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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Visits The Sudan |
UN Undersecretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Bader AlDafa today discussed cooperation between ESCWA and The Sudan, and the role the Regional Commission could play in ensuring technical assistance in several sectors such as transport, foreign trade, youth, and information and communication technology. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Opens Sixth Session of Trade Liberalization, Globalization Committee |
The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Bader AlDafa, today called for strengthening inter-Arab trade and investments, the advancement of trade, and promotion of the private sector and investment to ward off repercussions of the global financial crisis and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Starts Training in Beirut on Development Goals’ Monitoring |
As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen national capacity for monitoring the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (UNDOCO) in New York and the UNICEF’s MENA Regional Office in Amman, is `, is `organizing two workshops to train trainers (ToT) on “DevInfo Ver.6” from 13 to 24 July 2009, in Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESWA Meets on ICT for Disadvantaged Communities |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) is organizing a workshop to empower disadvantaged communities through Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The “Telecentre Leaders Forum” workshop will be held on 15 and 16 July 2009 at the Jordanian Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Amman. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Tackles ICT Applications and E-Services |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) holds a meeting to discuss challenges to the development and adoption of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) applications in the region, with a special focus on e-services in the public sector. The meeting will recommend steps to overcome these challenges, focusing on accelerating the deployment of these applications and providing effective e-services. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Discusses Financial Crisis, Launches 35th Anniversary |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) will hold the 3rd Meeting of its Technical Committee in Beirut on 21 July to discuss the financial crisis, food safety, climate change and some internal issues of the Commission. The meeting's opening at the UN House will also witness the official launching of the 35th Anniversary of ESCWA. |
| 11 December 2014 |
AlDafa Visits Hariri’s Tomb Tomorrow Tribute to the Man who Brought ESCWA Back to Beirut |
On the occasion of the 35th Anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the UN Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader AlDafa visits the tomb of late Prime Minister Rafic Hariri tomorrow Tuesday, 21 July 2009, at 11:30 AM. The visit is a tribute to the man who brought ESCWA’s headquarters back to Beirut, its official and permanent seat. The UN Information Service kindly requests news media to grant this visit the highlight it deserves. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Deputy Secretary General to Open Regional Coordination Meeting |
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro will open the 13th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) Meeting at 09:15 am on November 3 at the UN House-Beirut. In addition to Migiro, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa will deliver an opening statement at the meeting. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Regional Coordination Mechanism Meeting Opens at UN House Migiro: Unified Efforts to Tackle Challenges |
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today opened the 13th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting at the UN House-Beirut. The meeting was attended by the directors of regional UN agencies, officials from regional organizations and Lebanese Minister of Education and Higher Education, Bahiya Hariri. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Discusses Development and Economic Issues in the Region |
ESCWA opens its “Expert Group Meeting on Moving the Development Agenda Forward: Opportunities and Potential Gains”, tomorrow Thursday 5 November 2009, to discuss challenges facing Arab countries amidst the ongoing global developments. The opening session of this meeting, which convenes at 10:00 AM, will witness a statement by UN Under-Secretary General and ESCWA Executive Secretary, Bader AlDafa. |