ESCAP offers different venues and platforms for governments and non-government stakeholders, including civil society organizations, trade unions, the private sector and others to meet and discuss
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
Commemoration of International Migrants Day in Asia and the Pacific 2024
The observance of International Migrants Day 2024 in Asia and the Pacific was co-organized by ESCAP and the Regional United Nations Network on Migration for Asia and the Pacific.
Expert Group Meeting and Capacity-building Workshop: Strengthening the evidence base on migration in North and Central Asia
International migration is an important feature of economies and societies of North and Central Asia. In 2020, there were almost 18 million international migrants residing in North and Central Asia, and over 21 million migrants from the subregion were residing outside their countries of birth.
Training Workshop on National Inclusion Accounts Methodology
This training workshop is part of the UN Development Account project titled “Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth in a Society for All Ages in the Post-COVID-19 Era in Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean.” The project, implemented by UN DESA, ECLAC and ESCAP, aims to strengthen capacities in eight pilot countries: Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Uruguay, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives and Viet Nam, to utilize National Inclusion Accounts (NIAs) for evidence-based policymaking.
Committee on Social Development, Eighth Session
The Eighth Session of the Committee on Social Development was convened in-person at the United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, from 8 to 10 October 2024
Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Population Ageing: Technology and Population Ageing sessions
ESCAP, in partnership with HelpAge India, was organizing two sessions on technology and population ageing at the 2024 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Population Ageing. This Conference was co-hosted by HelpAge International, the Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) of Indonesia and UNFPA, and supported by Age International, ESCAP and the Tsao Foundation. The overarching theme of the Conference was “Reframing Ageing,” with a focus on mainstreaming ageing in national development plans and recognizing older persons as valuable contributors to society. These sessions specifically explored how technological innovations can help reframe and redefine the societal roles of older persons, not just as beneficiaries but as active participants and innovators in the digital realm.
Seminar on Policies and Good Practices in Addressing Challenges and Opportunities to Population Ageing and Safeguarding the Rights of Older Persons
This pre-Conference seminar, organized by the Social Development Division, ESCAP, in partnership with the Ministry of National Development Planning of Indonesia, aimed to bring together government focal points on ageing and representatives of academia, civil society and United Nations entities to discuss policies and good practices in addressing population ageing.
Blogs and Op-eds
Building a future-ready society so people can live long and age well
Strengthening social health protection for health coverage for all ages
Adding Life to Years – Demographic Change in Asia and the Pacific
Latest News
ESCAP launches survey to member States for the Fifth Asia-Pacific Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing
ESCAP supported the Government of Maldives in the launch of a new policy on ageing
