Escap News
16 May 2013Key economic policymakers from across Southeast and East Asia are taking part in a United Nations-sponsored consultation in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, this week on ways to sustain regional growth amidst persisting global uncertainty and to make it more inclusive as inequality and economic insecurity are on the rise.
16 May 2013On 13-17 May, APCICT and the Union Civil Service Board (UCSB) of Myanmar jointly organized the National workshop on e-Government and Information Security & Privacy at the Central Institute of Civil Service in Upper Myanmar.
10 May 2013ESCAP, with the support of the Russian Federation, will organize the Asian and Pacific Energy Forum to promote regional cooperation for enhanced energy security and the sustainable use of energy, in Vladivostok, Russian Federation, 27-30 May 2013.
2 May 2013Representatives of governments from across Asia and the Pacific have wrapped up a three-day development policy forum at the regional United Nations headquarters here endorsing an agenda to lay the foundations of a future of equitable, resilient and sustainable prosperity for all.
1 May 2013Preparedness for multiple shocks, particularly natural disasters and economic crises, must be central to development planning in Asia and the Pacific which confronts the growing threat of increasingly severe natural calamities and economic crises, top disaster managers told countries from the region gathered at a United Nations forum here this week.
29 Apr 2013The United Nations launched the Zero Hunger Challenge in Asia and the Pacific here today in the presence of top national leaders, calling on governments, farmers, scientists, business, civil society and consumers to join hands to end hunger in the region where the majority of the world’s undernourished people live.
29 Apr 2013Asia-Pacific nations, driving the global recovery, must take the lead in ushering in shared, sustainable social and economic prosperity for their people amid growing threats of multiple shocks that can set back development gains, the United Nations said here today.
25 Apr 2013Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations will arrive in Thailand on Sunday 28 April to participate in the 69th Commission Session of ESCAP. As part of his visit to Thailand, Mr. Eliasson will participate in two field visits. The first will be to the Klong Bang Bua urban resettlement project in Bangkok, and the second will be to the Historic City of Ayutthaya World Heritage Site. Both visits are open to media attendance.
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