Sixtieth
Commission Session: 22-28 April 2004
Shanghai, China |
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28 April 2004 (Wednesday)
The historic sixtieth session of UNESCAP ended today
with unanimous adoption of the Shanghai Declaration
consisting of a wide range of future-oriented strategies
to strengthen and sustain the progress of this vast
region.
The Shanghai Declaration emphasizes UNESCAP’s
unique role as the most representative body for the
Asian and Pacific region and its mandate as the main
general economic and social development centre within
the United Nations system for the region, particularly
in the three thematic areas of poverty reduction,
globalization and addressing emerging social issues.
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27 April 2004 (Tuesday)
Participants at the High-Level Panel on Knowledge-based
Disaster Management, one of the special events organized
as part of UNESCAP's 60th Commission Session in Shanghai,
China.
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Slide Show: Asian Highway Agreement Signing
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26 April 2004 (Monday)
Members of the High-Level Visionary Panel Meeting for
Asia and the Pacific 2020 meeting on the opening day
of the Ministerial Segment of ESCAP's 60th commission
Session. |
24
April 2004 (Saturday)
Mr. Takashi Tajima, Secretary-General of the Asian Productivity
Organization, (centre left) and Mr. Kiran Pyakural (centre
right), a senior UNESCAP trade official, at the opening
reception of the Asia-Pacific Business Forum. The 3-day
event brings together prominent business leaders from
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23 April 2004 (Friday)
Participants at a side event on Least Developed Countries
on the second day of the 60th commission session.
The panel discussion highlighted the progresses needed
in the region's least developed countries to ensure
they meet the MDGs by 2015.
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April 2004 (Thursday)
The sixtieth session of the Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opens at Shanghai
International Convention Center (SICC) in Shanghai,
China |
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