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In order to address issues of a regional nature in the substantive
areas of the Millennium Development Goals, UNESCAP focuses its
technical cooperation on building the capacities of
member governments in the following 5 key areas:
- to negotiate effectively in multilateral and regional
forums;
- to implement commitments resulting from global and regional
conferences;
- to formulate and implement effective policies, as well
as regulatory and legal frameworks;
- to build and manage partnerships with all sectors of civil
society, including the private sector;
- to monitor progress in achieving goals and targets adopted
at global and regional conferences.
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“As one of the beneficiaries of the programme, I owe ESCAP
this expression of thanks. Having been the chief negotiator
for Cambodia’s accession to the WTO, I can personally
attest to both the effectiveness and the efficiency of the programme…ESCAP
has been very responsive to our needs and a good listener to
our issues…You cannot have a better student…”
Mr. Sok Siphana, Secretary of State for the Ministry of
Commerce at the Committee on Managing Globalization (ESCAP,
Bangkok, 20 November 2003). |
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“Through UNESCAP’s promotion of the disabled persons
. . . the disability sector in all parts of Asia have had a
chance to exchange information and thanks to that, the unification
movement in Asia has been strengthened. This international exchange
has helped us nationally as well.” Eiichi Takada at
the final workshop for the Asia and Pacific Decade of Disabled
Persons (30 June 2003). |
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“Nepal may have remained a land-locked country, but it
is set to become a land-linked country soon. It stands to benefit
a lot from the Asian Highway.” Suresh Kumar Regmi,
Deputy Director General, Department of Roads, Ministry of Works
and Transport (The Kathmandu Post, 16 December 2002). |
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