Phnom Penh (UN ESCAP Strategic Communications and Advocacy Section) – “Investing in women’s entrepreneurial leadership, and the empowerment of women, is smart economics - which is why women’s empowerment is one of the most important development priorities for the countries of Asia and the Pacific,” said Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), addressing senior Cambodian … [Read more...]
ASIA S. PACIFIC Inaugural ‘Women, Peace and Security’ – Sept. 13-14th
September 13, 2011 by
Inaugural meeting of the Asia-Pacific Regional Advisory Group on Women, Peace and Security to be held at the United Nations, Conference Centre 13-14 September 2011 Bangkok (ESCAP Strategic Communications and Advocacy Section) – Bringing together leading experts from Governments and civil society organizations from across Asia and the Pacific, the newly established Regional Advisory Group on Women, Peace and Security will hold its inaugural meeting at the United Nations Conference … [Read more...]
