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Impact of Living or Working Environments on Persons with Disabilities

Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: December 2007, PDF: April 2007 )

Persons with disabilities are often the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in the Asia-Pacific region. This paper assesses quantitatively the importance of living or working environmental...

Persons with disabilities are often the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in the Asia-Pacific region. This paper assesses quantitatively the importance of living or working environmental...


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Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in the Asia-Pacific

A Survey and Some New Results

Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: January 2009, PDF: March 2013 )

This document reviews the literature on the relationship between agricultural trade policy reform and poverty, and the results of recent detailed simulation studies applied to economies in the ESCAP...

This document reviews the literature on the relationship between agricultural trade policy reform and poverty, and the results of recent detailed simulation studies applied to economies in the ESCAP...


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Workers' Remittances, Economic Growth and Poverty in Developing Asia and the Pacific Countries

Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: December 2007, PDF: April 2007 )

This paper examines the impact of workers’ remittances on growth and poverty reduction in developing Asia-Pacific countries using panel data over the period 1993-2003. The results suggests that, while...

This paper examines the impact of workers’ remittances on growth and poverty reduction in developing Asia-Pacific countries using panel data over the period 1993-2003. The results suggests that, while...


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Longer Combination Vehicles (LCV) for Asia and the Pacific Region

Some Economic Implications

Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: December 2007, PDF: April 2007 )

Road transport is the most important mode of freight transportation in terms of output in almost all countries in the world, in particular in Asia and the Pacific region. Longer combination vehicles...

Road transport is the most important mode of freight transportation in terms of output in almost all countries in the world, in particular in Asia and the Pacific region. Longer combination vehicles...


Naciones Unidas y El Salvador 1990-1995, Las

Series: Serie de Libros Azules
( Print: April 1995 )

Las Naciones Unidas desempeñaron un papel central en el proceso de paz de El Salvador, que combinó el establecimiento y el mantenimiento de la paz; en especial la consolidación de la paz posterior al...

Las Naciones Unidas desempeñaron un papel central en el proceso de paz de El Salvador, que combinó el establecimiento y el mantenimiento de la paz; en especial la consolidación de la paz posterior al...


Naciones Unidas y los Derechos Humanos 1945-1995, Las

Series: Serie de Libros Azules
( Print: March 1996 )

Sobre la base de los principios de su Carta y de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, las Naciones Unidas se ha propuesto desde 1945 promover, defender y crear una cultura de respeto de...

Sobre la base de los principios de su Carta y de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, las Naciones Unidas se ha propuesto desde 1945 promover, defender y crear una cultura de respeto de...