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| 22 August 2019 |
A Common Arab Regional Job Competencies Framework for Senior Public Servants |
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| 18 December 2018 |
Arabic Language Day at ESCWA: an opportunity to honour and reflect |
Beirut, 18 December 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--Arabic Language Day was a special occasion at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), marked with poetry, prose and dictation that evoked the charm of the Arabic language. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Developing and Harmonizing Cyber Legislation in the Arab Region |
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| 5 December 2014 |
Global Harmonization of Arabic Script Use in Domain Names, 4th Meeting |
During the past three decades, ASCII characters were the only allowed characters to be used in the domain names of the Internet. However, the start of the new millennium introduced the concept of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) which allowed the use of non-ASCII character sets, including the Arabic script, in domain names. |
| 1 April 2015 |
ESCWA Marks World Day of Social Justice, Lebanese Star Sings “Al Sharq Al Azeem” in Celebration |
Under the auspices of Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Rashid Derbas, ESCWA observes the World Day of Social Justice at 10:00 AM on Friday 20 February 2015, at the UN House, Riad El Solh, Beirut. |
| 12 August 2015 |
The ESCWA Initiative to Produce PPP Estimates Discussed in Washington |
During a meeting held by the World Bank in Washington D.C. in May 2015, ESCWA delivered a briefing on the methodology and challenges hindered the implementation of the project of producing Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) estimates for the years 2012 and 2013 based on the experiences gained during the 2011 International Comparison Program (ICP) Round. |
| 5 August 2016 |
LAU and ESCWA Prioritize Women, Peace and Security on the Arab Agenda |
The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University (LAU), in collaboration with The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and The Danish Centre for Research on Women and Gender (KVINFO), is organizing an international conference entitled “Towards Prioritising Women, Peace, and Security on the Arab Agenda”, on 8-10 August 2016. |
| 14 June 2019 |
Executive Secretary stresses the role of ESCWA in achieving SDGs, praises Moroccan efforts to boost sustainable development |
Beirut-Rabat, 13 June 2019 (ESCWA)--United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Rola Dashti said that at the national level, ESCWA supports the Kingdom of Morocco as well as Arab states in adopting integrated approaches to sustainable development through providing them with technical support and building their capacities. |
| 21 April 2015 |
Committee on Transport, 16th session |
The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) convened the Sixteenth Session of the ESCWA Committee on Transport, in Cairo, Egypt, from 23 to 24 November 2015. The meeting is of special interest to experts in land and maritime transport, transport and trade facilitation and road safety. |
| 23 January 2019 |
Arab states getting ready for national reviews of Beijing Declaration |
Beirut, 21 January 2019 (Communication and Information Unit)--Twenty-five years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, states around the world will submit next May their fifth comprehensive national reviews of the progress made and challenges encountered in its implementation. |
