REGION’S POOREST COUNTRIES LOOK TO TRADE, DEBT RELIEF,

 

AID, ICT TO ACHIEVE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

UNESCAP Special Body Meets 10-11 May in Bangkok Prior to 61st Commission Session

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REGIONAL SHOCKS DETAILED BY UN’S ECONOMIC, SOCIAL SURVEY FOR ASIA, PACIFIC

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BANGKOK, 25 April (UN Information Service) -- The 2005 “Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific:  Dealing with Shocks” was launched on Monday, 25 April 2005 in Bangkok by Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Executive Secretary Kim Hak-Su.

UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR WESTERN ASIA TO HOLD

 

23RD MINISTERIAL SESSION IN DAMASCUS 9 – 12 MAY

 

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‘GREEN GROWTH’ FOCUS OF SEOUL MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE 24-29 MARCH

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BANGKOK, 15 March (UN Information Services) -- The first high-level major environmental conference since the tsunami last December will be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 24-29 March 2005.

MACROECONOMIC DATA FOR UNECE COUNTRIES NOW AVAILABLE ON WEB

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FIRSTBIODIVERSITYPARK OF ITS KIND LAUNCHED IN RAWALPINDI

Pioneering Public-Private Partnership Gives Prior Access to Biodiversity

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ARAB WOMEN TO LAUNCH CALL FOR PEACE AT BEIJING+10 REGIONAL

CONFERENCE IN BEIRUT, 8-10 JULY

RUSSIA, AZERBAIJAN SIGN ASIAN HIGHWAY AGREEMENT

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SHANGHAI DECLARATION PROMOTES STRATEGIES TO FIGHT POVERTY, IMPROVE HEALTH

Ministers Give Full Support to UN’s Work in Region

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INDIA BECOMES TWENTY-FOURTH COUNTRY TO SIGN ASIAN HIGHWAY AGREEMENT

SHANGHAI, 27 April (ESCAP) -- A United Nations-backed push to complete a 140,000 kilometre network of standardized roadways criss-crossing the Asian continent and reaching to Europe received an added boost today, when India became the twenty-fourth country to sign a legally binding international agreement.