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| 9 January 2015 |
UN System Wide Action Plan for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-SWAP) |
Upholding its outstanding performance in mainstreaming gender equality and empowering the women of the United Nations, ESCWA continues to be rated among the best performing entities, meeting or exceeding the requirements of the 17 indicators in the United Nations System-wide Action Plan on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. This framework, known as the UN-SWAP 2.0, updated the first edition, UN-SWAP 1.0 covering the period 2012-2017, continues to focus on the capacity, readiness and accountability of the UN system to mainstream gender equality in its work. |
| 28 January 2019 |
Parliamentarians discuss their role in advancing sustainable development |
Beirut, 25 January 2019 (Communication and Information Unit)--In line with the aim to ‘empower people and ensure inclusiveness and equality’ across the Arab region, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) held the second regional parliamentary forum seeking to strengthen the capacities and knowledge of parliamentarians so that they can play a more effective role in advancing sustainable development efforts. |
| 26 February 2015 |
Former SG Special Representative Urges the UN to Put Social Justice at the Heart of Political Debate |
“Is justice a condition for durable peace?” was the question raised today by Tarik Mitri, former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to Libya, in front of the heads of more than 20 UN agencies operating in the Arab region, representatives from the League of Arab States (LAS) and various embassies who were hosted at the UN House in Beirut by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) for the 20th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting to discuss development priority agenda items. |
| 10 October 2018 |
Workshop highlights tools, actions to implement ‘Open Government’ in the Arab region |
Beirut, 05 October 2018 (Communication and Information Unit) – Achieving “open government” in the Arab region was the focus of a recent workshop held at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut, where the regional commission’s experts presented tools and actions to develo |
| 26 February 2015 |
Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Forum Opens |
UN Undersecretary-General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf today said that good internet governance, as good governance in general, was an important tool to achieve sustainable development goals in all of its aspects. Utilized wisely, information and communication technologies could contribute in the fight against poverty, unemployment and social exclusion. They could also create decent job opportunities for youth, women and marginalized groups in any community. The optimal use of technology should be ensured for this end and to spread knowledge and benefits. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Flag-Raising Ceremony for Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia in front of UN House Executive Secretary Says Arab Integration Can no Longer Remain a Purely Intellectual Luxury |
Beirut, 18 September 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit) –UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Rima Khalaf today said that full Arab integration, which takes into account its economic, social and cultural dimensions, can no longer remain a purely intellectual luxury. Rather, it is a strategic choice and a fundamental prerequisite of an Arab renaissance, which can provide security and welfare for people, and prosperity and invincibility for countries. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Says Arab Integration Can no Longer Remain a Purely Intellectual Luxury |
UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Rima Khalaf today said that full Arab integration, which takes into account its economic, social and cultural dimensions, can no longer remain a purely intellectual luxury. Rather, it is a strategic choice and a fundamental prerequisite of an Arab renaissance, which can provide security and welfare for people, and prosperity and invincibility for countries. |
| 18 December 2017 |
Regional Workshop on the Use of Technology in Population and Housing Censuses in Arab countries |
The regional workshop aims at discussing the draft guidelines on the use of electronic data collection technologies in censuses, including the main requirements for making a sound decision and common approaches in designing census processes, and benefitting from the experiences of Arab countries which have already conducted censuses using such technologies. |
| 26 September 2017 |
Regional Consultation on International Migration in the Arab Region In Preparation for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration |
Statement by Mr. Mohamed Ali Alhakim |
| 5 December 2014 |
Peer Consultation Meeting on Cyber Legislation in the ESCWA Region |
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