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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Releases 2012 Annual Report |
Under the overall message of “Go Forward”, ESCWA has launched its annual report for the year 2012, in Arabic and English. The report reviews a year of achievements for the regional commission against the backdrop of continued transitions and socio-economic challenges in the Arab region. It focuses on the seven key substantive areas of the ESCWA mandate: sustainable development, social development, economic development, information and communications technology, statistics, advancement of women, and conflict mitigation and development. |
| 11 December 2014 |
La CESAO publie son rapport annuel 2012 |
La Commission économique et sociale pour l’Asie occidentale (CESAO) a publié son rapport annuel de l’année 2012 intitulé « Allez de l’avant », en arabe et en anglais. Le rapport passe en revue les réalisations de la commission durant l’année 2012 qui était pourtant pleine de défis socio-économiques dans la région arabe. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA and League of Arab States Usher a New Era of Cooperation |
26 June 2013 saw the mutual signing at LAS headquarters in Cairo, of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by the Executive Secretary of ESCWA, Ms. Rima Khalaf, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (LAS), Mr. Nabil Al Arabi. The new MoU aims to develop and build on decades of cooperation between ESCWA and LAS, which has grown progressively since the signing of the original MoU between the two organizations in 1983. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Une nouvelle phase de coopération entre la CESAO et la ligue des états arabes |
Le 26 Juin 2013, la secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique et sociale pour l’Asie occidentale (CESAO) Rima Khalaf a signé un mémorandum d’accord avec le secrétaire général de la ligue des états arabes Nabil El Arabi, au siège de la ligue au Caire, pour développer la coopération entre les deux partis qui ne cessât de croitre au cours des dernières années. |
| 11 December 2014 |
The Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia Launched in Stockholm |
During the World Water Week held in Stockholm from 1 to 6 September 2013, ESCWA and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) launched the Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia, the first effort led by the United Nations to comprehensively identify and assess the state of transboundary surface and groundwater resources in the Middle East. |
| 11 December 2014 |
2013 Arab MDGs Report to Be Launched from New York |
On Monday the 23rd of September 2013, the United Nations Headquarters in New York will witness the launching of the Arab Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2013 in a ceremony, which will be held at 13:15 (1:15 pm). |
| 11 December 2014 |
2013 Arab MDGs Report Launched from New York |
A crowd of Arab and foreign political and diplomatic figures filled Rooms S-276 and S-277 of the United Nations Headquarters in New York yesterday to participate in the launching ceremony of the Arab Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2013, prepared by the world organization and the League of Arab States (LAS). The Report was launched by the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (LAS), Mr. Nabil Al-Arabi; the Executive Secretary of ESCWA and Chairperson of the UN Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) for the Arab States, Ms. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2012-2013 |
Every year, the partners of ESCWA from governmental and non-governmental organizations, media, educational and scientific foundations await the launch of the “Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region”. It is a report intended to assess the Arab economies in the global context of economic events that took place recently and also to address pressing policy agenda in the region by a theme-based in-depth research. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Algeria Hosts Second Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Forum |
Under the joint umbrella of the League of Arab States (LAS) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the Second Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Form (AIGF-II) will be held in Algeria under the patronage of the President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria HE Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, from 1 to 3 October 2013 at the Palais des Nations in Algiers. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Jordanian Capital Hosts Four Major ESCWA Events |
The Jordanian capital Amman will host four major events for the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) from Sunday 6 October until Sunday 13 October 2013. The ESCWA Communication and Information Unit will issue press releases to shed light on these activities, which are listed in detail below: - Expert Group Meeting on New Sources of Development Finance in the Arab Region (6-7 October 2013, Kempinski Hotel); |