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| 2 June 2016 |
Lifting Blockade and Reconstruction Real Remedy to the Suffering of Gazans |
ESCWA and the Institute of Community and Public Health at Birzeit University issue a joint study entitled “A people in danger: Effects on health of the 2014 Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip”. |
| 11 August 2015 |
Kingdom of Bahrain Hosts Second Session of Arab High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development |
Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama is hosting the Second Session of the Arab High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development (AFSD) during the period 5-7 May 2015, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Commission's 28th Session Continues Discussions, Reviews Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region |
The 28th Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today continued its discussions, and assessed latest findings on economic and social developments in the Arab region. High-level government officials from the member countries of ESCWA were presented with the “Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Western Asia Region” which covers 2013 and early 2014. |
| 5 December 2014 |
EGM on "Mainstreaming Gender in the Plans and Programmes of the Ministries of Labour in Selected ESCWA Member Countries" |
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| 21 June 2018 |
ESCWA Executive Secretary meets Lebanese senior officials |
ESCWA Executive Secretary Mohamed Ali Alhakim conducted in the past two weeks several high-level meetings with senior Lebanese officials and congratulated them on the success of the Parliamentary Elections. Mr. Alhakim met with former President Amin Gemayel, Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri, former Prime Ministers Tammam Salam and Najib Mikati, and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Regional Challenges,Youth Unemployment and the Millennium Development Goals Focus of UNESCWA Session Meetings |
Ministerial delegates participating in the 24th Ministerial Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) called on member countries to make available up-to-date and precise national statistics on youth unemployment; and collect periodic data on all youth-related issues, including employment, education and health, from such sources as administrative records, population censuses, and household and specialized surveys, with a view to establishing national databases on the issues of employment and unemployment and their implications for youth, and for |
| 15 June 2017 |
ESCWA Marks 2017 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
Under the auspices and in presence of Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Ghazi Zaayter, ESCWA observed on 15 June 2017 the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (WDCD) at the UN House in Beirut. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Homage from ESCWA Executive Secretary to Sayyed Hani Fahs, Guardian of the Vulnerable and Champion of Righteousness, Justice and the Palestinian Cause |
He was the staunch guardian of values and principles; a highly exemplary and principled person. He carried high the torch of compassion as a symbol of his doctrine, faith and beliefs. He relentlessly defended the rights of the vulnerable and the oppressed, and tirelessly struggled for long-overdue justice for Palestine. |
| 31 December 2018 |
Regional Commission’s international event adopts Financing for Development Consensus |
Beirut, 5 December 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--A multi-stakeholder “Beirut Consensus on Financing for Development” was adopted at the first International Conference on “Financing Sustainable Development” organized by the Beirut based United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on 28-29 November 2018 to influence regional and national contexts in |
| 18 December 2019 |
Leaving No-One Behind: Disability assessment and determination as a means for better inclusion of persons with disabilities in Arab countries |
The workshop provides an overview of regional and international approaches to and tools for disability assessment and determination. |