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| 5 September 2019 |
New portal to assist small and medium enterprises in the Arab region |
Beirut, 04 September 2019 (ESCWA)-- Arab experts and government officials gathered at the UN House in Beirut today to discuss a web-based platform that ESCWA is designing to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs), given their significant role in economic growth. The consultative meeting identified the key functionalities and content of the platform, dubbed SMEs Digital Enablers Portal. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Cooperation Techniques |
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| 21 December 2017 |
Regional Commission Discusses Innovation and Technology For Achieving 2030 Agenda |
Beirut, 8 December 2017 (Communication and Information Unit)— “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development underlines that the interlinked challenges require integrated solutions and new implementation approaches. Innovation is, therefore, key to explore new and integrated development approaches to make our world a better place for all, with the human being at its core.” |
| 11 December 2014 |
The United Nations in Color |
"Thank you for bringing beauty upon the stone" said UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa to the crowd of young people who colored the walls of the UN House in Beirut. "Synergy between stone and color is what you created; turning walls into something beautiful that tells in part the story of the culture and history of Lebanon is an important work". |
| 11 December 2014 |
Helsinki University Students Visit ESCWA, Get Briefed on its Objectives and Programmes |
A group of Political Studies students from the University of Helsinki visited ESCWA on 16 May 2012 and learned about its objectives and programmes. The students were briefed on the role of ESCWA, as one of the United Nations Regional Commissions, and the opportunities and challenges facing the region. The briefing emphasized the regional priority agenda, especially the Rio+20 Conference, which will convene in June 2012, and the efforts of ESCWA in the regional preparations for this event. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Capacity-Building for Information and Communication Technology |
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| 16 March 2021 |
Towards a bold transformation in food systems management |
Beirut, 12 March 2021 (ESCWA)--Food systems, or the way food is produced and consumed, need a revolutionary transformation for the world to deliver on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. In September of this year, the UN Secretary-General will convene a Food Systems Summit to launch bold new actions across the globe. |
| 11 August 2015 |
Change Management in Public Sector Reform in Iraq |
On 28th April 2015 the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) concluded its capacity development workshop entitled “Change Management in Public Sector Reform” held in Istanbul, Turkey. Attended by 12 participants from the National Center for Management Development and Information Technology (NCMDIT) in Baghdad and 7 from the Kurdistan Institute for Public Administration (KIPA), the workshop discussed strategic needs of change management in support of the ongoing public sector reform in Iraq. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA and ALO: Stronger Cooperation and Coordination |
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| 15 November 2017 |
ESCWA offsets all of its emissions for the first time, becoming Climate Neutral |
According to the latest edition of Greening the Blue, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) has joined a number of UN entities in achieving climate neutrality for 2016. |