Economic Commission for Asia (ESCAP)

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Syllabus of the Subject: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESACP, United Nations, Master).

Introduction to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Objectives and Programs of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia
Economic Growth in Asia-Pacific
Committee on Foreign Trade and Investment of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia
Regional Trade Agreements in Asia
Regionalism in Asia
Asian International Trade Indicators
Trade Facilitation in the Asia-Pacific region
Statistical Yearbook for Asia-Pacific of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia

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

To understand the goals (regional integration, Asian development) of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
To analyse the role of the Committee on International Trade and Investment
To know the importance of the regional trade agreements in Asia (Asian regionalism concept)
To analyse the Asian trade indicators
To understand the trade facilitation programs in the Asia-Pacific region

The Subject “Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)” is part of the following Online Higher Education Programs taught by EENI:

Masters: Business in Asia, International Business, Foreign Trade, Economic Relations
Doctorates: Asian Business, Global Trade

Learning materials in or Comisión Económica y Social para Asia Commission économique et sociale pour l’Asie ESCAP

Credits of the Subject “Economic and Social Commission of the United Nations for Asia and the Pacific”: 1
Duration: one week

Online Students, Master in International Business

Example of the Online Subject - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
e-Course: Asian Trade Agreements (ESCAP)

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Description of the Subject: 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:

Poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific region
Managing effects of the Globalisation (international trade, foreign direct investment) in the ESCAP economies
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.

UNESCAP is located in Bangkok (Thailand)
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific consists of sixty-two Governments (58 in the Asia-Pacific region)
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):

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

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

Example of the Online Subject - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
ESCAP Asia Regionalism