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Financing for Transformation

From agenda to action on sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific

Series: ESCAP Financing for Development Series
( Print: August 2015, PDF: December 2015 )

The sustainable development financing (SDF) is critical for adopting a framework and implementation of sustainable development goals that would be successor to MDGs framework. The publication aims to...

The sustainable development financing (SDF) is critical for adopting a framework and implementation of sustainable development goals that would be successor to MDGs framework. The publication aims to...


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Conflict Prevention

Path to Peace or Grand Illusion?

Series: Foundations of Peace
( Print: February 2003 )

This publication evaluates the institutional record on conflict prevention, identifies current trends in conflict prevention practice, and makes recommendations on improving organizational capacity...

This publication evaluates the institutional record on conflict prevention, identifies current trends in conflict prevention practice, and makes recommendations on improving organizational capacity...


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Enhancing Global Governance

Towards a New Diplomacy

Series: Foundations of Peace
( Print: September 2002 )

This publication examines the institutional bases and diplomatic practices that underpin global governance. It analyzes the means by which global governance has been promoted by innovative diplomatic...

This publication examines the institutional bases and diplomatic practices that underpin global governance. It analyzes the means by which global governance has been promoted by innovative diplomatic...


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From Civil Strife to Civil Society

Civil and Military Responsibilities in Disrupted States

Series: Foundations of Peace
( Print: September 2003 )

In the 1990s the United Nations, the militaries of key member states, and Non-Governmental Organizations became increasingly entangled in the complex affairs of disrupted states. In some situations...

In the 1990s the United Nations, the militaries of key member states, and Non-Governmental Organizations became increasingly entangled in the complex affairs of disrupted states. In some situations...


Peacekeepers, Politicians and Warlords

The Liberian Peace Process

Series: Foundations of Peace
( Print: January 2000 )

When the international community responds to a massive humanitarian emergency, such as the one in Liberia, the operation that results is both complicated and short-lived. The Peacekeepers, Politicians...

When the international community responds to a massive humanitarian emergency, such as the one in Liberia, the operation that results is both complicated and short-lived. The Peacekeepers, Politicians...


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Tax Policy for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

Series: ESCAP Financing for Development Series
( PDF: June 2018 )

The first analytical research book on financing for development (FFD), in response to the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Agenda on FFD, focuses on forward-looking tax policies for sustainable...

The first analytical research book on financing for development (FFD), in response to the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Agenda on FFD, focuses on forward-looking tax policies for sustainable...


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Infrastructure Financing for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

Series: ESCAP Financing for Development Series
( Print: September 2019, PDF: September 2019 )

The development of quality, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure is an important goal of the 2030 Agenda. However, investment in infrastructure in most countries in Asia and the Pacific is...

The development of quality, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure is an important goal of the 2030 Agenda. However, investment in infrastructure in most countries in Asia and the Pacific is...


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Human Rights and Comparative Foreign Policy

Series: Foundations of Peace
( Print: March 2000 )

Human Rights and Comparative Foreign Policy examines the place of human rights in the foreign policies of a wide range of states during contemporary times. Leading experts from around the world...

Human Rights and Comparative Foreign Policy examines the place of human rights in the foreign policies of a wide range of states during contemporary times. Leading experts from around the world...