BD elected to four governing councils of UNESCAP regional institutions

Bangladesh has been elected to the governing councils of all four regional institutions of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) for the period of 2022-25 in Bangkok, Thailand, reports UNB.
The four regional institutions are the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) situated in Makuhari, Japan; the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT) in Incheon City, Korea, and the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation (CSAM) situated in Beijing, China and the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) in Tehran, Iran.
Bangladesh is the only country besides India that is elected to the governing councils in all four regional institutions of UNESCAP.
The election was held at the United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, as well as at the ESCAP Subregional Office for the Pacific, Suva, Fiji, and at the UN Compound, Beijing, China simultaneously on Thursday.
The members are elected for the period of 2022-25.
ESCAP has five regional institutions that support the substantive divisions of ESCAP in their goals.