Beirut, 7 August 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim visited today President Michel Sleiman in his Yarze residence.

          Both sides discussed the Commission’s activities in Lebanon and the region.

         They also tackled economic and social issues in addition to the National Agenda for the Future of Syria program initiated by ESCWA over three years ago.

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         Beirut, 7 August 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary, Mohamed Ali Alhakim, received on Friday 4 August 2017, President of the Association for Former Civil Servants (AFICS) in Lebanon, Georges Abu Jaoude, at the UN House in Beirut.

         Both sides discussed the Association’s activities.

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        Beirut, 8 August 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim today visited Lebanese Minister of Labour Mohammad Kabbara.

        Both sides discussed cooperation between ESCWA and the Ministry.

        The meeting was attended by Secretary of the Commission Karim Khalil and ESCWA Chief of Modeling and Forecasting Section Mohamed Hedi Bchir.
 

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The technical assistance is provided to the General Women's Union in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It aims at discussing the concrete steps towards the drafting of the national plan of action with the Union's staff members together with representatives of the governmental institutions concerned with the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (UNSCR 1325).