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E/2004/39 E/ESCAP/1330 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ANNUAL REPORT 5 September 2003−28 April 2004 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OFFICIAL RECORDS, 2004 SUPPLEMENT No. 19 UNITED NATIONS E/2004/39 E/ESCAP/1330 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ANNUAL REPORT 5 September 2003−28 April 2004 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OFFICIAL RECORDS, 2004 SUPPLEMENT No. 19 UNITED NATIONS New York, 2004 NOTE Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. E/2004/39 E/ESCAP/1330 ISSN: 0252 − 2284 ABBREVIATIONS ACPR Advisory Committee of Permanent Representatives and Other Representatives Designated by Members of the Commission ADB Asian Development Bank APCAEM Asian and Pacific Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery APCTT Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology APDC Asian and Pacific Development Centre ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations CAPSA Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Secondary Crops Development in Asia and the Pacific CCOP Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia CGPRT Centre Regional Coordination Centre for Research and Development of Coarse Grains, Pulses, Roots and Tuber Crops in the Humid Tropics of Asia and the Pacific ECE Economic Commission for Europe FDI foreign direct investment GDP gross domestic product HIV/AIDS human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ICT information and communication technology IT information technology ITU International Telecommunication Union NGO non-governmental organization ODA official development assistance SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome SIAP Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific SMEs small and medium-sized enterprises TCDC technical cooperation among developing countries UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UN-EPOC United Nations ESCAP Pacific Operations Centre UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme WHO World Health Organization WMO World Meteorological Organization WTO World Trade Organization v CONTENTS Paragraphs Page Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................ v Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 1 Chapter I. RESOLUTIONS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ................................................................................................. 1 II. WORK OF THE COMMISSION SINCE THE FIFTY-NINTH SESSION (PHASE II) ... 2-5 1 A. Activities of subsidiary bodies.................................................................................... 2-3 1 B. Other activities............................................................................................................ 4 1 C. Relations with other United Nations programmes...................................................... 5 1 III. SIXTIETH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ............................................................ 6-359 2 A. Attendance and organization of work......................................................................... 6-19 2 B. Agenda........................................................................................................................ 20 3 C. Account of proceedings .............................................................................................. 21-359 4 Message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations .................................. 23-29 4 Statement by the Executive Secretary of ESCAP................................................... 30-35 4 Inaugural address by the Vice-President of China ................................................. 36-48 5 Policy issues for the ESCAP region ........................................................................... 49-122 6 Policy statement by the Executive Secretary.......................................................... 49-56 6 Implications of recent economic and social developments..................................... 57-89 7 Meeting the challenges in an era of globalization by strengthening regional development cooperation........................................................................................ 90-122 10 Emerging issues and developments at the regional level............................................ 123-241 12 Poverty reduction.................................................................................................... 123-138 12 Managing globalization.......................................................................................... 139-214 15 Report of the Committee on Managing Globalization and progress in the implementation of resolutions relating to the theme of managing globalization ... 140-142 15 Selected cross-cutting issues........................................................................... 143-149 15 Sectoral issues and developments ................................................................... 150-214 15 Trade and investment .................................................................................. 150-166 15 Transport infrastructure and facilitation and tourism .................................. 167-190 17 Information, communication and space technology.................................... 191-200 19 Environment and sustainable development ................................................. 201-214 20 Emerging social issues............................................................................................ 215-241 21 Least developed, landlocked and island developing countries ................................... 242-253 23 Programme planning and evaluation .......................................................................... 254-303 24 Draft strategic framework for the period 2006-2007.............................................. 254-270 24 Programme performance report for 2002-2003...................................................... 271-277 26 Proposed programme changes for 2004-2005........................................................ 278-280 26 Realignment of the work of the regional institutions ............................................. 281-303 26 iii CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page Technical cooperation activities of ESCAP and announcement of intended contributions................................................................................................ 304-330 29 Activities of the Advisory Committee of Permanent Representatives and Other Representatives Designated by Members of the Commission.......................... 331-338 31 Reports of regional intergovernmental bodies............................................................ 339-356 32 Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia........................................................................................................ 339-343 32 Mekong River Commission.................................................................................... 344-347 32 Typhoon Committee............................................................................................... 348-352 32 Panel on Tropical Cyclones ................................................................................... 353-356 33 Date, venue and theme topic for the sixty-first session of the Commission ............... 357-359 33 IV. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION AT ITS SIXTIETH SESSION............................ 34 60/1. Shanghai Declaration....................................................................................................................... 34 60/2. Regional call for action to enhance capacity-building in public health........................................... 37 60/3. Work of ESCAP in implementing its technical cooperation projects.............................................. 38 60/4. Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network......................................................... 39 60/5. Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Secondary Crops Development in Asia and the Pacific .... 40 60/6. Revitalization of the United Nations ESCAP Pacific Operations Centre........................................ 42 60/7. Pacific Urban Agenda...................................................................................................................... 44 Annexes I. Statement of programme budget implications of actions and proposals of the Commission ....................... 45 II. Meetings of subsidiary bodies ..................................................................................................................... 46 III. Documents submitted to the Commission at its sixtieth session (listed by agenda item)............................. 47 IV. List of publications, meetings and advisory services in 2003 ...................................................................... 49 V. Terms of reference of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific............................... 60 VI. Rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific............................... 62 iv Introduction 1. The annual report of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, which covers the period from 5 September 2003 to 28 April 2004, was adopted