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STAT YRBK ASIA PACIF 2003

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2003

Series:
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific
28 Jan 2005
The Yearbook provides a comprehensive compilation of statistical tables relating to ESCAP region. It provides each country's data in a single section: population, manpower, national accounts, agriculture, forestry and fishing, industry, energy, transport and communications, external trade, wages,...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANS 2004

Review of Maritime Transport 2004

Series:
Review of Maritime Transport
8 Apr 2005
The Review of Maritime Transport, an annual publication, provides comprehensive and up-to-date statistics and information on maritime and ancillary services. The Review focuses on developments concerning maritime activities in developing countries as compared with other groups of countries. In th...
FISHERIES SUBSIDIES & MARINE

Fisheries Subsidies and Marine Resource Management

Lessons from Bangladesh

Series:
Fisheries and the Environment
13 Aug 2004
This publication includes a discussion on the policy evolution, the intervening factors and the consequences of trade liberalization on marine fisheries in Bangladesh. The study provides a detailed assessment of the environmental, and related socio-economic effects, while also providing policy re...
INVEST POLICY REV SRI LANKA

Investment Policy Review - Sri Lanka

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Policy Reviews
25 Jun 2004
The Investment Policy Review on Sri Lanka provides an overview of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the Island, including the most recent trends and developments. The publication examines the legal investment framework currently in place and identifies new areas of high FDI potential. The Review...
ASIA PACIF DEV JRNL V11 #1 06/2004

Asia-Pacific Development Journal Vol.11 No.1, June 2004

Series:
Asia-Pacific Development Journal
11 Mar 2005
The primary emphasis of the Journal is the publication of empirically based, policy-oriented articles, which can engage the attention of policy makers, academicians and researchers. The articles analyze development issues and problems relevant to the Asia-Pacific region.
MANUAL FOR EVALUATING THE IMPACT

Manual for Evaluating the Impact of Targeted Poverty Reduction Programmes, A

11 Feb 2005
Targeted poverty reduction programmes provide income generation and employment opportunities for the poor. This manual was prepared for evaluating the impact of targeted poverty reduction programmes at local level and build capacities of local-level officials of government and NGOs for undertakin...
COMPL WITH INFO & COMMUN TECHNO

Compliance with Information and Communication Technology-related Multilateral Frameworks

Information Technology Enabling Legal Frameworks for the Greater Mekong Subregion

11 Feb 2005
This study offers a pragmatic way to assist the Greater Mekong Subregion countries to define and determine their requirements for shaping e-business legislation and address such complex issues as: contract validity and enforceability; jurisdiction; privacy; consumer protection; security of transa...
ASIA PACIF POP JRNL V18 #4 2003

Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Vol.18, No.4, December 2003

Series:
Asia-Pacific Population Journal
27 Aug 2004
This journal is an invaluable resource containing opinions and analyses by experts on critical issues related to population. It provides a medium for the international exchange of knowledge, experience, ideas, technical information, and data on all aspects of population. The journal is issued qua...
SMALL SAVINGS MOBILIZATION ASIAN

Small Savings Mobilization and Asian Economic Development

The Role of Postal Financial Services

8 Oct 2004
Postal savings systems in Asian developing countries play a significant role in social and economic development. In many of these countries postal savings and giro remittances are the only means of providing financial services to all segments of the population, particularly women, rural communiti...
CHANGING MINDS POLICIES & LIVES

Changing Minds, Policies and Lives

Improving Protection of Children in Eastern Europe and Central Asia - Redirecting Resources to Community-based Services

14 May 2004
This publication provides guidelines for redirecting monetary resources by changing financing flows primarily towards support for families at risk and family-based alternatives. It is part of the project Changing Minds Policies and Lives, a project strategy focused on developing knowledge and too...
GATEKEEPING SERVICES FOR VULNERABL

Changing Minds, Policies and Lives

Improving Protection of Children in Eastern Europe and Central Asia - Gatekeeping Services for Vulnerable Children and Families

14 May 2004
This publication provides an analytical framework defining and explaining the gate-keeping approach to decision making, a technique that guides the effective targeting of social services to children. It is part of the project Changing Minds Policies and Lives, a project strategy focused on develo...
IMPROVING STANDARDS OF CHILD PROTE

