Asia Pacific

Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

New UN facility on sustainable development opens in Republic of Korea

19 October 2011
A new United Nations research and training facility designed to help poorer countries pursue sustainable development to accelerate economic growth while improving the quality of life and protecting the environment was inaugurated today in the Republic of Korea.
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, main building, Phnom Penh.
Henning Blatt

UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia hears reparations wish list for Khmer Rouge victims

19 October 2011
Lawyers representing 4,000 victims of Khmer Rouge atrocities today presented a wish list for reparations to the United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia that is trying four former political leaders of the regime accused of crimes against humanity.
More than a million people have been affected due to heavy flooding in Cambodia

General Assembly President voices deep concern at South-East Asian floods

19 October 2011
General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser added his voice today to those of other United Nations officials expressing sympathy and concern at the deaths of hundreds of flood victims in Thailand, Cambodia and other South-East Asian countries.
Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana.
UN Photo/Pierre-Michel Virot

Myanmar’s new Government must tackle continuing rights abuses – UN expert

19 October 2011
Despite positive actions by Myanmar’s new Government, such as easing media restrictions and proposed bills on political parties and demonstrations, many serious human rights issues remain, a United Nations expert said today, calling for the speedy release of all political prisoners.
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK Marzuki Darusman (right) and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

UN expert calls for two-pronged approach to end food crisis in DPR Korea

19 October 2011
A United Nations expert today called for a two-pronged approach to tackle the food crisis in the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK), urging the international community to step up its efforts to provide aid to the country and the Government to overcome its flaws in its food distribution system.
A villager manoeuvres through floodwater in Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, Thailand

UN underscores readiness to assist South-East Asian countries hit by floods

18 October 2011
The United Nations today voiced deep concern over the devastating floods in Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam and offered to assist the affected countries to respond to the disaster that has claimed hundreds of lives and caused heavy damage to property and infrastructure.
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr
Forest & Kim Starr

Timor-Leste and UN step up efforts to dispose of unexploded ordnance

18 October 2011
Timor-Leste and the United Nations are stepping up their efforts to uncover unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the small South-East Asian country and strengthen its capabilities to dispose of these deadly objects.
On a visit to China, humanitarian chief Valerie Amos (right) examines a six-day disaster preparedness kit

Senior UN official arrives in DPR Korea to assess food crisis

17 October 2011
The United Nations humanitarian chief arrived today in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to assess the extent of the country’s food crisis.
Millions of people have been affected by floods ravaging many countries in Asia

UN relief chief voices concern over flood disaster in South-East Asia

16 October 2011
The United Nations humanitarian chief has voiced great concern over the rising impact of storms and flooding on millions of people across South-East Asia, saying the situation is expected to worsen, with river levels still rising and heavy rainfall forecast.
A flood-affected family in Pakistan washing clothes in rising floodwaters next to their temporary camp in Digri, Sindh province

UN agency ramps up food assistance to flood-affected Pakistanis

14 October 2011
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it is continuing to scale up the delivery of vital assistance to the worst-affected areas of Pakistan’s Sindh province as part of its efforts to assist the country’s 2.5 million flood victims.