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1 Tentative ESCP calendar of meetings and training programmes (1 January to 31 December 2019) CPR (Session of the dvisory Committee of Permanent Representatives and Other Representatives Designated by Members of the Commission) 31 January 380th session of CPR UNCC OES N/ Regular Budget 21 March 381st session of CPR UNCC OES N/ Regular Budget 20 June 382nd session of CPR UNCC OES N/ Regular Budget ugust ugust 383rd session of CPR UNCC OES N/ Regular Budget 16 October 384th session of CPR UNCC OES N/ Regular Budget December December 385th session of CPR UNCC OES N/ Regular Budget Intergovernmental meeting March Fifth Meeting of the Interim Intergovernmental Steering Group on Cross-Border Paperless Trade Facilitation UNCC TIID Regular Budget March Committee on Trade and Investment, Sixth session UNCC TIID PB CEFR Regular Budget March sia-pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2019 UNCC EDD PB CEFR Regular Budget May May Seventy-fifth session of the Commission UNCC OES N/ CEFR Regular Budget ugust ugust 6th session of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction UNCC IDD PB CEFR Regular Budget

2 27 September 15th Session of the Governing Council of CSM Republic of Korea CSM 9-11 October Committee on Energy Second Session UNCC ED PB CEFR Regular Budget 6-7 November 15th Session of the Governing Council of sian and Pacific Centre of Transfer of Technology Malaysia PCTT PB November Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Financing for Development, 2nd session UNCC MPFD PB CEFR Regular Budget November sia-pacific High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on Gender Equality and Women s Empowerment: Beijing+25 Review December 2019 UNCC SDD PB Regular Budget 4-5 December 14th Session of the PCICT Governing Council Incheon, ROK PCICT 9-10 December Fifteenth session of the Governing Council of Statistical Institute for sia and the Pacific Chiba, Japan SIP PB Regular Budget 19 December Fourth Session of PDIM Governing Council Outside IDD PB Subprogramme 1: Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development 17 January ESCP Seminar on the Survey UNCC MPFD PB Regular Budget 24 January Launch of World Economic Situation and Prospect FCCT, Bangkok, 31 January - 1 February shop on SME - Stakeholders' consultation meeting on SME Phnom Penh, Cambodia MPFD PB Regular Budget MPFD E C Section February Midterm review of the Vienna of ction UNCC MPFD PB Section March Expert group meeting on Infrastructure Financing for Sustainable Development in sia and the Pacific UNCC MPFD PB Regular Budget September Joint-conference between UNU-WIDER and UNESCP UNCC MPFD N/ Others

3 4-5 November Expert group meeting on the regional implementation of the Istanbul of ction for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade UNCC MPFD PB Regular Budget 4-5 November Expert Meeting Group on the Economic and Social Survey of sia and the Pacific UNCC MPFD PB Regular Budget 5 November Regional dialogues on issues related to financing for development UNCC MPFD PB Others Subprogramme 2: Trade, Investment and Innovation 28 January - 1 February 27 February - 1 March 3rd UNNExT Task Force Meeting UNCC TIID Regular Budget shop on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs UNCC TIID PB Others 12 March Regional Seminar on Investment Facilitation for Sustainable Development UNCC TIID OWP March shop on NTMs and International Standards for Sustainable Development UNCC TIID Regular Budget March Follow-up shop on Reducing the Cost of NTMs in North and Central sia UNCC TIID Regular Budget March Forum on Trade Digitalization for Sustainable Regional Integration UNCC TIID Regular Budget 15 March 4th UNNExT Task Force Meeting UNCC TIID Regular Budget 15 March Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTO MC12: Focus on LDCs and their graduation UNCC TIID Regular Budget 26 March ESBN Executive Council Meeting UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget May May ESCP-WTO shop on LDC graduation UNCC TIID Regular Budget 8-9 May 4th Meeting of PT ing Group on Investment UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget 8-9 May 4th Meeting of PT ing Group on Rules of Origin UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget 8-9 May 4th Meeting of PT ing Group on Services UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget 8-9 May 4th Meeting of PT ing Group on Trade Facilitation UNCC TIID Regular Budget 9-10 May 55th PT Standing Committee UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget

