Tag: ESCAP

Astana, 10 June 2023 (TDI): The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, met with a delegation from the United Nations (UN), including UN Deputy Secretary...

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana As we reach the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the Asia-Pacific...

Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaAsia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and South-East Asia is the most divided subregion.The Covid-19...

Bangkok, 11 August 2022 (TDI): The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is supporting the launch of a...

Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaThe Asia-Pacific region is at a crossroads today – to further break down or breakthrough into a greener, better, safer future.  Since...

Bangkok, 29 March 2022 (TDI): The United Nations and the Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opened the Ninth Asia-Pacific Forum on...

Bangkok, 29 March 2022 (TDI): The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and...

Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaThe year 2022 marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while an end to the pandemic is in sight, it...

Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaTransport ministers from across Asia and the Pacific are meeting this week to consider a potentially transformational agenda for how people and...

Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaAs the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, we honor the leadership of persons with disabilities and their...