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The state of Asian and Pacific cities 2015 : urban transformations shifting from quantity to quality
(United Nations, 2015)
The State of Asian and Pacific Cities 2015 is the second such report published by UN-Habitat (the United Nations Human Settlements Programme) and ESCAP (the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the ...
Enabling entrepreneurship for women's economic empowerment in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2013)
In the national economies of Asia and the Pacific, entrepreneurs are critical drivers of growth through innovation and job creation. Recognizing the potential of, and the challenges for, women's entrepreneurship across the ...
Disability, livelihood and poverty in Asia and the Pacific : an executive summary of research findings
(United Nations, 2012)
This publication on Disability, Livelihood and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific is an executive summary that draws from a wider body of primary and secondary research undertaken by the ESCAP research team. It considers both ...
Integrating environmental sustainability and disaster resilience in building codes
(United Nations, 2012)
<p>This document aims to provide an overview of the current status of building code formulation and enforcement in selected countries in Asia, with a focus on environmental sustainability and disaster resilience.</p>
Report : expert group meeting on opportunities and advantages of enhanced collaboration on statistical information management in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 2022 June 2011
(United Nations, 2011)
National Statistical Institutions (NSIs) face significant challenges and opportunities in a rapidly evolving information environment. The ease and speed with which information is available are creating new expectations ...
Responsible business and sustainable investment in the natural resources sector in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2013)
<p>Natural resources sectors such as mining, oil, gas, hydro, and forestry plantations are an integral component of most developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region, thereby making them attractive investment sectors ...
Achieving the 2030 agenda for sustainable development in the Pacific
(United Nations, 2017)
This publication from 2017, titled Pacific Perspectives, looks at Achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Pacific.
Gender equality and women's empowerment in Asia and the Pacific : perspectives of governments on 20 years of implementation of the Beijing declaration and platform for action
(United Nations, 2015)
The publication is the result of an analytical review, outlining the perspectives of ESCAP members and associate members with respect to progress towards, and fundamental requirements for, the realization of gender equality ...
Responding to the climate change challenge in Asia and the Pacific : achieving the nationally determined contributions (NDCs)
(United Nations, 2017)
Economies of the Asia-Pacific have already set in motion their strategies towards the temperature goal of 'holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 C above pre-industrial levels', and to ...
Review of country progress in addressing legal and policy barriers to universal access to HIV services in Asia and the Pacific : report for the UN Regional Interagency Team on AIDS
(United Nations, 2016)
<p>As part of the Regional Framework for Action on HIV and AIDS Beyond 2015 adopted at the intergovernmental meeting on HIV and AIDS in January 2015, a regional input on the progress made in addressing legal and policy ...