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Role of the informal service sector in urban poverty alleviation
(United Nations, 1996)
<p>ESCAP implemented a project on the “Role of the informal service sector in poverty alleviation”, with generous financial support from the Government of Netherlands. The project focused on petty trading, ...
A pilot study on the alleviation of poverty in remote communities in Indonesia
(United Nations, 1999)
The pilot study on strategies to mitigate the effects of physical isolation on remote island communities. Indonesia was chosen as the location for the pilot study. Adequate transport improves living standards through access ...
Improving the lives of the urban poor : case studies on the provision of basic services through partnerships
(United Nations, 2005)
Because of its regional focus and extensive regional networks, ESCAP is in an advantageous position for identifying and disseminating effective practices that can increase income or bring basic services to the poor. In ...
Transport and communication interventions in the alleviation of poverty
(United Nations, 1997)
The ESCAP secretariat undertook a review of five case studies in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines where interventions in the transport sector contributed substantially or played a catalytic role ...
Towards a roadmap for inclusive business in wellness tourism in Indonesia
(United Nations, 2021)
<p>Tourism is a priority sector for the Government of Indonesia and plays an important role for economic growth and employment creation. Indonesia has diverse and rich landscapes and natural ecosystems that position the ...
The state of social enterprise in South East Asia
(United Nations, 2021)
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The British Council, supported by United Nations ESCAP, in collaboration with HSBC and Social Enterprise UK, has collected data since 2017 together to produce a comprehensive, comparative social enterprise landscape ...