Changing Minds, Policies and Lives

Improving Protection of Children in Eastern Europe and Central Asia - Improving Standards of Child Protection Services

14 May 2004
This publication makes an assessment of the current set standards in the child and family welfare system and provides guidelines for the development of new criteria for service provision and performance outcomes. It is part of the project Changing Minds, Policies and Lives, a project strategy foc...
TRAFFIC CONGESTION THE PROBLEM

Traffic Congestion

The Problem and How to Deal with It

Series:
ECLAC Notes (en), Cuadernos de la CEPAL (es)
25 Jun 2004
This book discusses the variety of tools that can be used to keep traffic congestion under control so that cities are able to develop in a way that reconciles the pressing need for mobility, growth and competitiveness with the sustainability of urban areas and the quality of their inhabitants lives.
UN & EAST TIMOR SELF DETERMINATION

United Nations and East Timor, The

Self-determination through Popular Consultation

16 Apr 2004
This publication presents a short history of the United Nations involvement in East Timor. It describes the experiences of the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET), set up prior to the landmark referendum of 1999. It also explains the establishment and early objectives of the United Nati...
ESCAP TOWARDS 2020

ESCAP towards 2020

Executive Summary

27 Aug 2004
Prepared on the occasion of the historic 60th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), this publication describes the reform that has been undertaken by the Secretariat of the Commission. The reform is aimed at ensuring that ESCAP’s programmes remain relevan...
HIV/AIDS IN THE ASIA & THE PACIFIC

HIV/AIDS in the Asia and the Pacific Region (Three Volume Set)

16 Apr 2004
There is currently no challenge more daunting to the Asia and the Pacific region than the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This three volume set provides up-to-date information on the status of HIV/AIDS in the region. It presents steps that national governments must take to prevent the spread of the disease ...
PROMOT BUDDHIST TOURISM CIRCUIT

Promotion of Buddhist Tourism Circuits in Selected Asian Countries

Series:
ESCAP Tourism Review
11 Feb 2005
One of the newest and most difficult challenges for Asian countries relates to how Asian people’s cultural and religious heritage could be linked to tourism development. Based on the findings of an ESCAP seminar, this publication provides an insight into the approaches, policies and practices aim...
WATER SERVICES FOR THE URBAN POOR

Water Services for the Urban Poor

A Guide to the Planning and Provision of Water and Sanitation Services to the Urban Poor - Water Resources Series No. 84

Series:
Water Resources Series
11 Feb 2005
Water is the essence of life and is now clearly recognized as a fundamental human right. The provision of safe drinking water and proper sanitation was highlighted for priority action by the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Development at its third session, held at Bangkok from 16 t...
ECON SOC SURVEY ASIA PAC 2004

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2004

Asia Pacific Economies - Sustaining Growth and Tackling Poverty

Series:
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
28 May 2004
Despite the war in Iraq and the SARS crisis, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) region continued to show robust economic growth in 2003. This completely updated edition of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific analyzes regional economic developmen...
TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS ESPECI

Trafficking in Human Beings, Especially Women and Children, in Africa

Series:
Insight Innocenti
2 Nov 2004
Trafficking in human beings is increasingly understood as a major and worldwide human rights violation and development issue. UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre new Insight Trafficking in Human Beings, Especially Women and Children in Africa shows the growing acknowledgement of the problem in Afric...
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLEAN DEVELO

Implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism in Asia and the Pacific

Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

3 Nov 2005
Climate change and global warming attributed to emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from human activities are a major threat to our survival and well-being. The Kyoto Protocol set the targets and time tables for the reduction of emissions to implement The United Nations Framework Convention on C...
REVIEW DEV TRANSPORT ASIA 2003

Review of Developments in Transport in the ESCAP Region 2003

Asia and the Pacific

Series:
Review of developments in transport in Asia and the Pacific
11 Feb 2005
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 development of roads, railways, shipping ports, inland waterways, air transport industries and infrastructu...
STAT INDICATORS ASIA PACIFI V33 #4

Statistical Indicators for Asia and the Pacific, December 2003

25 Jun 2004
Issued four times a year, this publication provides data for assessing demographic and economic trends in countries and areas of the Asia and the Pacific region. Data presented for multiple years on a month-by-month basis, facilitate comparative studies.