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| 11 July 2016 |
ICT at the Service of Education, Healthcare and Agriculture |
On 31 May and 1 June 2016, Amman hosted “The 3rd International Workshop on Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Education, Healthcare and Agriculture”, which was held at the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), the largest applied research institution Jordan. The Workshop was jointly organized by ESCWA, the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), the Inter-Islamic Network on Information Technology (INIT), in cooperation with RSS. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Backs Sustainable Tourism in South Lebanon |
Beirut, 29 March 2012 (UN Information Service) — The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and the Union of Tyre Region Municipalities held today a workshop in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre to raise awareness about responsible eco-tourism in the framework of green economy and sustainable development. Participants included representatives from different municipalities and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in southern Lebanon. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA, OECD Sign MoU |
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| 5 August 2019 |
ESCWA Chief holds high-level meetings in Amman |
Beirut-Amman, 30 July 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, ESCWA Executive Secretary, Rola Dashti, led a delegation in a visit to Amman, Jordan, where she held a series of high-level meetings. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Palestinian Young Officials Visit ESCWA, Explore its Activities and Policies |
Beirut, 14 May 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— Three Palestinian young officials, Kahrumana Jarrar, Head of Department of UN and International Organizations in the Palestinian Ministry of Planning and Adminastrative Development, Rabii Al-Hantouli, First Secretary of the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, and Omar Awadallah, Head of Department of UN and Specialized Agencies in the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended the ESCWA 27th Session held on 7-10 May, 2012 at the UN House in Beirut, as part of an annual training programme organi |
| 11 December 2014 |
Memorandum of Understanding to Support Multipurpose Technology Community Centres |
UNESCWA is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) tomorrow with the Safadi Foundation and the Professional Computer Association of Lebanon (PCA) to initiate collaboration in developing and implementing specific activities aimed at supporting the current Multipurpose Technology Community Centres (MTCC) in Akkar, North Lebanon. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA holds regional workshop on Arabic Domain Names and Internet Governance |
ESCWA is organizing a regional workshop on Arabic Domain Names and Internet Governance on 14 November 2009 at the Savoy Hotel in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The meeting tackles important topics related to the Arabic domain names in general and the “.arab” top-level domain, which will be established in 2010, in addition to issues associated with critical Internet resources and cyber security. |
| 27 June 2019 |
ESCWA 13th session of the Committee on Water Resources kicks off |
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| 11 December 2014 |
A Push to the Green End |
Within the context of the ESCWA-lead project on "Strengthening National Capacities in the ESCWA Region on Developing Green Production Sectors", which officially kicked off in April 2012, three Green Help Desks (GHDs) have been established and are currently operational in Oman (September 2012), Lebanon (June 2013), and Jordan (August 2013). The GHDs are respectively hosted by the Omani Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI), and the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) in Jordan.
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| 21 April 2015 |
ESCWA Launches Arab Decade of Sustainable Energy for All from Amman |
On 23 March 2015 the Jordanian capital, Amman, hosted the Arab launch of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (2014-2024), as declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012. |