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| 11 December 2014 |
27th Ministerial Session of ESCWA Kicks Off, Stresses Importance of Establishing Development |
The 27th Ministerial Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) opened on 9 May at the United Nations House in Beirut. Speakers at the opening ceremony were Mr. Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in Jordan, which chaired the 26th Session of the Commission, Mr. Sultan Bin Said Al-Mansoori, Minister of Economy in the United Arab Emirates chairing the current Session, Ms. Rima Khalaf, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCWA, and Mr. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Opens Sixth Session of Trade Liberalization and Globalization Committee |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Charting the Progress of the Millennium Development Goals in the Arab Region: A Statistical Portrait, 2009 |
This report provides indepth analysis of the gains and setbacks on the path towards achieving the MDGs. The report sets out a comparison of subnational, national, subregional and regional trends, providing policymakers and planners with insight, and serving as a source of information to stimulate regional cooperation opportunities that support member countries in their efforts to achieve the MDGs. |
| 13 July 2018 |
Seminar on Supply and Use Tables |
he seminar is conducted under the framework of improving the compilation of economic statistics in the aim of achieving a wider coverage, hence contributing to the monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and falls under the project on Statistics and Data funded by the United Nations Development Account. |
| 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 |
ESCWA Proposes a Strategic Vision for Arab Integration and Renaissance A new report makes a powerful case for how integration can be realized and sustained |
On 25 February 2014, UN Undersecretary General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf launched from Tunis a remarkable report entitled “Arab Integration: A 21st Century Development Imperative” with the participation of Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and a crowd of political, economic, intellectual and public figures. Media representatives who took part in the ceremony received a press kit, which we will re-publish over five parts, in view of the importance of the issues the Report addresses. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Challenges Facing Region on Agenda of UNESCWA 24th Ministerial Session |
The New Challenges Facing Western Asia and their Impact on UNESCWA Work is the one of the priorities listed on the agenda of the 24th Ministerial Session being held under the auspices of Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri at the UN House, Beirut, on 10-11 May 2006. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Arab Forum on the ICT Sector |
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| 5 December 2014 |
Investment in the ICT Sector |
In spite of recognized socio-economic benefits emanating from developing the information society and knowledge-based economy, investment in the ICT sector, financing new ventures and accessing developmental funds, during the elapsing period, was limited in Western Asia, and is expected to become even scarcer with the global financial crisis stepping the doors of the region. |
| 17 May 2018 |
Regional Workshop on Measurement of Sustainable Development Goals on Violence Against Women and Time-Use Indicators |
The three-day Regional Workshop on Measurement of SDGs on VAW and TUS Indicators will bring together senior gender experts/statisticians from national statistical offices, ministries of gender equality and women’s affairs, in addition to regional and international experts to address selected SDG indicators focusing on the following gender concerns: physical, sexual, psychological violence against women perpetrated by an intimate partner and sexual violence against women perpetrated by a person other than an intimate partner (SDG 5.2). The Workshop will also address time spent on unp |
Within the joint cooperation framework between the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) and ESCWA/ICT Division, the Arab Forum on the ICT Sector was held in the city of Hammamet in Tunisia from 7 to 10 May 2013, under the patronage and with the participation of the Minister of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), H.E. Mr. Mongi Marzoug.