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| 11 December 2014 |
Towards an Integrated Knowledge Society in the Arab Countries |
UNESCWA has published a study titled “Towards an Integrated Knowledge Society in the Arab Countries: Strategies for Implementation Modalities.” It aims at providing a framework and guidelines for the design, development and implementation of national strategies towards the realization and development of a knowledge society and a knowledge-based economy in the Arab countries. It analyses implementation concerns related to socio-economic initiatives, and builds an agenda for implementation modalities related to the development and sustenance of knowledge economies. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Riyadh Hosts UN-ESCWA Meeting on International Goods Transport Facilitation |
Under the patronage of Minister of Transport in Saudi Arabia Joubara Bin Eid Al-Sraysri, UN-ESCWA, in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport, is holding a national workshop on International Goods Transport Facilitation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that will take place at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Riyadh, on 18 December 2006. This meeting is part of the United Nations Development Account project “Capacity-Building through Cooperation in Developing Inter-Regional Land and Land-Cum-Sea Transport Linkages”. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Staff in Beirut Express Solidarity with Gaza |
The staff of the United Nations in Beirut observed a minute of silence on Tuesday 13 January 2009 for all those who lost their lives in the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip, and for the brave UN staff still working in the area. |
| 11 December 2014 |
AlDafa on Official Visit to Syria ahead of Regional Forum on Financial Crisis Tomorrow |
ESCWA Executive Secretary yesterday discussed bilateral relations with Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad Naji Otri, examining ways to strengthen and develop them, namely in areas of rehabilitation and training, and also touching on development and service fields. The meeting was an occasion to give an overview for work ESCWA undertakes, in addition to its contribution to building national technological capacities and using them to the best interest of Arab social and economic development. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Participates in Arab International Industrial Forum in Doha |
Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Badr AlDafa said the basic indicator for industrial development in any country is the value added index of manufacturing industries. AlDafa made his remarks in a statement delivered on 25 May during the opening of the International Industrial Forum in Doha, Qatar, under the auspices of Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. |
| 17 January 2020 |
UN projects a moderate growth recovery for Western Asia in 2020 |
The region’s outlook continues to be clouded by modest oil prices and geopolitical risks
Beirut, 16 January –Western Asia is projected to see a moderate growth recovery in 2020, as the region’s outlook remains subject to high downside risks, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2020, which was launched today. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
Barriers Hindering Women’s Economic Participation on the Agenda of ESCWA |
ESCWA gathered today a group of experts, academics, program specialists, government officials, as well as concerned U.N. Entities and other civil society players, to discuss “Barriers Hindering Women’s Economic Participation in the ESCWA Region,” in an expert group meeting at the U.N. House, Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Bids Farewell to UN House; Italy to Become Observer in ESCWA |