Asia Pacific

UN’s Myanmar envoy holds talks with regional leaders in Singapore

20 November 2007
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Adviser on Myanmar is in Singapore, where he is meeting with various regional leaders taking part in this week’s summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Han Seung-soo

Asia-Pacific region needs sustainable growth, UN climate change envoy says

19 November 2007
The United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Han Seung-soo, today in Bangkok called on countries in the region to pursue sustainable growth.

UN study spotlights serious development gaps among ASEAN members

19 November 2007
As the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) get set to discuss a plan for greater regional integration at their annual summit in Singapore this week, the United Nations has emphasized the need for the group to address serious development gaps among its 10 members if it is to move in that direction.

Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested by UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia

19 November 2007
The United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia trying Khmer Rouge leaders accused of mass killings and other crimes three decades ago announced today that a former head of State of the country has been arrested and brought before the court.
Victim of Cyclone Sidr

UN agency airdrops food to stranded Bangladeshi cyclone victims

19 November 2007
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it is teaming up with Bangladesh’s Air Force to airdrop emergency food supplies to hundreds of thousands of people stranded after a deadly cyclone struck the country last week.

Bangladesh: Ban Ki-moon pledges full support of UN in wake of deadly cyclone

18 November 2007
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced his mounting concern today at the trail of devastation and increasing death toll left by Cyclone Sidr after it tore into Bangladesh and he stressed that the United Nations stands ready to do all it can to help in the relief effort.
Flood victims receive high energy biscuits

UN food agency sends relief to cyclone-hit parts of Bangladesh

16 November 2007
Responding to the arrival of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced the distribution of enough high-energy biscuits, considered vital in the early days of an emergency when cooking is impossible, to feed 400,000 people in the affected areas over the next three days.

UN anti-drugs chief urges stepped-up action to tackle surge in Afghan opium

16 November 2007
The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called on the international community to step up its efforts to reign in Afghanistan’s booming opium production, which not only accounts for over half the country’s gross domestic product but is also funding insurgents in the strife-torn nation.

UN forum aims to spur investment in Asian Highway Network

16 November 2007
Representatives of more than 30 countries are today attending a United Nations investment forum in Bangkok to drum up financing to complete the Asian Highway Network, the ambitious plan to crisscross the continent with 141,000 kilometres of high-quality roads.
Opening of the reception centre for asylum seekers

UN refugee agency boosts cooperation with Central Asian nations

16 November 2007
During a just-concluded visit to Central Asia, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has strengthened his agency’s cooperation with the Governments of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan to assist thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers in the two countries.