Statement by Noeleen Heyzer, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP on the five-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami
This Saturday we remember the tragedy of five years ago, when a series of massive tsunami waves struck coasts around the Indian Ocean. The region was caught off guard as most people were unaware that a tsunami threat even existed. The result was a disaster with one of the highest human costs in living memory, and one that will not be forgotten in our lifetimes. [24 December 2009]

Transcript of Press Conference by Dr. Heyzer and Prof. Stiglitz on the ESCAP/Myanmar Second Partnership Development Roundtable and Forum
Transcript of Press Conference on the ESCAP/Myanmar Second Partnership Development Roundtable and Forum by Noeleen Heyzer, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University. [21 December 2009]

Asian Countries Agree to Pursue Treaty on Dry Ports to Promote Regional Integration
Transport ministers from across Asia have agreed to work on a treaty to promote the development of dry ports – inland transport and logistics hubs – to spur intraregional trade and growth. The agreement came at the end of the first session of the Forum of Asian Ministers of Transport, which concluded today at ESCAP in Bangkok. [18 December 2009]

ESCAP and Russia announce joint efforts to address development challenges
The Russian Federation agreed to strengthen cooperation with ESCAP to promote inclusive and sustainable development in the region, providing a voluntary contribution of $1.2 million annually during the period 2009 -2010 to support key technical cooperation activities of ESCAP. This partnership was announced today at a ceremony at ESCAP in Bangkok between Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Secretary of ESCAP, and Andrey Nedosekov, Deputy Transport Minister of the Russian Federation. [17 December 2009]

ESCAP, Myanmar development partnership seeks to boost agricultural sector and enhance rural livelihoods
ESCAP and the Government of the Union of Myanmar today held a wide-ranging dialogue aimed at boosting the country’s agricultural sector and to help it reclaim its status as the rice bowl of Asia. At the invitation of ESCAP, Nobel Prize-winning economist Prof. Joseph Stiglitz and other eminent experts discussed strategies for Myanmar to cut poverty in light of Asia’s regional and subregional experiences. [15 December 2009]