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The objective of the study is to promote better and wider understanding of the causes of the 1997 Asian economic crisis and to reflect on lessons that could be drawn for formulating policy responses...

Report on the Second Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management

Report on the Third Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management

Official Records of the Report on the Fourth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management

This is the official report of the Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management on its fifth session for the period of 5 to 7 August 2015.

This is the official report of the Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management on its sixth session for the period of 3 to 5 August 2016.

It is generally agreed that export diversification in terms of both non-traditional and traditional commodities is critical to growth and development in small, low-income economies such as least...

The present volume of Development Papers addresses the subjects of poverty alleviation and income and employment generation in selected Asian Countries. It is based on country assessment studies...

The Asia Pacific region holds two thirds of the world’s poor. Over the past few decades the region has seen the development of microfinance institutions which offer a wide variety of financial...

This paper discusses efforts to promote rural development in the countries of South Asia whose economies remain heavily dependent on their agricultural production. The report also examines the impact...

Countries have increasingly recognized that integration of economic and environmental considerations is an imminent challenge in formulating effective sustainable development policies. This volume...

The end of the cold war does not mark the end of conflict. Regional instability and intra-State violence still remain a problem. This publication discusses the subject of disarmament and national...

Discusses the current situations in the regions of Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Europe as they continue their pursuit for solutions to confidence and security building.

Studies conducted in the countries of China, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand are used to highlight the...

For the countries of the region, this publication provides information such as: country profile; development policies; plans and programmes; education and literacy; health and family planning...

In the pursuit of regional solutions to regional problems, this publication discusses the idea of cooperation in the maintenance of peace and security and disarmament highlighting the interconnections...

With the break-up of the Soviet Union, the Newly Independent States experienced a great socio-economic crisis fuelling the volatility of the political sphere. Instability in both areas stymied an...

This volume focuses on institutional mechanisms for integrating environment into economic policy-making in selected countries of the ESCAP region. In particular it examines existing institutional...

In seeking to pursue solutions to regional problems, especially that of disarmament and international security, regional dialogue is being encouraged within the international community. Experts on...

This publication discusses the complex and multifaceted security challenges such as territorial disputes, ethnic violence, cold war policies and sectarian strife and their effects on disarmament and...