Mr. Marco Roncarati works at the United Nations Economic and Social Commis- sion for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, focusing on youth, socio-economic issues, health and development and in the context of improving equity. Mr. Roncarati holds degrees from the University of London in anthropology, business, development studies, economics, psychology and sociology, With knowledge of Chinese, Indonesian, Lao and Thai, he has spent almost half of his life in East Asia, and lectures at various international universities.