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| 11 December 2014 |
Lebanese Prime Minister, Deputy UN Secretary-General Open Regional Coordination Mechanism Meeting |
Beirut, 11 November 2010 (UN Information Service) — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Deputy Secretary-general of the United Nations Asha-Rose Migiro and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf today opened at the UN House in Beirut the 14th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting for UN agencies operating in Arab countries. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Launches Report on Combating Poverty and Inequality |
Beirut, 11 November 2010 (UN Information Service) — ESCWA today launched at the UN House in Beirut a global report on “Combating Poverty and Inequality: Structural Change, Social Policy and Politics,” by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). Presentations were delivered during the launch by UNRISD Executive Director Sarah Cook and Acting Director of ESCWA Economic Development and Globalization Division Tarek Alami. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Regional Coordination Mechanism Concludes Beirut Meeting |
Beirut, 12 November 2010 (UN Information Service) — ESCWA Friday concluded its 14th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting for all UN agencies operating in the Arab region, which was held at the UN House in Beirut 11-12 November. The meeting, which was attended by regional directors and officials of UN agencies and offices, was inaugurated by Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, UN Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Migiro, ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf, and League of Arab States (LAS) Assistant Secretary-General for Social Affairs Sima Bahous. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Launches World Economic Situation and Prospects Report 2010 in Beirut |
ESCWA and the UN Information Centre in Beirut (UNIC-Beirut) today launched the 2011 World Economic Situation and Prospects report, published yearly by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The conference featured a statement by UNIC Beirut Director Bahaa Elkoussy, and a detailed regional presentation by Simon Neaime, the Head of the Economic Analysis Section in ESCWA’s Economic Development and Globalization Division. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Marks World Water Day |
As is customary since 1993, the United Nations celebrated World Water Day on 22 March. In Lebanon, ESCWA marked the day through a seminar held at the UN House in Beirut under the theme: “Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge.” Lebanese Minister of Water and Energy Gebran Bassil gave patronage to the event, which was co-organized by the Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abdel Al (AFIAL) and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR). |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Launches the Fifth Meeting of its Technical Committee |
ESCWA Secretariat today opened the fifth meeting of its technical committee at the UN House in Beirut. Statements were delivered by UN Undersecretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf, and the Chairman of the fifth session of the technical committee, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Saleh Al-Kharabsheh. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Lebanese Minister Opens 7th Arab Conference on WTO |
Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammed Safadi opened the 7th Arab Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) "Concerned Issues of the Arab Countries" at the UN House in Beirut on 26 April. The conference was organized by the Arab Organization for Administrative Development (ARADO), which is affiliated with the League of Arab States, in cooperation with both the Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade and ESCWA. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Launches Photo Competition for Environment Day |
To celebrate the World Environment Day 2011, Greening the Blue – a UN program to make all its agencies climate neutral and green - and the UN Photographic Society have joined forces to launch the first in-house photographic competition that celebrates and inspires efforts to make the UN more sustainable. Visions of a Sustainable UN is the central theme of this photo competition. The competition provides an opportunity to raise the profile of existing green activities taking place within the UN, and will enable everyone to share their ideas of what a greener UN might look like. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Launch of Decade of Action for Road Safety in ESCWA |
From the UN headquarters in Beirut, and in cooperation with Lebanese actress Carmen Lebbos, ESCWA launched on 17 May the “Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020.” The event was held the auspices and in the presence of caretaker Lebanese Minister of Interior Ziad Baroud, and a slew of diplomats and government officials from ESCWA’s 14 member countries. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Transport Committee Calls for Prioritizing Road Safety |
ESCWA wrapped-up the twefth session of its Transport Committee with recommendations that highlighted road safety, an issue member countries were called to consider a priority, implementing by such the eponym UN Decade of Action launched last week. The committee had convened at the UN House in Beirut, on 17-19 May. A slew of officials gathered for the event, including representatives from ESCWA’s 14 member countries, and regional as well as international organizations. |