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| 11 December 2014 |
Regional Commission Witnesses Two Major Events on Friday: Water, Food and Energy Nexus Conference and Launch of Inventory on Shared Water Resources in the Region |
Two important activities will be held at the down town Beirut-based ESCWA on Friday, the 25th of October 2013: the Water, Food and Energy Nexus Conference co-organized with the Rafik Hariri Foundation, and the launch of the Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia organized on the sideline of the United Nations Day (24 October) celebrations. |
| 24 June 2019 |
ESCWA Committee on Energy convenes, highlights regional challenges |
Beirut, 24 June 2019 (ESCWA)-- The 12th session of the Committee on Energy of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) kicked off this morning at the UN House in Beirut with the participation of representatives from member States, relevant international and regional organizations, as well as concerned energy experts. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Celebrates 1st World Statistics Day under Auspices of Lebanese PM Hariri |
Beirut, 15 October 2010 (UN Information Service)— ESCWA celebrated the first World Statistics Day at the UN House in Beirut, under the auspices of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad El Hariri who was represented by State Minister Jean Ogasapian, and in the presence of many diplomats, officials and statistics users. “We have assembled today to give honour to statistics, to a profession that accompanies each of us throughout the life,” the head of ESCWA Statistics Division Juraj Riecan said. |
| 9 March 2018 |
Arab Preparatory Meeting on Environmental and Natural Resources Issues for the 2018 AFSD & HLPF |
To highlight means by which societies in the Arab region can become more resilient to address risks arising from pollution and natural resource depletion, conserve terrestrial ecosystems, and shift to more sustainable consumption and production patterns. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Ninth Session of ESCWA Committee on Energy Opens |
Director of ESCWA Sustainable Development and Productivity Division Roula Majdalani today said that much can be done to increase energy efficiency in most Arab countries, which, in coming years, will suffer from the dangers of falling short of meeting the increased demand for power that will rise by 115 percent during the years 2011-2020. Majdalani was speaking at the opening of the Ninth Session of ESCWA‘s Committee on Energy at the Regency Hotel, Kuwait. The Committee concludes tomorrow Thursday, and is attended by specialized representatives of ESCWA Member States. |
| 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”. |
| 1 February 2018 |
Ambassadors from Arab region and ESCWA leadership discuss priorities for 2018 |
Beirut, 30 January 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)---A dozen ambassadors from Arab countries were at the United Nations’ regional commission in Beirut on Tuesday to discuss common priorities for 2018 that will build on economic and social progress achieved in 2017. |
| 6 September 2019 |
Regional Workshop on the Use of Census Data for Development Planning and Scientific Research in Arab Countries |
The regional workshop aims to review the different ways of census data dissemination and usage in development planning; to highlight the importance of communication of census data between producers and users and the role of population and housing censuses in providing indicators of the 2030 sustainable development agenda; and to discuss how to use individual census data in the process of research and planning. Meeting Details |
| 19 October 2018 |
Regional UN meeting to address financing for development priorities in Arab countries |
Mobilizing the necessary funds to finance the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Arab region is at the core of the agenda of an upcoming gathering in Cairo, Egypt, between members of United Nations regional agencies and the League of Arab States, as well as key financial institutions. |
| 26 February 2015 |
UN in Lebanon Marks International Day for Persons with Disabilities |
Under the theme Persons with Disabilities in Emergencies: Building Resilience, Protecting Lives,” |