The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) met with members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and leaders and senior ministers from selected Pacific island States in Noumea, New Caledonia, on 12-13 March 2008.
The meeting was organized following a request by New […]
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) met with members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and leaders and senior ministers from selected Pacific island States in Noumea, New Caledonia, on 12-13 March 2008.
The meeting was organized following a request by New York-based Pacific ambassadors to UNESCAP Executive Secretary Noeleen Heyzer for strong support to Pacific island states. Participants discussed climate change action; food, water and energy security; urban management and youth employment; telecommunications connectivity; and disaster mitigation and management. Executive Secretary Heyzer indicated that UNESCAP would commit to monitor the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals and other key international development frameworks of relevance to the region to assist member States in the Pacific with policy options.
Links to further information
UN News Centre, 14 March 2008
UNESCAP News Service, Press Release No. G/06/2008, 14 March 2008