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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Holds Conference on Green Industries |
ESCWA today opened a conference on “The Role of Green Industries in Promoting Socio-Economic Development in the Arab Countries” at the UN House in Beirut. The conference is held under the patronage of Lebanese Minister of Industry Freije Sabounjian, and is organized in cooperation with the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO). |
| 24 July 2019 |
UNSG report on the Israeli occupation in Palestine and the Golan: Continued violations against Palestinians and the illegality of the annexation of the Syrian Golan |
Beirut, 24 July 2019 (ESCWA)--In a periodic report, the United Nations reiterated the illegality of a number of Israeli policies and practices in the Arab territories occupied since 1967, some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Such policies and practices include discrimination, collective punishment, forcible transfer, and the excessive and unlawful use of force. |
| 3 October 2017 |
Arab Forum on Applied Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
Statement by Mr. Mohamed Ali Alhakim Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) at the Arab Forum on Applied Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Mr. Muhannad Shehadeh, Jordanian Minister of State for Investment Affairs, Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairperson of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, Mr. Adel al-Saqer, Director General of the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization, |
| 11 December 2014 |
The United Nations Discusses Palestine |
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| 31 January 2011 |
Launch of the ESCWA “Economic and Social Survey 2010-2011” |
Good morning and welcome to the UN House in Beirut. Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Executive Secretary, Dr. Rima Khalaf, it is my pleasure to welcome you today at ESCWA to the launch of the “Survey of Economic and Social Developments in 2010-2011”, which is one of ESCWA’s flagship publications. |
| 26 February 2015 |
Third Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Forum Opens Tomorrow |
Lebanese Minister of Telecommunications Boutros Harb, ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf, Lebanese Minister of State for Administrative Reform Nabil de Freige, and Director General of Ogero Telecom Abdulmunim Youssef tomorrow inaugurate the “Third Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (AIGF-III)” at 9:30 AM at the Movenpick Hotel, Beirut. |
| 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. |
| 3 February 2017 |
First Meeting for Arab-GAP Stakeholder for Lebanon |
This meeting falls under component 3 of the project “Promoting Food and Water Security through Cooperation and Capacity Development in the Arab Region”. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Holds Conference on Green Industries |
Beirut, 28 September 2011 (UN Information Service) — ESCWA today opened a conference on “The Role of Green Industries in Promoting Socio-Economic Development in the Arab Countries” at the UN House in Beirut. The conference is held under the patronage of Lebanese Minister of Industry Freije Sabounjian, and is organized in cooperation with the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO). |
| 5 May 2021 |
Regional Policy Dialogue on the role of Competition Policy in supporting the economic recovery of MSMEs post COVID-19 |
في إطار برامج الإسكوا لتعزيز المنافسة في السوق لدعم الشركات الصغرى والصغيرة والمتوسطة الحجم في المنطقة العربية، نظمت الأونكتاد والإسكوا حوارًا إقليميًا افتراضيًا في 8 أبريل 2021 بالتعاون مع هيئة المنافسة المصرية. حملت الندوة الافتراضية عنوان "الحوار الإقليمي لدور سياسة المنافسة في دعم التعافي الاقتصادي للمؤسسات الصغرى والصغيرة والمتوسطة في مرحلة ما بعد أزمة كوفيد-19."
جمع الحوار الإقليمي بين صانعي السياسات في العالم العربي وسلطات المنافسة وممثلي المشروعات الصغرى والصغيرة والمتوسطة لمناقشة كيف يمكن لسياسة المنافسة أن تدعم تعافي المشروعات الصغرى والصغيرة والمتوسطة. قدمت الأونكتاد التوصيات المتعلقة بالسياسات الواردة في تقريرها الذي صدر مؤخرًا عن العلاقة بين سياسة المنافسة ووصول الشركات الصغرى والصغيرة والمتوسطة إلى الأسواق. وعرضت "إسكوا" أعمالها حول تأثير كوفيد-19 على اقتصادات المنطقة العربية. تبادلت الدول العربية وسلطات المنافسة خبراتها في التعامل مع تحديات المنافسة في السوق التي ظهرت أثناء الوباء وناقشت تدابير التخفيف المتخذة للمساعدة في تقليل خسائر المشروعات الصغرى والصغيرة والمتوسطة الحجم. أيضًا، شارك المتحدثون في جلسة حوار تناولت مجموعة متنوعة من الموضوعات المتعلقة بهيكلية السوق وقانون وسياسة المنافسة وتدابير الدعم المتخذة من الدول خلال وما بعد جائحة كوفيد-19. |