UNESCAP

• Conference on Accelerating Rail Digital Transformation in Asia and Pacific region was organized by

ESCAP, an intergovernmental platform, in collaboration with Ministry of Railways.

About UN-ESCAP

• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) has headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand.
• It supports inclusive and sustainable development in region by generating action-oriented knowledge, and by providing technical assistance and capacity-building services in support of national development objectives, regional agreements.
• It was first established by Economic and Social Council in 1947 as United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and Far East (ECAFE).
  • Renamed in 1974 as ESCAP.
• Membership: 53 member States and 9 associate members.