What ESCAP publications give an historical overview and understanding of ESCAP as an organization, as well as describe how its work and initiatives have shifted over the years to meet the changing needs of the region?
Answer
ESCAP has issued a number of commemorative publications over the years which have been digitized and are accessible in full-text via the ESCAP publications repository.
- ESCAP 25th Anniversary (1972) : ESCAP was still known as ECAFE (The Economic Commission…) in 1972.
- United Nations 50th Anniversary (1995) : The 50th anniversary of ESCAP was in the year 1997, however, there was no publication issued for that event. Nevertheless, in 1995, ESCAP issued a publication to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN.
- ESCAP 60th anniversary (2007)
- ESCAP 70th anniversary (2016) : ESCAP issued a video, in stead of a publication, to commemorate the event.
- ESCAP 75th anniversary (2021)