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1 Tentative ESCP calendar of meetings and training programmes (1 January to 31 December 2017) Date Title of Meetings/ctivities Venue Division CPR (Session of the dvisory Committee of Permanent Representatives and Other Representatives Designated by Members of the Commission) January January 368th session of CPR - 20 January 2017 UNCC OES N/ Regular Budget 21 March 369th session of CPR - 21 UNCC OES N/ Regular Budget June June 370th session of CPR UNCC OES N/ Regular Budget 11 September 371st session of CPR - 11 UNCC OES N/ Regular Budget 5 October 372nd session of CPR - 5 UNCC OES N/ Regular Budget December December 373rd session of CPR - 12 December 2017 UNCC OES N/ Regular Budget Intergovernmental meeting January January First session of the Committee on Energy UNCC ED PB CEFR Regular Budget February February 13th Session of CPS Governing Council Bogor, Indonesia CPS PB March The 12th Session of the Governing Council (GC) of CSM UNCC CSM PB March Third Meeting of the Interim Intergovernmental Steering Group on Cross-border Paperless Trade Facilitation UNCC TIID PB ER 28 March Regional shop on Preparation for the 2017 Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) UNCC EDD PB Regular Budget 28 March shop on multi-stakeholder partnerships for the SDGs implementation in sia and the Pacific UNCC EDD PB Regular Budget

2 29-31 March sia-pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2017 UNCC EDD PB CEFR Regular Budget March CSO sia Pacific Sustainable Development Forum UNCC EDD PB Regular Budget 30 March Technology and Sustainability (GCCS 2017 Destination India) UNCC EDD 31 March Launching of World Water Development Report 2017 UNCC EDD PB Regular Budget 31 March New platforms for civil society engagement with governments for realizing the 2030 genda UNCC EDD 31 March Regional Cooperation in the sia-pacific for SDG Implementation in Developing and Least Developed Countries 31 March SRHR and Gender Equality: Crucial to Eradicating Poverty in sia Pacific UNCC EDD 31 March The contribution of Family Farming to achieving SDGs in sia UNCC EDD May May Seventy-third session of the Commission UNCC OES N/ CEFR Regular Budget 5-8 September sia-pacific Ministerial Summit on the Environment EDD CEFR UNCC EDD September Intergovernmental Meeting on the Regional Review of the Madrid International Plan of ction on geing UNCC SDD PB CEFR Regular Budget 9 October Opening programme of Resilience Week UNCC IDD PB Regular Budget 9-11 October Expert Consultation -on Information and Knowledge Management (PDIM) UNCC IDD PB October Regional Learning Platform on disaster risk reduction and resilience for Sustainable Development UNCC IDD PB Regular Budget October 5th session Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction UNCC IDD PB CEFR Regular Budget 31 October - 2 November November 2017 Committee on Trade and Investment, fifth session UNCC TIID PB CEFR Regular Budget November Second Ministerial Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in sia and the Pacific 27 November - 1 December December 2017 High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the midpoint review of the sian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, UNCC MPFD N/ Others Beijing SDD CEFR Regular Budget 4-5 December 13th Session of SIP Governing Council Chiba, Japan SD PB December 12th Session of Governing Council of PCICT PCICT PB171286

3 6-8 December Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Financing for Development, First session UNCC MPFD PB CEFR Regular Budget 13 December 14th CPS Governing Council Meeting UNCC CPS PB December 13th Session of Governing Council of PCTT UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget Subprogramme 1: Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development January January Launch of DES's WESP 2017 FCCT, Bangkok, January National and sub-regional workshop on infrastructure financing for Nepal and South-sian countries, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal MPFD PB Regular Budget MPFD Sub-programme 1 E (b) Others February February National workshop on infrastructure financing for development, Samoa pia, Samoa MPFD Sub-programme 1 E b pril 2017 Others pril High-Level Dialogue on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration for Enhancing Sustainable Development in sia and the Pacific pril 4th High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development in sia and the Pacific Bangkok, May 2017 UNCC MPFD N/ Others MPFD Sub-programme 1 E b June May Launch of Economic and Social Survey of sia and the Pacific 2017 Bangkok, MPFD PB Regular Budget 6-8 June National and sub-regional workshop on infrastructure financing for development, Georgia Georgia MPFD Sub-programme 1 E b Others ugust ugust National workshop on infrastructure financing for development Manila, Philippines MPFD September Regional workshop on strengthening development of LDCs in sia and the Pacific to support the implementation of the 2030 genda for Sustainable Development Phnom Penh, Cambodia MPFD YES Regular Budget

