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| 11 December 2014 |
Stand to Mourn the Deaths of Innocent Civilians and Fellow Staff Members |
On 7 August 2014 The ESCWA Staff Council convened in front of the United Nations House in Beirut a stand to protest the deaths of innocent civilians and of fellow staff members in Gaza. The UN flag flew at half mast in front of the UN House. |
| 15 February 2018 |
Social Justice Day observed at ESCWA by exploring ‘Equality and Justice in the work of Gibran Khalil Gibran’ |
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| 11 December 2014 |
The UN Greens the Blue |
On 5 June (World Environment Day) 2007, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on all UN agencies, funds and programs to become climate neutral and 'go green'. Since then, all UN organizations have been working together to put in place systems and procedures to measure and reduce the environmental impacts of the UN family. “I would like to see our renovated Headquarters complex eventually become a globally acclaimed model of efficient use of energy and resources. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Khalaf Visits Mikati and Mansour |
UN Under-Secretary General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf is keen on asserting UN agencies, and particularly ESCWA's, commitment to provide all forms of support to Member Countries' governments in furthering their national efforts towards sustainable development. |
| 17 December 2020 |
Conclusion of the regional training of trainers on women’s political leadership |
Beirut, 16 December 2020 (ESCWA)--On 28 November 2020, ESCWA and its partners, the Arab Women Parliamentarians Network for Equality (Ra’edat), UN Women and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), concluded the four-week online |
| 11 December 2014 |
Road Safety on ESCWA’s Agenda |
The Regional Workshop on the Implementation of the Action Plan for the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011- 2020) kicked off today in Amman, Jordan. Government delegates, academics, and representatives from the private sector, non-governmental organizations, national and regional agencies working in the field of road safety are participating in this meeting. |
| 8 December 2016 |
National Capacities in Science and Technology at Service of SDGs |
Under the auspices of Jordan Minister for Planning and International Cooperation, the ESCWA Technology Centre organized a meeting entitled “National Capacities in Science and Technology at the Service of National Priorities and the Implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goals,” on 26 September in Amman. The meeting was held in cooperation with the Higher Council for Science and Technology, and with the participation of the UN Country Team for SDGs. It was attended by representatives of 53 institutions from the private and public sectors, and the civil society. |
| 5 March 2018 |
How cinema and theatre can advance rights to be focus of Women’s Day at ESCWA |
The way cinema and theatre can be utilized to advance women’s rights and accelerate change is set to be a focus of International Women’s Day at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), amidst several vibrant events bringing together thought leaders on gender equality. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Integrating a Gender Perspective into National Budgets |
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| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Discusses Energy Issues in Amman |
The Jordanian capital hosted three regional UN-ESCWA meetings in cooperation with the National Center for Energy Research in Amman from 18 to 21 December 2006. They were: “Seminar on Follow-Up of Activities of the Regional Mechanism on the Development of Energy Uses for Sustainable Development”, “Regional Workshop on Energy Efficiency Labeling”, and “Regional Workshop on Clean Development Mechanism: Project Document Preparation in UN-ESCWA Member Countries.”
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