Beirut, 11 December (Communication and Information Unit)-- " Who governs the Internet? This is the key question. Internet governance is inextricably linked to daily life and basic human rights, including the rights to development, access to information, freedom of expression, equality, security and safety,” today said United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim while opening an expert group meeting on the Second Arab Roadmap on Internet Governance - The Next Decade, at the UN House in Beirut.

 

ESCWA celebrates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2017

     Beirut, 13 December 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) –ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Khawla Mattar today said, “The ESCWA studies should now be followed up on the ground especially that in the last few years conflicts have been mounting in the region. We are not only afraid of what is happening today but also of what would happen tomorrow because of the economic and social roots of conflicts.”