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| 11 December 2014 |
Servicing Member Countries |
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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Celebrates 10th Anniversary of 1325 and Launches Study on Women’s Role in Conflicts and Conflict-Resolution |
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| 23 August 2018 |
ESCWA reiterates its support to the Palestinian people, calls to put end to Israeli occupation |
The Gaza Strip will be unlivable by 2020. That is what the United Nations has continued to warn as the world mobilizes efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the universally agreed deadline. |
| 11 December 2014 |
KUWAIT HOSTS ACD SUMMIT |
On 15-17 October 2012, Kuwait City hosted the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit with the participation of the heads of 31 Asian countries, who gathered to exchange dialogue on various political, social, economic, scientific and media issues. |
| 11 December 2014 |
“Equitable Cities” |
Under the title of “Equitable Cities”, the expert group meeting (EGM) on “Urban Governance and the Millennium Development Goals: Towards Implementing MDGs' Target 11”, was inaugurated today 10 December in Kuwait. The meeting is held by UN-ESCWA (The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia), in cooperation with the Kuwaiti Office of the Minister of State for Municipality Affairs, Arab Towns Organization (ATO), and the League of Arab States (LAS), from 10 to 12 December 2007, at the ATO headquarters in Kuwait City. |
| 2 December 2019 |
ESCWA observes the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
Beirut, 2 December 2019 (ESCWA)--The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) held a ceremony at the United Nations House on 29 November 2019 to observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Mr. Claudio Cordone, Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Affairs in Lebanon, participated in the ceremony. |
| 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. |
| 29 May 2018 |
Ministerial Session, 30th |
The 30th Ministerial Session of ESCWA is being held from 25 to 28 June 2018 in Beirut, Lebanon, with a focus on “technology for sustainable development in the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary and Yemeni Ambassador Sign Agreement |
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary, Ambassador Bader Omar AlDafa, and the Ambassador of Yemen Republic in Lebanon, Mr. Fayssal Amin Abu Ras, representing the Yemeni Government, signed this afternoon the agreement on the special arrangements for the UN-ESCWA 25th Ministerial Session, to be held on 26-29 May in Sana’a. The signing ceremony was attended by Mr. Khaled Galal AbldelHamid, the Secretary of the Commission, the UN-ESCWA Chief of the Administrative Service Division, Mr. David Iyamah, and Mr. |
| 23 May 2017 |
ESCWA and SwedAlex Join Hands in Combating Violence against Women |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Swedish Institute Alexandria (SwedAlex) have recently signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU) to collaborate on a regional project estimating the cost of Violence against Women. |