Please note that changes in the details of these activities
occur frequently, such as postponement of dates, participation by selected
countries, cancellation, change of venue or other adjustments. For an
update of each activity, you are invited to contact directly the division
or person responsible for the organization of the activity.
A list of UNESCAP divisions with telephone and fax numbers
is given at the end of this calendar. The language of the meeting proceedings
is in English, unless specified.
October 2002
Date
Meeting, Venue
Description
Division/Contact
2-4
National Workshop on Promoting Business and Technology
Incubation for Improved Competitiveness of Small and Medium Industries
through Application of Modern and Efficient Technologies, Kathmandu
To provide a forum for discussion/consultation among
policy makers, practitioners and financiers for the evolution of policy
options and institutional capacity building for promoting business
and technology incubators.
Regional Seminar for Asian Managers on Monitoring and
Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Programme, Bangkok
To review the implications of the demand for statistical
data emanating from the MDGs and PRSPs; organisation and management
of national statistical systems and capacity-building plans to address
weaknesses and gaps.
Third Inter-agency Working Group Meeting on Information
and Communication Technology, Bangkok
To further promote partnerships and synergy of efforts
through sharing information between various international and regional
organizations working in the area of ICT development in the region.
People's Forum on Partnerships to Fight
HIV/AIDS, Bangkok
To facilitate stakeholder inputs from a
range of civil society organizations in the Asia-Pacific region, including
people living with HIV/AIDS and youth, on key issues pertaining to
HIV prevention, care and support.
WMO-ESCAP Regional Workshop on Management: Strengthening
Capacity Building of the National Meteorological and Hydrological
Services of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Asia to improve Disaster
Preparedness and Mitigation
To review the status of the WMSs of the :DCs and to
identify ways and means of enhancing their capacities to meet the
needs in the national development plans.
Fourth International Fruit/Vegetable Symposium and
Exposition, Yantai, China
To assist participating countries in enhancing the competitiveness
of their small and medium sized fruit and vegetable processing industries
through improved access to advanced technologies, capacity-building
and skill development, and to enhance regional and international exchange
of technology for fruit and vegetable processing and preservation.
To improve the managerial knowledge and skills, and
enhance business administration skills of national participants, and
also to understand the market conditions and appropriate business
strategies.
UNESCAP/ECO/UNSD Subregional Workshop on the Implementation
of the 1993 System of National Accounts, Ankara, Turkey
To provide a forum to introduce and discuss key elements
and issues of 1993 System of National Accounts and to identify and
formulate strategies for improving national accounts in ECO countries.
Advisory Committee of Permanent Representatives and
Other Representatives Designated by Members of the Commission, two
hundred and sixty-seventh session, Bangkok
To maintain close cooperation and consultation between
the members and the secretariat of the Commission To advise and assist
the Executive Secretary in matters related to the programme of work
of ESCAP.
International Symposium on Water Resources
for Socio Development and Decision-making and Sub-regional Workshop
for Northeast Asia on Application of the Guidelines on Strategic Planning
and Management of Water Resources Development, Beijing
To exchange information experiences in
water resources planning for socio-economic decision making and to
familiarize senior officials of latest development related to SPM.
Round-table Discussion on the Asian Banking Sector and
Launch of UNESCAP-ADB Joint Publication "Rejuvenating Bank Finance
for Development in Asia and the Pacific", Bangkok
Subregional Workshop on Strategic Planning and Management
of the Energy Sector in South-East Asia, Jakarta
To train team leaders and other stakeholders of selected
national teams of the South-East Asian subregion to enable them to
undertake activities at the national level
Policy-level Expert Group Meeting on Identification
of Priority Road Network and Investment Needs in North-east Asia for
Development of Tumen River Area, Ulaanbaatar
To discuss finding of the study and agree on a road
network in North-East Asia and outlining its development strategy.
National Workshop on Promoting Business and Technology
Incubation for Improved Competitiveness of Small and Medium Industries
through Application of Modern and Efficient Technologies, Hanoi
To provide a forum for discussion/consultation among
policy makers, practitioners and financiers for the evolution of policy
options and institutional capacity building for promoting business
and technology incubators.
Governing Board of the Asian and Pacific Centre for
Transfer of Technology (APCTT), seventeenth session, Hanoi
To review its work programme and institutional support
to APCTT and to focus the activities of APCTT during the period from
November 2001 to November 2002.
