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12 February 2019	ESCWA Chief visits Lebanese Foreign Minister; hears support to regional commission	Beirut, 11 February 2019 (Communication and Information Unit)--The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Ms. Rola Dashti, today met with the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Mr. Gebran Bassil.
17 May 2019	National Consultative Workshops on the Implementation of Beijing +25
20 May 2015	Assessment of Trade Policy Trends and Implications for the Economic Performance of the ESCWA Region	While ESCWA member countries face a number of obstacles to increasing regional trade, a consensus exists among policymakers that the economic integration in the region is crucial both to promote economic growth and development and to overcome the challenges of globalization. This study identifies the various trade policies adopted by ESCWA member countries and assesses their impact on economic performance, in particular their contribution to improving trade and development in the region.
25 September 2017	Arab Forum for Sustainable Development
5 December 2014	Training Workshop on Energy Statistics and Energy Balance for ESCWA Countries
11 December 2014	Strengthening Private Sector Resilience under Conflict on UN-ESCWA Agenda Tomorrow	Strengthening private sector resilience is on the UN-ESCWA agenda in an expert group meeting to be held tomorrow Tuesday a the Commission’s quarters, Riad el Solh. The meeting is to continue until Wednesday 12 November.
11 December 2014	Palestine Day Tomorrow at UN-ESCWA	Under the auspices of the President of the Lebanese Republic, General Michel Suleiman, UN-ESCWA holds an official ceremony tomorrow at 10:00 AM, to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November), at the UN House, Riad Solh Avenue-Beirut.
11 December 2014	Cost of conflict in Syria and Future Expectations	What is the economic impact of the conflict in Syria? What is the effect of the conflict on the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the country? What are future expectations under the continued conflict? These questions will find their answers in a discussion session that ESCWA is holding, on the occasion of launching its “Cost of the Conflict in Syria” report, at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 10 September 2014 at the UN House, Riad El Solh, Beirut.
11 December 2014	Towards a National Legislative Framework to Protect Women and Girls against All Forms of Violence	On 17and18 June 2014, the National Council for Women (NCW) in Egypt hosted ESCWA’s Regional Advisor for Women’s Issues Wafa Al Dika Hamze, First Social Affairs Officer at the ESCWA Centre for Women (ECW) Lana Baydas, and Egyptian Legal Advisor Ahmad El Naggar in an advisory mission, which included a workshop entitled “Towards a National Legislative Framework to Protect Women and Girls against All Forms of Violence” organized by the NCW and the Egyptian Ministry of Justice in cooperation with ESCWA, UN-Women regional Bureau for Arab States and the Cairo based United Nations Office for Drugs
22 June 2018	Media Coverage for 30th Ministerial Session of ESCWA; Beirut, 27-28 June 2018	Beirut, 22 June 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)—Ahead of the 30^th Ministerial Session of ESCWA taking place under the High Patronage of His Excellency President Michel Aoun at the UN House, Riad al-Solh square, on 27 and 28 June 2018, please find below information related to media coverage.

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