World Health Organization South-East Asia provides leadership on health matters, articulates evidence-based policy options, provides technical support to countries and monitors health trends. World Health Organization South-East Asia is working with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri …

Dec 04, 2022 · After the successes of Indonesia’s G20 and Thailand’s APEC summits last month, East Asia’s ability to broker consensus in the face of mounting geopolitical tensions has caught the world’s attention. As India takes on the G20 presidency, Indonesia the ASEAN chair and Japan the G7 presidency, 2023 is a year that offers the region a unique ...

The Middle East (Arabic: الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ash-Sharq al-Awsat) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (European part of Turkey), Egypt, Iran, the Levant (including Ash-Shām and Cyprus), Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), and the …

Aug 16, 2020 · A map showing countries considered to be part of East Asia. East Asia is the most populous region in the world. China is the most populous country in East Asia, and the world, with more than 1.4 billion people. Macao has East Asia's smallest population, but it is the most densely populated territory on Earth.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and north-west of mainland Australia. Southeast Asia is bordered to the north …

The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a regional forum held annually by leaders of, initially, 16 countries in the East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian and Oceanian regions, based on the ASEAN Plus Six mechanism.Membership expanded to 18 countries including Russia and the United States at the Sixth EAS in 2011. Since its establishment, ASEAN has held the central …

Economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific has lifted millions out of poverty over the past decades. Yet income inequality remains a challenge. Supporting inclusive growth is one of IFC’s priorities in the region—where our commitments totaled $4.2 billion in the fiscal year ended in June 2014, including $1.4 billion mobilized from other investors.

The Far East was a European term to refer to the geographical regions that includes East and Southeast Asia as well as the Russian Far East to a lesser extent. South Asia is sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.. The term first came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 15th century, particularly the British, denoting the Far East as the "farthest" of …

Nov 29, 2022 · The Western Pacific Region is home to almost 1.9 billion people across 37 countries and areas in the Asia Pacific. WHO works with governments and partners across the Region to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.