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Ministers, government officials, persons with disabilities, civil society and private sector allies from across Asia and the Pacific will gather in Jakarta next week to chart a new path for the over…

Our workforce is the bedrock of our societies and the engine of our economies. Yet today, the working-age population of Asia and the Pacific is under pressure, denied the decent work opportunities it…

Next week, from 10 to 12 March, the Asia-Pacific region will review the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration adopted by UN Member States in 2018 – a framework and a call for…

This International Women’s Day on 8 March, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and UN Women are celebrating the tremendous efforts by women and girls…

For more than half a century, social protection has been firmly anchored as a human right that States are obligated to guarantee. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role well-designed…

Regional Commemoration of International Women’s Day 2020 2020 is a pivotal year for advancing gender equality worldwide as the global community takes stock of the progress made for women’s…

Almost 25 years on from the adoption of a game changing global agreement to achieve the rights of women and girls - the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, progress on gender equality and…

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Prime Minister of Cambodia H.E. Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of Nauru H.E. Baron Divavesi Waqa and UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive…

The 75th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opens on 27 May 2019, with countries set to examine how empowerment and inclusion, achieved…