4 27-28 September Lunch on SME financing in sia and the Pacific and Latin merica UNCC, Bangkok, MPFD Development ccount: E 2 Regular Budget 3 October National and sub-regional workshop on infrastructure financing for development, Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam MPFD Sub-programme 1 E b Others November November Regional meeting on infrastructure financing for development (FfD) UNCC, Bangkok 14 November Expert Group Meeting on Macroeconomic Prospects and Policy Challenges in sia and the Pacific including Countries with Special Needs : Presentation of Survey 2018 (Chapter 1 & 2) 15 November Launch of the Economic and Social Survey of sia and the Pacific 2017: Year-end update UNCC, Bangkok, 17 November Expert Group Meeting on the regional implementation of the Istanbul of ction UNCC, Bangkok, November Second Ministerial Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in sia and the Pacific December 2017 MPFD UNCC MPFD PB Regular Budget MPFD PB Regular Budget MPFD PB Regular Budget UNCC MPFD N/ Others December Regional workshop on enhancing private sector finance to transition to low-carbon climate resilient economies in the sia-pacific region Subprogramme 2: Trade, Investment and Innovation January 2017 UNCC, Bangkok MPFD YES Section January The 50th Standing Committee of sia-trade Pacific Trade greement (PT) UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget 13 January The 4th Ministerial Council of sia-pacific Trade greement (PT) UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget 18 January shop on Cross-border Paperless Trade Facilitation Phnom Penh, Cambodia February February EBC Meeting Dhaka, Bangladesh 8-9 February 13th sia-pacific Business Forum Dhaka, Bangladesh TIID PB Others TIID Regular Budget TIID Regular Budget

5 2-3 March ESCP-RTNeT-ITD Training course on Environmental goods negotiations UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget March Training shop on Enhancing the Contribution of Preferential Trade greements to Inclusive and Equitable Trade: Case of Viet Nam Hanoi, Viet Nam 17 March Launch of Research Paper and Panel Discussion on regional trade at gritechnica sia Bangkok, March Third Meeting of the Interim Intergovernmental Steering Group on Cross-border Paperless Trade Facilitation TIID OWP-003 Regular Budget CSM PB UNCC TIID PB ER 24 March Capacity Building shop on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in sia and the Pacific UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget March Training shop on Enhancing the Contribution of Preferential Trade greements to Inclusive and Equitable Trade: Case of Bangladesh pril 2017 Dhaka, Bangladesh TIID OWP-003 Regular Budget pril Regional shop on Cooperation Platform for Human Resource Development of gricultural Mechanization Nanjing, China pril WCO-UNESCP 3rd UNNExT Masterclass: Digital Customs and Single Windows Cheon-an, CSM PB TIID PB Others pril RTNeT dialogue on nalyzing non-tariff measures: collating evidence and setting research agenda UNCC TIID PB May May 3rd Technical ing Group Meeting of NTM Dhaka, Bangladesh 25 May shop on linking Central sian SMEs with foreign companies and investors Incheon, CSM PB TIID PB May ESCP-RTNeT/ITD Training course on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget 31 May - 1 June D 10 Expert Group Meeting on Indicators to monitor the impact of NTMs on SDG progress TIID 31 May - 1 June shop on dvancing Interoperability of Single Windows Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan June 2017 TIID PB Regular Budget 7-9 June Training shop on Enhancing the Contribution of Preferential Trade greements to Inclusive and Equitable Trade: Case of Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar TIID OWP-003 Regular Budget June ESCP-RTNeT/ITD Training course on E-Commerce and Emerging Digital Trade genda UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget June Meetings of ESBN Task Forces on Digital Economy, Green Business, Finance and Banking, Young Entrepreneurs stana, Kazakhstan TIID PB Others

