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11 December 2014	The 'Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia' Launched in Stockholm	ESCWA and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) launched the Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia on 3 september at the World Water Week in Stockholm. This publication is the first effort led by the United Nations to comprehensively identify and assess the state of transboundary surface and groundwater resources in the Middle East, and was prepared in close consultation with ESCWA member countries as well as regional and international experts.
14 August 2020	“UN4Beirut”: UN staff members unite to help after port explosion	UN4Beirut was initiated by the ESCWA Staff Council and other UN Staff Unions in Lebanon, to support the Lebanese people and their devastated city after 4 August blast.
11 December 2014	UNESCWA Seminar on Population Census in Egypt Concludes, Recommends Contribution of National Potentials in Giving Accurate Data	Participants in the UNESCWA seminar on “Population, Housing and Establishment Censuses in the Context of Development" held in Cairo on 30-31 July 2006 under the patronage of Egyptian Prime Minister considered that the implementation of the census is Egypt was an important opportunity to be used in indicating the effects of population issues over development and the future needs in Egypt not only at the national and provincial levels.
11 December 2014	Danish Journalists Visit ESCWA, Get Briefed on the Syria Programme	Danish Journalists Visit ESCWA, Get Briefed on the Syria Programme On 27 March 2014, a group of Danish journalists paid a visit to ESCWA headquarters in Down Town Beirut to learn about the work the Commission is undertaking concerning the Syrian crisis.
26 February 2019	Executive Secretary reiterates ESCWA support to Lebanon	Beirut, 26 February 2019 (ESCWA)--United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Rola Dashti today called on Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and reiterated the support of the Regional Commission to Lebanon in the social and economic dossiers. Dashti asserted that ESCWA will continue to provide close assistance in services and expertise at the socio-economic level.
31 October 2017	Committee on Transport and Logistics, 18th Session	ESCWA convened the 18th session of the Committee on Transport and Logistics on 20 and 21 December 2017 in Beirut, Lebanon.
21 November 2019	Committee on Financing for Development, 1st session	The Committee provides a unique regional intergovernmental forum that reviews, monitors and advances Arab financing for development outcomes and supports the implementation of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development in the Arab region.
11 December 2014	Promising Palestinian Officials Visit ESCWA, Explore its Activities and Policies	Three Palestinian young officials, Kahrumana Jarrar, Head of Department of UN and International Organizations in the Palestinian Ministry of Planning and Adminastrative Development, Rabii Al-Hantouli, First Secretary of the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, and Omar Awadallah, Head of Department of UN and Specialized Agencies in the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended the ESCWA 27th Session held on 7-10 May, 2012 at the UN House in Beirut, as part of an annual training programme organized by the Division of Palestinian Rights (DPR) at the United Na
20 August 2015	Energy Consumption in the Transport Sector	National Statistical Offices and ministries of transport, and energy delegates from the three countries beneficiaries from the project on “Survey of Energy Consumption in the Transport Sector”, namely Egypt, Jordan and Palestine, gathered at ESCWA in Beirut on 23 and 24 July 2015, to launch the results of the Survey (see flyer).
3 May 2016	Promoting Green Energy Technology Market in Rural Areas	The Workshop aims to build the capacity of public sector representatives from the Arab countries, including energy experts, policy makers, rural developers and development planners, for the purpose of enhancing the sustainability of renewable energy penetration in rural areas by fostering sustainable renewable energy markets.

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