Upcoming event notice: ESCAP to hold a high-level intergovernmental meeting to review the regional implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995) and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000) for the Asian and Pacific region from 27 to 29 October 2009 in Bangkok

Presentation: Representation of Women in Local Government Institutions in Conflict Affected Areas: Impact, Challenges and Opportunities in the Philippines

Questionnaire to Governments for collection of information and data to support regional national mechanisms for gender equality and the empowerment of women

Expert Group Meeting in Preparation for the High-Level Intergovernmental Meeting to Review Progress made on Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, 13-15 May 2009, Bangkok

Paper - The Gender Perspectives of the Financial Crisis, presented at the fifty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women, March 2009

International Women's Day, 8 March 2009 (observance on 9 March)
Special regional theme: "Gender Implications of the Economic Crisis in Asia-Pacific"

Questionnaire to ESCAP member and associate member Governments on Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the Outcome of the Twenty-Third Special Session of the General Assembly (2000)

Expert Group Meeting on Gender Statistics and the Use of Violence against Women Indicators in Support of the CEDAW and Beijing Platform for Action, 1-3 October 2008, Bangkok

East Asia and the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, 18-19 August 2008, Bangkok

"Where's the Power in Women's Empowerment?" A Forum, 4 August 2008, Bangkok

National Workshops on Gender Responsive Health-care and Social Security for the Elderly: 12-14 March 2008, Hanoi, Viet Nam; 9-11 April 2008, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Publication - Perspectives on Gender and Migration

International Women's Day, 8 March 2008 (observance on 7 March)
Theme: "Investing in Women and Girls"

Discussion Paper No. 20 - Promoting Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in the Asia-Pacific: Linking the Millennium Development Goals with the CEDAW and Beijing Indicators

Paper - Specific Indicator Initiatives and Issues in the ESCAP Region Related to the Measurement of Violence against Women

Regional Training Workshop on Entrepreneurship and e-Business Development for Women Cooperatives, 27-30 November 2007, Bali, Indonesia

Regional Stakeholders’ Consultation and Planning Workshop on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) and Child Sexual Abuse in the Pacific, 19-21 November 2007, Suva, Fiji

Consultative Meeting for the Establishment of a Regional Knowledge Network of Rural Women Cooperatives, 23-24 August 2007, Bangkok

Expert Group Meeting on CEDAW for National Machineries and Senior Law-making Officials on How to Effectively Integrate and Implement the CEDAW at the National Level to Promote the Human Rights of Women, 18-20 July 2007, Bangkok

Expert Group Meeting "Regional Strategies for implementing the recommendations from the Secretary-General's In-depth Study on All Forms of Violence against Women", 26-27 April 2007, Bangkok

International Women's Day, 8 March 2007
Theme: "Ending Impunity for Violence Against Women"

Discussion Paper No. 19 - Gender Assessment of Selected E-business and Strategies in Asia: The Case Studies of Malaysia, The Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Thailand

Regional Seminar on Strengthening the Capacity of National Machineries for Gender Equality to Shape Migration Policies and Protect Migrant Women, 22-24 November 2006, Bangkok

Report - "Pursuing Gender Equality through the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific"

Discussion Paper No. 17 - Violence against and Trafficking in Women as Symptoms of Discrimination: The Potential of CEDAW as an Antidote More...

Discussion Paper No. 18 - GENDER and HIV/AIDS in the ASIA and PACIFIC REGION More...

Expert Group Meeting on the Promotion and Implementation of CEDAW, Trafficking in Women and Violence Against Women, 3-5 October 2005, UNCC, Meeting Room G More...

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children resources and link More...

CSEC Report - "Situational Analysis Report on CSEC in Fiji" More...

Publication - Toolkit for implementing and monitoring the East Asia and Pacific Regional Commitment and Action Plan against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)

ESCAP has compiled a toolkit on CSEC in the region. The toolkit is composed of three chapters: 1. Tools for Developing National Plans of Action against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children; 2. Situational Analysis Research on CSEC: Basic approaches and tools; 3. Piloting CSEC Info: Experiences from East Asia. By sharing experiences, good practices and practical tools in the areas or research, development of national plan of action and the piloting of CSEC Info, the toolkit can serve as a user-friendly and functional reference for key actors seeking to learn from past practice and adapt such lessons to fit local and national contexts.

DAW Directory of National Machineries for the Advancement of Women, May 2006

Discussion Paper No. 16 - Women in International Trade and Migration: Examining the Globalized Provision of Care Services. This publication explores the gender dimension of movements of persons providing care services across internationsl borders. More...

Concept Note on the use of gender-sensitive qualitatives indicators for monitoring implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. This paper, built on the efforts made by the Gender and Development Section and the Statistics Division of UNESCAP, aims at compiling and disseminating indicators to monitor the progress of implementaiton of the Platform. More...