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| 11 December 2014 |
Ambassadors of UNESCWA Countries to Meet Thursday Discussions will focus on Commission’s Activities and Support to Lebanon |
In their first meeting after the end of war on Lebanon, the ambassadors of UNESCWA member countries will meet at 11am on Thursday 14 September 2006 at the UN House, Beirut. This meeting comes within the context of the regular Advisory Committee Meetings and is the second for this year. UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy will open the meeting with a statement addressed to the participants and media representatives. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Staff in Beirut Express Solidarity with Gaza |
The staff of the United Nations in Beirut observed a minute of silence on Tuesday 13 January 2009 for all those who lost their lives in the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip, and for the brave UN staff still working in the area. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Promotes Transport Emission Reductions |
ESCWA today opened a meeting of regional and international experts to discuss the main aspects of the transport sector, its emissions and their impact on climate change. Entitled “Promoting Emissions Reductions in the Transport Sector,” the 5-6 July meeting is held at the UN House in Beirut in cooperation with the Gas Center of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). |
| 11 December 2014 |
Launching of E-Caravan Project for South Lebanon |
UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy considered the mobile computer school project a join effort between the United Nations agencies in Lebanon, foreign and Arab embassies, civil society organizations, and the banking and private sectors. Tallawy was speaking at a press conference held today to launch the E-Caravan project for South Lebanon implemented by UNESCWA in cooperation with “Fondation Saradar”. The launching took place under the auspices of Lebanese Minister of Communication Marwan Hamadeh represented by the ministry’s Director-General Naji Andraos. |
| 30 August 2020 |
ESCWA: Half of Lebanon’s population at risk of failing to access basic food needs by year’s end |
More than half of Lebanon's population is at risk of failing to access their basic food needs by the year’s end, a new study by ESCWA warns, after the Beirut Port Explosion. |
| 2 January 2019 |
Expert Group Meeting on National Digital Development Reports and Workshop on the UAE National Report |
The meeting seeks to present and discuss preliminary National Digital Development Reports, prepared by national focal points from countries participating in the preparations for the 2019 Arab Digital Development Report (ADDR). |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Deputy Secretary General Concludes Visit to Lebanon, Praises Lebanese National Dialogue and Support to Syrian Refugees |
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson concluded this morning a four-day visit to Lebanon where he participated in the 17th meeting of the UN Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) hosted by ESCWA on 10 December 2012 at the UN House, Riad El-Solh Square, Beirut. During his visit, Eliasson met with senior officials and political figures in the country, and made a field visit to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and its area of operations, as well as to two local centres hosting Syrian refugees. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Discusses E-Government Issues |
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| 5 July 2018 |
Call for Proposals: Building Collaborations between Official Statistics and Journalism |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region, 2010-2011 |
The objective of the Survey is to provide governments, and the general public with a snapshot of the current socioeconomic situation and the outlook for 2011. |