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Social costs of economic restructuring in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1994-03)
<p>The project on social costs of economic restructuring was implemented in response to the recommendation of the Commission, with generous financial assistance from the Government of Japan. Studies on the subject were ...
National approaches to human resources development in South Asia : proceedings of the South Asian subregional meeting of ESCAP national focal points for human resources development, Colombo, 5-8 August 1991
(United Nations, 1991)
<p>A report on the meeting which provided an opportunity for representatives of the focal points in the South Asian subregion, in their capacity as members of the ESCAP Network, to discuss national approaches to human ...
Policies and strategies for promoting the role of the private sector in industrial and technological development, including privatization in South Asian economies
(United Nations, 1996)
Highlights the importance of the private sector in industrial and technological development in South Asian economies after drawing experiences from other Asian countries; and elaborates deregulation, liberalization and ...
Empowerment of women in poverty : report of ESCAP/Grameen Bank Regional Seminar, 7-9 July 1999, Dhaka
(United Nations, 2000-03)
<p>This report covers a regional overview of integrating gender concerns into macroeconomic and social policies, social mobilization for collective empowerment of women in extreme poverty, and effective empowerment mechanisma. ...
Organic agriculture and rural poverty alleviation : potential and best practices in Asia
(United Nations, 2002-10)
This publication presents a comprehensive global and regional overview study of the organic farming in Asia with country reports on China, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand. ...
Market prospects for pulses and South Asia : international and domestic trade
(United Nations, 1997)
Assesses the future trade potential of selected pulses in South Asia on the basis of recent trends and prospects in production, consumption and marketing systems. The countries selected include India, Pakistan Sri Lanka ...
Towards social security for the poor in the Asia-Pacific region
(United Nations, 1996)
<p>To assist the Asian and Pacific Governments in formulating such an overall policy framework, the secretariat undertook a two-year project on the enhancement of social security for the poor. The first part of the project ...
Sectoral energy demand in Sri Lanka
(Untied Nations, 1992)
Sri Lanka is one of the five countries participating in Phase II of the Sectoral Energy Demand studies under the UNDP Funded Regional Energy Development Programme (REDP) of the UN ESCAP. The other countries taking part in ...
Wind-powered water pumping in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1991)
<p>Historically, wind energy has been used in many parts of Asia and the Pacific to supply power for various purposes, including water pumping. The potential for application of wind-powered waler pumping, as a cost-effective ...
The CGPRT feed crops supply/demand and potential/constraints for their expansion in South Asia : proceedings of a workshop held in Bogor, Indonesia, September 3-4, 2002
(CGPRT Centre, 2002)
<p>The CGPRT Centre, as one of the subsidiary bodies of UN ESCAP, has been implementing various activities to contribute to alleviating poverty through promoting the sustainable development of agriculture, based on CGPRT ...