Events
2024 Asia-Pacific Care Champions: From Invisible to Invaluable
The 2024 Asia-Pacific Care Champions event was convened on 21 November from 10:30–12:30 as part of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review.
Side event - Asia-Pacific Regional Review of the 30th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review will feature a series of side events to further discussions on promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls within the context of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review
ESCAP will convene the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review in collaboration with UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in Bangkok, from 19-21 November 2024.
Indonesia national consultation on valuing and investing in the care economy
The national consultation on valuing and investing in the care economy served as a critical and interactive platform for multi-stakeholder dialogue to discuss priorities and strategies on the best ways forward for the Indonesian Care Economy Roadmap and National Action Plan, including within the context of the development priorities of the Government of Indonesia, as stipulated in its Medium-Te
South Asia Subregional Training - Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI) DX: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs through Digital Transformation
To support the subregional roll-out of the new capacity-building programme in South Asia, APCICT and the South Asia Women Development Forum are organizing the South Asia Subregional Training for WIFI DX on 11-13 June 2024, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
79th Commission Session Side Event: Women, Gender Equality and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific
ESCAP, the Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Affairs, Maldives, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Asia-Pacific Regional Office will organize an event on the sidelines of the 79th session of the Commission which focuses on "Women, Gender Equality, and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific".
Policy Dialogue and the Launch of the Toolkit for Policymakers on Strengthening Women’s Entrepreneurship in National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Policies and Action Plans
The Policy Dialogue and the Launch of the Toolkit for Policymakers on Strengthening Women’s Entrepreneurship in National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Policies and Action Plans will be held virtually on 23 November 2022 from 9.00 – 11.30 hours (GMT+7, Bangkok/Jakarta time).
Annual Meeting - Thematic Working Group on Gender and the Sustainable Development Goals United Nations Special Programme for the Economics of Central Asia
ESCAP and UNECE will convene the annual meeting of the SPECA Working Group on Gender and SDGs on 9 November 2022 in the margins of the SPECA Economic Forum taking place from 16 to 17 November 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
High-Level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022
Asia and the Pacific is home to more than 700 million persons with disabilities who face significant barriers to full and effective participation in society.
Commemoration of International Day of Older Persons 2022
ESCAP will commemorate the International Day of Older Persons on 30 September 2022, 12.00-13.45, Bangkok time.
This year’s theme is “The Resilience and Contributions of Older Women in Asia and the Pacific.”
ESCAP will organize a special event consisting of a presentation on the situation of the region’s older women and an expert panel discussion.