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The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP or ESCAP) was established in 1947 (then as the UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East) to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. The name was changed to the current in 1974 . It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. The ESCAP has 52 member States and nine Associate members, and reports to the UN Economic And Social Council (ECOSOC). As well as countries in Asia and the Pacific, it includes France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.


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