The "Disability at a Glance: a Profile of 28 Countries and Areas in Asia and the Pacific" is a compilation of disability-related data and information from the following 28 countries and areas: five from the East and ...

This paper aims to map a regional information and communications technology ICT policy framework and legislation environment from a gender perspective and draw recommendations directed to narrowing the gender digital divide ...

<p>Much of the Asian and Pacific region is inexorably and rapidly becoming older, along with the rest of the world. What is popularly known as the &ldquo;greying&rdquo; or ageing of populations is changing the face of the ...

As part of the work programme of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the secretariat&rsquo;s Population Division has undertaken the preparation and publication of a series of country ...

<p>This publication emanates from an ESCAP research project to study the trends of Asian and Pacific countries in harmonizing national laws with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It examines ...

The present document contains a summary of the identified achievements, challenges, and key actions taken by the ESCAP members and associate members of the Pacific sub-region to advance gender equality and women's empowerment. ...