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| 11 December 2014 |
UN Report Recommends a Better Leverage of ICT in Private Sector Development |
Beirut, 19 October 2011 (United Nations Information Centre) – UN Information Centre in Beirut (UNIC-Beirut) held a press conference today at the UN House to launch the Information Economy Report (IER) 2011. The report, entitled “IER 2011: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as an Enabler for Private Sector Development,” is issued by the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). |
| 8 March 2014 |
International Women’s Day |
"Equality for women is progress for all" is the theme of the 2014 International Women’s Day. It is an occasion to reaffirm that development, progress and peace will remain incomplete until women enjoy all their human rights and participate effectively in decision-making, at all economic, social, political and cultural levels. |
| 7 August 2018 |
Experts discuss post-conflict reconstruction policies after political agreement in Syria |
7 August 2018, Beirut — More than 50 Syrian and international experts came together at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in Beirut, Lebanon, on 7 and 8 August to discuss post-conflict reconstruction policies in Syria once a political agreement has been reached. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Growth in Arab Region to Taper Off, Says Chief Economist on Launching ESCAP Study on Macroeconomic Policies for Development |
ESCWA Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Development and Globalization Division (EDGD) Abdallah Al Dardari, said today that modest growth prospects of the Asia-Pacific economies will impact Arab economies through inter-regional economic and social linkages, which became crucial for the Arab region’s development. He added that economic growth of the Arab region will taper off in 2013, as no strong demand growth for natural resources will be seen in the near future. |
| 21 April 2017 |
Regional Workshop on National Accounts and the development of Economic Statistics Infrastructure within SDGs Framework |
The Regional Workshop on National Accounts aims to implement SNA2008 and to develop the infrastructure of economic statistics within the framework of the objectives of SDG’s. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Transport Issues Debated in ESCWA |
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| 21 December 2018 |
The current state and Future of Preventing Violent Extremism in the Arab Region: Regional assessment and future prospects |
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| 19 February 2016 |
Energy policy in the Arab Region |
ESCWA recently issued a publication entitled “Analysis of Energy Policy Trends in the Arab Region” (click here to access the publication and/or download it). This publication attempts to provide an analysis of the past national policy trends that shaped the evolution of the domestic energy situation in the Arab region, as well as the present policies and institutions that are in place. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA Technical Committee on Trade Liberalization Meets in Beirut |
Under the patronage of Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Nicholas Nahhas, the Technical Committee on Liberalization of Foreign Trade, Economic Globalization and Financing for Development in the Countries of the ESCWA Region opened today its seventh session. Statements at the opening session were delivered by Acting Director General of the Ministry of Economy and Trade in Lebanon Fouad Fleifel, representing Nahhas, the Director of ESCWA’s Economic Development and Globalization Division Adballah Dardai and president of the session Ahmad Al Douchari of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
| 18 March 2016 |
Preparatory Meeting for the 3rd Arab Forum on Sustainable Development and the 2nd United Nations Environment Assembly |
The meeting aims to prepare for the contribution of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment (CAMRE) in the 3rd Arab Forum on Sustainable Development and the 2nd United Nations Environment Assembly. |