4 20-21 June sia-pacific Business Forum 2019 Papua New Guinea July 2019 TIID OWP July National multi stakeholder consultation on SME development and value chain integration for Fiji Fiji TIID OWP July National workshop on integrating SMEs into global value chains cum training workshop on promoting FDI for sustainable development, Kyrgyzstan ugust 2019 Bishkek TIID OWP ugust National workshop on integrating SMEs into global value chains cum training workshop on promoting FDI for sustainable development, Cambodia ugust National workshop on integrating SMEs into global value chains cum training workshop on promoting FDI for sustainable development, Nepal Cambodia TIID OWP-003 Kathmandu, Nepal TIID OWP ugust National workshop on investment for sustainable development, Fiji Suva, Fiji TIID OWP October Multi-stakeholder workshop on increasing sustainability of business and investment in sia and the Pacific October Regional workshop on promoting and facilitating FDI for sustainable development together, jointly with the 9th meeting of sia-pacific FDI Network UNCC TIID OWP-002 Section 23 UNCC, MR H TIID OWP-002 Section 23 5 November International Conference on themes related to STI policy and technology transfer Malaysia PCTT PB Subprogramme 3: Transport January EGM on Strengthening the capacity of ESCP member States to harmonize standards on weights, dimensions and emissions of road vehicles for facilitation of transport along the sian Highway network Tbilisi, Georgia TD PB January Inter-regional Expert Group Meeting on Transport Connectivity between sia and Europe UNCC TD PB February Video Conference with OSJD UNESCP TD Section February EGM on Strengthening transport connectivity between the Republic of Korea and Europe through the Eurasian Transport Corridors Beijing, China TD PB176069

5 pril pril Innovative and integrated Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) for the development and operation of sustainable transport systems in urban areas pril EGM on sustainable port development and improving port productivity among ESCP member countries pril Subregional capacity-building workshop on the implementation of the Intergovernmental greement on International Road Transport along the sian Highway Network May 2019 Songdo, Republic of Korea TD PB Section 23 UNCC TD PB Incheon, Republic of Korea TD PB Section May Expert Group Meeting on Harmomization of rules and regulations for international railway transport Bangkok TD PB Regular Budget 4-5 June Regional EGM on Strengthening the capacity of ESCP member States to harmonize standards on weights, dimensions and emissions of road vehicles for facilitation of transport along the sian Highway network July June Regional conference for Logistics Service Providers UNCC TD PB UNCC TD PB July Capacity Building shop on Rural Transport UNCC TD ugust ugust Capacity Building shop on Electric Vehicles UNCC TD PB Section ugust Expert Group Meeting on use of new technologies in operationalizing regional transport connectivity Bangkok TD PB Regular Budget 7-9 ugust visory missions to Yangon on SUTI Yangon TD PB Section ugust Road Safety High Level Conference Gurugram, India TD PB Section ugust visory missions to Bhopal on SUTI Bhopal TD PB Section September Capacity Building shop on strengthening transport connectivity among CLMVT Vientiane, Lao PDR TD PB Section September Capacity Building shop on Road Safety UNCC TD PB September visory missions to Ulaananbaator on SUTI Ulaananbaator, Mongolia TD PB Section September Eighth Meeting of the ing Group on sian Highway UNCC TD PB Regular Budget

6 25 September EGM on port community system and new technologies UNCC TD PB September 24th session of SPEC Thematic ing Group on Sustainable Transport, Transit and Connectivity stana TD PB October visory missions to Tehran on SUTI Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran October Capacity Building shop on Utilizing Smart Transport Technologies to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from the Transport Sector in sia October Capacity Building shop on strengthening transport connectivity of LLBCs in Central sia Tehran TD TD PB Section 23 Singapore TD PB Section October visory missions to Thimphu on SUTI Thimphu TD PB Section November Sixth Meeting of the ing Group on the Trans-sian Railway Network UNCC TD PB CER Regular Budget November Third Meeting of the ing Group on Dry Ports UNCC TD PB CER Regular Budget November Regional Capacity Building shop on improving urban mobility in sian Cities Bhopal, India TD PB Section 23 Subprogramme 4: Environment and development 23 January Inception shop and Training for Vietnam Pilot Project on Integrated Straw Management Vietnam CSM 21 February Regional workshop on water pollution and industries UNCC EDD PB Section March Policy Development shop on pplying the Urban Nexus Concept to Implementing Global gendas Bangkok EDD March SID-ESCP Regional shop UNCC EDD PB pril pril Regional Training on ppropriate-scale Mechanization for groecological Cropping Systems and Conservation griculture for Smallholders Kampong Cham, Cambodia CSM pril Technical Training on Integrated Straw Management Vietnam CSM pril Inception shop for Nepal Pilot Project on Integrated Straw Management Nepal CSM

