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Ethnic minority development in Vietnam : a socioeconomic perspective
The authors examine the latest quantitative evidence on disparities in living standards between and among different ethnic groups in Vietnam. Using data from the 1998 Vietnam Li...
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Burma’s New Labor Law: Built to Fail or Shifting Toward Democracy?
Burma has long been known as a black hole for human rights. But the new leadership of the military junta hopes to shed its pariah image by loosening its oppressive policies. And...
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Myanmar balances forestry exports with preservation
The forestry sector has been vitally important to Myanmar. When the country was isolated by sanctions, the selling of logs and wood helped bring in desperately needed hard curre...
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2016: Country Report - Myanmar
FAO, at the request of its member countries, regularly monitors the world´s forests and their management and uses through the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA). This coun...
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List of contact numbers for answering questions on obtaining Cambodian national ID card and residence book or family book at provincial-municipal police commissariat and specialized departments
The list of contact numbers, published in an official website of the General Department of Identification, is about the current name and contact information for answering questi...
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Resources and Rules of the Game: Participation of Civil Society in REDD+ and FLEGT-VPA Processes in Lao PDR
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) aims to achieve its purpose by working across multiple sectors and involving multilevel actors in reducing ...
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Lower Mekong Initiative Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy Dialogue
This archived web page of archived content is a fact sheet on the US's commitments to gender in the Lower Mekong Region.
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Integrating gender in transitions to renewable energy in the Lower Mekong Region
This is a discussion brief on integrating gender into renewable infrastructure development in the Lower Mekong Region.
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Approaches to SDG 17 Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This publication intends to offer a first approach to Sustainable Development Goal 17: “Partnerships for the Goals”. It includes the perspectives and views of different networks...
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Measuring Capacity
What is the measure of capacity? This paper on Measuring Capacity attempts to help development practitioners unbundle this question. First, by defining the starting point: an in...
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Partnering for Sustainable Development Guidelines for Multi-stakeholder Partnerships to Implement the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific
In answering the call of the 2030 Agenda and of Sustainable Development Goal 17 for revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development, the Economic and Social Comm...
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Advancing partnerships for the implementation of the regional road map for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
In accordance with paragraph 39 of the regional road map for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific, reviews of progress on implementat...
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Means of Implementation
This archived webpage describes the Means of Implementation with respect to UNESCAP's role with the SDGs.
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About ESCAP
This archived webpage describes the role of UNESCAP.
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South Asia: Earthquake and Tsunami - Dec 2004
This is an archived webpage of a description of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
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WHO says it no longer uses 'pandemic' category, but virus still emergency
This is an archived webpage of an article on the definition of pandemic used by the WHO.
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Rolling updates on coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
This is an archived webpage from March 17, 2020 on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SDGs with Targets related to Disaster Risk
This is an archived webpage describing the SDGs with targets related to disaster risk reduction.
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Indicators for sustainable water resources development
Information on quantity and quality of natural resources is essential for sustainable agricultural development. In particular, information on freshwater resources, their availab...
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The Water Cycle
This is an archived webpage describing the water cycle.