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This Report offers new insights into the nature and magnitude of the pressing social problems and the national and international policies required to address them. It examines the core social issues...

This issue of the Bulletin of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Western Asia contains a review and analysis of the status of information society in the ESCWA region.


The 2013 report examines key drivers of inequality that have emerged in the recent past and the impact of rising inequality. It examines trends in social, economic and spatial inequalities and...

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 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...

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...

In adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, world leaders committed themselves to leaving no one behind in pursuit of the eradication of extreme poverty and protection of the planet...

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...

This latest biennial Review sets out transport developments in the ESCAP region, focusing on trade trends and forecasts, and their effect on transport, while also taking into account the external...

This report discusses the contribution of social protection to social inclusion focusing, in particular, on the extent to which such groups are effectively covered by existing social protection...

ThIs review discusses the key contribution of transport to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific. It looks at emerging trends in transport in the region and...

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 Review, a biennial publication, is structured into three main parts. Part I describes the environment within which the transport sector is developing and the principal challenges that this...

The publication focuses on greening urban passenger transport systems in Asia and the Pacific region. It will review existing state of public transport systems and assess the environmental...

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...

This Review describes the environment within which the transport sector is developing and principal challenges that it poses to governments, the industry and society at large. It traces the...

The Report on the World Social Situation 2003 examines the issue of social vulnerability. It identifies the sources of social vulnerabilities and explores strategies to reduce them within selected...

This publication presents the report and plan of action that resulted from the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference held in Bangkok in 2002. It will be a valuable resource for all those...

The 2010 issue of the Report on the World Social Situation focuses on the challenge of achieving poverty reduction. The Millennium Development Goals seek to halve, by 2015, the level of extreme...

The Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) recommends that governments set up national databases to provide necessary baseline data and information...