{"id":69386,"date":"2025-10-17T13:14:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T07:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=69386"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:14:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T07:44:30","slug":"united-nations-global-geospatial-information-management-for-asia-and-the-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/united-nations-global-geospatial-information-management-for-asia-and-the-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has been elected as Co-Chair of the Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) for a three-year term till 2028.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UN-GGIM-AP is <\/span><b>one of the five regional committees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the apex inter-governmental mechanism for making joint decisions and setting directions with regard to the <\/span><b>production, availability and use of geospatial information<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within national, regional and global policy frameworks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>History of UN-GGIM-AP<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>initially established in 1995<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>rebranded as UN-GGIM-AP in 2012<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, subsequent to the establishment of UN-GGIM in 2011.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To address global <\/span><b>challenges regarding the use of geospatial information<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Members:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is represented by the <\/span><b>National Geospatial Information Agencies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>56 countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Asia and the Pacific region,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Functions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It works to <\/span><b>maximize the economic, social, and environmental benefits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of geospatial information through cooperation, capacity development, and shared solutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Secretariat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Nations <\/span><b>Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ESCAP) serves as <\/span><b>secretariat since 2018.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/india-elected-co-chair-of-un-ggim-asia-pacific-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific  is one of the five regional committees of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management. 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