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- Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008
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Chronic neglect of the agricultural sector in Asia and the Pacific is condemning 218 million people to continuing extreme poverty, and widening the gap between the region's rich and poor, according to this United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) report. The sharp rises of food prices - which hit the poor the hardest - have simply reinforced the message. (ESCAP, 27 March 2008)
http://www.unescap.org/survey2008/
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- Pacific Regional Rights Resource Team
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The Pacific Regional Rights Resource Team (RRRT) provides training, technical support, policy and advocacy advice in human rights to promote social justice and good governance throughout the Pacific region.
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- FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Pacific Islands (SAPA)
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SAPA's tasks are to assist the government and local communities of the Pacific islands, in developing sustainable food sources, preventing environmental degradation and supporting stable, political development in the region. It aims to improve the well being of the people of the Pacific island countries through the application of agriculture, and with the management and sustainable development of their living resources. The Office collects, analyses and disseminates information relating to nutrition, food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries. It provides farmers, scientists, government planners, traders and non-governmental organizations with essential information to make rational decisions on planning, investments, marketing, research, training. It also provides independent advice.
http://www.fao.org/world/SubRegional/SAPA/default_en.htm
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- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Apia Office, Samoa
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UNDP Resident Representative and Resident Coordinator Office for the Cook Islands, Tokelau, Niue and Samoa.
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- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Suva Office, Fiji
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UNDP Resident Representative & Resident Coordinator's Office for Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
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- Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP)
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APDIP seeks to promote and establish information technology (IT) for social and economic development throughout Asia-Pacific. Launched in 1997 and based in Kuala Lumpur, the Programme serves 42 countries in a vast region, from Iran in the west, north to Mongolia and south to the Pacific Islands of Fiji. APDIP assists developing countries to bridge the digital divide and to benefit from the global information infrastructure in numerous ways. It provides advice to nations formulating national IT policies and offers hands-on technical assistance. APDIP is funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and implemented by the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Asia office.
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- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Papua New Guinea
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The UNDP country office in Port Moresby was officially opened in 1975 when Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia. The focus of UNDP's technical assistance over the past 23 years has been on human resources development and institution-building in a broad range of areas including economic management, governance, agriculture, inland fisheries, environment and natural resources management and education.
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- UNIFEM Pacific
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In 1997, UNIFEM Pacific became UNIFEM's newest Regional Office. This move followed six years of work in the Pacific region as the UNIFEM Pacific Mainstreaming Project under the Bangkok-based Regional Office for Asia and Pacific.
(Added: Fri Sep 03 1999 Modified: Mon Mar 31 2008 Hits: 347)
