High-level experts representing Arab countries today participated in the opening of the 2nd  Regional Training-of-Trainers (TOT) workshop within the implementation of the “Academy of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Essentials for Government Leaders in the ESCWA Region (AIGLE)” at the UN House, Beirut. They have either prepared or reviewed the AIGLE four training modules.

The workshop, which closes on Thursday 27 August, also hosts experts from the participating Arab countries including concerned focal points and coordinators.

The Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) was established pursuant to ECOSOC Resolution 1998/46 to hold "regular interagency meetings in each of the five regions (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean and Western Asia) with a view to improving coordination among the work programmes of the organizations of the United Nations system in each region". The first RCM in the Arab Region was convened by ESCWA in 1999. Since then, meetings have been held annually at the rate of one or two meetings per year.