Beirut-Cairo, 12 November 2018(Communication and Information Unit)--As a continuation of their work to address violence against women in Egypt, the National Council for Women (NCW) organized a consultation on 6 November in Cairo to discuss practical steps towards carrying out a national study on violence against women with disabilities. The study will seek to better understand the experiences and types of violence that women with disabilities in Egypt are suffering.

          Beirut, 29 August 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim today visited Lebanese Minister of State for Planning, Michel Pharaon, at the top of a delegation comprising his Special Assistant Mohanad Al-Musawi, Chief of Economic Development and Poverty Section Khaled Abu-Ismail and Chief of Economic Governance and Planning Ahmed Kamaly.

          During the meeting, Pharaon stressed the importance of the presence of ESCWA in Beirut and its role at the service of the governments of the region.