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Mortality and poverty in the ESCAP region : identifying high-achieving countries
(United Nations, 2001)
This study presents original empirical analyses on the relationships between child and maternal mortality and other Millennium Declaration goals, including income poverty. After an overview of the child and maternal mortality ...
Reducing disparities : balanced development of urban and rural areas and regions within the countries of Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2001)
<P>During its fifty-sixth session, in June 2000, the Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific decided that the theme for its fifty-seventh
session, in April 2001, would be “balanced development of urban ...
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 ...
Outward foreign direct investment and upgrading by emerging market firms in global value chains
(United Nations, 2021)
This report analyzes how emerging market firms upgrade their capabilities to become leading global competitors, suggesting the use of foreign investments as an upgrading mechanism in global value chains. The report introduces ...
Poverty, productivity and participation : contours of an alternative strategy for poverty eradication
(United Nations, 1985)
<p>The report is divided into three parts. Part I describes the poverty situation in rural Asia and the poverty-focused programmes in the five countries. Part II develops an alternative approach to poverty eradication ...
Pacific perspectives 2009 : crises and opportunities
(United Nations, 2009)
This publication from 2009, titled Pacific Perspectives, looks at crises and perspectives in the Pacific region.
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This paper will examine the case of the demographic window of opportunity in the Pacific in relation ...
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 ...
Report of the Asia-Pacific intergovernmental meeting on the second review and appraisal of the Madrid international plan of action on ageing, 10-12 September 2012, Bangkok
(United Nations, 2012)
Governments of countries and areas in the ESCAP region gathered in Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 12 September 2012 for the Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental Meeting on the Second Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International ...