Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Flag of the UN and the ESCAP
Organization type Commission
Abbreviation ESCAP
management Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana since 2018 Indonesia
IndonesiaIndonesia 
status active
Founded March 28, 1947
Headquarters Bangkok , Thailand
Upper organization United Nations Economic and Social Council
www.unescap.org
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Member States.svg
Member countries of the ESCAP
Country accession
AfghanistanAfghanistan Afghanistan April 24, 1953
ArmeniaArmenia Armenia July 26, 1994
AustraliaAustralia Australia March 28, 1947
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan July 31, 1992
BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh April 17th 1973
BhutanBhutan Bhutan January 6, 1972
BruneiBrunei Brunei July 26, 1985
CambodiaCambodia Cambodia 20th August 1954
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China March 28, 1947
FijiFiji Fiji 3rd August 1979
FranceFrance France March 28, 1947
GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia July 25, 2000
IndiaIndia India March 28, 1947
IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia September 28, 1950
IranIran Iran July 10, 1958
JapanJapan Japan June 24, 1954
KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan July 31, 1992
KiribatiKiribati Kiribati July 26, 1991
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan July 31, 1992
LaosLaos Laos February 16, 1955
MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia 17th September 1957
MaldivesMaldives Maldives 5th August 1976
Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands Marshall Islands July 31, 1992
Micronesia, Federated StatesMicronesia Micronesia July 31, 1992
MongoliaMongolia Mongolia December 21, 1961
MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar April 19, 1948
NauruNauru Nauru 20th July 1971
NepalNepal Nepal June 6, 1955
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands March 28, 1947
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand March 8, 1948
Korea NorthNorth Korea North Korea July 31, 1992
PakistanPakistan Pakistan September 30, 1947
PalauPalau Palau July 18, 1996
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Papua New Guinea August 27, 1976
PhilippinesPhilippines Philippines March 28, 1947
Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea October 20, 1954
RussiaRussia Russia March 28, 1947
SamoaSamoa Samoa 5th July 1963
SingaporeSingapore Singapore September 21, 1965
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands Solomon Islands 3rd August 1979
Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka December 10, 1954
TajikistanTajikistan Tajikistan July 31, 1992
ThailandThailand Thailand March 28, 1947
East TimorEast Timor East Timor July 18, 2003
TongaTonga Tonga 20th July 1971
TurkeyTurkey Turkey July 18, 1996
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Turkmenistan July 31, 1992
TuvaluTuvalu Tuvalu July 26, 1985
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom March 28, 1947
United StatesUnited States United States March 28, 1947
UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan July 31, 1992
VanuatuVanuatu Vanuatu July 27, 1984
VietnamVietnam Vietnam 23rd August 1954

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations ( English United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific , ESCAP or UNESCAP ) is a Commission of the United Nations for East Asia and the Pacific , based in Bangkok . It was founded in 1947.

Its tasks include promoting economic and social development aid in the 62 member states, 9 of which are not members of the United Nations .

Associate members

In addition to full members, the following territories have the status of associate membership as they are not members of the United Nations:

  • American Samoa (July 28, 1988)
  • Cook Islands (July 11, 1972)
  • French Polynesia (July 31, 1992)
  • Guam (July 24, 1981)
  • Hong Kong, China (November 25, 1947)
  • Macau, China (July 26, 1991)
  • New Caledonia (July 31, 1992)
  • Niue (August 3, 1979)
  • Northern Mariana Islands (July 22, 1986)

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