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| 11 December 2014 |
Doha School Hosts Water Day in Cooperation with the UN Information Centre |
Tuesday 24 May 2011 (UN Information Centre) – In cooperation with the UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Beirut, Doha School is organizing a “Water Day” this coming Friday 27 may 2011, from 9:30 AM until 5:00 PM at the school premises. The Day opens at 9:30 AM with statements by UNIC Director Bahaa Elkoussy, and Doha School Principal Nabil Al Jurdi. Afterwards, a short film will be projected on water risks in Lebanon. The opening ceremony wraps up with the declaration of student recommendations on water issues. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Regional UN Meeting Discusses “Arab Spring” |
With the pro-democratic uprisings sweeping the region dominating their agenda, senior representatives of several United Nations organizations based in the Arab world have concluded a meeting in Beirut with renewed commitment to strengthen their coordination with all regional economic and social development actors. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Launches Forests in Green Economy Report |
Investing an additional USD 40 billion a year in the forestry sector could halve deforestation rates by 2030, increase tree planting by around 140 percent by 2050, and catalyze the creation of millions of new jobs. Those were among main findings of a report on forests produced by the UN Environment Program (UNEP) and launched today by the UN Communications Group in a press conference in Beirut on the occasion of World Environment Day 2011 (WED). |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Joins ‘Green Business Opportunities in Lebanon’ Meeting |
Beirut, 13 June 2011 (UN Information Service) — In cooperation with ESCWA, the Federation of the Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon and the Association of Lebanese Industrialists, the Order of Engineers and Architects in Beirut and the International Finance Corporation, Lebanon Opportunities Magazine is holding a conference on ‘Green Business Opportunities in Lebanon’ on Tuesday 14 June at 4:00 PM at the Movenpick Hotel. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Examines Media Strategies to Empower Women |
The Centre for Women of ESCWA today opened an expert group meeting that will be discussing for two days at the UN House in Beirut how to promote the empowerment of women through strategies and media campaigns. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Meeting Urges Documentation of Women’s Role in Reform Movements |
Participants in ESCWA’s meeting on “Strategies and Media Campaigns to Promote the Empowerment of Women in the ESCWA Region" today called for proper documentation of women’s roles in the movements of change and promoting this image in international media. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Partnership Building Forum for Arab Domains on the Internet |
ESCWA and the League of Arab States (LAS) are organizing a Partnership Building Forum for the Implementation of the Arab Top Level Domains (TLD) “.arab” & “.عرب”, on 5 and 6 July 2011 at the Fairmont Heliopolis and Towers Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. This forum is organized in partnership with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and hosted by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) in Egypt. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Promotes Transport Emission Reductions |
ESCWA today opened a meeting of regional and international experts to discuss the main aspects of the transport sector, its emissions and their impact on climate change. Entitled “Promoting Emissions Reductions in the Transport Sector,” the 5-6 July meeting is held at the UN House in Beirut in cooperation with the Gas Center of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Launches Millennium Development Goals Report 2011 Western Asia Betters Maternal, Children Survival and Health |
Beirut, 7 July 2011 (United Nations Information Service) – A United Nations report released today on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) showed that Western Asia made good progress in improving the survival and health of mothers and children, as maternal deaths declined by 52 percent between 1990 and 2008 largely due to increases in skilled attendance at birth, skilled antenatal care and contraceptive use, as well as a drop in adolescent childbearing. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Supports Arab Region Transition into Green Economy |
ESCWA opened today its meeting on “Economic Policies Supporting the Transition to a Green Economy in the Arab Region” at the UN House, Beirut. The meeting is held in cooperation with the Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan, the UN Environment Program (UNEP), and the League of Arab States. |