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Asia-Pacific countries make historic call
Monday, 23 December 2013, 5:53 pm | UN ESCAP
Bangkok (UN ESCAP Strategic Communications and Advocacy Section) – Asia-Pacific countries unanimously adopted a landmark declaration at a United Nations forum of ministers, outlining the road map towards a regional economic community. More >>
Dr. José Ramos-Horta: Asia must face up to the 21st century
Monday, 23 December 2013, 4:46 pm | UN ESCAP
Bangkok (UN ESCAP Strategic Communications and Advocacy Section) – Former President of Timor-Leste delivers Distinguished Persons Lecture as part of key regional meeting. More >>
UN develops early warning tool for drought prone regions
Saturday, 30 November 2013, 10:52 am | UN ESCAP
UN develops innovative early warning tool for drought prone Asia-Pacific regions • • Bangkok (UN ESCAP Strategic Communications and Advocacy Section) – Senior officials from governments across the Asia-Pacific region today agreed on a set of ... More >>
Govts must include disaster reduction in development plans
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 1:27 pm | UN ESCAP
Building a more resilient Asia-Pacific is the key focus of a three-day meeting that began today at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand, bringing together senior government officials ... More >>
Shaping the Future of Sustainable Energy
Saturday, 5 October 2013, 12:35 pm | UN ESCAP
Opinion-Editorial Piece Submitted for Publication by Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and Special Advisor of the United Nations Secretary-General ... More >>
Royal or Not, Birth Registration is a Fundamental Right
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 3:50 pm | UN ESCAP
The newborn son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made global news again this month, with the public release of his birth certificate. Even with his noble lineage, Prince George’s birth was required to be officially registered in the same way ... More >>
Safe drinking water - an unfinished agenda
Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 3:41 pm | UN ESCAP
Without water there is no life. Clean drinking water and sanitation are basic human rights – essential to life and to all other rights. Lack of access to clean water and sanitation is a silent crisis that destroys livelihoods and claims more lives ... More >>
