ESCAP-EPOC
08 Oct 2012
This meeting is organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Working Group of the Council of Regional Organizations in the Pacific (CROP). It aims to identify strategic macroeconomic and energy policy options to build resilience to shocks and promote sustainable development. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/the-role-of-macroeconomic-policy-and-energy-security-in-supporting-...
30 Jul 2012
The APEF 2013 is expected to adopt a Ministerial Declaration and a Regional Action Plan outlining a regional vision for cooperation on energy security and the sustainable use of energy, and containing initiatives addressing specific needs. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/the-asian-and-pacific-energy-forum-apef-2013/ ]
30 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 May 2012: The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has launched the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2012. The Survey, titled “Pursuing Shared Prosperity: In an Era of Turbulence and High Commodity Prices,” outlines some of the pressing challenges facing the region and provides elements of a policy agenda for Asia-Pacific countries to achieve more resilient, inclusive and sustainable development.
According to the Survey, launched...
29 May 2012
This meeting, convened by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will review the activities undertaken under the project entitled Supporting Millennium Development Goals (MDG)-based development strategies through integrated regional action to promote policy options and good practices in integrating MDGs in national development strategies, plans and programmes. It will evaluate the activities in light of the challenges faced by least-developed countries (LDCs),...
23 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 May 2012: An inter-regional seminar examined best practices in the production, monitoring and reporting of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) indicators in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, and possible lessons to be utilized in designing the post-2015 development agenda.
The seminar, organized and hosted by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at its Santiago, Chile headquarters, from15-17 May 2012, was attended by representatives of the UN regional...
