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| 26 May 2016 |
Promoting Knowledge and Innovation for Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development in the Arab Region |
This ESCWA side event, to be held during the 17th General Conference of the Arab Towns Organization, will inform participants on the ongoing regional preparations for Habitat III, which will take place in Quito, Ecuador, in October 2016. |
| 29 May 2016 |
Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2016 |
ESCWA, in cooperation with the members of Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) and the League of Arab States (LAS), will organize the 2016 Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, in hotel Kempinski, Amman, from 29 to 30 May 2016.
The Forum opens at 10:00 AM, Sunday 29 May 2016, with speeches by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf, Deputy Secretary General, League of Arab States Ahmed Ben Helli, Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, H.E. Imad N. Fakhoury. |
| 30 May 2016 |
Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
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| 30 May 2016 |
Amman Hosts Seminar on Islam and Science |
On 5 May 2016, experts from across the Islamic world gathered at the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) in Amman, Jordan, to participate in the International Seminar on Islam and Science. Under the theme “Islamic Perspectives on Science’s Big Questions” the Seminar discussed a variety of topics, including Islam and Modern Science; Cosmology and Evolution; and Islam- Science Relationship: The Way Forward. |
| 2 June 2016 |
Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
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| 2 June 2016 |
Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
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| 2 June 2016 |
Marking the opening of the Arab High-level Forum on Sustainable Development |
Statement by Ms. Rima Khalaf Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Marking the opening of the Arab High-level Forum on Sustainable Development Mr. Imad Fakoury, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, |
| 2 June 2016 |
A People in Danger: Effects on Health of the 2014 Israeli Offensive on the Gaza Strip |
An ESCWA-Birzeit University study describes the effects of the 2014 Israeli offensive on Gaza, on health and well-being of adult Gazans, using data from PCBS. |
| 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”. |
| 4 June 2016 |
Scope and Setting up of an Arab – Good Agricultural Practices Framework (Arab-GAP) |
The meeting aimed to review, discuss and formulate a set of options on how an Arab-Good Agricultural Practices framework could be structured, together with its overall operational modalities. |