1. ESCAP Activities Report to 2013 AFACT StC Meeting
28 November 2013
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Sangwon Lim
Trade and Investment Division
United Nations ESCAP

2. Update on Major ESCAP Events in 2013
1. Regional Workshop in Global Supply Chain Integration
Venue and Date: Bangkok, Thailand, July 2013
Issues in cross-border Paperless trade
2. Asia Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2013
Venue and Date: Beijing, China, September 2013
Website:
3. ESCAP-WCO UNNExT Masterclass 2013
Venue and Date: Cheon-an, ROK, 7-18 October 2013 (with the Korean Customs)
Two-week intensive training on paperless trade and Single Window
4. ESCAP Trade and Investment Week
Venue and Date: Bangkok, Thailand, November 2013
Back-to-back event: 2nd Global Trade Facilitation Conference (18-19 Nov.)

3. UNNExT Masterclass
Building Capacity to have a holistic view on Single Window &
Paperless Trade implementation planning
22 Participants from 12 Developing Countries
Enabling Single Window and Paperless Trading Environment
Simplifying and Harmonizing
Documents & Data
Analyzing Business Process (BPA)
Planning Single Window
Implementation

5. Update on ESCAP Work Programmes and Projects
1.Implementation of ESCAP Resolution 68/3
Regional study is completed, with subsequent expert review (Mar-May 2013)
Member consultation in the months of July and September (3 Subregional meetings + 1 Regional meeting)
Webpage for reference:
2. Cross-border Business Process Analysis (BPA) Study in South Asia
Completed the study along 3 corridors across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal
Phase 2 of the study (BPA+) Inception Workshop (26-27 November 2013)
(BPA + Time Release Study + Time-Cost-Distance Method)
3. Capacity building support to developing member countries
Advisory service on BPA and Single Window implementation
Primary focus on LDCs and LLDCs: Cambodia, Mongolia, Kyrgyz Republic, Nepal, etc.
4. UNNExT
Advisory groups on implementation of ESCAP Resolution 68/3 and Agricultural trade Facilitation

6. ESCAP Work Programmes in 2014
Asia Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2014: Sep/Oct 2014, Thailand
UNNExT Masterclass 2014: dates and venue TBC
BPA+: On-going implementation
UNNExT: Advisory groups on SMEs and Transit Facilitation
Implementation of ESCAP Resolution 68/3: On-going

7. Thank you