7 May May 5th Technical ing Groups (TWG) Meeting of the sian and Pacific Network for Testing of gricultural Machinery (NTM) Bangkok, CSM June Regional Training on Machinery Technologies for Havesting and Post- harvest Mechanization China CSM July July The 14th Policy Consultation Forum of the Seoul Initiative Network on Green Growth ROK EDD PB July 5th Training of Trainers of the sian and Pacific Network for Testing of gricultural Machinery (NTM) China CSM ugust ugust 5th Member Meeting of Regional Council of gricultural Machinery ssociations in sia and the Pacific (ReCM) Nepal CSM September Technical Training on Integrated Straw Management China CSM September 7th Regional Forum on Sustainable gricultural Mechanization in sia and the Pacific Republic of Korea CSM 1-4 October 7th sia-pacific Urban Forum(PUF) Penang, Malaysia 7-10 October 6th nnual Meeting of the sian and Pacific Network for Testing of gricultural Machinery (NTM) Moscow, Russian Federation EDD PB CSM October 1st Field Visit of Integrated Straw Management Pilot Project Teams India CSM October 5th Training and Study Tour for gricultural Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors of the Regional Council of gricultural Machinery ssociations in sia and the Pacific (ReCM) China CSM China Robot Competition Wuhan, China CSM Subprogramme 5: Information and communications technology and disaster risk reduction and management

8 14-18 January Training on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Course no. T Pathumthani, 24 January Skype meeting with LSE students Yes IDD N/ IDD PB: OWP002 Section January Expert Group Meeting on Statistical Geospatial Indicators for Disaster-related SDG Implementation lmaty, Kazakhstan 31 January - 1 February dvancing Co-deployment Financing through the sia-pacific Information Superhighway in North and Central sia lmaty, Kazakhstan IDD PB IDD N/ 1 February Regional inter-gency ing Group on ICT (in collaboration with ITU/PT) ITU IDD N/ February 42nd DFIP nnual Meeting Muscat, Oman IDD OWP003 Regular Budget February DBR Regional Consultation and Networking shop for Southeast sia UNCC IDD tbc February Southeast sia Regional TOT on Data-Driven Governance in the Philippines Manila, Philippines 26 February - 1 March 51st session of ESCP/WMO Typhoon Committee Guangzhou, China February Philippines Primer shop in the Philippines Manila, Philippines PCICT IDD PB Regular Budget PCICT 4-7 March UNDP/ESCP Climate Finance shop Bangkok, 7 March Wrap-up Meeting of KECF Project on Statistical Geospatial Indicators UNCC, Bangkok, 8 March RCM TWG on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience UNCC, Bangkok IDD OWP003 Regular Budget IDD IDD PB Regular Budget March Regional learning platform on capacity development to build disaster resilience in social sectors UNCC IDD OWP 002 Section June Regional learning platform on capacity development to build disaster resilience in social sectors Mumbai, India IDD OWP 002 Section June Subregional Steering Group meeting on the implementation of the P-IS for East and North-East sia Mongolia IDD N/ 21 June National workshop as part of the D project: ddressing the transboundary dimensins of the 2030 agenda through regional economic cooperation and integration in sia and the Pacific June SPEC ing Group on Knowledge-based Development Baku, zerbaijan Mongolia IDD N/ IDD PB Regular Budget

9 July July Strengthening e-resilience policies for ICT infrastructure development through the P-IS in South and South-West sia 3-4 July Sub-Regional shop for South sia on Data-Driven Governance in Bhutan Thimphu, Bhutan July Launch of sia Pacific Disaster Report 2019: Summary for Policy Makers at UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2019) ugust ugust Expert Group Meeting on regional cooperation for disaster risk reduction and resilience for sustainable development ugust 3rd session of the sia-pacific Information Superhighway (P-IS) Steering Committee and WSIS regional review Bhutan IDD N/ New York, US PCICT IDD Regular Budget UNCC IDD PB Section 23 UNCC IDD N/ CEFR ugust shop on 3rd session of the sia-pacific Information Superhighway (P-IS) UNCC IDD N/ ugust 23rd session of the Intergovernmental Consultative Committee (ICC) on the Regional Space pplications for Sustainable Development (RESP) UNCC IDD PB ugust Launch of the sia Pacific Disaster Report 2019 UNCC IDD PB Regular Budget September National workshop as part of the D project:ddressing the transboundary dimensions of the 2030 genda through regional economic cooperation and integraiton in sia and the Pacific September 3rd Regional shop on Innovative Climate Finance Mechanisms for Financial Institutions in the sia Pacific Region lmaty, Kazakhstan Hong Kong, China IDD IDD OWP003 Regular Budget ESCP-KOIC Fellowship uncc IDD tbc 20 November 20th dvisory Council Meeting of the ESCP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness December 2019 UNCC IDD PB December High-level Expert Meeting of PDIM Outside IDD PB Subprogramme 6: Social development 11 February sia-pacific RCM Regional Thematic ing Group on Sustainable Societies (8th Session) UNCC SDD PB Regular Budget February sia-pacific CSO Consultation for the Commission on the Status of Women UNCC SDD Regular Budget February isa-pacific Regional Preparatory for CSW 63 "Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastucture for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls" UNCC SDD Regular Budget

