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Impact of Living or Working Environments on Persons with Disabilities

Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: December 2007, PDF: April 2007 )

Persons with disabilities are often the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in the Asia-Pacific region. This paper assesses quantitatively the importance of living or working environmental...

Persons with disabilities are often the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in the Asia-Pacific region. This paper assesses quantitatively the importance of living or working environmental...


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Agricultural Trade Reform and Poverty in the Asia-Pacific

A Survey and Some New Results

Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: January 2009, PDF: March 2013 )

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...

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...


Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Report of the Twenty-Eighth Session 15-18 September 2014

Series: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Biennial Report
( Print: March 2016 )

Official Report of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia 2014.

Official Report of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia 2014.


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Report of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Report of the Twenty-seventh Session 7-10 May 2012

Series: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Biennial Report
( Print: October 2015, PDF: December 2015 )

Official records of the Report of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia on the Twenty-seventh Session

Official records of the Report of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia on the Twenty-seventh Session


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Workers' Remittances, Economic Growth and Poverty in Developing Asia and the Pacific Countries

Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: December 2007, PDF: April 2007 )

This paper examines the impact of workers’ remittances on growth and poverty reduction in developing Asia-Pacific countries using panel data over the period 1993-2003. The results suggests that, while...

This paper examines the impact of workers’ remittances on growth and poverty reduction in developing Asia-Pacific countries using panel data over the period 1993-2003. The results suggests that, while...


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Longer Combination Vehicles (LCV) for Asia and the Pacific Region

Some Economic Implications

Series: UNESCAP Working Papers
( Print: December 2007, PDF: April 2007 )

Road transport is the most important mode of freight transportation in terms of output in almost all countries in the world, in particular in Asia and the Pacific region. Longer combination vehicles...

Road transport is the most important mode of freight transportation in terms of output in almost all countries in the world, in particular in Asia and the Pacific region. Longer combination vehicles...


Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Report of the Twenty-ninth Session (13-15 December 2016)

Series: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Biennial Report
( Print: June 2018 )

The present report sets out the proceedings of the twenty-ninth session of the Commission, which consisted of eight plenary meetings: four senior officials meetings and four closed meetings, as well...

The present report sets out the proceedings of the twenty-ninth session of the Commission, which consisted of eight plenary meetings: four senior officials meetings and four closed meetings, as well...