Lebanese Prime Minister Saad El Hariri will
open the 14th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting for all
UN agencies operating in the Arab region. The meeting, organized by ESCWA, will
be held on Thursday 11 November at 9:00 am at the UN House in Beirut.
In addition to El Hariri, the UN Deputy Secretary
General Asha-Rose Migiro and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf will deliver
statements at the opening session.
The theme of this year’s RCM meeting will be Youth and
Poverty Reduction, in line with the International Year of Youth and preparations
for the 2011 Economic and Social Council deliberations on Poverty Reduction.
A closing press conference to announce
recommendations of the 14th RCM will be held on Friday 12
November at 5:00 PM.
The RCM meeting will be attended by regional
directors and officials of UN agencies and offices. It aims at promoting strategic
coordination and information sharing at the regional and sub-regional
levels among UN entities and other regional and sub-regional partners. The
emphasis of this year’s meeting is to enhance multi-stakeholder engagement both
within and between the UN system and strategic regional stakeholders in
addressing development challenges of youth.