6 July 2017 Date Title of Meetings/ctivities Venue Division July ESCP/GIZ Training shop on Trade Negotiation and Service Kathmandu, Nepal ugust 2017 TIID Regular Budget 2-4 ugust Regional shop on Least developed countries and leveraging trade as a means of implementation for the 2030 genda 29 ugust High-level dialogue on Enhancing Regional Trade through Effective Participation in the Digital Economy Thimphu, Bhutan ugust shop on Facilitation of Trade in Northeast sia through Paperless Trade UNCC TIID PB TIID Section 23 UNCC TIID PB ugust National workshop on Negotiating Preferential Trade greements Phnom Penh, Cambodia TIID Section September 8th sia-pacific Trade Facilitation Forum (PTFF) YOGYKR T, INDONESI 7 September Regional Consultation on Single Window Interoperability Yogyakarta, Indonesia TIID Regular Budget TIID September SEN Economic Integration Forum 2017 UNCC TIID September sian and Pacific Network for Testing of gricultural Machinery (NTM) Regional Training on Quality Standards for Testing Stations September National workshop on dvanced course on Trade Policy nalysis, Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka China CSM PB TIID OWP-002 Section September Sustainable gro-food Business Forum UNCC TIID PB Regular Budget September Regional shop of Integrated Straw Management in sia and the Pacific Nepal () CSM PB October Training and Study Tour for gricultural Manufacturers and Distributors China CSM PB October grievolution lliance Summit 2017 China CSM PB October 3rd Member Meeting of Regional Council of gricultural Machinery ssociations in sia and the Pacific (ReCM) October 13th meeting of the ESCP Business dvisory Council and 4th meeting of the ESCP Sustainable Business Network China CSM PB Bangkok, TIID Regular Budget 30 October EGM on E-commerce UNCC TIID Regular Budget October ESCP/WTO Regional shop on Trade as means of implementation for Sustainable Development: Responding to challenges UNCC TIID OWP-002 Section 23

7 31 October - 1 November November 2017 shop on Positioning Services in a New Trade and GVC Environment TIID Regular Budget 2-3 November 7th Meeting of the sia-pacific Foreign Direct Investment Network UNCC TIID OWP-002 Regular Budget 2-3 November ESCP/EIF Capacity Building on Trade and Development for LDCs TIID 6-10 November Pilot training on development of Regional Database of gricultural Mechanization Sri Lanka CSM PB November 4th NTM nnual meeting Manila, the Philippines November ESBN event on sustainable financing Hong Kong, China 20 November ESCP - OECD Joint shop "International Trade of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables The role of Standards and Quality Inspection systems" November Regional workshop to exchange information and seek for the adoption of the proposed direction and technical measures of the regional database of gricultural Mechanization. CSM PB TIID PB UNCC TIID Regular Budget Bangkok, () CSM PB November Pilot training on development of Regional Database of gricultural Mechanization Myanmar CSM PB November The 5th Regional Forum on Sustainable gricultural Mechanization Nepal () CSM PB December December GMS workshop on SMEs' participation in global value chains Phnom Penh TIID OWP-001 Subprogramme 3: Transport January January National capacity building workshop on implementation of road safety related legal instrument Hanoi, Viet Nam January National capacity building workshop on implementation of road safety related legal instrument Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam February 2017 TD PB Others TD PB Others 8 February Video Conference with KRRI TD PB February Seminar on facilitation of intermodal transport and logistics in the Northeast region Seoul, 2-3 March Regional Meeting on sustainable Urban Transport Index Jakarta, Indonesia TD PB Others TD PB170359

