1. Two Korean officials are expected to be appointed as Chief of Division of the UNESCAP. 
Mr. Chung Rae-Kwon, Ambassador for Climate Change of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
and Trade is expected to be appointed as Chief of the Environment and Development 
Division, and Mr. Ha Dong-Woo, Chief of the Transport Infrastructure Section will be 
appointed as Chief of the Transport Division.

2. ESCAP is the regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region. 
With a membership of 62 states, ESCAP is the most comprehensive of the United Nations 
five regional commissions. As an inter-governmental organization in the Asia Pacific region 
it plays a key role in enhancing economic, social, and development cooperation.

o The ESCAP Secretariat is composed of nine divisions. The Environment and Development 
Division is in charge of green growth and the sustainable development of the Asia Pacific 
region, and the Transport Division is in charge of the Asian Highway and Trans-Asian 
Railway related activities which aim to enhance regional cooperation through the 
establishment of an effective traffic network.

3. The appointment reflects the Korean government’s contribution to the economic and 
social development of the Asia Pacific region as well as its tireless efforts to work in close 
cooperation with the Korean Embassy in Thailand  to increase the representativeness 
of Korean officials.

4. The  Asia Pacific region, a dynamic region with high growth potential, accounts for 60% 
of the world’s population and for 30% of the global GDP. The appointment of the two 
Korean officials is expected to contribute to expanding the Korean government’s 
contribution to the economic and social development of the Asia Pacific region as well as 
to increasing Korea ’s influence in the region.