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| 11 December 2014 |
First Meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the Arab Internet Governance Forum El Sherbiny: Such Forums Confirm the Need for Dialogue |
Under the umbrella of ESCWA and the League of Arab States (LAS), the first meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (Arab IGF) was held on 18-19 June 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. The meeting was convened by the Arab IGF secretariat, represented by the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt, in collaboration with the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO), and was sponsored by the Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS) and CISCO Systems. |
| 11 December 2014 |
First Meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the Arab Internet Governance Forum - El Sherbiny: Such Forums Confirm the Need for Dialogue |
Under the umbrella of ESCWA and the League of Arab States (LAS), the first meeting of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (Arab IGF) was held on 18-19 June 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. The meeting was convened by the Arab IGF secretariat, represented by the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt, in collaboration with the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO), and was sponsored by the Kuwait Information Technology Society (KITS) and CISCO Systems. |
| 24 October 2016 |
ESCWA on World Information Development Day: Mobile Phone Penetration in Arab Region Exceeds 100 Percent |
ESCWA launched the “Regional Profile of the Information Society in the Arab Region, 2003-2015,” the last publication in a series that kicked off in 2003 to monitor and evaluate various aspects of the information society in its Member States, and measure the progress towards building such society. |
| 12 November 2020 |
First Regional Review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in the Arab Region |
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), the League of Arab States (LAS), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the UN agencies members of the Regional Network on Migration in the Arab Region, and with support of the UN Network on Migration will coordinate the first regional review process in the Arab region. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Two Important UN-ESCWA Events in Abu Dhabi |
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| 2 May 2013 |
High-Level Meeting on Beyond Populism: Economic Challenges and Opportunities in Democratic Transitions |
Excellency, Mr Abdallah Baha, Minister of State, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, |
| 11 December 2014 |
Economic and Social Developments in Western Asia for 2005-2006 |
UN-ESCWA has published the “Survey of Economic and Social Developments in Western Asia, 2005-2006”. The annual publication outlines a set of economic policy principles aimed at contributing to the design of development strategies in the region. The principles are employment-intensive, pro-poor and based on human rights. The Survey was completed before the conflict in Lebanon of July-August 2006. Consequently, some of the economic indicators set forth in this year’s publication, particularly with regard to Lebanon, will need to be revised in a subsequent issue. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA 28th Session Opens Senior Official Segment |
The 28th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today opened in Tunis its senior officials segment at the Regency Hotel, Gammarth, in the presence of a host of representatives from the Commission's member countries, regional and international organizations, and non-ESCWA members. |
| 15 March 2017 |
ESCWA Launches Report on Israeli Practices Towards the Palestinian People and the Question of Apartheid |
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Rima Khalaf pointed out today that it is not an easy matter for a United Nations entity to conclude that a State has established an apartheid regime. In recent years, some have labelled Israeli practices as racist, while others have warned that Israel risks becoming an apartheid State. A few have raised the question as to whether in fact it already has. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Third Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Forum |
Arab Perspective for Shaping the Future of the Internet
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