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This publication provides a detailed profile of the Asia and the Pacific region's population and development situation. It describes the critical issues and constraints facing the countries of the...

The Bolivia Summit of the Americas declared in 1996 that despite extensive efforts by countries in the Americas to improve water use and management, demand continues to rise while contamination has...

The increase of the aged population has important implications for policies and programmes concerning families, communities and States. This publication is the result of a survey conducted to...

By the year 2025, it is estimated that more than two-thirds of the world's population will be urban dwellers. In Water for Urban Areas, leading experts offer unique insights into varied issues of...

This publication examines the impact of globalization and liberalization on population change and poverty; the effects of globalization on labour force and migration in Thailand; and the impact of...

This study presents reproductive health issues of adolescents in the Asian and Pacific region based on demographic trends and other socio-economic factors that influence sexual behaviour among...

Due to the large disparity in the availability of water between the wet northern region and the drier south parts of Southern Africa, water management has become an issue of critical importance to...

This publication contains a collection of papers that were presented at the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference held in Bangkok in 2002. The papers are a valuable resource for all those...

The State of Food and Agriculture 2006 examines the issues and controversies surrounding international food aid and seeks to find ways to preserve its essential humanitarian role while minimizing the...

The Asian and Pacific region is characterized by extreme diversity in terms of population and development. Various demographic, economic, sociocultural and political situations have influenced...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

The potential of agricultural biotechnology, especially transgenic crops, to meet the needs of the poor, is explored in this report. An analysis of the socio-economic impacts of technological change...

One of the greatest challenges today is to end hunger and poverty while making agriculture and food systems sustainable. The challenge is daunting because of continued population growth, profound...

The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, represents a new beginning in the global effort to stabilize the climate before it is too late. It recognizes the importance of food security in the...

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on reducing poverty have been met by many countries, yet many others lag behind and the post-2015 challenge will be the full eradication of poverty and hunger...