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| 12 August 2015 |
The ESCWA Initiative to Produce PPP Estimates Discussed in Washington |
During a meeting held by the World Bank in Washington D.C. in May 2015, ESCWA delivered a briefing on the methodology and challenges hindered the implementation of the project of producing Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) estimates for the years 2012 and 2013 based on the experiences gained during the 2011 International Comparison Program (ICP) Round. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Meeting of the Advisory Board of the publication "Beyond 2015: The Future United Nations Development Agenda - A Regional Perspective" |
As we approach the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations system will be expected to make recommendations for further steps to advance the UN development agenda beyond 2015. |
| 26 September 2017 |
RICCAR Arab Climate Change Assessment Report |
The Arab Climate Change Assessment Report (ACCAR) was produced in the framework of The Regional Initiative for the Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Socio-Economic Vulnerability in the Arab Region (RICCAR). |
| 11 December 2014 |
UN Information Economy Report 2010 Launched in Beirut |
Beirut, 14 October 2010 (UN Information Service) — The UN Information Centre in Beirut (UNIC-Beirut) launched today the Information Economy Report (IER) 2010, entitled “Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Enterprises and Poverty Alleviation.” The report was issued by the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA and the League of Arab States hold a conference on disability in the Arab region |
This year marks the 21st commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Over one billion people - or approximately 15 percent of the world population - live with disability. In the Arab region, significant strides have been made over recent years to protect and promote the rights of persons with disabilities. Despite these efforts however, persons with disabilities in Arab countries continue to face substantial barriers in accessing health care, education and employment. |
| 11 August 2016 |
LAU and ESCWA Conference on Women, Peace and Security Concludes, Launches Beirut Call for Action |
The international conference on “Prioritizing Women, Peace and Security on the Arab Agenda" concluded by launching the Beirut Call for Action. The conference was organized by the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at LAU and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in partnership with the Danish Centre for Research on Women and Gender (KVINFO) from 8 to 10 August 2016 in Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Executive Secretary Meets Bahraini Prime Minister, Holds Press Conference to Conclude Bahrain Meeting |
The National Conference on Social Development in Bahrain, organized by the Kingdom’s Ministry of Social Development and UNESCWA on 24-25 April 2006, ended with a press conference at the Manama Crown Plaza Hotel held by Bahraini Minister of Social Development Fatima Al-Bloushi and UNESCWA Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy. |
| 3 June 2013 |
UN Lions Day |
Dr. Nadim Khouri UN House, 6 March 2013 Mr. Amine Hacha, Chairman of the Lions Clubs District 351, Distinguished delegates, |
| 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). |
| 22 July 2020 |
Consumer protection in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic: Focus on digitalization |
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