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The Executive Secretary speaks on a range of subjects related to ESCAP's work. The list below is updated on a regular basis.

DateDescription ( PDF format)
17 Dec 09Opening Statement. First Forum of Asian Ministers of Transport. Bangkok.
15 Dec 09Round Table Opening Remarks. Second Development Partnership Economic Policies For Growth and Poverty Reduction. Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
3 Dec 09Key Note Speech. Innovative Government: Innovation on the Road To Economic Recovery. Singapore.
24 Nov 09Opening Statement. Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Development. Bangkok.
25 Oct 09ESCAP’s Role in Promoting Regional Connectivity and Development. 4th East Asia Summit. Thailand.
5 Oct 09Statement to Four Region’s Slum Dwellers Network. World Habitat Day.
24 Aug 09Key Note Address. China-ESCAP Cooperation: Promoting Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture Through Technology Transfers and South South Cooperation. Project Launch., Extension of Hybrid Rice Cultivation Technology for Food Security in the Asia-Pacific Region through South-South Cooperation. Beijing.
21 Aug 09Introductory Remarks by Dr. Noeleen Heyzer For Nobel Laureate Professor Joseph E Stiglitz speaking on the subject, "United Nations System and the Economic Crisis: Towards a New Global Financial and Economic Architecture." ESCAP's Distinguished Person Lecture. Bangkok.
5 Aug 09Key Note Address. Weathering the Storm: Advancing Women's Economic Opportunities in the Current Financial Climate. APEC Women Leaders Network. Singapore.
28 Jul 09Statement. National Launching of the ESCAP Study on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in the Asia and the Pacific. Yangon, Myanmar.
13 Jul 09Panel Presentation. The Impact of the Financial and Economic Crisis on Sustainable Development, Particularly their Social Implications. ECOSOC. Geneva.
24 Jun 09Presentation. Round Table 2 - Coordinated & Collaborative Actions To Mitigate The Impacts of the Crisis On Development. United Nations Conference on The World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development. Presentation to General Assembly. New York.
4 Jun 09Talking Points for the Panel on Strengthening the Role of International Cooperation and Opposing Protectionism. St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
11 May 09Public Lecture. The Impact of the Financial and Economic Crisis on Women and Families. International Day of Families. Kuala Lumpur.
27 Apr 09Policy Statement. Ministerial Segment, Sixty-Fifth Commission Session. Bangkok.
26 Mar 09Launch of Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2009. Bangkok.
9 Mar 09Opening Statement: International Women’s Day 8 March 2009 (observed on 9 March 2009)
9 Feb 09Message. Launch of the Post-Nargis Recovery and Preparedness Plan. Post-Nargis and Regional Partnership Conference: Stocktaking, Critical Needs and Lessons Learned. Bangkok.
22 Jan 09Climate Game Change - Innovations and Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation. Asia-Pacific Business Forum. Bangkok.
9 Dec 08Opening Remarks. High-level Regional Policy Dialogue on the Food Fuel Crisis and Climate Change: Reshaping the Development Agenda. Bali.
20 Nov 08Key Note Address. Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility. Singapore.
Nov 2008Asia and the Pacific Cannot Afford to Ignore Development Funding Amidst Financial Turmoil
13 Nov 08Corporate Social Responsibility in the Midst of Financial Turmoil. This article is based on a speech Dr. Heyzer recently delivered at the 7th Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility in Singapore.
15 Oct 08Only by Acting in Unison Can Asia and the Pacific Prevent the Worst of the Global Financial Crisis - an opinion piece published in newspapers across the region
2 Oct 08Address by Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP on the occasion of the Commemoration of the International Day of Non-Violence
28 Apr 08Welcome statement by Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
23 Apr 08Closing remarks at the Regional Preparatory Meeting of Asian and European landlocked developing and transit countries for the Mid-term Review of the Almaty Programme of Action, Bangkok
23 Apr 08Closing Statement. Special Body on Pacific Island Developing Countries. Tenth Session. Bangkok.
22 Apr 08Opening Statement. Special Body on Pacific Island Developing Countries. Tenth Session. Bangkok.
31 Mar 08Opening session of the United Nations Climate Change Talks, Bangkok
26 Mar 08Opening Remarks. Taking India to the Next Level – the Role of the Business Community on India’s Path to Prosperity and Sustainability. The Business Roundtable with the Government of India 2008, “Taking India to the next level” Organized by The Economist, London. New Delhi.
13 Mar 08Enhancing ESCAP's Role in Pacific Island countries: Reforming ESCAP to Better Serve the Needs of the Pacific Island Countries. High-Level Consultative Meeting on Promoting Asia-Pacific Linkages through Regional Cooperation. Noumea, New Caledonia.
10 Dec 07 Climate Change, Green Grown and Inclusive Development, Bangkok
17 Oct 07International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Bangkok
5 Oct 07 Public-Private Partnerships and Financing for Infrastructure Development, Seoul
2 Oct 07Peace and Non-Violence in Economic, Social And Ecological Development in the Context of Asia-Pacific, Bangkok
24 Aug 07First Townhall Meeting with ESCAP Staff Members, Bangkok

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