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Asia and the Pacific is witnessing the fact that older persons are becoming a larger and more visible part of the economic, social and political landscape. In three parts, this publication focuses on...

The approach to several key issues related to social integration in the ESCAP region have undergone profound changes. Market-based solutions such as employment generation and skills training in the...

This paper elaborates on the current approaches in viewing the private sector as either a partner or a separate entity in delivering such basic social services as education, healthcare, water and...

This issue of the Social Policy Paper Series includes three papers. The first is an overview of regional implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration, primarily in the ESCAP Region. The second reviews...

This paper presents an overview of social services in Asia and the Pacific. It analyzes the access to social services by the poor and disadvantaged and examines important related issues. The following...

This document contains the report of the Secretary-General on the issue of missiles in all its aspects. It is issued in the framework of the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme as a handy...

This document contains the report of the Secretary-General on disarmament and non-proliferation education. It is issued in the framework of the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme as a...

Readily available and easy to use, small arms and light weapons have been the primary or sole tools of violence in almost every recent conflict dealt with by the United Nations. This publication is...

This publication provides an overview of national policies and programmes on ageing in Asia and the Pacific. It focuses on the analysis of major issues and examines lessons learned. The publication is...

The number of elderly in Asia will more than double by 2025: 705 million against 322 million in 2000. This publication addresses major policy implications of population ageing in Asia and the Pacific...

This report constitutes the first United Nations study to be undertaken on the subject of nuclear weapons since the study, Effects of the Possible Use of Nuclear Weapons and the Security and Economic...

This report, submitted to the General Assembly for consideration at its thirty-fifth session, was prepared by the Group of Experts on South Africa's Plan and Capability in the Nuclear Field, which was...

This study has been prepared by the Group of Governmental Experts on Regional Disarmament appointed by the Secretary-General to assist him in carrying out a systematic study of all the aspects of...

The Ad Hoc panel assessed the responses to the reporting instrument from 14 Member States participating in the test, developed recommendations for further refinement and implementation of the...

This report of the Group of Governmental Experts on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development was submitted to the Secretary-General in pursuance of paragraphs 94 and 95 of the Final...

The Disarmament Study Series is a series that highlights United Nations General Assembly studies in the field of disarmament undertaken by groups of governmental experts. This report presents the...

The Disarmament Study Series highlights United Nations General Assembly studies in the field of disarmament undertaken by groups of governmental experts. This report submitted to the Secretary-General...

This study was prepared by a group of experts appointed by the Secretary-General pursuant to General Assembly resolution 33/91 I of 16 December 1978, following a decision by the General Assembly at...

The Disarmament Study Series highlights United Nations General Assembly studies in the field of disarmament undertaken by groups of governmental experts. Pursuant the resolution 33/71 J, this study...

This report prepared by the Group of Experts on the Reduction of Military Budgets in pursuance of General Assembly resolution 35/142 B recalls the "provision of paragraph 90 of the Final Document of...