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This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the 
Twenty-seventh Session (12-23 November 2001) Twenty-eight Session (29 April-17 May 2002).

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the 
Twenty-ninth Session (11-22 November 2002); Thirtieth Session (28 April-16 May 2003).

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the Thirty-first Session (10-21 November 2003), Thirty-second Session (3-21 May 2004).

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the Thirty-third Session (16-26 November 2004); Thirty-fourth Session (2-20 May 2005).

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the 
Thirty-fifth Session (14-25 November 2005); Thirty-sixth Session (1-19 May 2006).

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the 
Thirty-seventh Session (6-24 November 2006); Thirty-eighth Session (30 April-18 May 2007) .

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the 
Thirty-ninth Session (5-23 November 2007); Fortieth Session (28 April-16 May 2008).

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the Forty-first Session (3-21 November 2008); Forty-second Session (27 April-15 May 2009).

Asia and the Pacific is witnessing the fact that older persons are becoming a larger and more visible part of the economic, social and political landscape. In three parts, this publication focuses on...

The approach to several key issues related to social integration in the ESCAP region have undergone profound changes. Market-based solutions such as employment generation and skills training in the...

This paper elaborates on the current approaches in viewing the private sector as either a partner or a separate entity in delivering such basic social services as education, healthcare, water and...

Official Records of the Report of the Committee against Torture: Forty-third Session (2-20 November 2009); Forty-fourth Session (26 April-14 May 2010).

This issue of the Social Policy Paper Series includes three papers. The first is an overview of regional implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration, primarily in the ESCAP Region. The second reviews...

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 provides an overview of national policies and programmes on ageing in Asia and the Pacific. It focuses on the analysis of major issues and examines lessons learned. The publication is...

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 is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the Fifty-third session (3-28 November 2014) and the Fifty-fourth session (20 April-15 May 2015)

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the Fifty-first session (28 October–22 November 2013) and the Fifty-second session (28 April–23 May 2014).

Official Records of the Report of the Committee against Torture: Forty-fifth Session (1-19 November 2010); Forty-sixth Session (9 May-3 June 2011).

Since the inception of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, ESCAP has been conducting reviews of the progress in achieving the goals of the Decade, in particular, the implementation of...