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| 11 December 2014 |
Arab Food Security Conference Issues Range of Recommendations |
Beirut, 7 February 2012 (UN Information Service) – Participants in an international conference on Arab food security today concluded two days of meetings with a call to highlight the need to focus on supporting job-creating growth for the poor in countries with household-level food insecurity, and on encouraging exports to finance food imports and agriculture in countries with macro-level food insecurity. |
| 30 July 2019 |
ESCWA discusses linkages between women empowerment and renewable energy |
Beirut, 30 July 2019 (ESCWA)-- Within the framework of the “Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in rural areas of the Arab Region (REGEND), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) kicked off this morning at the UN House in Beirut the “National Meeting on Women Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Development in the Rural Context: The Role of Renewable Energy |
| 11 December 2014 |
Sultanate of Oman Provides Financial Support to UN-ESCWA Development Projects and Technical Cooperation Activities |
The Sultanate of Oman today provided UN-ESCWA with financial support of USD 50,000 to fund development projects and technical cooperation and support activities for member countries. The Sultanate is considered one of the most prominent supporters of UN-ESCWA in recent years since it has already provided funds that amounted to USD 300,000. |
| 7 January 2020 |
The 20th session of ESCWA Committee on Transport and Logistics convenes in Amman |
Beirut-Amman, 10 December 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, the 20th session of the Committee on Transport and Logistics of ESCWA concluded with a number of recommendations that seek to improve the situation of transport in the Arab region. |
| 16 November 2018 |
International Conference on Financing Sustainable Development |
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| 31 May 2018 |
ESCWA 30th Ministerial Session to take place in Beirut with focus on technology for sustainable development |
Beirut, 31 May 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today announced it will hold its 30th Ministerial Session in Beirut, Lebanon on 27 and 28 June with a focus on technology for sustainable development. “We are proud to welcome the Ministerial Session back to Beirut this year, as the last one organized in Lebanon was in 2012,” said Mohamed Ali Alhakim, the Executive Secretary of ESCWA. |
| 11 July 2016 |
Creativity, Innovation and Competitiveness on the Agenda of ESCWA |
The Amman based ESCWA Technology Centre participated in organizing the “Arab Conference for Creativity, Innovation and Competitiveness,” held by the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO) and the Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI) on 24 and 25 May 2016 in Cairo. ESCWA Technology Centre’s National Officer Nael AlMulki delivered a keynote address in the opening of the Conference and participated as rapporteur in the third working session. |
| 5 November 2019 |
Advancing women’s rights in Sudan and increasing their role in peacebuilding |
Beirut-Addis Ababa- 24 October 2019 (ESCWA)--In the Sudan, women’s organizations have intensified their efforts to engage in the three-year transitional process and advocate for the realization of the important advances in women’s rights set out in the constitutional document of 17 August 2019. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Promotes Transport Emission Reductions |
ESCWA today opened a meeting of regional and international experts to discuss the main aspects of the transport sector, its emissions and their impact on climate change. Entitled “Promoting Emissions Reductions in the Transport Sector,” the 5-6 July meeting is held at the UN House in Beirut in cooperation with the Gas Center of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). |
| 11 December 2014 |
UNCTAD-UNESCWA Workshop to Develop Country Decision-Makers |
A second joint regional training course designed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and UNESCWA, on “Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda” is due to begin at the UN House, Beirut, on 26 June 2006. The course will be jointly opened by UNESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Atif Kubursi and UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-General Dirk Bruinsma at 9:00am. |