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| 11 December 2014 |
Major Challenges Facing the Region on the Agenda of the First ESCWA Arab Economics Forum |
Mr. Marwan Kheireddine, Lebanese Minister of State, Dr. Rima Khalaf, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCWA, Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst, Head of the Delegation of the European Union, and Mr. Rida Saidi, Tunisia’s Minister of Economy, will open the First ESCWA Arab Economics Forum at 10:00 am on Friday 23 November 2012 at the ESCWA headquarters, Riad Solh Square, Beirut. The Forum will conclude on 24 November 2012. |
| 3 February 2017 |
First Meeting for Arab-GAP Stakeholder for Lebanon |
This meeting falls under component 3 of the project “Promoting Food and Water Security through Cooperation and Capacity Development in the Arab Region”. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA a Peace Platform for Iraq, Lebanon Children |
“You, senior officials, owe it to us to remember that we are the future of nations and that to the extent you care for us you care for the future of our nations. What you sow in us today you shall reap in our country tomorrow.” That was the message Iraqi and Lebanese children asked ESCWA and its Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf to relay to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the world community. |
| 11 December 2014 |
ESCWA a Peace Platform for Iraq, Lebanon Children |
"You, senior officials, owe it to us to remember that we are the future of nations and that to the extent you care for us you care for the future of our nations. What you sow in us today you shall reap in our country tomorrow." That was the message Iraqi and Lebanese children asked ESCWA and its Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf to relay to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the world community. |
| 15 March 2016 |
Arab IGF 2014, 3rd Annual Meeting |
The Third Annual Meeting of the Arab Internet Governance Forum (AIGF-III) is planned to be hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) with the strategic partnership of the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications and Ogero Telecom, at the Mövenpick Hotel in Beirut, during 26-27 November 2014, and under the joint patronage of H.E. the Lebanese Minister of Telecommunications Sheikh Boutros Harb and H.E. Executive Secretary of ESCWA Dr. Rima Khalaf. |
| 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. |
| 22 December 2015 |
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region |
This platform captures regional efforts towards the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and serves as knowledge hub for the follow-up and review process. |
| 10 June 2019 |
ESCWA marks WED 2019, plants Rafic Hariri Rose in UN House garden |
Beirut, 10 June 2019 (ESCWA)--An estimated nine out of ten people worldwide are exposed to air pollutants and polluted air kills some 7 million people each year, causes long term health problems, and reduces children’s cognitive development. |
| 19 February 2019 |
Executive Secretary: Happy to serve region through ESCWA |
Beirut-New York, 19 February 2019 (ESCWA)--United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Rola Dashti took her oath of office before United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres on Monday 18 February 2019 at the world body’s headquarters, New York, after she assumed her duties at the helm of ESCWA on the 7th. Following the ceremony, Dashti delivered the following remarks: |
| 22 January 2019 |
Arab Region Parliamentary Forum on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development |
Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality
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