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| 11 December 2014 |
Lebanese Minister of Public Works and Transports to Open Thirteenth Session of ESCWA Committee on Transport |
Beirut, Thursday 19 April (ESCWA Communications and Information Unit)— Lebanese Minister of Public Works and Transport Ghazi El Areedi will be opening theThirteenth Session of the ESCWA Committee on Transport on Tuesday 24 April at the UN House in Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Media Arrangements for the 27th Ministerial Session of ESCWA |
Beirut, 27 April, 2012 (ESCWA Communications and Information Unit)- The 27th Ministerial Session of ESCWA will be held on 9-10 May 2012 at the U.N. House in Beirut under the auspices of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati. High Level meetings preceding the Session will be held on 7-8 May, 2012. Within this context, ESCWA Communications and Information Unit (ECIU) kindly requests that all media institutions and reporters take the arrangements below into consideration in order to ensure maximum cooperation between ESCWA and the media. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Participation and Social Justice on the Agenda of ESCWA’s 27th Session |
Beirut, 30 April, 2012 (ESCWA Communications and Information Unit)- The Arab Region is in search of a new development paradigm to ensure greater participation of the youth in economic and public life, focusing more on social justice and accountability. Thus, “The Role of Participation and Social Justice in Achieving Sustainable and Balanced Development” will be one of the main topics to be discussed in a ministerial round table during the ESCWA 27th Ministerial Session to be held under the auspices of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati on 9-10 May 2012. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA 27th Session to Discuss Rio+20 Regional Preparations |
Beirut, 2 May 2012 (ESCWA Communications and Information Unit)- The 27th Ministerial Session of ESCWA will take place two months ahead of Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, to be held in June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. The Conference will mark the 20th anniversary of the World Earth Summit that took place in Rio de Janeiro and the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development that took place in Johannesburg, South Africa. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA 27th Ministerial Session to Discuss Vital Issues of Concern to the Region |
Beirut, 26 April 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)-- The 27th Ministerial Session of ESCWA will be held on 9-10 May 2012 at the United Nations House in Beirut under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Mr. Najib Mikati, as the region witnesses drastic political, economic and social changes. In January, ESCWA held a high-level meeting entitled “Reform and Transition to Democracy”, which was opened by Prime Minister Mikati and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Inclusive Finance in the ESCWA Region: Current Status and Future Prospects |
Beirut, 3 May 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— The ESCWA 27th Ministerial Session, which will be held on 9-10 May 2012 at the U.N. House in Beirut will be discussing inclusive finance in Western Asia in a round table to take place from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Thursday 10 May. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Launches Cyber Legislation Directives |
Beirut, 4 May 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— During its coming 27th Ministerial Session, ESCWA will launch a series of directives on “Cyber Legislation” at 12:00 noon on Thursday, 10 May, 2012 at the U.N. House in Beirut to shed light on the results of the commission’s activities in the field of cyber laws. The importance of cyber legislation stems from its role in securing a regulatory and legal environment suitable for the flourishing of the Information and Communication technology (ICT) sector. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Senior Officials Segment of ESCWA’S 27th Session Kicks Off |
Beirut, 7 May 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— The Senior Official Segment of ESCWA’s 27th Ministerial Session opened today at the U.N. House in Beirut. Speakers at the opening were the Deputy Executive Secretary of ESCWA, Mr. Nadim Khoury, the Director of International Cooperation in the Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Ms. Zeina Touqan, representing the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which chaired the 26th Session, and the Executive Director of the Economic Policy Affairs in the Emirati Ministry of Economy, Mr. Mohamad Saleh Shalwah. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Senior Officials Segment of Commission’s 27th Session Concludes, Accepts Tunisia as New Member |
Beirut, 8 May 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— The member countries of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) unanimously accepted the Republic of Tunisia as a member of the Commission, to be brought up to the United Nations Economic and Social Council for final approval. Meanwhile, member countries also welcomed each of Libya’s and Morocco’s requests to join ESCWA. This step final approval by the ministerial Session Wednesday and reviewing in the member countries’ capitals before a final decision is made. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Palestinian Young Officials Visit ESCWA, Explore its Activities and Policies |
Beirut, 14 May 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— 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 organi |