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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA holds a Regional Workshop on Women for Arab Parliaments |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) opened today a regional workshop for Arab parliaments on implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and ending violence against them. This workshop is held at the UN-House Beirut, and organized by ESCWA in cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Lebanese Parliament and the United Nations Development Programme-Parliamentary Development Initiative in the Arab Region (UNDP-PDIAR). |
| 16 May 2019 |
ESCWA experts delve into intellectual property systems of Arab region |
Beirut, 28 April 2019 (ESCWA)--By 2017, only 0.37% of world-wide patent applications were made at Arab Intellectual Property (IP) offices, with more applications from men than from women. |
| 18 December 2018 |
Young Arab talents tackle gender-based violence in regional arts competition |
Beirut, 12 December 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – The 2018 edition of the regional arts competition organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia ( |
| 11 December 2014 |
Berri Opens ESCWA’s 26th Ministerial Session, Urges Work for Youth |
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| 22 December 2015 |
Impact of the US Federal Reserve’s decision on its policy interest rate |
1. The US Federal Reserve decided to raise its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage point, by shifting the target band of Federal Funds rate from 0.00-0.25% to 0.25% to 0.50% on the 16 of December. It marked the first change in the US policy interest rate since 2008 and the first hike in policy interest rate since 2006 (See Chart 1). |
| 5 April 2017 |
Preparatory Meeting on the Regional Environmental Issues and Priorities for AFSD |
Meeting to highlight the importance of the environmental dimension in the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. |
| 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 |
UN-ESCWA Seventh Statistical Committee Session Convenes |
The Seventh Session of the UN-ESCWA Statistical Committee convened today at the UN House, Beirut, under the auspices of Lebanese Minister of State for Administrative Reform Jean Hogassapian. Opening statements were delivered by the Vice-Chairman of the Sixth Statistics Committee, Mr. Abdallah Al Othayyem; Mr. Ahmed Hussein, Head of the Statistics Coordination Unit on behalf of UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy; and Minister Hogassapian. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Abu Dhabi to Host UNESCWA Meeting on the Development of Arab Capital Markets |
UNESCWA is organizing its second annual Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Financing for Development entitled “The Role of Capital Markets in the Economic Development of the ESCWA Member Countries” from 19 to 20 September 2006 at “Le Royal Meridien” hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This meeting comes within the framework of UNESCWA efforts to assist member countries in the implementation of the recommendations of the International Conference on Financing for Development (Monterrey, March 2002). |
| 11 December 2014 |
Egyptian Minister of Labour Force and Immigration to Open Regional Workshop on Movement of Natural Persons and its Implications on Development in Arab States |
The Egyptian Minister of Labour Force and Immigration, Ms. Aisha Abdel-Hadi, will be opening a meeting organized by UN-ESCWA (the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) and the Arab Labour Organization (ALO) on 5-6 September 2007 at the Cairo Pyramisa Hotel. |