<p>This report has been prepared as the background information to be used for the regional congress of local authorities for development of human settlements in Asia and the Pacific, which is to be held from 9th&mdash;16th ...

<p>This publication consolidates the papers and the discussions at the subregional seminars on civil registration and vital statistics convened by ESCAP in 1985. It contains an overview of the civil registration and vital ...

Discusses the factors contributing to the entry of young women into prostitution and related occupations, and the failure of the rehabilitation schemes, unless the government is prepared to provide adequate financial ...