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| 12 September 2011 |
The Economics of the Arab Spring |
Reconciling with the Newer Middle East Excellencies, distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me to begin by saying that I'm honored to be invited to address you here today at Chatham House, an institution that has a very long history of facilitating sincere and much-needed debate. Today, in our efforts to understand a rapidly changing world, Chatham House is more necessary than ever. |
| 14 December 2016 |
ESCWA Opens Ministerial Segment of 29th Session |
ESCWA 29th Session opened this afternoon at the ministerial level, in Doha, Qatar, with speeches highlighting the need to work for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly amid the current state of the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
2013 Arab MDGs Report Launched from New York |
A crowd of Arab and foreign political and diplomatic figures filled Rooms S-276 and S-277 of the United Nations Headquarters in New York yesterday to participate in the launching ceremony of the Arab Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2013, prepared by the world organization and the League of Arab States (LAS). |
| 11 December 2014 |
2013 Arab MDGs Report Launched from New York |
A crowd of Arab and foreign political and diplomatic figures filled Rooms S-276 and S-277 of the United Nations Headquarters in New York yesterday to participate in the launching ceremony of the Arab Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2013, prepared by the world organization and the League of Arab States (LAS). The Report was launched by the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (LAS), Mr. Nabil Al-Arabi; the Executive Secretary of ESCWA and Chairperson of the UN Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) for the Arab States, Ms. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA 28th Ministerial Session Kicks Off, Discusses Social Justice in Arab Region |
Arab ministers and senior regional and foreign officials took part today in the opening of the 28th ministerial session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), a key regional event hosted by the Tunisian government, and held under the patronage of the President of the Republic, Mr. Moncef Al Marzouki. In the opening session, Arab and foreign diplomats and senior officials listened to statements that echoed Arab concerns and aspirations towards a better tomorrow guided by social justice. |
| 14 February 2019 |
Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, 2019 |
The Arab Forum for Sustainable Development (AFSD) is an annual high-level regional platform, where multiple stakeholders discuss coordination pathways for the implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Arab region. This year, AFSD-2019 is held under the theme of “Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality in the Arab Region”. |
| 27 September 2017 |
High-Level Conference on Climate Impact in the Arab Region Kicks Off, Launches Report on Climate Change Assessment |
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| 10 November 2015 |
Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders |
ESCWA is implementing the project "Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders in the ESCWA Region"[1] (AIGLE), which is a three-year project that started in February 2013 and is funded by the United Nations Development Account for capacity development. |
| 30 March 2012 |
Will the Democratic Transitions in the Arab World Sustain Women? |
Women have been at the forefront of the popular uprisings that have swept the Arab world over the past year and a half. Their role in the collective struggle for freedom, dignity and justice is indisputable. Yet despite their pivotal contribution to the success of the revolutions that have led to the downfall of four dictators so far, women activists continue to feel let down. |
| 9 February 2017 |
Arab IGF Process – Phase I: 2012-2015 |
Participants in the 2012 Conference and Public Consultations affirmed the need to establish the Forum and prepared an outcome document that identified the objectives of the forum, nature and mechanisms, organizational structure for its management, sources of funding and arrangements for the convening of the first annual Arab IGF in 2012. |