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Beirut
Economic and Social Commission
for Western Asia
ESCWA
 
 

Website: http://www.escwa.un.org/information/library.asp
Contact:
library-escwa@un.org

The ESCWA library was established in 1974 under Economic and Social Council Resolution 1818. It provides a specialized collection in the fields of economics and social development. The library's main function is to provide research, bibliographical and reference services to library users in fields that relate to the work programmes of ESCWA and the secretariat's other activities.

Holidays observed in 2008

1 January
20 March
21 March
25 April
1 May
30 September
22 November
8 December
25 December
29 December

Source:
ESCWA/ IC/06/09


Areas of Specialization
Economic and social indicators of the Arab region
Economic policies and five-year plans of ESCWA Member States
Arab investment laws
Women (ESCWA and Arab countries)
Poverty (ESCWA and Arab countries)
Population census (ESCWA Countries)
Human development (Arab countries)
Child Labour (Arab countries, especially Lebanon)
Pollution (General , Arab countries)
Water (Middle east)
Petroleum (Arab countries)
Education (Arab countries)

ESCWA Library
P.O. Box: 11-8575
Riad El-Solh Square
Beirut, Lebanon
Tel: 00961-1-981-301
Fax: 00961-1-981-510

Opening Hours (Local Time, GMT)
UN Staff
Local 7:30a.m.-3:00p.m.
External Public
Local 9:30a.m.-2:30p.m. (closed Wednesday)
GMT +3 (DST)