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| 10 January 2020 |
Call for entries: Visual arts competition on sustainable development in the Arab region |
Beirut, 10 January 2020-- The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) launched today in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre in Beirut ( |
| 8 December 2020 |
ESCWA Observes the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
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. |
| 8 May 2019 |
ESCWA Chief announces launch of ‘Young ESCWA’ to drive positive change |
Beirut, 15 April 2019 (ESCWA)--The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Ms. Rola Dashti, has launched the Young ESCWA network which will empower junior staff to provide advice to her on how to foster innovation in the Commission and drive positive change in the Arab region. |
| 2 October 2018 |
New ESCWA initiative to boost renewable energy projects in Arab rural areas |
Beirut, 01 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--In addition to water, energy, and food security challenges, most Arab rural areas face repercussions linked to unstable political situation across the region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Social Exclusion Debated at the UN House |
Who are the excluded groups in the ESCWA region and what makes them so? What is Social Exclusion? How is it different from poverty? Who does it affect and why? Questions that UN-ESCWA and a quorum of regional experts, academics and activists will attempt to answer this week, on 1-2 August at an expert group meeting on “Social Exclusion in the ESCWA Region: Determinants and Indicators”, to be held at the UN House, Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Discusses E-Government Issues |
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| 13 January 2016 |
Migration, Displacement and Development in a Changing Arab Region |
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. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Cairo Hosts ESCWA Meeting on Middle Class in Arab Region |
Tapping into a yet unexplored area, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is holding a meeting on “Economics of middle class in the Arab region,” on 28 and 29 June 2013 in Sofitel El Gezirah Hotel, Zamalek, Cairo. |
| 11 December 2014 |
AlDafa in Syria ahead of Regional Forum on Financial Crisis Tomorrow |
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| 13 January 2016 |
ESCWA and IOM Launch 2015 Report on International Migration, Displacement and Development in a Changing Arab Region |
Beirut, 13 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) tomorrow, Thursday the 14th of January 2016, at 10:00 am, at the UN House, Beirut. |