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World Water Day 2014



To mark World Water Day 2014, ESCWA cooperated with the Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abdel Al, the Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI) and the UN Industrial Development...

Regional Commission and Hariri Foundation Hold Conference on Water, Food and Energy Nexus



On 25 October 2013, ESCWA and the Rafik Hariri Foundation joined hands in organizing "Water, Food and Energy Nexus Conference" at the United Nations House in Beirut. Speakers in the conference...

Shared Water Resources in the Arab Region: Regional launch of the ESCWA-BGR Inventory



On the sidelines of the UN Day celebrations (24 October), a panel discussion was organized for the regional launch of the Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia. In order to shed...

CAMRE Welcomes Cooperation with ESCWA



The Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment (CAMRE) welcomed ongoing cooperation with ESCWA during its 25th Session, held at the Headquarters of the League of Arab States (LAS)...

The 'Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia' Launched in Stockholm



ESCWA and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) launched the Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia on 3 september at the World Water Week in...

Two-Decade ESCWA-BGR Project Concludes



After 21 years of cooperation, ESCWA and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) marked the official end of their mutual project on the management of water...

ESCWA and ALI Launch Green Production Help Desk



In a press conference that gathered the board members of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI), ESCWA officials, and representatives from media institutions, ESCWA and ALI launched on...

Ninth Session of ESCWA Committee on Energy Convenes in Kuwait



The progress achieved in the field of Energy in the ESCWA member countries; the projects achieved and those planned to be implemented in member countries; and the adoption and implementation of...

ESCWA Marks World Environment Day in the Presence of a Host of Arab and Foreign Diplomats



ESCWA celebrated on 5 June the World Environment Day with an event held at the UN House, Beirut, and attended by foreign and Arab diplomats and a host of representatives from the local, regional...

Arab Implementation Meeting Concludes with “Dubai Document”



Dubai hosted the deliberations on the sustainable development agenda in the Arab region, through the "Regional Arab Implementation Meeting" (RIM), held on 29 and 30 May at the Dubai Police Academy...

Exchange Visit of Environmental Knowledge between Palestine and Tunisia under the Patronage of ESCWA Concludes with MoU



Under the patronage of ESCWA, a senior delegation from the Palestinian Ministry of Environmental Affairs visited the Tunisian Ministry of Environment from 22 to 26 April 2013, to have an insight...

ESCWA Committee on Water Resources Concludes 10th Session



The Tenth Session of ESCWA Committee on Water Resources concluded its deliberations on 22 March, coinciding with the International Water Day, with the adoption of over 24 recommendations submitted...

ESCWA Hosts 18th RCM Meeting in Beirut



Engaging in regional and global processes, enhancing policy coherence, and promoting coordination on priority issues were the focus areas of the 18th meeting of the Regional Coordination Mechanism...

ESCWA Participates in UNFCCC/COP 18



In line with ESCWA mandate to follow-up on progress of international conventions and provide support to Member Countries in implementing and meeting their commitments to international goals and...

Engaging citizens is an imperative for the post-2015 Development Agenda in the Arab region



After an intensive discussion at the UN House, international and regional experts as well as senior government officials agreed that engaging citizens in attaining national development agendas is...

Tunis Hosts Regional Workshop on Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development



Roula Majdalani, Chief of Sustainable Development and Productivity Division at ESCWA, said, "Working to avoid energy waste and improve its efficiency in terms of production, transport, conversion...

Deputy Executive Secretary Stresses UN-LAS Cooperation and Commitment to Partnership



ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Nadim Khoury stressed that the League of Arab States (LAS) and ESCWA are longtime partners in development in the region, adding that since its establishment, the...

Advancing Sustainable Development in Post-Conflict Countries Discussed at Rio +20



“Advancing Sustainable Development in Post-Conflict Countries: the Cases of Lebanon and Liberia” was a side event discussion ESCWA hosted in collaboration with the United Nations Department for...

Food Security and Safety Discussed in Rio + 20



During the Rio+20 Conference, which took place in Rio de Janeiro on 20-22 June 2012, ESCWA joined hands with the German Agency of International Cooperation (GIZ), the League of Arab States (LAS),...

ESCWA Participates in Rio +20



On 20-22 June 2012, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) took place in Rio de Janeiro, capturing global attention and participation. Some 12,000 government and civil...

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