Gemma Van Halderen, Director, Statistics Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
How do you use technology/policy to improve citizens’ lives? Tell us about your role or organisation. I am heading the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). ESCAP is part of the United Nations (UN) secretariat. We work with 58 Asia-Pacific countries and territories on their aspirations to improve peoples’ lives through the delivery of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – the universal plan adopted by 193 countries in 2015 to achieve 17 ambitious Goals including eliminating poverty and hunger, cleaning our air, oceans and lan...
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