Rita Wehbé Email and Phone Number

Economic Affairs Assistant, with a general expertise / background on Sustainable Development related issues (The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, SDGs, Climate Change and Natural Resources Sustainability, Food and Environment). Currently affiliated to the "Statistics, Information Society and Technology Cluster" within the United Nations-Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). Member of the “ICT Policies, Information Society and Digital Development” Team, working on “Enhancing Digital Cooperation and Development - Arab States Action Program (ADCD-ASAP)”. The program which was launched by ESCWA in 2020, encompasses eight tracks. Within the programme framework, I am member of the core team working on the development and implementation of the Arab Digital Agenda 2023-2033 in close cooperation with the League of Arab States and in partnership with a wide range of Arab regional and UN organizations. Also, I am deeply involved in developing Mechanisms for Assessing and Advancing Digital Development in the Arab region, including to name a few, Digital Development toolkits in support of Regional and National Digital Development Report Reviews. Furthermore, I work on the Digital Cooperation track of the programme, which mainly focuses on Internet Governance related issues in the Arab region and follow up on related developments at the global level, including the Global Digital Compact and the Summit of Future.Prior to that, Ms. Wehbé worked as Research Assistant in the Productive Sectors Section and has been exposed to technology and energy related issues during her work with the Technology and Energy Sections in the former Sustainable Development and Productivity Division (SDPD) at ESCWA.Furthermore, Ms. Wehbe worked on sustainable development related issues with the 2030 Agenda Unit, on Population Development related Issues with the ESCWA Social Development Division, and on general strategic issues at the Office of the Executive Secretary of ESCWA.