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| 7 November 2017 |
Regional Workshop on the Compilation of Trade in Services Statistics |
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| 11 December 2014 |
The Environment and Development |
UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Al Dafa presented a two-fold solution for thwarting the repercussions of climate change (CC) in the region, noting the asymmetry between its small contribution to CC on one hand, and the repercussions it will have to suffer from it on the other hand.
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| 22 June 2015 |
First Regional Training-of-Trainers Workshop - Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders in the ESCWA Region, Beirut 8-12 June 2015 |
Within the implementation of the project Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders in the ESCWA Region (AIGLE), ESCWA is organizing the Regional Training-of-Trainers Workshop on the following four training modules (in Arabic):
(1) Linkage between ICT and development (2) ICT for development policies (3) e-Government: policies, strategies and applications (4) Internet Governance |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN-ESCWA Discusses the Establishment of a UN Arabic Language Centre |
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| 5 December 2014 |
Regional Follow-up to the Outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society |
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In keeping with the recommendations of the WSIS "Tunis Agenda for the Information Society" and in order to propel the WSIS momentum forward, ESCWA is holding, a conference entitled " Regional Follow-up to the Outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society ". The conference will take place at the Umayyad Congress Palace in Damascus, between 16 and 18 June 2009.
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| 11 December 2014 |
First Meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the Arab Internet Governance Forum - El Sherbiny: Such Forums Confirm the Need for Dialogue |
Under the umbrella of ESCWA and the League of Arab States (LAS), the first meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (Arab IGF) was held on 18-19 June 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. The meeting was convened by the Arab IGF secretariat, represented by the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt, in collaboration with the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO), and was sponsored by the Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS) and CISCO Systems. |
| 11 December 2014 |
First Meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the Arab Internet Governance Forum El Sherbiny: Such Forums Confirm the Need for Dialogue |
Under the umbrella of ESCWA and the League of Arab States (LAS), the first meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (Arab IGF) was held on 18-19 June 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. The meeting was convened by the Arab IGF secretariat, represented by the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt, in collaboration with the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO), and was sponsored by the Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS) and CISCO Systems. |
| 14 April 2020 |
Open Letter from the Regional Directors of UNDP, UNWOMEN, UNFPA and ESCWA in the Arab States Region to Governments in the Region |
At the beginning of this week, the United Nations Secretary-General issued an appeal to stop violence everywhere including violence in the home. As Directors of the four United Nations Agencies who have been working together to highlight the importance of Gender Justice and Equality before the law1 as a clear path towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, we call upon states in the Arab states region to respond to the Secretary-General’s appeal. |
| 30 November 2016 |
First Model ESCWA Partners with Youth in Spreading Agenda 2030 |
Thirty five students from the American University of Beirut (AUB) representing different background and nationalities gathered in the Conference Hall of the United Nations House on Saturday 19 November 2016, and simulated the central decision making process of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), its Ministerial Session, focusing specifically on the theme of the upcoming 29th Session to be held in Doha, Qatar, on 13-15 December, under the title “Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region”. |
| 11 December 2014 |
UNESCWA Committee Mulls Technology Center |
UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy said Monday member countries really need a regional institution that works toward increasing demand for technology and investing it better in socio-economic development. Tallawy was speaking at the opening of the Third Meeting of the UNESCWA Consultative Committee on Scientific and Technological Development and Technological Innovation (ESTIC) at the Holiday Inn Dunes Hotel (Verdun) in Beirut. A major focus of this meeting is the establishment of the ESCWA Technology Center (ETC). |