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Connections : UNESCAP in North-East Asia Newsletter. September � October 2013. Issue 9
No full textAs the East and North-East Asia Office of UNESCAP, we work on several fronts with our member States and various stakeholders. We strive in the end to have a positive impact on all, particularly on the lives of women and girls, elderly, marginalized or vulnerable, including persons with disabilities. Our recent meeting in Sendai, Japan that is still reeling from the devastating earthquake and tsunami of 2011, that took lives of many, espe cially the elderly, is reflected on the work we carry out in the name of supporting and promoting inclusive and sustainable development for all
Connections : UNESCAP in North-East Asia Newsletter. July- August 2013. Issue 8
No full textIt has been a busy summer so far. During these two months we had visits by the Execu tive Secretary of UNESCAP, Dr. Noeleen Heyzer and UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon to Korea. We were also able to support the very important meeting of the GCF Board in Songdo that selected the Executive Director of Green Climate Fund. During this period, our collaboration with the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat also bore fruit. In addition to these and many other activities, we managed to complete our long-in gestation Second Consultative Meeting on Subregional Cooperation in North-East Asia and the Youth Forum on the beautiful Russky Island in Vladivostok, Russia. I want to highlight the key outcomes of our meetings in Vladivostok here
Connections : UNESCAP in North-East Asia Newsletter. June - July 2012. Issue 2
No full textThere is so much UNESCAP SRO-ENEA news to share with you; it is a difficult task to limit it to just a few items. This is because we have been involved in nearly a dozen conferences and meetings throughout the sub-region, including our Commission’s 68th session in Bangkok and discussions on strengthening regional economic integration, trade and energy connectivity and finding sustainable solutions to close development gaps among and within AsiaPacific countries. In all these meetings, our goal is to broaden efforts to increase sustainable growth and encourage greater multilateralism in East and Northeast Asia. In this issue of Connections, you will find reviews of our latest conferences, details about our upcoming events and much more</p
Connections : UNESCAP in North-East Asia Newsletter. August - September 2012. Issue 3
No full textAs before, this issue too contains news and views from the East and North East Asia. But one topic dominates all others, the Rio+20 Conference held in Rio de Janeiro on June 20-22. The Conference concluded its deliberations by adopting a far reaching document, appropriately titled the “Future We Want.” The UN General Assembly promptly endorsed the document by consensus on July 27th, thus beginning the implementation of many of the important decisions that Rio+20 had taken.
I had the honor to join the very small but highly effective delegation led by UN Under Secretary General and UNESCAP Executive Secretary, Noeleen Heyzer from Asia and the Pacific at this Conference in Rio. The Rio+20 Conference brought together world leaders to commit to a more sustainable economic, social and environmental future. SRO-ENEA member nations demonstrated high level participation, and were well represented by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev along with foreign ministers from Mongolia and Japan. Premier Wen explained to the conference, creating "a green and prosperous world" should be "the ultimate goal we should pursue as we work together to advance the global process of sustainable development.”</p
Connections : UNESCAP in North-East Asia Newsletter. November - December 2013. Issue 10
No full text2013 has been a banner year for our Office, for Songdo, for the Republic of Korea and the world. The year has seen a number of significant achievements in the delivery of our programme of work, building better relations with all of our various stakeholders, and in contributing to the success of UNESCAP Bangkok substantive divisions work in the subregion. This year has seen the much awaited and most needed successful launch of the Green Climate Fund. This year has also seen the implementation of a crucial part of the Rio+20 outcome with the establishment of the High-level Political Forum and beginning the important work ahead in integrating the three pillars of sustainable development. In this context, it gives me particular pleasure to inform you of the completion of the report by UN Regional Commissions titled “Regional Perspectives on Sustainable Development: Advancing Integration of its Three Dimensions through Regional Action.&rdquo
Prospects of feed crops in Malaysia
Get PDFThe “Prospects of Feed Crops in Southeast Asian Countries (FEEDSEA)” project for Southeast Asian countries was initiated by UNESCAP- CAPSA during the second quarter of 2003. There are four countries involved in the study, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. A planning meeting for the above project was held on 27-28 August 2003, at UNESCAP-CAPSA, Bogor, Indonesia, with national experts from the four countries attending. The project within the individual countries commenced thereafter and the findings were presented at a workshop in August 2004
The Development Impact of Information Technology in Trade Facilitation
Get PDFThe main purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview and context of the country studies on Information Technology (IT) for Trade Facilitation (TF) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).Impact of Information Techonology, Trade Facilitation, SMEs
UNESCAP Bangkok Waste Account 2017-2020
Get PDFThis is a report of a case study that demonstrates how the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) framework, focusing on solid waste accounts, can be applied and implemented at a micro scale, e.g., in a company or an organization. The ESCAP Bangkok compound served as the facility for this case study.
The Waste Accounts (physical supply and use tables) was generated for the UNESCAP Bangkok compound for the period 2017- 2020. The results of the waste accounts provides supplemental information, evidence and recommendations to improve the ESCAP's waste management programme and strategies.</p
Pathways out of poverty through cassava, maize and soybean in Thailand
Get PDFUNESCAP-CAPSA conducted a three-year research project, “Identification of Pulling Factors for Enhancing the Sustainable Development of Diverse Agriculture in Selected Asian Countries (AGRIDIV)”, from April 2003, in collaboration with eight participating countries, namely Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam.
The “Pathways out of Poverty through Cassava, Maize and Soybean in Thailand” as a result of the second phase of the Thailand country study of the project. This volume presents rural surveys and case studies utilizing primary data to support policy recommendations to realize poverty alleviation through agricultural diversification.Japanese Government for the financial support of the projec
Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Development Goals Planning: The Case of Goal 6 on Water and Sanitation
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