In helping countries
in the region to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and implement
outcomes of other global and regional development conferences, UNESCAP
focuses on those issues that are most effectively addressed through
regional cooperation, namely:
Applying global agreements regionally, such as government accession into WTO agreements
Tackling issues of a sensitive nature such as violence against women
Addressing issues that may require further advocacy such as the rights of disabled persons
Working with initiatives that require cross-border negotiation
such as the development of the Asian Highway
Focusing on issues that know no boundaries such as HIV/AIDS and environmental protection
Identifying, testing,and disseminating good practices that can
serve as models throughout the region such as the Saemaul Undong community development project
Substantive
areas of focus are identified in our programme of work
and are categorized by subprogrammes, namely:
