About
Us
The Poverty and Development Division undertakes a blend of multidisciplinary
research and operational activities on pro-poor policies and
strategies and the macroeconomic, socio-economic and institutional
aspects of poverty reduction as well as gender dimensions of
poverty. Special attention is paid to the emerging economic
and social issues faced by least developed, landlocked and island
developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
Its key objectives are:
· To strengthen the capacity of UNESCAP members and associate
members to identify and analyse opportunities and constraints
for poverty eradication and
· To design and implement policies and programmes to
reduce poverty in accordance with the relevant millennium development
goals
Three sections handle the work of the division:
- Development Policy
- Socio-economic Analysis
- Poverty Reduction
Key recurrent
publications of the division are:
Economic
and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, an annual
publication which has a track record of over 50 years in increasing
the understanding of the economic and social development situation
in the region.
The Asia-Pacific Development Journal,
published twice a year, provides a medium of exchange of knowledge
and experience on empirically based, policy-oriented articles
on economic and social development.
In addition the Division publishes development papers, monograph
series on poverty reduction and manuals on good practices in poverty
reduction. See
more
Projects of the Division
Projects are implemented through a combination
of narrative and analytical work, policy advocacy and dialogue,
capacity building, technical cooperation and knowledge networking.
See
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Advisory Services
A Regional Advisor on Poverty Reduction is available
to member countries on short-term missions. See
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