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| 2 October 2018 |
New ESCWA initiative to boost renewable energy projects in Arab rural areas |
Beirut, 01 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--In addition to water, energy, and food security challenges, most Arab rural areas face repercussions linked to unstable political situation across the region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA and the World Bank Seek to Promote Intra-Mashreq Trade |
ESCWA and the World Bank held a joint high-level workshop on Thursday 18 March, where they presented the findings and recommendations of a study entitled “Regional Cross-Border Trade Facilitation and Infrastructure for Mashreq Countries”. Opening statements were delivered by Lebanese Minister of Finance Raya Hassan, ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader AlDafa, and World Bank Director for the Middle East Department, Hedi Larbi. |
| 11 December 2014 |
National Technical Cooperation Workshop in the UAE |
“The United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Technical Cooperation Workshop” opened today in Dubai, organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Ministry of Economy at the UAE. In his opening remarks, ESCWA Director of the Program, Planning and Technical Cooperation Division of ESCWA Roberto Laurenti, expressed the Commission’s gratitude to the Assistant Under-Secretary-General at the Emirati Ministry of Economy, Mr. Mohamad Saleh Shalwah for his full support in holding this meeting. |
| 2 February 2021 |
ESCWA: Lebanon’s formal private sector sales down by 45% and a quarter of the workforce laid off |
Beirut, 2 February 2021--Since 2019, the Lebanese economy is in free fall, a dramatic situation which was further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and last summer’s Beirut Port explosion. |
| 31 March 2016 |
Committee on Energy |
The Committee on Energy was established pursuant to Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) resolution 204 (XVIII) of 25 May 1995, which was endorsed by Economic and Social Council resolution 1995/25 of 24 July 1995. The Committee on Energy comprises official representatives of ESCWA member States specialized in the field of energy. |
| 13 October 2020 |
Addressing the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus in the Context of Climate Change and Sustainable Development |
The objective of this webinar series is to discuss the identification and promotion of suitable and efficient technologies as well as coherent policies regarding desalination technologies and water-energy-food systems as a whole. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Participates in First LAU - UN Day |
ESCWA participated in a UN Day organized by the UN Information Center (UNIC Beirut) and the Lebanese American University (LAU) at the latter's Beirut campus 27 April in which 17 UN agencies and programs participated. A ceremony launching the event was attended by ambassadors, diplomats, media representatives, UN officials as well as faculty members, students and alumni of LAU. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Committee on Social Development, 8th session |
The Committee on Social Development was established pursuant to Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) resolution 198 (XVII) of 31 May 1994 concerning the establishment of a committee on social development in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, which was endorsed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council in its resolution 27/1994 of 26 July 1994. It was established with the aim of promoting regional cooperation through the effective participation of relevant parties in member countries in planning the ESCWA programme of work in the field of soc |
| 11 December 2014 |
Developing the Arab ICT Strategy |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Stand to Mourn the Deaths of Innocent Civilians and Fellow Staff Members |
The ESCWA Staff Council convened today in front of the United Nations House in Beirut a stand to protest the deaths of innocent civilians and of fellow staff members in Gaza. The UN flag flew at half mast in front of the UN House. |