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| 11 December 2014 |
Trade Facilitation and Regional Trade Agreements |
In today's dynamic world economy, over half the overall volume of global trade is taking place within the framework of regional trade agreements (RTAs). Yet, the real role of trade facilitation in promoting regional trade in the context of RTAs is still not fully recognized. Enhancing national capacities to enable nations to trade more efficiently is the main focus of the work undertaken by many international and regional organizations. It is in this context that UN Regional Commissions i.e. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Kuwait Hosts Ninth Session of ESCWA Committee on Energy |
The ninth session of the ESCWA Committee on Energy will begin on 12 June 2013 at 10:00AM in the Regency Hotel of Kuwait City with the participation of representatives from member countries specialized in the field of Energy. The election of the session’s officers will follow in accordance with the Arabic alphabetical order employed by the United Nations, whereby Libya will assume the chairmanship of the Session, Lebanon and Egypt the vice-chairmanship and Morocco the role of rapporteur. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Integrating Demographic Transition in Development Plans and Programmes |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Migiro in RCM Opening: Unified Efforts to Tackle Challenges |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Berri Opens ESCWA’s 26th Ministerial Session, Urges Work for Youth |
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| 14 December 2016 |
Justice for Palestine |
ESCWA continued on Tuesday 13 December 2016 the works of its 29th Session at the Sheraton Grand hotel in Doha, Qatar, where discussions revolved around Justice for the Palestinian people after fifty years of Israeli occupation. |
| 26 May 2016 |
Capacity Building Workshop on Promoting a Safer Cyberspace in the Arab Region |
The goals of this workshop were to build the capacity of decision makers in governments and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the Arab region on the procedural frameworks for implementing cybercrime law, combating cybercrime and enhancing cyber-safety in the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Lebanese Premier Addresses Meeting on Palestine Day |
Accompanied by great applause, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora entered the conference hall at UN-ESCWA to begin the ceremony held by the Commission to observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November). A host of prominent political, diplomatic and media figures, as well as heads of UN agencies and UN staff, were in attendance to listen to the statements delivered by PM Siniora, UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy, the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Lebanon, Mr. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA and Alcatel-Lucent Launched a Joint Report on Broadband for Development |
In the presence of Jordanian Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Basem Rousan, UN-ESCWA and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) made public today a joint report on "Broadband for Development in the UN-ESCWA Region: Enhancing Access to ICT Services in a Global Knowledge Society" during a press conference at the Jordanian Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in Amman. |
| 11 October 2016 |
Regional Workshop on Statistical Business registers for The Arab Countries |
Aware of the need to modernize and improve statistical production efficiency and quality, and following-up on the recommendation of its Statistical Committee in its eleventh session, ESCWA organized a regional workshop on "Statistical Business Registers for Arab Countries" in collaboration with the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics, the UN Statistics Division, and the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on 26-29 September 2016, in Amman, Jordan. |