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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.

UN-backed Asia-Pacific conference to look into impacts of population ageing

9 October 2007
Government officials and representatives from more than two dozen Asian-Pacific nations have gathered in Macao, China, to discuss regional progress in addressing the challenges posed by population ageing at a United Nations-sponsored conference.

Asian nations confer on impact of population ageing at UN-backed forum

25 July 2007
A United Nations-backed meeting – attended by participants from over a dozen countries in the Asia-Pacific region – on the social, health and economic consequences of population ageing kicked off today in Bangkok, Thailand.

UN forum hears calls for health investments in Asia-Pacific region

22 May 2007
Ministers from across the Asia-Pacific region – where relative wealth has not translated into health investments – today heard calls at a United Nations meeting in Kazakhstan for more government spending on medical care in order to combat poverty.
President of Kazakhstan opens Meeting

Asia-Pacific region crucial in global fight against poverty: Ban Ki-moon

21 May 2007
The Asia-Pacific region – with most of the world’s people and some of its fastest-growing economies – is crucial to meeting global anti-poverty targets, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told regional leaders meeting in Kazakhstan.
63rd Commission Session, Almaty

Diversification in Central Asia is focus of UN-sponsored business forum

18 May 2007
With the economies of Central Asia hurtling forward but tied to a single sector, some 300 business leaders and policymakers gathered today for a United Nations-sponsored forum in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to discuss diversification and international competitiveness.

In a first, UN regional development arm to hold annual meeting in Central Asia

25 April 2007
For the first time, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) will hold its annual high-level meeting – which will be attended by over 400 delegates, including heads of Government and ministers from the organization’s 62 members – in Central Asia.

Asia-Pacific economies to grow by over 7 per cent, but risks ahead – UN report

18 April 2007
Asia-Pacific countries are set to grow by over 7 per cent this year, although the region will face several economic challenges, primarily the management of exchange rates, the United Nations says today in its annual regional economic review.
Kim Hak-Su

Lack of infrastructure investment holding back Asia-Pacific region – UN meeting

22 March 2007
The long-term development of the Asia-Pacific region is being threatened by a lack of investment in infrastructure, according to a United Nations-sponsored meeting which ended today with a call to back a proposal to set up a new regional body to raise funds.
Kim Hak-Su

UN economic official stresses need for sustainable development at Asia conference

8 March 2007
While developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are projected to grow by an impressive 7.3 per cent this year, such growth is driven by high consumption of resources and cannot be sustained long-term, the head of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) warned today, as he called on all countries to adopt sustainable development strategies.