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Article: ESCAP turns 50: working at the grass roots. (UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific)
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- UN Chronicle
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- March 22, 1997
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The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 1997. Amid regional challenges and the current financial crisis of the United Nations, two countries asked this year to become new members: Palau, with a population of 17,000, and Turkey, with 63 million people.
The largest of the five United Nations Regional Commissions, ESCAP has undergone many changes since its establishment in 1947. Today, the accent is on action, often at the grass-roots level, with more direct support for cooperation among Governments and a fresh focus on fighting poverty. ESCAP is a unique forum in the huge Asia-Pacific region, bounded by ...