The Sixty-Third session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is being held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 17 to 23 May 2007.
The session is structured in two segments and scheduled as follows:
I. Senior officials' segment (l7-19 May)
Opening ceremonies
Meetings of the Committees of the Whole I, II and III
Meetings of the Working Group on Draft Resolutions
II. Ministerial meeting (21-23 May)
Opening of Ministerial Meeting
Achieving the MDGs in the Asian and Pacific region (ESCAP 60th Anniversary Commemorative Panel Session)
Policy issues for the ESCAP region
Implications of recent economic & social developments;
Ministerial Roundtable on "Development of health systems in the context of enhancing economic growth towards achieving the MDGs in Asia & the Pacific."
Work of the secretariat since the 62nd session of the Commission