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
Expert Group Meeting on Population and Development: Population Ageing in Asia and the Pacific – Recent and future trends, implications, policies and way forward
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) was organizing an expert group meeting on population ageing trends, implications, policies and a way forward in Bangkok, Thailand, from 25 June (afternoon) to 27 June 2025 (afternoon).
Regional Workshop on National Inclusion Accounts (NIA) - Methodology and Estimation
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) organized a regional workshop on National Inclusion Accounts (NIAs) in Bangkok, Thailand, from 24 to 25 June 2025. The workshop fostered practical, hands-on learning and peer exchange among government focal points from a selected group of target countries in Asia and the Pacific, as well as other invited experts.
Bridging National Transfer Accounts (NTA) to National Inclusion Accounts (NIA): Towards Socioeconomic Insights for Inclusive Policy Design
The session, organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on the sideline of the 15th Global Meeting of the national Transfer Account (NTA) Network held from 10 to 13 March 2025 in Bangkok, aligns with the objectives of the United Nations interregional project: “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”, being implemented by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and ESCAP.
Second Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
ESCAP convened the Second Asia-Pacific Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration with the Regional United Nations Network on Migration for Asia and the Pacific at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok from 4 to 6 February 2025. The intergovernmental meeting brought together ESCAP members and associated members, relevant stakeholders, United Nations entities, and independent experts from across the Asia-Pacific region.
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.
Blogs and Op-eds
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