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10 June 2019	ESCWA marks WED 2019, plants Rafic Hariri Rose in UN House garden	Beirut, 10 June 2019 (ESCWA)--An estimated nine out of ten people worldwide are exposed to air pollutants and polluted air kills some 7 million people each year, causes long term health problems, and reduces children’s cognitive development. On 7 June, ESCWA marked World Environment Day focused this year on “beating air pollution” with the participation of six Lebanese Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that showcased possibilities to mitigate this global dilemma.
11 December 2014	ESCWA Sets 2014-2015 Strategic Framework	Beirut, 20 September 2011 (UN Information Services) — Against the backdrop of development challenges facing Arab countries and the popular movements sweeping the region, ESCWA today opened an expert group meeting at the UN House in Beirut to discuss recent transformations in the Arab world and develop the Commission’s strategic framework for the 2014-2015 biennium.
20 May 2015	Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Western Asia, Issue No.15
11 December 2014	Arab Parliamentarians Discuss Discrimination Against Women
8 February 2019	Intellectual Property Systems in the Arab Region	This meeting focused on the intellectual property systems of the Arab region.
16 May 2016	International Comparison Program - ICP	News about the progress of 2011 round of the International Comparison Program (ICP) and its implementation in Western Asia through different means of communication, one of which is the ICP Web page
11 December 2014	UNESCWA to Discuss Trade Facilitation for National Negotiators and Present Case Study on Trade Facilitation in Lebanon	The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) is organizing a regional seminar on “Trade Facilitation for National Negotiators” on 19-20 June 2006 at the UN House in Beirut.
10 June 2019	ESCWA signs agreement with Tunisia on hosting upcoming ministerial session	Beirut, 10 June 2019 (ESCWA)--United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Rola Dashti today commended the efforts of the Republic of Tunisia and its people at the socio-economic level and the creation of job opportunities for young people. Dashti’s statement came after the signing of an agreement between the Tunisian government and ESCWA on the preparations of hosting the 31^st ministerial session of ESCWA, which will be held in 2020.
16 August 2018	Capacity Building Workshop on Migration and the SDGs in the Arab Region	ESCWA, in coordination with the International Organization for Migration and the League of Arab States, and in collaboration with member agencies of the Working Group on International Migration in the Arab Region, hosted a two-day capacity building workshop for government officials from Member States on international migration and the Sustainable Development Goals.
5 December 2014	Expert Group Meeting to Review the Findings of the Regional Study on "Gaps in Legislation for the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 in Seven Selected Countries in the Arab Region"

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