8 14-16 March Regional Seminar on Sustainable and Inclusive Transport Development - Fostering Rural Transport Connectivity to Help chieve SDGs Vientiane, Lao PDR TD PB Regular Budget March 24th United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) Meeting UNCC TD PB Regular Budget pril pril Second Expert Group Meeting on Documentation, Procedures and Information Technology for Rail- Based Intermodal Transport Services in Northeast and Central sia May 2017 Incheon, TD PB May Video Conference with KRRI TD 25 May EGM on the establishment of the integrated logistics system in the region connecting to the n Peninsula UNCC TD PB May EGM on Road Safety Facility Infrastructure Standards for the sian Highways UNCC TD PB June June EGM on developing framework for integrated intermodal transport as a key driver for sustainable development among ESCP member states 6-7 June Expert Group Meeting on the Draft Regional Framework for the Development of Dry Ports of International Importance June Consultative Meeting on the Main Findings of Viet Nam's Road Safety Performance Review and Capacity Building shop on Road Safety udits UNCC TD PB UNCC TD PB Hanoi, Viet Nam June Capacity Building shop on Road Safety udits Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam TD PB Others TD PB Others June Regional Meeting on Handbook on cross border road transport formalities, and on related indicators UNCC TD PB July June Regional Conference for logistics service providers UNCC TD PB July EGM on comprehensive planning of Eurasia transport corridors Beijing TD PB ugust ugust Video Conference with Expressway Corporation TD ugust Regional Meeting on Road Safety Facility Standards for the sian Highway UNCC TD PB ugust Seminar on implementation of multilateral agreements Mongolia TD PB Section September Expert Group Meeting on the Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of International Railway Transport UNCC TD

9 12-13 September Multi-country seminar on multilateral agreements on road transport facilitation Irkutsk, Russian Federation September Regional Meeting on Road Safety Russian Federation TD PB Regular Budget TD PB Others September Subregional Meeting on Rail-based Intermodal Transport in Northeast and Central sia UNCC TD PB September Regional Training shop on Environmentally Sustainable Transport Bangkok TD PB Section September National Capacity Building Seminars on Seamless Intermodal Transport in Northeast and Central sia TD PB October dvisory Group Meeting: Vulnerable Road Users Safety in South East sia UNCC TD November November EGM on comprehensive planning of Eurasian transport corridors UNCC TD PB November Second Meeting of the ing Group on Dry Ports UNCC TD PB December December Seventh Meeting of the ing Group on the sian Highway Incheon, TD PB Subprogramme 4: Environment and development 2 March National Policy Dialogue on Urban Nexus UNCC EDD PB March Climate Geoengineering Governance UNCC EDD 31 March High-Level Brainstorming Dialogue on enhancing Complementarities between the SEN Community Vision 2025 and the United Nations 2030 genda for Sustainable Development June 2017 UNCC EDD June Regional Seminar on Innovative Climate Finance Instruments for Financial Institutions UNCC EDD PB June The 12th Policy Consultation Forum of the Seoul Initiative Network on Green Growth July 2017 EDD July 7th Regional shop on Integrated Resource Management in sian Cities: The Urban Nexus, Tanjungpinang, Indonesia, July 2017 Tanjungpinan g, Indonesia EDD PB

10 ugust ugust EGM for the ESCP-SEN Report on Complementarities between the SEN 2025 Vision and Blueprints and the United Nations 2030 genda for Sustainable Development EDD September Subregional preparatory meeting for the 5th Session of the PFSD for the Pacific pia, Samoa EDD Regular Budget September Subregional preparatory meeting to the 5th Session of the PFSD for North and Central sia lmaty, Kazakhstan EDD Regular Budget 2-3 October Subregional preparatory meeting to the 5th Session of the PFSD for South and South-West sia Kathmandu, Nepal EDD Regular Budget October Subregional preparatory meeting to the 5th Session of the PFSD for East and North-East sia Beijing, China EDD Regular Budget October Regional Expert Consultation on Scoping Study for the SDG Help Desk UNCC EDD PB Subprogramme 5: Information and communications technology and disaster risk reduction and management February February 49th Session of the ESCP/WMO Typhoon Committee Yokohama, Japan February cademy workshop for Government Executive Officials of the the Union of Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar 27 February - 2 March IDD PB Regular Budget PCICT PB ICG/IOTWMS North West Indian Ocean ing Group Meeting Teheran, Iran IDD PB March The Regional Learning Platform: Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction for Poverty Eradication in sia-pacific pril 2017 Bangkok IDD PB Regular Budget pril Bangladesh Launch of Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI) and capacity building workshop Dhaka, Bangladesh pril Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI) Central sia Sub-regional workshop Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan May pril Kyrgyzstan Launch of Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan PCICT PB PCICT PB PCICT PB May The Side Event at the 73rd Session of ESCP on Building Regional Resilience for Water-related Disaster Risks: the Case for Regional Cooperation UNCC IDD PB171282

