19th CAREC Ministerial Conference The conference provided an opportunity to hold high-level deliberations on the importance of regional cooperation to restore economic stability, support economic growth, and create jobs and livelihood opportunities in CAREC member countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtual CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting and Sector Consultations Senior officials from 11 CAREC countries discussed overall implementation progress of the CAREC 2030 Strategy, as well as the draft CAREC Program Results Framework, Tourism Strategy 2030, and Gender Strategy 2030.
CAREC Country Consultation on Health Sector Around 100 participants from CAREC countries’ health authorities, along with representatives from development partners joined the first virtual regional workshop on “Promoting Regional Health Cooperation under CAREC 2030.”
CAREC High-Level Session at the 53rd ADB Annual General Meeting Ministers and senior government officials of CAREC countries joined a high-level session at the 53rd Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual General Meeting to discuss the potential role of regional cooperation platforms such as CAREC in building countries resilience to future crisis after COVID-19.
Consultation Meeting with CAREC National Focal Points CAREC national focal points (NFPs) held a virtual meeting to discuss the economic impact of and response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the region.
18th CAREC Ministerial Conference Highlights of this year’s meeting include (i) a roundtable in discussion on the new CAREC Transport and Energy strategies and CAREC 2030 implementation and (ii) a high-level public–private dialogue on promoting sustainable tourism development in the CAREC region through public–private partnerships.
