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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Sees Knowledge, Professional Challenge in Arab Spring Commission Launches Millennium Goals Report in Time of Transition |
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today said the Arab Spring is a knowledge and professional challenge for United Nations agencies which these organizations do not shun, and have rather begun to reconsider the development paradigm itself building on lessons from this experience. ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Nadim Khouri said the Arab Spring has amplified responsibilities of governments, international organizations and peoples to identify their clear path towards a national and Arab developmental, revivalist project. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Joint Interregional Seminar on Capacity Building in Economic Assessment of Interregional Linkages and in Facilitation of International Transport between ESCWA, ESCAP,ECE and ECA |
An Inter-regional Seminar on the Economic Assessment of International Transport Linkages and on Transport Facilitation will take place at the Grand Tiba Rose Hotel, Air force Defense Club, Heliopolis, Cairo, 26-28 June 2007. This seminar is organized by the United Nations' Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in cooperation with the United Nations' Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) under the patronage of H.E. Eng. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Amman Hosts Regional Forum |
UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, (UN-ESCWA), Mr. Bader Al Dafa, arrives in Amman tomorrow, Tuesday, to open the inter-regional forum on “Trade Facilitation and Regional Trade Agreements” held on 14-15 November 2007 in Kempinski Hotel in Amman, Jordan. During his visit, Al Dafa is to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Abdelelah Al-Khatib, the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Mrs. Suhair Al-Ali, and the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Salem Khazaaleh. |
| 2 November 2016 |
ESCWA Technology Centre Convenes Technical Committee |
ESCWA Technology Centre’s technical committee held its meeting on 4 October 2016 in Amman, with experts representing regional organizations, scientific institutions, and research and industrial centres of 12 Arab countries. The meeting was held in accordance with the ETC Statute to give guidance to the Centre on its work plan and such technical issues that relate to its work. It was also meant to identify countries’ priorities in the areas of science, technology and innovation. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Assessment of Trade Policy Trends in the ESCWA Region |
With the aim to increase awareness on the latest developments concerning assessment of trade policy trends in member countries, ESCWA is organizing an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on "Trade Policy Trends in ESCWA Member Countries and Their Respective Implications on Trade and Economic Performance". The Meeting will be held in Beirut, Lebanon, during the period 17-18 December 2008. |
| 2 February 2016 |
Promoting Renewable Energy Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development |
UNESCWA is implementing a capacity building project aiming at enhancing renewable energy (RE) investments in member countries in the context of climate change mitigation. |
| 3 February 2021 |
Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, 2021 |
The Forum is the primary regional mechanism for the follow up and review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Arab region. |
| 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. |
| 8 November 2016 |
ESCWA Launches the Survey of Economic and Social Developments in Arab Region 2015-2016 |
Director of ESCWA Economic Development and Integration Division Mohamed el Moctar Mohamed el Hacene is holding a press briefing at 11:00 AM on Thursday 10 November 2016 at the UN House, Riad El Solh square, where he will present key analytical observations of the “Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2015-2016,” an annual ESCWA publication. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Marks World Water Day |
As is customary since 1993, the United Nations celebrated World Water Day on 22 March. In Lebanon, ESCWA marked the day through a seminar held at the UN House in Beirut under the theme: “Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge.” Lebanese Minister of Water and Energy Gebran Bassil gave patronage to the event, which was co-organized by the Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abdel Al (AFIAL) and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR). |