<p>The World Declaration on Education for All was a global commitment that has been taken seriously by governments of the Asia-Pacific region. There is perhaps no need to reiterate the fact that the primary responsibility ...

<p>The Second Asia-Pacific Urban Forum was held at Bangkok from 11 to 15 March 1996. It was organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in cooperation with The United Nations Centre for Human ...

This Reports is unique in its scope and timeliness. It is a platform for Asia-Pacific LDCs to voice their view. It draws the attention of the international community to the challenges faced by these countries, seeking the ...

<p>The publication focuses on the implications of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) of the Uruguay Round Agreements on Agriculture for major agricultural commodity countries of the ESCAP region. It examines ...

<p>The forty-sixth session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) held in June 1990, selected "Industrial Restructuring in Asia and the Pacific, in particular with a view to ...

The amount of time spent on unpaid work has received considerable attention both in developed and developing societies. Detailed information about the importance of undertaking time-use surveys and using the data for ...

<p>Into the countdown to 2015, what progress does the Asia and Pacific region register in meeting Millennium Development Goal (MDG)Target 10? What more is required? How will meeting MDG Target 10 advance countries toward ...

<p>Many economies in Asia and the Pacific have shown remarkable growth rates over the past decades, resulting in similar high energy consumption growth rates. These trends are expected to continue in the near future. To ...

<p>The Fourth Asian and Pacific Population Conference, a ministerial level meeting, was organized jointly by ESCAP and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and hosted by the Government of Indonesia. Convened in Bali, ...

Since 1992, environmental quality in the Region has deteriorated. In advance of the September, 2002, World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), a number of agencies active in the Asia-Pacific Region, including ADB, ...