Overview
ESCAP is implementing a project on “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” from 2024 to 2027.
The target countries in Asia are Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives and Viet Nam (for Latin America and the Caribbean, the target countries are: Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Uruguay).
The project aims to enhance capacity of governments in the Asia-Pacific and Latin America and Caribbean regions to develop evidence-based, intergenerational policies for inclusive and sustainable economic growth in the context of population ageing. For this purpose, ESCAP is supporting target countries to develop National Inclusion Accounts (NIAs) which disaggregate national economic statistics by age and socioeconomic status. NIAs help identify and describe how economic resources are shared between population groups. This type of accounting is needed for long-term forecasts of the costs and funding sources for social protection, education, and health-care programmes to ensure their fiscal sustainability and distributional equity.
Workshops
Training workshop on the National Inclusion Accounts (NIA) methodology
26 to 28 Nov 2024
Virtual meeting to introduce country teams to the concepts and methodology for estimating the National Transfer Accounts and National Inclusion Accounts by educational level, income level and family structure and conduct practical exercises in order to equip participants with the knowledge to use NIAs for designing inclusive and sustainable economic policies.
Bridging National Transfer Accounts (NTA) to National Inclusion Accounts (NIA): Towards Socioeconomic Insights for Inclusive Policy Design
13 Mar 2025
In-person participation of country teams in the 15th Global Meeting of the NTA Network (10-13 March 2025) and organization of special session at the Global Meeting to provide country teams with a clear understanding of the transition from NTAs to NIAs and how NIAs build on NTAs to address socioeconomic inequalities.
Regional Workshop on National Inclusion Accounts (NIA) - Methodology and Estimation
24 to 25 Jun 2025
In-person workshop to support country teams in constructing and refining national NIA estimates for application in inclusive policy planning.
Publications
New Migration Trends in Central Asia and the Russian Federation
30 June 2025
Migration is a crucial factor in economies and societies in North and Central Asia. In 2024, over 6.3 million people born in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were living in countries other than their countries of their birth.
Women migrant workers from Central Asia to the Russian Federation : trends, challenges and prospects
30 June 2025
The Russian Federation remains a key destination of migrants. In 2024, the Russian Federation hosted 7.6 foreign born people, among them 3.8 million women and 3.7 million men.
Integration of migrants from Central Asia to the Russian Federation
23 June 2025
This policy brief is based on an unpublished working paper on “Integration of migrants from Central Asia in the Russian Federation”, commissioned by ESCAP. The working paper utilized survey data from five studies conducted by the author (2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2023), each with similar but not identical methodologies and different research focuses.
Remittances in Asia and the Pacific - a focus on North and Central Asia
30 December 2024
This paper examines different remittance corridors: lower-cost transfers originating from the Russian Federation to Central Asian countries and Malaysia to Indonesia, as well as higher-cost ones originating from Thailand to neighbouring countries and Australia to Pacific island countries.
Videos
Migration data in North and Central Asia - issue, impacts and solutions
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
