ESCAP News
UN’s regional arm and Japan’s space agency sign collaboration agreement
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP Dr. Noeleen Heyzer has appointed Francyne Harrigan as Chief of Strategic Communications and Advocacy in Bangkok, Thailand serving the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). Ms. Harrigan, who comes to this post with two decades of experience in journalism and strategic media communication with multilateral and international organisations, took up her duties on 4 April 2011.
Asia and the Pacific is undergoing major demographic transformation, according to United Nations statistical data released here today.
Following recent positive developments in Myanmar, the top United Nations Asia-Pacific official met with the President of Myanmar, H.E. U Thein Sein, at the outset of a two-day Government of Myanmar-ESCAP forum that will discuss the development of public private partnerships in responding to Myanmar’s development challenges.
Event Takes Place on the Sideline of Shanghai Special Olympics
Noeleen Heyzer, Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP, to present report at FCCT on 18 April
Senior Government Officials Received ICT for Development Training in Ulaanbaatar
The Asia-Pacific region has been the victim of some of the most devastating disasters in human history. Over the last ten years, six out of ten of the most deadly natural disasters occurred within the region.
UN-APCICT holds training workshop on Cook Islands
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon launches report at 14th ASEAN Summit in Pattaya
When:
11:30 – 11:45, Sunday, 12 April 2009Who:
Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General
Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN Secretary-General
Noeleen Heyzer, UN Under-Secretary-General and ESCAP Executive Secretary