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| 28 August 2019 |
Technology in the Lebanese agriculture sector and support for small-scale farmers |
Beirut, 26 August 2019 (ESCWA)--Agriculture in Lebanon absorbs about 11% of the active labour force in the formal and informal sectors and generates 3% of the country’s gross domestic product. The transfer and adaptation of new technologies in the sector are still at an early stage; they require high investments and remain restricted to individual initiatives. |
| 30 September 2016 |
Inaugural meeting of the ESCWA Inter-sessional Expert Group on Disability |
The first meeting of the ESCWA Inter-sessional Expert Group on Disability was held on 20-21 September 2016 at the UN-House in Beirut. The group was formed as a result of a call by the Committee on Social Development (CSD), which oversees the work of the Social Development Division of ESCWA, to intensify cooperation on disability policy between ESCWA and its member states. |
| 25 November 2016 |
2016 Palestine Day Features Statements, Discussions and Remarkable Cultural Functions |
ESCWA is observing the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on Tuesday 29 November 2016 at the UN House, Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Meeting Tackles Solutions to E-Service Challenges |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Minister to Open 8th Session of UN-ESCWA Transport Committee |
Lebanese Transport and Public Work Minister Mohammed As-Safadi will be opening the 8th Session of UN-ESCWA Committee on Transport at Safir Heliopolitan Hotel-Beirut on Tuesday 27 March 2007. |
| 2 December 2015 |
League of Arab States to Host 21st Meeting of the UN Regional Coordination Mechanism |
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Rima Khalaf; UN Assistant Secretary-General, and Chair of the UN Development Group for the Arab Region Sima Bahous; and Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Nabil Elaraby will open the 21st Meeting of the UN Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) on the 25th of November, 2015 at 10.00am, at the League’s Cairo based headquarters. |
| 21 April 2015 |
Poverty in Tripoli |
On 10 January 2015, ESCWA launched its study on Poverty in Tripoli from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the city. The study was prepared in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and under the supervision of the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs. The Commission gathered on 12 January in its Beirut headquarters a host of experts and diplomats to discuss the conclusions of the study. |
| 25 January 2021 |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Urges the International Community to Increase Funding for Climate Adaptation |
Beirut, 25 January 2021 (ESCWA)--The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Ms. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Visiting Experts Discuss Women, Peace and Security |
ESCWA organizes an expert group meeting tomorrow Wednesday 25 June 2014, on the issue of Women, Peace and Security. Participants will review the findings of the regional study entitled “Identification of legislative gaps for the full implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 (SCR 1325) in the Arab Region” at the UN-House, Riad Solh Avenue, Beirut. The meeting concludes on 26 June 2014. |
| 11 December 2014 |
E-Seminar on Integrating Social Justice into National Reforms Plans ongoing until 15 August |
Over the past few years, many Arab countries have witnessed popular uprisings in which ordinary men and women have demanded freedom, social justice and dignity. Political transitions as a result of these uprisings have brought to the fore a number of short term challenges that will have a decisive impact on the long term prospects of these countries and the region as a whole. |