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
Intergenerational action on climate change: Taking action to save ourselves, our grandchildren and our planet
Climate change and population ageing are two megatrends affecting the Asia-Pacific region. According to the estimates by the UNESCAP Asia-Pacific Disaster Report in 2019, the Asia and Pacific region has its annual loss of $675 billion due to climate-induced disasters.
Observance of International Migrants Day 2020
The observance of International Migrants Day 2020 in Asia and the Pacific is co-organized by ESCAP, the Regional United Nations Network on Migration and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. It will feature the launch of the Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2020, the first comprehensive UN system-wide assessment of the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Asia and the Pacific.
Webinar on “Using ICT to promote and enhance accessibility and quality of health and long-term care of older persons”
Countries across the Asia-Pacific region are experiencing rapid population ageing. The number of older persons sixty years or over is expected to increase from an estimated 630 million in 2020 to almost 1.3 billion by 2050. By then, one in four people in the region are expected to be over 60 years old.
Committee on Social Development, Sixth Session
The sixth session of the Committee on Social Development was conducted from 20 to 21 October 2020. Over the two days, the Committee deliberated on policy solutions to extend comprehensive and inclusive social protection and achieve international and regional commitments on population and development.
Webinar on “How can we reduce inequalities in later life as societies age?”
Population ageing is occurring along with broader social and economic changes around the world. Climate change, growing inequalities, the expansion of artificial intelligence are all trends that interact with population ageing. The COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying or reshaping some of these processes and their interaction.
Expert Group Meeting on the Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2020
ESCAP and the United Nations Regional Network on Migration for Asia and the Pacific are organizing an expert group meeting for academics, practitioners and other stakeholders to provide feedback on the draft Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2020. The report is prepared by ESCAP and the Regional United Nations Network on Migration for Asia and the Pacific in preparation for the Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration, scheduled for November 2020.
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
