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ESCAP provides the most inclusive platform for governments to meet and discuss social development issues in Asia and the Pacific. It also organizes expert group meetings, capacity-building workshops and related events.
Event calendar
Older persons, communities and COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to cause untold damage across the world, it is increasingly apparent that older persons are severely affected. Those aged 60 years and above infected with Covid-19 have a substantially greater risk of dying of the disease, and those over 80 are dying at five times the average rate. In addition, approximately 66 per cent of individuals aged 70 years and over suffer from at least one underlying condition, which raises their overall risk of developing severe symptoms.
Asia-Pacific Forum to Empower Youth to Achieve the SDGs
The Asia-Pacific Forum to Empower Youth to Achieve the SDGs - part of a series of youth exchange activities involving collaboration between ESCAP, UNDP and the Urban Youth Academy - took place over the period 5 to 18 January 2020.The Thailand Social Innovation Platform was a partner in the event, which was initiated at the UNCC with various presentations including ESCAPs work on the demographic dividend with a gender dimension.
Commemoration of International Migrants Day 2019
Recognising the potential for migration to contribute to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the special vulnerabilities of migrants, member States adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in December 2018. This ground-breaking agreement committed member States to cooperate to achieve 23 objectives to ensure that migration was beneficial for all – countries of origin, countries of destination and migrants themselves.
Expert Group Meeting on Monitoring implementation of the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Declaration on Population and Development
From 23 to 24 September ESCAP and UNFPA organized the Expert Group Meeting on Monitoring implementation of the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Declaration on Population and Development at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok.
Asia Pacific Youth Forum on SDGs
The Asia Pacific Youth Forum on SDGs - as part of a series of youth exchange activities involving collaboration between ESCAP, UNDP and Urban Youth Academy - took place over the period 5 to 15 August 2019.The Thai National Innovation Agency and the LINC Plus Foundation were partners in the event, which was initiated at the UNCC. It continued with the almost 190 youth participants from countries across Asia and the Pacific spending time working on sustainable development with grassroots communities across Thailand and following up with presentations on their experiences at the end of the Forum.
Executive Course on Pension Policy in Asia and the Pacific
Pension systems are a core area of public policy, central to ensuring income security in old age but also with profound impacts on wider families and societies. Across Asia and the Pacific there is growing recognition of the importance of effective pension systems in the context of changing family structures, demographic ageing and broader efforts to expand social protection systems to promote inclusive growth.
Blogs and Op-eds
The future of ageing: Advancing inclusive geriatric health through AI in Asia and the Pacific
National inclusion accounts: a tool to promote intergenerational equity
Building societies for all ages: why cooperation and solidarity matter
Latest News
ESCAP launches a new video highlighting the benefits of intergenerational support
Asia-Pacific governments endorse landmark Baku-Bangkok Declaration on advancing societies for all ages
