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Protection, Empowerment, Equality

Social Development in Asia-Pacific

Social Protection

​ESCAP participates in a technical workshop on integrating social policies and the delivery of Social Protection Floors in Siem Reap, Cambodia

17 Jun 2013
Issue: Social Protection
Resource Type: Press
Over 80 social protection experts from national ministries, civil society, business and academia took stock of and reviewed the experiences of various participating countries in the development of coherent national social protection strategies.

ESCAP participates in the launch of UN report laying out a plan for expanding social protection in Thailand

17 Jun 2013
Issue: Social Protection
Resource Type: Press
ESCAP participated in the launching of the UN report “Social protection assessment based national dialogue: Towards a nationally defined floor in Thailand” at the Government House in Bangkok.

UN launches social protection national consultations series

17 Jun 2013
Issue: Social Protection
Resource Type: Press
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) launched a series of national consultations under a regional project on strengthening social protection in Asia-Pacific in Jakarta on 4 June.

Interregional Expert Group Meeting on Strengthening Social Protection

17 Jun 2013
Issue: Social Protection
The Interregional Expert Group Meeting is being organized by ESCAP in collaboration with ECLAC, ESCWA and ECA.

National Consultation on Strengthening Social Protection in Viet Nam

17 Jun 2013
Issue: Social Protection
The National Consultation is being co-organized by ESCAP and the Institute of Social and Medical Studies in Hanoi under the United Nations Development Account project on Strengthening Social Protection.

National Consultation on Strengthening Social Protection in Viet Nam

17 Jun 2013
Issue: Social Protection
The National Consultation is being co-organized by ESCAP and the Institute of Social and Medical Studies in Hanoi under the United Nations Development Account project on Strengthening Social Protection.

National Consultation on Strengthening Social Protection in Philippines

17 Jun 2013
Issue: Social Protection
The National Consultation is being co-organized by ESCAP and the Philippine Institute for Social Sciences in Manila under the United Nations Development Account project on Strengthening Social Protection.

National Consultation on Strengthening Social Protection in India

17 Jun 2013
Issue: Social Protection
The National Consultation is being co-organized by ESCAP and the Institute of Social Sciences in Delhi under the United Nations Development Account project on Strengthening Social Protection.

National Consultation on Strengthening Social Protection in China

17 Jun 2013
Issue: Social Protection
The National Consultation is being co-organized by ESCAP and the Institute of Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing under the United Nations Development Account project on Strengthening Social Protection.

National Consultation on Strengthening Social Protection in Thailand

17 Jun 2013
Issue: Social Protection
The National Consultation is being organized by ESCAP under the United Nations Development Account project on Strengthening Social Protection.

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