Beirut, 21 August 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-Hakim today visited former Prime Minister Najib Mikati in his Beirut office.

          Both sides discussed priority issues in the Arab region, namely the reconstruction of Syria and ESCWA activities in this regard.

          Hakim had visited on 18 August 2017 Minister of Economy and Trade, Raed Khoury, accompanied by ESCWA Chief of Modeling and Forecasting Section Mohamed Hedi Bchir.
 

ESCWA, through its Technology for Development Division (TDD) and Technology Center, assists member countries in mapping their Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) landscape to identify key contributors in:

• Research and Development
• Academia
• Business & Industrial Sectors
• Ministries and NGOs
• Incubators and Accelerators
• Funds, awards, investment firms, and grants
• STI support organizations and program initiatives

Explore the STI landscape for the member countries listed Below:
 

Disability Statistics programme aims to improve the collection, analysis and availability of data on persons with disabilities

Cooperation between ESCWA, UN Environment, and the League of Arab States has led to the development of a draft “Implementation Framework for the Environmental Dimension of the 2030 Agenda”. The draft framework proposes means of integrating the environmental dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into national development plans and policies in the Arab region.