Sixty
Second Commission Session: 6-12 April 2006
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(last updated: 18 April 2006) |
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The sixty-second session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) successfully concluded in Jakarta, Indonesia. The annual event was held from 6 to 12 April 2006.
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| Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (left) was one of the high-level participants at the 2006 Asia-Pacific Business Forum. More than 400 businessmen and women took part in the event held in Jakarta from 7-8 April as part of UNESCAP's 62nd Commission Session. |
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H.E Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,
President of Indonesia led a series of
regional leaders who spoke at various
special events during the session.
See list of speakers. |
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A special feature of this year’s Session is the Pacific Leaders’ United Nations ESCAP Special Session (PLUS). A first in UNESCAP history, PLUS will provide a unique Asian and Pacific intergovernmental platform for Pacific leaders to articulate their concerns and engage in interactive dialogue with other delegations from UNESCAP members.
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One of the highlights of the event is the Ministerial Roundtable. Ministers and other delegates will pay particular attention to ESCAP's Theme Study which considers adequate infrastructure in four key sectors – energy, ICT, transport and water – as a pre-requisite for opening up access to global trade and investment flows, increasing the competitiveness of production and services, and thus for sustaining the region’s economic growth. Click here for Mr. Kim Hak-Su's presentation to the roundtable on 11 April. (6.8 MB)
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The commission session was preceded by a meeting of the Special Body on Pacific Island Developing Countries (4-5 April).)
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