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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Participates in the 59th ISI World Statistics Congress |
On 26-30 August 2013, Hong Kong witnessed an important event: the 59th International Statistical Institute World Statistics Congress. Represented by its Statistics Division, ESCWA contributed to the scientific sessions and participated in a technical panel.
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| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Launches 2011 Report on Information Society in Western Asia |
Beirut, 04 April 2012 (Communication and Information Unit) — The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today said that countries with a low Gross National Income (GNI) spend on the information and communication services more than the developed ones, and that the Arab region comes in the second rank in terms of the cost of these services. |
| 11 December 2014 |
AlDafa Assesses Climate Change and Biodiversity on World Environment Day |
Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Bader AlDafa reviewed anticipated impacts of climate change on the Arab region and the steps taken by its countries to control them. AlDafa was speaking on the occasion of the World Environment Day (WED) that was celebrated on 2 June at the Lebanese Lawyers Syndicate in Beirut. |
| 12 November 2019 |
ESCWA and partners preparing for the global Climate Change Conference |
Beirut-Cairo, 8 November 2019 (ESCWA)--Today, ESCWA concluded several meetings in Cairo on climate change, in preparation for the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid next month. |
| 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. |
| 11 December 2014 |
9th Session of UN-ESCWA Committee on Transport to Convene Tomorrow |
– Under the auspices of Lebanese Minister of Transport and Public Works Mohamad Safadi, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) will convene the 9th Session of its Committee on Transport on 26-28 February 2008 at Holiday Inn-Dunes, Verdun Str., Beirut. |
| 2 August 2019 |
‘Political Tourism’ students visit ESCWA |
Beirut, 02 August 2019 (ESCWA)--Around 45 foreign students of Lebanese origin today paid a visit to ESCWA as part of a broader tour in Lebanon organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the framework of “Political Tourism”. The project aims to introduce the students to the political system in the country as well as the different United Nations entities operating in it and their respective mandates. |
| 3 January 2014 |
Bulletin on Population and Vital Statistics in the Arab Region, No. 16 |
The Bulletin presents data on population size and composition in ESCWA member countries; data on fertility and mortality; and statistics and indicators related to marriage and divorce. Following a recommendation made during the ninth session of ESCWA Statistical Committee, data in this bulletin were only taken from national sources, and were compiled mainly from a questionnaire prepared by ESCWA. |
| 6 April 2020 |
ESCWA & partners warn: violence against women has increased due to COVID-19; Women will lose twice as much as men in terms of jobs |
Beirut, 6 April 2020--While COVID-19 is affecting people indiscriminately, women and girls are among the most vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic. A new policy brief by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and other United Nations entities (attached) emphasizes that existing domestic violence and social challenges faced by women and girls in the Arab region have worsened. |
| 5 December 2014 |
High Level Expert Group Meeting on the Preparation of the Arab Countries for the 7Th WTO Ministerial Conference |
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