Noeleen Heyzer (Singapore) is the ninth Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General in August 2007, she leads the organizations at the level of Under- Secretary-General. Dr. Heyzer is the first woman to occupy this position since its founding in 1947.
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Myanmar's Political Transition: Opportunities for Economic and Social Development?
The Government of Myanmar has announced it will hold an election on November 7, 2010, the first election to be held since 1990, and an opportunity for Myanmar's military-lead government to improve the country's political governance. It is likely that improvements in political governance will present significant opportunities for economic and social advancement for the country, for an emerging middle class, and especially for the estimated one third of Myanmar's 50 million people living in poverty.