The Training Workshop on Negotiations and
Implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change and Its Kyoto Protocol, Bangkok
To enhance the capacities of the national
government for the negotiation and implementation of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change and Its Kyoto Protocol.
Judicial Colloquium on International Human
Rights Treaty Law and Women and Girls, Bangkok
To provide an overview of relevant international
human right norms and cases where international human rights norms
have been used to benefit women and girls.
Advisory Committee of Permanent Representatives and
Other Representatives Designated by Members of the Commission, two
hundred and sixty-eighth session, Bangkok
To maintain close cooperation and consultation between
the members and the secretariat of the Commission To advise and assist
the Executive Secretary in matters related to the programme of work
of ESCAP.
Ad hoc Expert Group Meeting on End-use Energy Efficiency
towards Promotion of a Sustainable Energy Future, Bangkok
To review the end-use energy efficiency trends in the
Asian and Pacific region and formulate strategies to further promote
implementation of sustainable energy development and management measures.
Ad hoc Expert Group Meeting on Policy Options and Planning
in Sustainable Development of Water Resources in Asia, Bangkok
To strengthen national capabilities in the formulation
of policies and planning relating to the sustainable development and
management of land and water resources in Asia.
ESCAP HRD Training of Trainers Course on Psychosocial
and Medical Services for Sexually Abused and Sexually Exploited Children
and Youth in Myanmar, Yangon
To strengthen the capacity of key national personnel,
both government and NGO, in preventing and addressing the health and
psychosocial needs of young victims of sexual abused and sexual exploitation.
Fourth WTO/ESCAP Trade Policy Course on WTO Agreements
and the Doha Development Agenda, Bangok
To strengthen developing countries' effective participation
in the Doha negotiations and work programme through a deeper understanding
of WTO Agreements, the issues involved and a better knowledge of the
range of options available.
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Development,
fourth session, Bangkok
To deliberate on policies and issues in the fields of
environment and natural resources development, to review the work
of the UNESCAP secretariat and to discuss and agree on the future
activities to be undertaken.
Subregional Seminar on Asian Highway Cross-border Transport,
Vientiane
To identify the institutional problems hindering the
usage of the Asian Highway in the Greater Mekong Subregion and priority
needs to streamline border crossing procedures.
ESCAP/China National Seminar on Integration
of Environmental and Quality Management System in the ESCAP region,
Beijing
To assist members of the Technical Consultancy
Development Programme for Asia and the Pacific to examine the impact
and implication of the integration of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 series
of standards for SMEs.
Training Workshop on Negotiations and Implementation
of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Its
Kyoto Protocol, Bangkok
To enhance the capacities of the national government
for the negotiation and implementation of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change and Its Kyoto Protocol.
Second Meeting of the Advisory Panel on
ESCAP/UNDP Initiative to Support the Achievement of Millennium Development
Goals in Asia and the Pacific Region, Bangkok
To review and finalize the draft ESCAP/UNDP
regional report on the "State of Progress towards the achievement
of the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific region".
National Workshop on Promoting Business
and Technology Incubation for Improved Competitiveness of Small and
Medium Industries through Application of Modern and Efficient Technologies,
Phnom Penh
To provide a forum for discussion/consultation
at the national level among policy makers, practitioners and financiers
for the evolution of policy options and institutional capacity building
for promoting business and technology incubators.
Steering Group of the Committee on Regional Economic
Cooperation, fourteenth meeting, Bangkok
To consider several important issues relating to the
economic development and economic cooperation in South Asia, including
the Islamic Republic of Iran. Among these are issues related to trade
and investment in South Asia: issues and policies at the national
and subregional levels; intra-subregional and inter-subregional cooperation
for enhanced trade and investment flows within the context of South
Asian development; private enterprise development for export promotion;
and selected issues in realizing sustained national and subregional
economic development.
Expert Group Meeting on Development Issues and Policies,
Bangkok
DRPAD
2-4
Expert Group Meeting on Regional Implementation and
Monitoring of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Outcome of 23rd
Special Session of the General Assembly relating to Women in 2000,
Bangkok
To discuss and develop a set of good indicators to monitor
the implementation of the Geijing Declaration and Platform for Action
and the outcome of the 23rd special session of GA relating to women
2000 and plan a new regional strategy for Beijing plus 10.
The Training Workshop on Negotiations and
Implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change and Its Kyoto Protocol, Bangkok.
