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| 11 December 2014 |
UN Deputy Secretary-General Visits Lebanon |
UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson visits Beirut to participate in the 17th meeting of the UN Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) hosted by ESCWA on 10 December 2012 at the UN House-Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Deputy Secretary General Concludes Visit to Lebanon, Praises Lebanese National Dialogue and Support to Syrian Refugees |
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson concluded this morning a four-day visit to Lebanon where he participated in the 17th meeting of the UN Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) hosted by ESCWA on 10 December 2012 at the UN House, Riad El-Solh Square, Beirut. During his visit, Eliasson met with senior officials and political figures in the country, and made a field visit to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and its area of operations, as well as to two local centres hosting Syrian refugees. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Kingdom of Morocco Hosts High Level Meeting on Beyond Populism: Economic Challenges and Opportunities in Democratic Transition |
Under the patronage of Mr. Abdelilah Benkirane, Chief of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, the city of Rabat is hosting a high level meeting organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in cooperation with the other regional commissions of the United Nations on 5-6 February 2013. The meeting is carried out with funding from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Meets with Moroccan Minister Delegate for Public Affairs and Governance |
Within the framework of her visit to the Kingdom of Morocco to participate in the Second High-Level Meeting on Transition to Democracy organized by ESCWA in the City of Rabat on 5-6 February 2013, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf met yesterday, Monday, Moroccan Minister Delegate for Public Affairs and Governance Mohammad Boulif. The visit intended to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between Morocco and ESCWA. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Moroccan Prime Minister Receives Executive Secretary |
In the context of her visit to the Kingdom of Morocco, to take part in the Second High Level Meeting on Democratic Transitions, which ESCWA is holding in Rabat on 5 and 6 February 2013, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf yesterday evening visited Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane at the Council of Ministers Headquarters. The meeting was attended by Moroccan Minister of State Abdallah Baha. Discussions tackled the support ESCWA could give to shoulder Moroccan national efforts to further national development. |
| 11 December 2014 |
High- Level Meeting on Democratic Transitions Opens In Presence of Minister of State Abdallah Baha Representing King Muhammad VI |
The “High-Level Meeting on Beyond Populism: Economic Challenges and Opportunities in Democratic Transitions,” opened today in the Moroccan capital Rabat, as organized by ESCWA in cooperation with the other regional commissions of the United Nations on 5-6 February 2013. The Meeting was held in the presence of Minister of State Abdallah Baha Representing King Muhammad VI and Minister Delegate Attached to the Prime Minister for General Affairs and Good Governance Mohamed Najib Boulif. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA and LAS Discuss Opportunities and Challenges of Domain Names Industry in the Arab World and Updates on AIGF Process |
Haidar Fraihat, Director, ESCWA Information and Communication Technology Division, and Ayman Sherbini, Chief of the ESCWA Information and Communication Technology Policies Section, are heading to the headquarters of the Paris based UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to participate in the First WSIS+10 Review Meeting entitled “Towards Knowledge Societies for Peace and Sustainable Development”, which will be held on 25 - 27 February 2013. |
| 11 December 2014 |
La CESAO et La Ligue arabe discutent les opportunités et défis de l’industrie des noms de domaine dans le monde arabe et les mises à jour sur le processus arabe du forum de la gouvernance de l’Internet |
Le directeur du département de technologies de l’information et des communications à la Commission économique et sociale pour l’Asie occidentale (CESAO) Haidar Fraihat, et le chef de la section des politiques de l’information et des communications à la CESAO Ayman Sherbini, se dirigent au siège principal de l’Unesco à Paris pour participer à la manifestation multipartite de suivi du Sommet mondial sur la société de l'information (SMSI), intitulée “Vers des sociétés du savoir pour la paix et le développement durable”, qui se déroulera du 25 au 27 Février 2013. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Hosts Lions Day with the UN |
ESCWA headquarters in Beirut yesterday hosted the annual celebration of the Lions Day with the UN, in the presence of a host of official, diplomatic, cultural, media and social figures. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Combating Violence against Women in an ESCWA Panel Discussion |
As the 8th of March of each year has become a worldwide event that places women at its centre, ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Nadim Khoury, Senior ESCWA Economist Abdallah Al Dardari, Former Minister of State for the Lebanese Parliament’s Affairs Wafa Al Diqa Hamzeh, Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Program at the International Center for Transitional Justice Anne Massagee, and Director of KAFA Enough Violence and Exploitation Zoya Rohana, gather to speak against violence against women. |