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5 December 2014	Electronic/Mobile Government in Arab States: Building Capacity in Knowledge Management through Partnership
30 November 2019	Meeting of the National Task force for reviewing the energy situation of the building sector in Jordan
26 March 2018	Decade for Action on Water launched by ESCWA and partners	Beirut, 22 March 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) – The United Nations has launched a decade for action on water that seeks to forge new partnerships, improve cooperation and strengthen capacity to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
11 June 2018	UN World Data Forum 2018 launched, to advance innovative data solutions in Dubai, 22-24 October	*More than 1,500 leaders and experts from government, business and civil society to collaborate to improve lives through better data* Beirut-New York, 6 June 2018 (Communication and Information Unit)--The United Nations World Data Forum has launched the programme and registration for its 2018 Forum, taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 22-24 October.
5 December 2014	Stakeholders' Consultative Meeting on "Rio+20 Conference, National Policy-Making and Sustainable Development Policies in Conflict-Affected Countries: The Case of Lebanon"
7 December 2017	The Capacity-building Workshop on Information Society Measurement: Core Indicators, Statistics, and Data Collection	The Capacity-building Workshop on Information Society Measurement: Core Indicators, Statistics, and Data Collection (Beirut, 7-10 June 2005) was organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Arab Regional Office and the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS). The Workshop was the first on building the capacity for statistical measurement of the information society in Western Asia and the Arab region.
11 December 2014	The UN Greens the Blue	On 5 June (World Environment Day) 2007, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on all UN agencies, funds and programs to become climate neutral and 'go green'. Since then, all UN organizations have been working together to put in place systems and procedures to measure and reduce the environmental impacts of the UN family. “I would like to see our renovated Headquarters complex eventually become a globally acclaimed model of efficient use of energy and resources. Beyond New York, the initiative should include the other United Nations headquarters and offices around the globe”.
5 December 2014	Consultative Committee on Scientific and Technological Development and Technological Innovation (ESTIC). 5th meeting
8 August 2016	Khawla Mattar of Bahrain Appointed as Deputy Executive Secretary of ESCWA	On the 2nd of August 2016, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Ms. Rima Khalaf announced the appointment of Ms. Khawla Mattar (The Kingdom of Bahrain) as Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme Support. Ms. Mattar is bringing with her a vast working experience in development and in political offices of the UN. She has also worked closely on issues of gender; equality; human rights; migrant workers; rights at work for all and children’s rights.
11 December 2014	Launch of Decade of Action for Road Safety in ESCWA	From the UN House in Beirut, and in cooperation with Lebanese actress Carmen Lebbos, ESCWA launched on 17 May the “Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020.” The event was held under the auspices and in the presence of Lebanese Minister of Interior Ziad Baroud, and many diplomats and government officials from ESCWA’s member countries.

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