ESCAP News
- 25 Oct 2007
Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement Ministers Meet on 26 October in Goa
- 24 Oct 2007
Gen. Surayud Reaffirms Strong Support in UN Day Address
- 24 Oct 2007
Your Excellency, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont
Your Excellency, Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram
Your Excellency Ambassador Manaspas Xuto, President of the United Nations Association of Thailand,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests,
Colleagues,
Ladies and Gentlemen,It is my great pleasure to welcome you to this celebration of the United Nations Day as the United Nations turns 62 years old today.
- 24 Oct 2007
Mr. Shigeru Mochida, Officer-in-Charge ad interim of the Secretariat & Deputy Executive Secretary of UN-ESCAP,
Mr. G. Giridhar, United Nations Resident Coordinator ad interim,
Dr. Manaspas Xuto, President of the United Nations Association of Thailand,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen, - 22 Oct 2007
The United Nations Day will be marked this year in Bangkok by a joint exhibition by the UN family at the biggest shopping complex in the capital. The Prime Minister of Thailand, Surayud Chulanont, will speak at the official observance on 24 October.
Twenty-two UN entities and international organizations with offices in Bangkok*/ will take part in the exhibition at the CentralWorld – one of Asia’s largest shopping malls —from 23 to 25 October. Also participating is the United Nations Association of Thailand (UNAT).
- 18 Oct 2007
The United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT) has launched the UN-APCICT Digital Partnership Network (DPN) which aims to develop a dedicated network of training institutions, academics, and researchers within the field of ICT for Human Capacity Building. 21 countries have already registered with the network.
- 18 Oct 2007
A United Nations sponsored international seminar on promoting environmentally-sustainable conservation agricultural (CA) practices in Asia and the Pacific will be held in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China from 24 to 26 October 2007.
- 17 Oct 2007
Today UNESCAP in collaboration with the Government of Thailand marked the 20th Anniversary of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty in ceremonies at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok. “Today we mark a day to remember those who continue to live with poverty, violence and hunger”, said Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Secretary of ESCAP, in her welcome address to the participants.
- 15 Oct 2007
A United Nations sponsored meeting has made recommendations on ways to empower persons with intellectual disabilities and their families in Asia and the Pacific. A first in the region, the Shanghai Recommendations were adopted at a workshop organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the China Disabled Persons’ Federations (CDPF) which took place from 11 to 13 October in the Chinese city.
- 12 Oct 2007
16 October 2007 at UN Conference Centre