10 21-22 February Fifth Session of the ing Group on the sian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, Bangkok SDD Regular Budget February UN EGM on Measuring Population geing: Bridging Research and Policy Chulalongkor n university SDD 8 March Commemoration of the International Women's Day UNCC SDD Regular Budget June Training course on Measuring population ageing and assessing its economic and fiscal consequences UNCC SDD PB Others 4-5 September Expert Group Meeting on Population Indicators UNCC SDD PB Others 25 November Commemoration of International Day for Elimination of Violence gainst Women UNCC SDD Regular Budget Subprogramme 7: Statistics 7-11 January vital statistics report writing initiative (phase II) UNCC SD June sia-pacific Economic Statistics Week UNCC SD PB June Meeting of the Steering Group for the Regional for the Improvement of Economic Statistics in sia and the Pacific September Meeting of the Regional Steering Group for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in sia and the Pacific UNCC SD PB UNCC SD PB Regular Budget Subprogramme 8 - Subregional Office for East and North - East sia 20 February NESPEC North-East sia Clean ir Partnership Science and Policy Committee Meeting ROK SROENE 7 March NESPEC North-East sia Marine Protected reas Network Project Expert Group Meeting Incheon, ROK SROENE

11 18-22 March Science, Technology and Innovation Training shop ROK SROENE March sia Carbon Footprint Network Training shop and Project Meeting Kuala Lumpur SROENE March NESPEC Transboundary Habitat Management shop Yanbian, China pril 2019 SROENE pril NESPEC North-East sia Marine Protected reas Network shop and 3rd Steering Committee Meeting China SROENE June Citypreneurs Shanghai Shanghai SROENE July July 5th UNNEXT Tak Force Meeting Incheon, Korea SROENE July Trade-Transport Facilitation Training shop Dalian, China SROENE September North-East sia Sustainable Development Goals Forum SROENE 25 September Citypreneurs Seoul ROK SROENE September Development Cooperation Forum Japan SROENE October NESPEC 23rd Senior Officials Meeting Mongolia SROENE October North-East sia Regional Power Interconnection and Cooperation Forum 2019 ROK SROENE October sia Carbon Footprint Network nnual Meeting and Seminar SROENE 4 November GTI International Seminar on Trade Facilitation China SROENE November Development ccount Regional Ecnomic Cooperation and Integration 1st National shop Mongolia SROENE

12 Subprogramme 8 - Subregional Office for North and Central sia pril pril Expert Group Meeting on Structural Transformation lmaty, Kazakhstan November Economic Forum of the United Nations Special for the Economies of Central sia shgabat, Turkmenistan 21 November Fourteenth Session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Special for the Economies of Central sia shgabat, Turkmenistan SONC Regular Budget SONC SONC

13 Subprogramme 8 - Subregional Office for South and South - West sia pril pril Subregional Technical shop on 2030 genda to review progress in the implementation of SDGs and share good practices and harness the potential of regional cooperation (Mar/pr 2019) pril Regional shop on Opportunities and Challenges in Using Evidence-Based Trade Policy for the chievement of Sustainable Development Goals in LDCs and LLDCs (Mar/May 2019) May 2019 SOSSW Section 23 Thimphu, Bhutan SOSSW Section 23 July May Launch of the Economic and Social Survey of sia and the Pacific (2019) New Delhi SOSSW PB Regular Budget 1 July Subregional shop on Gender Equality to Identify Challenges and Opportunities to ccelerate Progress towards SDGs and Improve Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in the subregion (Jun/Jul 2019) SOSSW Section July Training on Formulating Trade Policies and Negotiations for LDC Graduation (July 2019) Dhaka SOSSW Section 23 2 September South sia Economic Summit (Sept.2019) Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 September Expert Group Meeting on the Review of Policy and Options to ddress Emerging Sustainable Development Issues in South and South-West sia September Subregional Capacity-Building shop to Identify Gaps and Opportunities for Strengthening Transport Connectivity and opportunities for Regional Cooperation in the Subregion (Sept/Oct 2019) New Delhi () SOSSW PB Section 23 SOSSW PB Regular Budget SOSSW Section October South sia Forum on SDGs Dhaka, Bangladesh December December SDPI Sustainable Development Conference Islamabad, Pakistan SOSSW Regular Budget SOSSW Section 23 Subprogramme 9: Energy 7 October Expert working group on universal access to modern energy services, renewable energy, energy efficiency and cleaner use of fossil fuels UNCC ED PB R Regular Budget 8 October Policy dialogue on regional cooperation for the implementation of SDG UNCC ED PB R Others 17 October United Nations Special for the Economics of Central sia: Project working Group on Water nd Energy Resources 2019 lmaty, Kazakhstan ED PB Regular Budget

Tentative ESCAP calendar of meetings and training programmes

Tentative ESCAP calendar of meetings and training programmes Tentative ESCP calendar of meetings and training programmes (1 January to 31 December 2018) Date Title of Meetings/ctivities Venue Division CPR (Session of the dvisory Committee of Permanent Representatives