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Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
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The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) -
was established by the Economic and Social Council in 1973. The Commission
is headquartered in Beirut and has 13 Member States in the Gulf Area
and North Africa.
The ESCWA serves as a regional forum for the UN organization to promote social
and economic development in the region. Its work is also influenced by the conflict
in the Middle East.
Documentation
ESCWA individual documents carry the following symbols:
E/ Economic and Social Council |
-/ESCWA = Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |
-/type of document |
-/year |
-/current number |
EX. E/ESCWA/TECH/1999/2 Economic and Social Council, ESCWA, Technology, year 1999, document no 2 |
Information about the structure and work of the Commission, full text documents and reports and news can be accessed from the official web page of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.
Several regional economic and social surveys are published by ESCWA:
Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA region. Part of this publication can be accessed through the official web page of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.
The ESCWA submits annual reports in the documentary series Supplements to the Official Records of the Economic and Social Council. A complete collection of these supplements in print will be found in the UN Collection of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala, and in the libraries at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva.
Recent supplements are posted as ECOSOC reports on the official web site of the Economic and Social Council.
ESCWA documents are given individual symbols. Documents before 1993 can be accessed through the UN Archives of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala, and through the libraries at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva.
Databases and Indexes
Documents are published electronically from 1993- in the United Nations Document System - ODS.
References to documents with links to full texts for recent years can be retrieved through the UNBISnet - the online catalogue of the UN Libraries in New York and Geneva.
ESCWA documents and reports can be accessed through the ESCWA Library Database.