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| 7 October 2017 |
8th Session of ESCWA Committee on Women Kicks off in Presence of Arab Concerned Ministers and Experts |
Beirut, 04 October 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim, today said: "Even as we welcome the positive developments with regard to guaranteeing equality and social justice in Arab societies and reforms aimed at enhancing women’s rights and their participation in community building, we should not overlook the tremendous challenges facing our region. |
| 29 April 2021 |
Webinars on Population and Housing Censuses in Iraq |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing in cooperation with the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) in Iraq a series of webinars on Population and Housing Censuses in Iraq. |
| 17 September 2014 |
Opening of the Ministerial segment of the Twenty-Eighth Session |
Statement of Ms. Rima Khalaf, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCWA, at the opening of the ministerial segment of the twenty-eighth session Tunis, 17 September 2014 Your Excellency, Mr. Monji Hamdi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you all to the opening of the ministerial meetings of the twenty-eighth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). |
| 11 December 2014 |
Senior Officials Segment of ESCWA’S 27th Session Kicks Off |
The Senior Official Segment of ESCWA’s 27th Ministerial Session opened on 7 May at the U.N. House in Beirut. Speakers at the opening were the Deputy Executive Secretary of ESCWA, Mr. Nadim Khoury, the Director of International Cooperation in the Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Ms. Zeina Touqan, representing the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which chaired the 26th Session, and the Executive Director of the Economic Policy Affairs in the Emirati Ministry of Economy, Mr. Mohamad Saleh Shalwah. |
| 31 March 2017 |
ESCWA Convenes 12th Statistical Committee Session, Launch of First Arabic-Language Gender Statistics Toolkit |
ESCWA holds the 12th session of its Statistical Committee on 4 and 5 April 2017, at the UN House, Beirut. The meeting will launch the first Gender Statistics Toolkit and eLearning module. |
| 9 February 2017 |
AIGF2020 Initiative: 2016-2017 |
In Dec 2015, the Fourth Arab IGF concluded the first mandate of the Arab IGF process (2012-2015) and resulted in the launching by ESCWA and LAS of the AIGF2020 initiative that aims to analyse and develop the Arab IGF process in its second mandate that could extend until 2020 or 2025. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Bahrain to Host Key Event on the Role of Islamic Financial Institutions in Financing for Development |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) and the Central Bank of Bahrain have joined hands to organize a key event on 5-6 September 2007 at the Manama Ritz Carlton Hotel. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Promoting Digital Arabic Content in the ESCWA Region |
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| 5 December 2014 |
Regional High-Level Consultative Forum on the Impacts of the International Financial Crisis on the ESCWA Member Countries: the Way Forward |
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| 11 December 2014 |
Regional Profile of the Information Society: the Arabic language sixth among the most used languages on the Internet |
The Internet penetration rate in the Arab region registered a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.9 per cent during the period 2005-2012 which is higher than the world average of 12.4 per cent. The forte of ICT infrastructure in the region are dynamic mobile service markets which saw a notable penetration rate CAGR of 21.4 per cent between 2005 and 2012, higher than the global rate at 15.2 per cent. Additionally, as of mid 2013, all Arab countries except three had deployed 3G services. |
