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Migration of women in the context of globalization in the Asian and Pacific region
(United Nations, 1999-06)
This paper provides a review of the changing status of women in the Asian and Pacific region in the context of migration brought about through the extension of global influences in the region. One of the few generalizations ...
Study on the development of quality of life indicators in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1990)
Presents the results of a background study undertaken for formulation of a methodology for the review of a regional survey of the quality of life. Fulfils the need for an objective and reliable analysis of the quantitative ...
Guidelines for integrating women's concerns into development planning in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1991)
Presents the guidelines for integrating women's concerns into the development process, thereby making fuller use of all human resources for economic and social development, and as a way of improving the distribution of ...
Urban safety and poverty in Asia and the Pacific : key findings from sub-regional studies on South-Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific
(United NationsUN-HABITAT, 2009)
<p>The study explores a number of perspectives to examine issues of urban safety. An important part of this research has been in exploring the relationships between crime, safety and poverty (the urban poor).</p>
Women and violence, human rights and armed conflict
(United Nations, 2000-03)
<p>Activities to promote legal literacy to empower women and men with knowledge of women’s human rights have increased since 1995, most notably from the NGO sector. Strategies to outreach the different groups within ...
Utilizing business opportunities for women entrepreneurs in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2000-02)
<p>This paper discusses contributions of women entrepreneurs, especially in small and medium scale enterprises. Finding a case study on Korean women entrepreneurs is reported.</p>
Asia-Pacific high-level forum declaration on population and development : fifteen years after Cairo, Bangkok, 16-17 September 2009
(United Nations, 2009)
<p>Fifteen years ago, the world came together at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo and agreed by consensus on a 20-year Programme of Action that integrated a comprehensive range of ...
Empowerment of women in poverty : report of ESCAP/Grameen Bank Regional Seminar, 7-9 July 1999, Dhaka
(United Nations, 2000-03)
<p>This report covers a regional overview of integrating gender concerns into macroeconomic and social policies, social mobilization for collective empowerment of women in extreme poverty, and effective empowerment mechanisma. ...
Building e-community centres for rural development : report of the regional workshop, Bali, Indonesia, 8-14 December 2004
(United Nations, 2005)
During the last decade information and communications technology
(ICT) has experienced unprecedented growth, which has facilitated greater
flow of resources, including monetary capital, physical goods, human
resources, ...
Emerging issues of health and mortality in the Asian and Pacific region
(United Nations, 2005)
A collection of papers presented at the Fifth Asian and Pacific Conference held at Bangkok in 2002, with the main theme 'Population and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific'. It presents a summary of the situation in the region ...