ESCAP

This report is intended to provide government policy makers and other development stakeholders with the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the region's progress towards the Millennium...

The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than 700 million persons with disabilities who face significant barriers to full and effective participation in society. To advance disability rights and...

The 191 nations that signed the Millennium Declaration resolved to spare no effort to free the world from the dehumanizing condition of poverty. The progress in Asia and the Pacific by 2005 was mixed...

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 publication seeks to support policymakers in promoting accessibility at a policy and practical level. It contains information on relevant global and regional mandates that support and promote...

This publication contributes to the general understanding of the World Trade Organization accession process. It is targeted to countries with economies in transition and all other countries that are...

This publication highlights challenges and priorities of the East and North-East Asia subregion (ENEA) in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Subregion comprises China, Japan...

The report tracks the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Asia and the Pacific. It also analyses the barriers the region faces in making...

The Asia-Pacific region comprising the bulk of the world's poor, hungry and sick people presented a mixed and uneven picture in its progress toward the Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs) targets at...

Global progress on the Sustainable Development Goals will depend to a large extent on the collective action of South Asia to implement them. The sub-region indeed accounts for almost one fourth of the...

East and North-East Asian (ENEA) economies play an important role in foreign aid. They are key providers of development assistance. Their development experiences and strategies continue to shape...

The Asia-Pacific region is undergoing profound and rapid population changes. All countries in Asia and the Pacific are in the process of ageing at an unprecedented pace, although the timing and pace...

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 publication looks at ways of planning and delivering effective treatment and rehabilitation programmes for adolescent substance users in the Greater Mekong Subregion and beyond. It examines...

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 publication provides an appraisal of the process of implementation of Agenda 21, the United Nations Programme of Action on environmental management and sustainable development. It outlines the...

This document reviews the literature on the relationship between agricultural trade policy reform and poverty, and the results of recent detailed simulation studies applied to economies in the ESCAP...

The objectives of the study are to map and analyse existing trade agreements in the region and their product coverage, particularly agricultural products, as well as associated tariff and non-tariff...

In this publication, the air quality status and trends in the Asia-Pacific region are reviewed with reference to the emerging issues of concern. Although the causes and consequences of air pollution...

This publication presents a comprehensive review of trade documents and procedures currently in use in the country of Cambodia, Myanmar and Viet Nam. It highlights a series of recommendations needed...