit to Lebanon where he participated in the 17th meeting of the UN Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) hosted by ESCWA on 10 December 2012 at the UN House, Riad El-Solh Square, Beirut. During his visit, Eliasson met with senior officials and political figures in the country, and made a field visit to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and its area of operations, as well as to two local centres hosting Syrian refugees. |
| 7 December 2016 |
ETC Convenes 6th Meeting of Board of Governors |
On 14 November 2016, President of the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan (RSS) and of ESCWA Technology Centre (ETC) Board of Governors Princess Sumaya bint Al Hassan headed the 6th Meeting of the Board, which includes representatives of 16 Arab States, to discuss and adopt ETC 2017 work plan. The meeting was held in Amman, Jordan. In her opening speech, Princess Sumayya underlined the importance of scientific research in comprehensive and sustainable human development, and its clear and efficient impact on solving economic, development, and even political issues. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Holds Eleventh Session for Transport Committee Under the Auspices of Lebanese Minister of Transport |
ESCWA is convening the 11th session of its transport committee on Monday 22 March 2010 at the UN House, Beirut, to facilitate trade and transport and achieve regional integration. The session is held under the auspices of Lebanese Minister of Transport Ghazi Aridi. The Session will be inaugurated at 10:00 AM, and continue until Wednesday 24 March. Opening statements will be delivered by Aridi or his representative, ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader AlDafa, and Palestine representative Mahmoud Khaled, in his capacity as the former chairperson of the session. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Regional Commission and Hariri Foundation Hold Conference on Water, Food and Energy Nexus |
On 25 October 2013, ESCWA and the Rafik Hariri Foundation joined hands in organizing "Water, Food and Energy Nexus Conference" at the United Nations House in Beirut. Speakers in the conference were Roula Majdalani, Director of the ESCWA Sustainable Development and Productivity Division (SDPD); Salwa Siniora Baassiri, Director-General of the Rafik Hariri Foundation; Nadim Khoury, Deputy Executive Secretary of ESCWA. The event’s keynote speaker was Dominic Waughray, Senior Director and Head of Environment and Sustainable Initiatives of the World Economic Forum. |
| 7 August 2018 |
Experts discuss post-conflict reconstruction policies after political agreement in Syria |
7 August 2018, Beirut — More than 50 Syrian and international experts came together at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut, Lebanon, on 7 and 8 August to discuss post-conflict reconstruction policies in Syria once a political agreement has been reached. |
| 8 November 2018 |
ESCWA soft launches innovative, bilingual data portal at global forum in Dubai |
While over 2,000 data experts from more than 100 countries gathered at the United Nations World Data Forum 2018 in Dubai from 22 to 24 October to advance new data solutions, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) soft launched an innovative data portal to facilitate public access to useful data on the Arab region, a crucial step to enable change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
| 7 July 2017 |
Regional Experts Discuss Water-Energy Nexus at ESCWA |
ESCWA hosts on 11-12 July 2017 a score of water and energy experts from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, The Sudan, The Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, and Yemen, to take part in a regional capacity-building workshop on “Water-Energy Nexus Operational Renewable Energy” held at the UN House in Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Opens Advisory Committee Meeting, Says Recent Developments Helped Restore Commission’s Activities |
UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Badr Omar AlDafa said on Monday positive developments that took place in Lebanon since May, “helped in restoring our activities in the state of UN-ESCWA headquarters because meetings, conferences, seminars and other activities that used to exceed 100, had stopped or been transferred to other countries because of the security situation”. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Tunis Hosts Regional Workshop on Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development |
Beirut, 26 September 2012 (ESCWA Communications and Information Unit)-- Roula Majdalani, Chief of Sustainable Development and Productivity Division at ESCWA, said, “Working to avoid energy waste and improve its efficiency in terms of production, transport, conversion, distribution and consumption, is urgent and required in order to preserve the environment and the national economy, as well as the interests of future generations.” Majdalani was speaking at the opening session of the Regional Training Workshop on “Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Susta |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Hosts Lions Day with the UN |
ESCWA headquarters in Beirut yesterday hosted the annual celebration of the Lions Day with the UN, in the presence of a host of official, diplomatic, cultural, media and social figures. |