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| 27 June 2018 |
Forum on Public Procurement for Resilience and Sustainable Growth |
Our discussions will cover questions of competitiveness and innovation, the challenges of translating policy into practice as well as capacity and governance of procurement. All of this embedded in the principles of Agenda 2030, especially Sustainable Development Goal 12 that calls for ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns. |
| 12 October 2018 |
Technology at the heart of International Translation Day at ESCWA |
Technology has conquered translation so much that any internet user has access to online services to translate text. While these digital resources present many benefits, there is no denying the indispensable role of translators. To celebrate the many facets of this art, dozens of translation experts and students came together on 1 October at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to mark International Translation Day. |
| 5 March 2018 |
New report: Strengthening Social Protection for Persons with Disabilities in Arab Countries |
According to the most recent data collected by ESCWA in its new report entitled “Strengthening Social Protection for Persons with Disabilities in Arab countries”, the disability prevalence rate in the Arab region is around 2.9 per cent. |
| 28 October 2015 |
Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region 2014-2015 |
Arab economies showed some resilience against adverse conditions: low oil prices, social unrest and armed violence. Low oil prices impacts on Arab development. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Sixth Session of the Committee on Social Development |
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| 15 March 2016 |
Arab IGF 2014, 3rd Annual Meeting |
The Third Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (AIGF-III) is planned to be hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) with the strategic partnership of the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications and Ogero Telecom, at the Mövenpick Hotel in Beirut, during 26-27 November 2014, and under the joint patronage of H.E. the Lebanese Minister of Telecommunications Sheikh Boutros Harb and H.E. Executive Secretary of ESCWA Dr. Rima Khalaf. |
| 12 August 2019 |
At ESCWA, Lebanese youth discuss linkages between innovation and sustainable development |
Beirut, 09 August 2019 (ESCWA)--On Thursday 8 August, 200 young Lebanese women and men, aged between 18 and 30, got together at ESCWA to mark International Youth Day under the theme “Youth Innovation for Lebanon’s Sustainable Development”. |
| 26 February 2015 |
Committee on Transport, 15th session |
The fifteenth session of the Committee on Transport represented a continuation of the efforts made by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in the field of transport, given the effective role of transport in achieving regional integration. At this session, the Committee reviewed the progress made in that regard since its fourteenth session, which was held in Amman on 9 and 10 October 2013. |
| 15 March 2018 |
ESCWA to support National Road Safety Council in Lebanon to reduce fatalities |
The establishment of a National Road Safety Council (NRSC) in Lebanon has been commended by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) as a necessary body for road safety management and to raise awareness about traffic-related fatalities. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Dubai Hosts the Arab Regional Implementation Meeting |
How do the resolutions of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO +20) held in Brazil in June 2012 reflect on the Arab region? |