11 June 2017 Date Title of Meetings/ctivities Venue Division 7-8 June First Expert group meeting for development of a sub-regional knowledge hub on early warning system in the Pacific region July 2017 Nadi, Fiji (tbc) IDD PB June SPEC ing Group on Knowledge Based Development, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan IDD PB Regular Budget 10 July - 2 ugust Training workshop on early warning systems and geospatial data in the Pacific Jakarta & Citeko, Indonesia ugust 2017 IDD 22 ugust 17th dvisory Council Meeting (dhoc) of the ESCP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness ugust 3rd RIMES Ministerial Conference and RIMES 9th Council Meeting Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea ugust Philippines Launch of Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI) and capacity building workshop Manila, Philippines 31 ugust ESCP Maldives NDM Meeting Bangkok, 31 ugust Subnational training on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in policy planning Bangkok, (Outside UNCC) September SEN High-Level Policy Dialogue on Risk - ssessment for Disaster Resilience Manila, Philippines September 5th Meeting of the Expert Group on Disaster related Statistics in sia and the Pacific Incheon, September shop on Disaster Risks in East and North-East sia for Risk-Sensitive Sustainable Development Incheon, September Second Expert group meeting for development of a sub-regional knowledge hub on early warning system in the Pacific region 25 September shop on Disaster Risks in the North and Central sia for Risk-Sensitive Sustainable Development lmaty, Kazakhstan UNCC IDD PB IDD PB PCICT PB IDD PB Regular Budget IDD PB Regular Budget IDD PB Regular Budget IDD PB Section 23 IDD Section 23 Nadi, Fiji (tbc) IDD PB IDD Section October P-IS Steering Committee 1st Session, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh IDD PB171281

12 3-5 October shop on ddressing Disaster Risks in the Pacific for Risk-Sensitive Sustainable Development Nadi, Fiji IDD PB Section October Expert Group Meeting on Regional Cooperation in Multi Hazard Early Warning UNCC, Bangkok, 9-12 October Intergovernmental Consultative Committee (ICC) on Regional Space pplications for Sustainable Development (RESP) 31 October shop on ddressing Disaster Risks for Sustainable Development in South sia New Delhi, India November November Expert group meeting on geospatial guideline for disaster related SDGs implementation Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 4-5 November PDIM High-Level Conference on Disaster Information Management Sand and Dust Storms Tehran, Islamic Iran 6-7 November Regional shop on -Disaster Information Management for Seismic Risk Reduction Tehran, Islamic Iran 14 November Second Session of the Governing Council of PDIM Tehran, Islamic Iran IDD PB Bangkok IDD PB IDD PB Section 23 IDD IDD PB IDD PB IDD PB November Regional Inter-gency ing Group on ICT Bangkok IDD PB Regular Budget December December Capacity building workshop on Data for Smart Government Incheon, ROK PCICT PB December Regional Dialogue and nnual Partner meeting Incheon, ROK PCICT PB December World Tsunami wareness Day IDD PB December 2nd expert group meeting on early warning systems in the Pacific region Bali, Indonesia 14 December 18th dvisory Council Meeting of the ESCP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness UNCC,Bangk ok IDD IDD PB Subprogramme 6: Social development January January - 3 February Regional shop on Strengthening the Collection and Use of International Migration Data for the chievement of the 2030 genda for Sustainable Development UNCC SDD PB171460

13 February February sia-pacific Policy Dialogue on Women s Economic Empowerment in the Changing World of UNCC SDD Regular Budget 27 February Symposium on Old-ge Income Security and Universal Basic Income in South sia New Delhi, India SDD PB March Fourth session of the ing Group on the sian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, March Regional Expert Forum on Integrated Care for Older Persons Nanjing, China UNCC SDD SDD PB March PFSD side event (SDD) UNCC SDD PB Regular Budget May 2017 June May sia-pacific RCM Regional Thematic ing Group on Sustainable Societies UNCC SDD PB Regular Budget June Preparatory meeting: Third Regional Review of the Madrid International Plan of ction on geing UNCC SDD PB Regular Budget July July Expert Group Meeting to identify synergies between the ICPD of ction and the 2030 genda for Sustainable Development in the sia-pacific Region UNCC SDD PB Regular Budget July Regional Forum on Gender-responsive Budgeting UNCC SDD PB ugust ugust Dialogue on multidimensional inequality: lessons from Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia SDD Others 3-4 October EGM on Migration UNCC SDD Regular Budget November November sia-pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration UNCC SDD PB Regular Budget 24 November Commemoration of International Day for Elimination of Violence gainst Women UNCC SDD PB Regular Budget Subprogramme 7: Statistics 6-10 March The Second Training shop on Strengthening the National Capacity in Producing and Disseminating Vital Statistics from Civil Registration Records in sia and the Pacific UNCC SD PB170472

