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11 December 2014	Opening of ESCWA 26th Session Jordan Chosen as chair, UAE and Bahrain as Vice-chair and Syria Rapporteur	United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia opened this morning the senior officials segment of its 26th Session at the UN House, Beirut. The Session’s Ministerial segment will be held this Wednesday under the auspices of Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri. As is the custom at the beginning of every Session, the chairmanship is assumed by one of the member countries. By virtue of this rule, Jordan was chosen as chair for the two coming years, while United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were selected as vice-chair, and Syria as rapporteur.
25 June 2020	Arab Business Environment Legislative Framework	This meeting will focus on discussing the results of the research and assessment completed by ESCWA and the analysis of the national legislations in each member country and identifying the main challenges and recommendations.
5 December 2014	Expert meeting on ESCWA Initiative for Promoting the Digital Arabic Content Industry Through Technology Incubators
6 February 2018	8th session of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly	Statement by Mr. Mohamed Ali Alhakim Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Opening of the eighth session of the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Abu Dhabi, 13 January 2018 Excellencies, Mr. Adnan Amin, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),
11 December 2014	Concluding its Ministerial Session, ESCWA Urges Continued Efforts for Region's Peace and Stability	At the end of its 26th Ministerial Session, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Thursday (ESCWA) called on its member countries to continue working towards peace and stability in the region and tackling the roots of crises within their socio-economic development programs. The Session was held from 17 to 20 May, with the participation of Arab ministers and officials, ESCWA experts and officials, and representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations.
5 December 2014	Technical Committee, 8th meeting	The secretariat of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing the Eighth meeting of the Technical Committee during the period 10-12 December 2013. The Technical Committee will begin its meeting with an opening session at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 10 December 2013. The Committee will start its working sessions at 10.15 a.m. with one session in the morning and two sessions in the afternoon. It will resume its work at 10 a.m.
7 March 2019	Regional launch of global awareness campaign for the good treatment of children with disabilities
9 June 2021	7th Session of Arab Climate Outlook Forum (ArabCOF) 4th Session of Gulf Cooperation Council Climate Outlook Forum (GCC-COF)	The Arab Climate Outlook Forum (ArabCOF), cutting across multiple Regional Associations, was established following the decision of the Executive Office of the Council of Minsters responsible for Meteorology and Climate, under the League of Arab States, endorsed in April 2017. The Scoping Meeting for the Establishment of the ArabCOF held in Amman, October 2014 agreed on the following key objectives of the forum: • Generate consensus outputs on seasonal forecasts (1-2 per year) and to carry out regional climate change assessments.
11 December 2014	ESCWA Launches Cyber Legislation Directives	Beirut, 4 May 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)— During its coming 27th Ministerial Session, ESCWA will launch a series of directives on “Cyber Legislation” at 12:00 noon on Thursday, 10 May, 2012 at the U.N. House in Beirut to shed light on the results of the commission’s activities in the field of cyber laws. The importance of cyber legislation stems from its role in securing a regulatory and legal environment suitable for the flourishing of the Information and Communication technology (ICT) sector.
11 December 2014	ESCWA Discusses Social Protection as Development	Beirut, 6 September 2011 (UN Information Services)— ESCWA today opened a workshop on “Social Protection as Development” at the UN House in Beirut with the aim of developing effective and integrated systems in this field. The workshop’s opening was attended by Palestinian Minister of Social Affairs Magida El Masri, Jordanian Minister of Labor Mahmoud Kafawin, ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Nadim Khoury and Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs’ representative Randa Bou Hamdan.

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