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Towards a gender-responsive just transition for smallholder women farmers and agricultural workers in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific
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Leaving no one behind : Lao People's Democratic Republic country brief
No full textLeaving No One Behind (LNOB) tool helps discover how different circumstances interact to create unequal access to basic opportunities in Asia and the Pacific. The LNOB country brief for Lao People's Democratic Republic provides insights into which groups are further ahead and further behind in various SDG indicators and where the biggest gaps are found in terms of access to opportunities or prevalence of barriers between the furthest behind and the furthest ahead groups in Lao People's Democratic Republic.</p
Presentation. Briefing on the activities of the SPECA WG on ITSD for 2024 2025. Sixth Session of the SPECA Working Group on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development
No full textCircular economy for the sustainable use of natural resources in the Republic of Tajikistan : gap analysis with a focus on accelerating circularity and traceability in the garment and footwear sector : draft. Event on Sustainable Trade and Circularity under the SPECA Working Group on Trade
No full textSession IV : Advancing climate-smart trade through sustainable trade,trade facilitation, digitalization, and circularity, under the SPECA Working Group on Trade Dushanbe, 26 November 2024This policy brief for session IV of the 2024 SPECA Economic ForumThis paper was made possible through the support of the United Nations Development Account in the context of the UNECE Economic Cooperation and Trade Division project �Accelerating the Transition Towards a More Circular Economy in the UNECE Region 2021-2024�
A golden tablet
No full textThe gerege symbolizes: • Efficient governance: Streamlined communication and command structures across a vast, multi-ethnic empire • Rule of law and recognized authority: Where the bearer had power by virtue of official mandate • Interoperability across cultures and borders: As the Mongol Empire linked Europe and Asia, the gerege was accepted across languages and customsH.E. Mr. Tumur Amarsanaa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Mongolia to ESCAPThe” Gerege” or a golden tablet is a gift from the Government of Mongolia to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Throughout the 13th and 14th centuries, the Mongols used metal tablets called “gerege” to identify officials and envoys. With the “gerege” officials and envoys were allowed to move freely, were provided with food and horses, and were treated with respect and courtesy. As such, they served the same function as a contemporary diplomatic passport. Depending on the material and shape of the gerege, travelers and messengers had different privileges. The more precious the material meant the more rights they had. Gerege was made of wood, bronze, silver or gold.
Chinggis Khan, the Great Khan (also known as Genghis Khan), as well as his successors distributed the gerege to officials and envoys. Under the protection of the Great Khan and the Mongol Empire, envoys went on diplomatic missions and to different countries around the world efficiently. States and individuals provided aid and protection when needed.
The “gerege” is historically significant because it is one of the first universally recognized document entitling diplomatic immunity and privileges. It contributed to the development of norms and laws of diplomatic relations.
Like the gerege of the Mongol Empire – an emblem of trust, mobility, and authority across borders - ESCAP empowers countries with the tools and frameworks for legitimate, cooperative development across the Asia-Pacific
