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Social Development Division: Latest development
UN meeting explores pathways towards inclusive social development in Asia-Pacific
Representatives from over 25 countries in Asia and the Pacific, attending the first session of the Committee on Social Development, converged at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok from 24-26 September to seek ways to build more inclusive societies and reduce gaping disparities and social exclusion. more.....
UN High-level Meeting Explores Links Between Migration and Asia-Pacific's Socio-Economic Development
Bangkok (UN/ESCAP Information Services) - With the number of international migrants in Asia having increased nearly twofold since 1960 - growing from an estimated 28 million in 1960 to more than 53 million in 2005 - and with Asia and the Pacific accounting for a third of the world's 190 million migrants, more needs to be done to better understand the impact of the phenomenon on the region's socio-economic development. more.....
Regional Seminar seeks to enhance family well-being in
Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok (United Nations Information Services) - Families all
over the Asian and Pacific region have undergone rapid and unprecedented changes
over the past few decades. Among these transformations are shifts from extended
family to nuclear family patterns, increased participation of women in the
labour force, and increased instances of separation and divorce. more.....
Social division of ESCAP discusses diversity with
private sector
The Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific Diversity & Work-Life
Strategy Council of The Conference Board recently invited Ms. Thelma Kay,
Director, Social Development Division (SDD) of ESCAP, to address its members on
regional diversity and related social issues from a United Nations perspective.
more....
Regional Meeting on Sustainable health financing
strategies to improve access to health care, will be held on 23-25 July
2008, Bangkok. more....
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