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An understanding has been reached in principle with the Asian and Pacific Regional Office for UNESCO toward a collaborative working relationship with COL in the area of education for women and girls , especially through open schooling initiatives . Furthermore , it stressed the need for the secretariat to strengthen its regional coordinating role in the transfer of environmentally sound technologies , particularly through existing arrangements such as that set up by the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology , and in cooperation with other intergovernmental bodies . This Agenda has been adopted by the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference in Preparation for the World Summit for Social Development , which was held in Manila from 12 to 18 October 1994 . The Committee on Statistics , the main legislative body in the area of official statistics for the Asian and Pacific region , held its twelfth session in 2000 , from 29 November to 1 December . I should like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation of your acceptance to serve as members of this Working Party and , in advance , for the valuable work you will be undertaking on improving the application of technology to population statistics in the Asian and Pacific region . Development in the Asian and Pacific Region and the Regional Action Planfor Industrial and Technological Development . Its overarching goal is to reduce poverty by promoting economic and social progress in the Asian and Pacific region . Mr. Reichel , a native Hawaiian whose music-making combines Hawaii 's traditions with contemporary styles , is respected and popular among the Asian and Pacific Islander residents whom the Cerritos Center seeks to include as audience members . They provide detailed description of the challenges faced , the solutions found and the lessons learned in the implementation of the Agenda for Action for the Asian and Pacific Decade . The aim for the biennium will be to strengthen national capacity to promote social development as a means of alleviating poverty in the Asian and Pacific region . ESCAP region , as part of the substantive preparations for the convening of a regional meeting on the implementation of the United Nations Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities and fulfilment of targets for the implementation of the Agenda for Action for the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons . The publication is primarily intended as a reference document to facilitate national-level efforts with respect to the fulfillment of the legislation targets of the Agenda for Action for the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons , and the implementation of the United Nations Standard Rules for the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities . It endorsed the establishment of the Maritime Information Network ( MARINET ) and adopted a draft resolution on sustainable development of inland water transport in the Asian and Pacific region .