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Progress of the World's Women 2015-2016
Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights
This UN Women’s flagship report shows that, all too often, women’s economic and social rights are held back, because they are forced to fit into a ‘man’s world’. But, it is possible to move beyond the...
This UN Women’s flagship report shows that, all too often, women’s economic and social rights are held back, because they are forced to fit into a ‘man’s world’. But, it is possible to move beyond the...
Asia-Pacific Population Policies and Programmes
Future Directions - Report, Key Future Actions and Background Papers of a High-Level Meeting
This publication provides a detailed profile of the Asia and the Pacific region's population and development situation. It describes the critical issues and constraints facing the countries of the...
This publication provides a detailed profile of the Asia and the Pacific region's population and development situation. It describes the critical issues and constraints facing the countries of the...
Some Problems and Issues of Older Persons in Asia and the Pacific
The increase of the aged population has important implications for policies and programmes concerning families, communities and States. This publication is the result of a survey conducted to...
The increase of the aged population has important implications for policies and programmes concerning families, communities and States. This publication is the result of a survey conducted to...
Impact of Globalization on Population Change and Poverty in Rural Areas, The
This publication examines the impact of globalization and liberalization on population change and poverty; the effects of globalization on labour force and migration in Thailand; and the impact of...
This publication examines the impact of globalization and liberalization on population change and poverty; the effects of globalization on labour force and migration in Thailand; and the impact of...
Adolescent Reproductive Health in the Asian and Pacific Region
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 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...
Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference
Selected Papers
This publication contains a collection of papers that were presented at the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference held in Bangkok in 2002. The papers are a valuable resource for all those...
This publication contains a collection of papers that were presented at the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference held in Bangkok in 2002. The papers are a valuable resource for all those...
Progress of the World's Women 2005
Women, Work and Poverty
2005 marks the fifth anniversary of the UN Millennium Declaration, adopted in 2000 and the tenth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995. In the decade since Beijing, the number of...
2005 marks the fifth anniversary of the UN Millennium Declaration, adopted in 2000 and the tenth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995. In the decade since Beijing, the number of...
Population and Development
Selected Issues - Population and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific
The Asian and Pacific region is characterized by extreme diversity in terms of population and development. Various demographic, economic, sociocultural and political situations have influenced...
The Asian and Pacific region is characterized by extreme diversity in terms of population and development. Various demographic, economic, sociocultural and political situations have influenced...
Progress of the World's Women 2019-2020
Families in a Changing World
This report provides an extensive assessment of the reality of families today. It brings together global, regional and national data, and in-depth analysis about core issues of concern, including...
This report provides an extensive assessment of the reality of families today. It brings together global, regional and national data, and in-depth analysis about core issues of concern, including...
Fifth Asian and the Pacific Population Conference
Report and Plan of Action on Population and Poverty
This publication presents the report and plan of action that resulted from the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference held in Bangkok in 2002. It will be a valuable resource for all those...
This publication presents the report and plan of action that resulted from the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference held in Bangkok in 2002. It will be a valuable resource for all those...
Monitoring Reproductive Health
The Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) recommends that governments set up national databases to provide necessary baseline data and information...
The Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) recommends that governments set up national databases to provide necessary baseline data and information...
Emerging Issues of Health and Mortality in the Asian and Pacific Region
This publication contains a selection of the papers that were presented at the Seminar on Emerging Issues of Health and Mortality, held in Bangkok. The papers provide both a broad view of the...
This publication contains a selection of the papers that were presented at the Seminar on Emerging Issues of Health and Mortality, held in Bangkok. The papers provide both a broad view of the...
Implementing the ICPD Agenda
10 Years into the Asia-Pacific Experience - A Status Report
This Report contains background papers on selected issues of population and development prepared by various experts in the field with a view to providing information to representatives attending the...
This Report contains background papers on selected issues of population and development prepared by various experts in the field with a view to providing information to representatives attending the...
Migration Patterns and Policies in the Asian and Pacific Region
This study is based on background papers presented at the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Migration and Development, held in Bangkok, Thailand, in November 2001. The main purposes of the meeting were...
This study is based on background papers presented at the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Migration and Development, held in Bangkok, Thailand, in November 2001. The main purposes of the meeting were...
Family and Older Persons in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, The
The family remains the most important source of support for the elderly. However, socio-economic changes are undermining this traditional means of support. Through case studies on Bangladesh, Pakistan...
The family remains the most important source of support for the elderly. However, socio-economic changes are undermining this traditional means of support. Through case studies on Bangladesh, Pakistan...
Family and Older Persons in China, Indonesia and Thailand, The
The family remains the most important source of support for the elderly. However, socio-economic changes are undermining this traditional means of support. Through case studies on China, Indonesia and...
The family remains the most important source of support for the elderly. However, socio-economic changes are undermining this traditional means of support. Through case studies on China, Indonesia and...
Progress of the World's Women 2011-2012
In Pursuit of Justice
The past century has seen a transformation in women's legal rights, with countries in every region expanding the scope of women's legal entitlements. Nevertheless for many of the world's women the...
The past century has seen a transformation in women's legal rights, with countries in every region expanding the scope of women's legal entitlements. Nevertheless for many of the world's women the...
Progress of the World's Women 2008-2009
Who Answers to Women? Gender and Accountability
This volume of Progress of the World’s Women asks the question “Who answers to women?” at a pivotal moment. It demonstrates that the Millennium Development Goals and other international commitments to...
This volume of Progress of the World’s Women asks the question “Who answers to women?” at a pivotal moment. It demonstrates that the Millennium Development Goals and other international commitments to...
Trends, Patterns and Implications of Rural-urban Migration in India, Nepal and Thailand
Migration from rural to urban areas has rapidly increased over the years and is becoming a capacity problem for many cities. This study examines the trends and patterns of rural to urban migration and...
Migration from rural to urban areas has rapidly increased over the years and is becoming a capacity problem for many cities. This study examines the trends and patterns of rural to urban migration and...
Recent Trends in International Migration in Asia
Migration is a timeless phenomenon. This publication examines the migration patterns for the past two decades in the areas of temporary contract workers, temporary professional transients and...
Migration is a timeless phenomenon. This publication examines the migration patterns for the past two decades in the areas of temporary contract workers, temporary professional transients and...