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1988 Asian and Pacific atlas of children in national development
(United Nations Children's Fund, Fast Asia and Pakistan Regional Office, 1987)Intended for use as a tool by social development practitioners at both field and decision-making level, the Atlas of Children in National Development marks the fruition of ten years of co-operation on the subject between ...
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2020 older persons in ASEAN in numbers
(United Nations, 2020)The datasheet “2020 Older persons in ASEAN in numbers” provides data on key indicators to reflect the status of population ageing and the situation of older persons in Member States of the Association of Southeast ... -
2022 review of climate ambition in Asia and the Pacific : raising NDC targets with enhanced nature-based solutions with a special feature on engagement of children and youth in raising national climate ambition
(United Nations, 2022)As of August 2022, 39 out of the 49 Asia-Pacific member States included in this report, have made carbon neutrality and net-zero pledges, and have started developing enabling frameworks to the support implementation of ... -
2023 review of climate ambition in Asia and the Pacific : just transition towards regional net-zero climate resilient development
(UN.ESCAP, 2023-11)Climate change and its impacts, such as extreme weather patterns and rising sea levels, are devastating and unprecedented. In the Asia-Pacific region, typhoons, floods, heatwaves and droughts, are resulting in human and ...
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2023 SDG status analysis : Lao PDR
(UN.ESCAP, 2023-09-29)The report was prepared by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) at the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR to prepare a brief report on the implementation ...
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2nd Regional Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Asia and the Pacific : enabling environment for custom hiring of agricultural machinery, 9-11 September 2014, Serpong, Indonesia
(United Nations, 2014)This synthesis report is the proceedings of the 2nd Regional Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Asia and the Pacific, held on 9-11 September 2014 in Serpong, Indonesia. It is prepared under the overall ... -
350 million rural poor - where do we start? : a review and evaluation of three United Nations initiatives in Asia
(United Nations, 1981)At every second of the day, somewhere in the developing countries of Asia, a child is bom. For every four children, three will be born into a rural household. Two of these will most likely join the ranks of the rural ...
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3rd Regional forum on sustainable agricultural mechanization in Asia and the Pacific : human resource development for sustainable agricultural mechanization, 9-11 December 2015, Manila, the Philippines
(United Nations, 2015)This synthesis report comprises of the proceedings of the 3rd Regional Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Asia and the Pacific, held on 9-11 December 2015 in Manila, the Philippines. It has been prepared ... -
4th Regional forum on sustainable agricultural mechanization in Asia and the Pacific : leading the way for climate-smart agriculture through machinery and practices, 23-25 November 2016, Hanoi, Vietnam
(United Nations, 2016)This synthesis report comprises of the proceedings of the 4th Regional Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Asia and the Pacific, held on 23-25 November 2016 in Hanoi, Vietnam. It was prepared by a team at ... -
5th Regional forum on sustainable agricultural mechanization in Asia and the Pacific : promoting sustainable agricultural mechanization strategy, 12-14 December 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal
(United Nations, 2017)This synthesis report comprises of the proceedings of the 5th Regional Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Asia and the Pacific, held on 12-14 December 2017 in Kathmandu, Nepal. It was prepared by a team at ... -
A framework for country studies on MSME's access to finance in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2020)The difficulties of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) to access finance has been well known and documented for a long time, and governments and related agencies have set up various policies and mechanisms ... -
A handbook on negotiating development oriented intellectual property provisions in trade and investment agreements
(United Nations, 2019)The drafting of the Handbook on negotiating development oriented intellectual property provisions in trade and investment agreements (Handbook here forth) was guided by the objective of supporting Asia and the Pacific ... -
A pilot study on the alleviation of poverty in remote communities in Indonesia
(United Nations, 1999)The pilot study on strategies to mitigate the effects of physical isolation on remote island communities. Indonesia was chosen as the location for the pilot study. Adequate transport improves living standards through access ... -
A review of regional and sub-regional agreements on land transport routes : issues and alternative frameworks
(United Nations, 2000)The review directs attention to some experiences in Asia and other regions with respect to the development of international land transport routes, and to highlight the need of developing ESCAP Agreements on Asian Highway ... -
A systematic review of the impacts of clean and improved cooking interventions on adoption outcomes and health impacts : an investigation of programme impacts on adoption of cleaner cooking practices, carbon monoxide, pneumonia, COPD, and blood pressure
(United Nations, 2021)In the context of SDG 7 on achieving universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services, the objective of this systematic review is to assess whether clean cooking interventions to date have been successful ... -
Accelerating the recovery from COVID-19 and the full implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development at all levels
(Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia, 2022-12-07)The Sixth South and South-West Asia Forum on the SDGs was held in hybrid mode, from 5-7 December 2022 in Islamabad Pakistan, as a subregional preparatory meeting for the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development ...
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Accelerating the transition of public transport fleets
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Access to basic services for the poor : the importance of good governance
(United Nations, 2007)The United Nations Millennium Declaration, signed by 191 nations in 2000, resolved to spare no effort to free the world from the dehumanizing conditions of poverty. The Declaration gave rise to the Millennium Development ... -
Accessibility of contraceptives : Philippines
(United Nations, 1991)Measures the accessibility of contraceptive services to the rural population of the Philippines. Notes the distance and time for the average rural woman to get to hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies where contraceptives ...
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Accession to the World Trade Organization : issues and recommendations for Central Asian and Caucasian economies in transition
(United Nations, 2001)The publication aims to provide an understanding of the WTO accession process. It considers assisting economies in transition and others in the accession process, or contemplating to start application formalities to become ...