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UN And EIF Launch Interactive Guide On Cross-Border Paperless Trade
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 6:19 am | ESCAP-SCAS
Cross-border paperless trade has great potential to not only grow trade competitiveness but also to address new challenges associated with e-commerce and the digital economy. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), ... More >>
Geospatial Data Providing Timely Evidence For COVID-19 MitigationIn Asia-Pacific
Thursday, 19 November 2020, 6:13 am | ESCAP-SCAS
Photo credit: iStockPhoto/NicoElNino Bangkok ( ESCAP news ) – As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses around the world, governments are relying on geospatial information, digital solutions and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven risk analytics to enhance ... More >>
Central Asian Countries Strengthen Cooperation To Support Sustainable Economic Recovery Post-COVID-19
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 6:03 pm | ESCAP-SCAS
Photo credit: iStock/ipopba Bishkek( ESCAP news ) – Countries participating in the United Nations Special Programme for Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) have recognized the need for a more integrated approach towards structural economic transformation ... More >>
New UN project to boost women’s entrepreneurship launched
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 8:24 am | ESCAP-SCAS
Apia ( ESCAP news ) – The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in partnership with Global Affairs Canada and the Government of Samoa, today launched a new project to support the growth of women entrepreneurs ... More >>
10 digital solutions for women entrepreneurs win UN support
Friday, 28 June 2019, 8:24 am | ESCAP-SCAS
A crowdfunding platform for women farmers, online marketplaces for women - produced goods and services, and e - wallet enabled lending were among ten of the winning business models which will be co - funded by the United Nations to improve access ... More >>
More empowerment, inclusion of disadvantaged in Asia-Pacific
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 7:10 am | ESCAP-SCAS
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opened its 75th session in Bangkok today, with global and regional leaders calling for greater empowerment and inclusion of marginalized groups, if the region is to ... More >>
Asia-Pacific forum to review regional progress
Friday, 8 March 2019, 3:24 pm | ESCAP-SCAS
The Sixth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) will be held from 27 to 29 March in Bangkok, with high-level officials, civil society and other stakeholders set to address the theme “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality,” ... More >>
Reducing inequality is key to sustainable development
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 11:52 am | ESCAP-SCAS
Suva, Fiji (ESCAP News ) – In response to the call of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to “leave no one behind,” the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Ministry of Finance, Government ... More >>
Regional study advance sustainable energy agenda
Saturday, 30 May 2015, 10:57 am | ESCAP-SCAS
Bangkok (ESCAP News) -- The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) launched an innovative new online portal today that will provide unprecedented access to information on the energy policies of countries in ... More >>
Calls for closer partnerships at disaster risk negotiations
Saturday, 14 March 2015, 12:55 pm | ESCAP-SCAS
United Nations top official in Asia-Pacific to call for closer partnerships at disaster risk negotiations More >>
Asia-Pacific underlines need to prioritise gender equality
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 9:24 pm | ESCAP-SCAS
Asia-Pacific underlines the need to keep gender at the core of the development agenda More >>
Asia-Pacific Countries Assemble
Monday, 4 August 2014, 5:14 pm | ESCAP-SCAS
ESCAP’s Annual Session live webcast Bangkok: Asia-Pacific countries will convene in Bangkok this week for the annual policy session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), focusing on the role of regional ... More >>
