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| 11 December 2014 |
Senior Officials Segment of ESCWA’S 27th Session Kicks Off |
Beirut, 7 May 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— The Senior Official Segment of ESCWA’s 27th Ministerial Session opened today 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. |
| 20 November 2017 |
Regional Coordination Mechanism for Arab States, 23rd meeting |
The twenty-third RCM meeting comes two years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, at a time when Arab countries are facing complex and pressing domestic and transboundary regional challenges—such as peace and security, unemployment, environmental stability, youth, water and international migration. Those challenges could, but should not, affect the United Nation’s ability to act as “one” to ensure that the basic human rights, economic and social justice of citizens are protected, a priority for all countries in the region. |
| 4 February 2021 |
ESCWA and SDRPY meet with the Government of Yemen to support development in the country |
Beirut-Riyadh, 4 February 2021--The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) today held a meeting with the Government of Yemen and regional and international partners, including the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND), the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), the Islamic Development Bank ( |
| 11 October 2016 |
Regional Workshop on Statistical Business registers for The Arab Countries |
Aware of the need to modernize and improve statistical production efficiency and quality, and following-up on the recommendation of its Statistical Committee in its eleventh session, ESCWA organized a regional workshop on "Statistical Business Registers for Arab Countries" in collaboration with the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics, the UN Statistics Division, and the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on 26-29 September 2016, in Amman, Jordan. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Resumes Duties at Official Beirut Headquarters, Hopes Lebanon Reconstruction Occurs Within National Vision and Plan |
UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy today expressed a wish to see the reconstruction of Lebanon take place within the framework of a national vision and plan that covers all segments of Lebanese society and of a developmental rather than a humanitarian nature. The Regional Commission’s top official, who returned to Beirut to resume her activities at the permanent headquarters, was received at the Rafic Hariri International Airport VIP lounge by senior UNESCWA officials and a media contingent before delivering the following statement: |
| 31 December 2018 |
Regional Commission’s international event adopts Financing for Development Consensus |
Beirut, 5 December 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--A multi-stakeholder “Beirut Consensus on Financing for Development” was adopted at the first International Conference on “Financing Sustainable Development” organized by the Beirut based United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on 28-29 November 2018 to influence regional and national contexts in |
| 11 December 2014 |
The United Arab Emirates Hosts the “Thinking digital? Let’s innovate in Arabic!” competition |
The digital Arabic content (DAC) competition was launched on 10 April 2014 in the United Arab Emirates within the scope of cooperation between ESCWA and Abu Dhabi University (ADU) and in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The launch was part of a workshop, hosted at the Abu Dhabi Chamber and attended by over 50 participants representing the academic sector, fund agencies, companies involved in DAC development, as well as young entrepreneurs and university students. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Arab Implementation Meeting Concludes with “Dubai Document” |
Dubai hosted the deliberations on the sustainable development agenda in the Arab region, through the "Regional Arab Implementation Meeting" (RIM), held on 29 and 30 May at the Dubai Police Academy. ESCWA had organized the meeting in partnership with the League of Arab States (LAS), the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Environment and Water, the UN Environment Program/Regional Office of Western Asia (UNEP/ROWA), and the Zayed International Foundation for the Environment. |
| 11 December 2014 |
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008 |
The United Nations annual economic report, which this year bears the title “World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008”, said that countries of the Western Asian region have maintained their fifth consecutive year of growth of more than 4.5 per cent. The region is benefiting from the revenue effects of resurgent oil prices and the unprecedented world demand. In the outlook, strong regional growth is expected to continue in 2008, at 5.2 per cent, supported by the high global demand and price of oil according to the “World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008”. |
| 26 September 2017 |
Regional Consultation on International Migration in the Arab Region In Preparation for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration |
Statement by Mr. Mohamed Ali Alhakim |