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
Committee on Social Development, Ninth session
The ninth session of the Committee on Social Development will be convened at the United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, from 11 to 13 November 2026.
The Committee will focus on four areas of social development that are of significant importance to Asia and the Pacific, namely: (a) pathways to ending poverty; (b) strengthening inclusive and comprehensive social protection systems that foster resilient societies; (c) the current and future trends of active and healthy ageing; and (d) valuing and investing in the care economy.
Expert Group Meeting on Population and Development: Population ageing trends and policy priorities in view of the Fifth Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) in Asia and the Pacific
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is convening this Expert Group Meeting to take stock of current and emerging trends in population ageing and to identify policy priorities ahead of the Asia-Pacific Fifth Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), to be held from 16 to 18 June 2027. The meeting is being held in accordance with General Assembly resolution 79/147 and ECOSOC resolution 2025/8.
Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Population Ageing 2026
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is contributing substantively to the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Population Ageing 2026 through two major workstreams: a pre-conference NTA-I Global Meeting and the Conference’s thematic track on Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Population Ageing.
South and South-West Asia - Stakeholder Consultation for the Asia-Pacific Fifth MIPAA Review and Appraisal
The consultation focuses on South and South-West Asia, utilizes breakout rooms and guided discussions to facilitate knowledge sharing of perspectives, outcomes of programmes and policies, as well as to highlight future collaborative opportunities.
United Nations International Day of Older Persons 2026
he 36th United Nations International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) was commemorated on 6 October 2026 under the theme “The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives.” In view of significant gains in longevity, the theme invited the international community to reimagine how societies could make longer lives also healthy, productive, dignified and equitable lives.
South-East Asia - Stakeholder Consultation for the Asia-Pacific Fifth MIPAA Review and Appraisal
The consultation is being organized by ESCAP with the Stakeholder Advisory Group on Ageing and seeks to identify good practices and remaining challenges in MIPAA implementation in Asia and the Pacific, identify recommendations to accelerate implementation and facilitate collaboration and participation in the regional review and appraisal process.
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
