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| 19 December 2017 |
18th Session of Committee on Transport and Logistics |
Beirut, 20-21 December 2017 |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA and LAS Discuss Opportunities and Challenges of Domain Names Industry in the Arab World and Updates on AIGF Process |
Haidar Fraihat, Director, ESCWA Information and Communication Technology Division, and Ayman Sherbini, Chief of the ESCWA Information and Communication Technology Policies Section, are heading to the headquarters of the Paris based UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to participate in the First WSIS+10 Review Meeting entitled “Towards Knowledge Societies for Peace and Sustainable Development”, which will be held on 25 - 27 February 2013. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Tallawy Unveils Two Papers on Repairing Environmental Damage and Rebuilding Lebanon |
Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy announced that UNESCWA had prepared two concept papers during the war, one on the “Restoration of Environmental Damage Resulting from Military Aggression in Lebanon” and another on “Lebanon’s Rebuilding Momentum”. “These papers”, said Tallawy, “are to be materialized in the very near future into a series of field projects.” She reassured participants of UNESCWA’s intention to support Lebanon in restoring its environment and rehabilitating its economy. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Amman to Host an UN-ESCWA Workshop on Composite Economic Indicators |
UN-ESCWA is organizing a Workshop on “Composite Economic Indicators for Short-term Economic Forecasting” at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Amman-Jordan, on 12 and 13 March 2007. The main objective of short-term economic forecasting is to assess economic conditions and use this as a guide to the necessary policies required for preserving economic activity at the highest sustainable level. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Senior Officials Segment of Commission’s 27th Session Concludes, Accepts Tunisia as New Member |
Beirut, 8 May 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— The member countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) unanimously accepted the Republic of Tunisia as a member of the Commission, to be brought up to the United Nations Economic and Social Council for final approval. Meanwhile, member countries also welcomed each of Libya’s and Morocco’s requests to join ESCWA. This step final approval by the ministerial Session Wednesday and reviewing in the member countries’ capitals before a final decision is made. |
| 16 March 2021 |
ESCWA celebrates woman’s leadership role on her International Day |
Beirut, 15 March 2021 (ESCWA)--ESCWA marked International Women’s Day on 11 March by a webinar on "The Role of Women in Leadership in the Arab Region", during which six Arab women shared their successful stories and experiences in assuming the positions they now hold. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Staff Celebrate International Women’s Day |
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| 11 December 2014 |
World Environment Day 2012Green Economy: Does It Include You? |
Beirut, 5 June 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit) – The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is marking the World Environment Day (WED) 2012, which turns 40 this year. Since 1972, WED is celebrated annually on 5 June to raise awareness on prevailing environmental issues and encourage global action. The WED 2012 theme is “Green Economy: Does it include you?” WED bears a special importance this year, as it will be hosted in Brazil, only two weeks prior to Rio+20. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Combating Violence against Women |
It is imperative to double the efforts to combat violence against women in the Arab region, said UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa at a conference in Doha on 19-20 November. |
| 26 January 2021 |
Training on reporting to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women |
Beirut, 22 January 2021 (ESCWA)--On 16 January, ESCWA and the Arab Women Organization concluded a virtual 5-day training held for North African countries and the Sudan on reporting to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, an independe |