ESCAP

Kim Hak-Su, ESCAP

Amid uncertainty, Asia-Pacific region to sustain growth in 2003, UN commission reports

19 December 2002
The economies of Asian countries are expected to record good performances this year, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said today, attributing the growth to domestic factors and the stimulus provided by intra-regional trade.

UN commission details proposal for highway network from Europe through Asia

14 November 2002
A draft proposal for a highway network expected to improve trade links between Asia and Europe has been finalized, the Bangkok-based United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Pacific (UNESCAP) said today.

At forum of religious leaders in Bangkok, UN official stresses universal values

13 June 2002
As religious leaders from around the world gathered in Bangkok to inaugurate a new assembly, a United Nations official told participants that shared aspirations unite the world's great faiths.

Small-scale loans key to fighting poverty, officials tell UN forum in Bangkok

6 March 2002
"Microfinancing" - a method of funding for community-level entrepreneurs to jump-start local economies - is the focus of a three-day anti-poverty conference which opened today at the Bangkok headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

UN-backed Asia-Pacific forum looks to tackle environment, development challenges

10 January 2002
Environmental issues will be high on the agenda when two dozen leading thinkers from across Asia and the Pacific gather this weekend for a United Nations-sponsored meeting to sketch out a new development framework for greater equitability and sustainability in the region.

Asian countries look for ways to reduce urban poor at UN-backed meeting

11 December 2001
Alleviating poverty was high on the agenda as delegates gathered in Bangkok today at a meeting organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to review the region’s progress in achieving goals set by recent global and regional action plans.

Asia and Pacific: UN-hosted meeting urges more action on 'people-centred' cities

1 November 2001
Less talk and more action are needed to make cities in the Asia and Pacific region more liveable and friendly for residents, according to the mayors and other government officials who participated in a United Nations-backed meeting this week in Bangkok, Thailand.

Terror attacks on US will hurt Asia-Pacific anti-poverty drive, UN official says

5 October 2001
The recent terrorist attacks against the United States will cause an economic downturn in Asia and the Pacific, complicating efforts to eradicate poverty there, according to a senior United Nations official in the region.

At UN-backed meeting, eminent leaders explore new economic agenda for Asia

1 August 2001
The Bangkok-based United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) played host today to a brainstorming session that brought together leading regional experts to explore a new agenda for the Asian continent in the 21st century.