Economic Commission for Asia (ESCAP)

The objectives of the subject “Economic and Social Commission of the United Nations for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)” are the following:

1. To understand the goals (regional integration, Asian development) of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
2. To analyse the role of the Committees on International Trade and Investment, and Transport
3. To know the importance of the regional trade agreements in Asia (Asian regionalism concept)
4. To analyse the Asian economy and the main trade indicators
5. To understand the Trade Facilitation programs in the Asia-Pacific region
6. To analyse the impact of COVID-19 in the Asian Economy

Description: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) is the regional body of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region.

The mission of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific is to surpass the greatest defiance of Asia and the Pacific region.

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific works in:

1. Poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific region
2. Managing effects of the Globalisation (international trade, foreign direct investment) in the ESCAP economies
3. Facing new social topics

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) region has experimented a fast increase in the number of Preferential Trade Agreements that has changed the scenery of the foreign trade relations in the Asia-Pacific region and augmented the regional markets access difficulty.

1. UNESCAP is located in Bangkok (Thailand)
2. The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific consists of 53 member countries and 9 associate members
3. UNESCAP is the largest United Nations institution serving the Asia-Pacific region with over 600 staff

Regional bodies (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific):

1. Asian Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery
2. Asian Centre for Transfer of Technology
3. Centre for Poverty Reduction through the Secondary Crops' Development in Asia and the Pacific
4. United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific

The Member economies of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) are Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, France, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand, East Timor, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, and Vietnam

The Associate members are American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Hong Kong, Macau, New Caledonia, Niue, and the Northern Mariana Islands

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is an inter-civilisations agreement between the Sinic-Buddhist Civilisation, the Hindu Civilisation, and the Islamic Civilisation.

Masters and Doctorates in International Business for...

1. ASEAN Students: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
2. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
3. Central Asian Students: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

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