14 13-15 March shop on Environment Statistics for East and North-East sian Countries Incheon, ROK SD TB Regular Budget May May CRVS Partnership meeting UNCC, Bangkok SD PB Regular Budget May sia-pacific Economic Statistics (PES) Week 2017 UNCC SD PB July July CST Bureau Meeting Bangkok SD Regular Budget 25 July CRVS-Partnership Meeting Bangkok SD PB Regular Budget ugust ugust The first meeting of Regional Steering Group on Population and Social Statistics and Expert consultations 'Data that leaves no one behind' UNCC SD PB Regular Budget September 5th Meeting of the Expert Group on Disaster related Statistics in sia and the Pacific Incheon, IDD PB Section October shop on ddressing Disaster Risks in the Pacific for Risk-Sensitive Sustainable Development Nadi, Fiji IDD PB Section October Regional workshop on enhancing capacity to produce, analyze and disseminate indicators related to women's economic empowerment Meeting Room, UNCC, Bangkok 17 October CRVS Partnership Meeting UNCC, Bangkok October Expert group meeting on the Regional Steering Group for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in sia and the Pacific 31 October shop on ddressing Disaster Risks for Sustainable Development in South sia New Delhi, India November 2017 SD SD PB PB UNCC SD PB Regular Budget IDD PB Section November 4th Project support meeting - Regional on Economic Statistics UNCC SD PB November shop on big data measurement of SDGs UNCC SD PB Regular Budget December December Expert Group Meeting on integrated statistics for the SDGs UNCC SD PB Regular Budget

15 Subprogramme 8 - Subregional Office for East and North - East sia February February North East sia Develoment Cooperation Forum Planning Meeting Incheon, ROK SROENE March NESPEC 21st Senior Officials Meeting Seoul, ROK SROENE pril pril GTI/ESCP workshop on cross-border trade facilitation and single window implementation in Northeast sia May 2017 Vladivostok, Russian Federation SROENE 31 May - 2 June Sub-regional shop on Innovative Data pproaches to SDGs Incheon, ROK SROENE July July 2017 SEN-KORE Youth Network shop: Promoting Clean and Green Environment through the Establishment of Environmentally Sustainable Cities Incheon/Seoul, ROK SROENE September Expert Group Meeting on Disaster Statistics Seoul, ROK SROENE September North-East sia Development Cooperation Forum Moscow, Russian Federation November 2017 SROENE November 6th International Seminar on Trade Facilitation in North-East sia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia December 2017 SROENE 12 December North-East sia Energy Security Forum Seoul, ROK SROENE Subprogramme 8 - Subregional Office for North and Central sia 6-7 September Enhancing regional integration of landlocked developing countries in North and Central sia through infrastructure connectivity Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan SONC PB Regular Budget

16 Subprogramme 8 - Subregional Office for South and South - West sia February February shop on Cross-border Paperless Trade Facilitation in Southern and Central sia UNCC TIID Others February Expert breakout discussion on Cross-border Paperless TF & SW UNCC TIID Subprogramme 9: Energy January January 2017 Policy Dialogue on Energy for Sustainable Development UNCC ED PB R Regular Budget 7-8 March Expert Group Meeting to review the ESCP study "Regional Cooperation for Sustainable Energy in sia and the Pacific" June 2017 UNCC ED PB Regular Budget June Symposium Progress on SDG7 and its Interlinkages with other SDGs in support of First Review of SDG7 during the 2018 High-Level Political Forum UNCC ED

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