To enhance the capacities of the national
government for the negotiation and implementation of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change and Its Kyoto Protocol.
Roundtable Workshops on Formulation of
National Water Vision to Action, Phnom Penh/Vientiane
To assist water-related agencies in Cambodia/Lao
PDR in the formulation of national water vision to action and improve
water resources management of the respective countries.
The Second Training Course for Pollution Reduction in
Coal-fired Power Plants in North-East Asia, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
(a) To enhance the capacity of NEASPEC countries in
the management of coal-fired power plants, in particular, in terms
of reduction of pollutant emission through improvements in operation
and maintenance (O&M) and retrofits and refurbishment to increase
their efficiency. (b) To provide a forum for NEASPEC countries to
exchange and disseminate information on new technologies and R&D
activities in the field of pollution control in the coal-fired power
plants.
ESCAP/Nepal National Seminar on Integration
of Environmental and Quality Management System in the ESCAP region,
Kathmandu
To assist members of the Technical Consultancy
Development Programme for Asia and the Pacific to examine the impact
and implication of the integration of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 series
of standards for SMEs.
Subregional Workshop on Strategic Environmental Planningand
Management for Pacific, Apia
To train government officials in the Pacific on the
concept of strategic environmental planning and to develop follow-up
activities at the national level.
Colombo Plan/ESCAP Training Workshop on
Impact of Competition Law, Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
and Technology on International Trade, Singapore
To enhance the analytical skills of participants
under competitive policy and industrial development, competition regimes
and economic development, privatization and competition, protection
of intellectual property rights and market liberalization, foreign
investment and technology transfer and diffusion under WTO framework.
Seminar on environmental and public health
risks due to contamination of soils, crops, surface and groundwater
from urban, industrial and natural sources in Southeast Asia, Hanoi
Joint UNESCAP-IWMI initiative to (i) share
knowledge on the current status of soil and water contamination among
government departments, universities, international organizations
and NGOs; (ii) share experience with other GMS countries - notably
Thailand - that have experience in collecting relevant data; (iii)
identify potential partners for collaboration in a subregional effort
to investigate the problem and collect data on contamination from
various industrial and natural sources, starting with Viet Nam.
National Workshop on Promoting Business and Technology
Incubation for Improved Competitiveness of Small and Medium Industries
through Application of Modern and Efficient Technologies, Vientiance
To provide a forum for discussion/consultation among
policy makers, practitioners and financiers for the evolution of policy
options and institutional capacity building for promoting business
and technology incubators.
Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference, Bangkok
To provide an impetus to population and poverty issues
and improve understanding of the central role population plays in
the achievement of development goals and in the reduction of poverty.
Furthermore, it will enable Governments to obtain a clearer picture
of the strategic value of formulating and implementing multidisciplinary
population and reproductive health policies and programmes, the need
to integrate research and evaluation into programme planning and implementation
and the role of population data and information in the formulation
of policy and the implementation of programmes.
Roundtable Workshops on Formulation of National Water
Vision to Action, Vientiane
To assist water-related agencies in Cambodia/Lao PDR
in the formulation of national water vision to action and improve
water resources management of the respective countries.
Advisory Committee of Permanent Representatives and
Other Representatives Designated by Members of the Commission, two
hundred and sixty-ninth session, Bangkok
To maintain close cooperation and consultation between
the members and the secretariat of the Commission To advise and assist
the Executive Secretary in matters related to the programme of work
of ESCAP.
ESCAP National HRD Course on Psychosocial and Medical
Services for Sexually Abused and Sexually Exploited Children and Youth
in Laos PDR, Vientiane
To strengthen the capacity of key national personnel,
both government and NGO, in preventing and addressing the health and
psychosocial needs of young victims of sexual abused and sexual exploitation.
Transport and Tourism Division (TTD)*
E-mail: escap_tctidd.unescap@un.org
Tel. +66(0)2 288-1371
Fax:+66(0)2 280-6042
Office of the Executive Secretary(OES)/Poverty Centre*
Email: hasan.unescap@un.org
Tel. +66(0)2 2881636
Fax:+66(0)2 288-1000
UNESCAP Main Telephone Number: +66(0)2 288-1234
UNESCAP Main Fax Number : +66(0)2 288-1000
For further information, please contact:
United Nations Information Services (UNIS)
UNESCAP
United Nations Building
Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel: +66(0)2 288-1861-69
Fax:+66(0)2 288-1052
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