Second Quarter 2011
This is a summary of the publications released by the UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre during the period January-August 2011. To request additional information or copies of the publications, please contact the Management Support Unit of the UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre at APRC.MSU@undp.org
Visit our eLibrary for more publications in the thematic areas of: Democratic Governance, Crisis Prevention and Recovery, Environment and Energy, Poverty Reduction and Achievement of MDG and the cross-cutting areas of HIV, Health and Development, Gender, Capacity Development.
Coming Soon:
Making Energy Work for the Poor: A Review of Good Practices and Lessons Learned from Asia and the Pacific.

Asia-Pacific MDG Report.

Asia-Pacific Human Development Report on Climate Change.

Watch our documentaries released in 2011: Himalaya MeltdownRevealed: The Himalayan Meltdown This co-production by UNDP, Arrowhead Films and Discovery Channel examines how communities in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India and Nepal seek to adapt to climate change.

Hard RainHard Rain is a two part independent production on climate change and human development in Asia and the Pacific for broadcast on BBC's Nature Inc. series. The films focus on how people in Kiribati, India, the Philippines and Vietnam are adapting to climate risks. Watch it now.

 Asia Pacific Regional Centre 2010 Annual Report The UNDP Asia Pacific Regional Centre 2010 Annual Report highlights results and illustrates how through innovative partnerships and cooperation modalities the APRC team applies experiences and lessons learned to assist its main clients - 24 UNDP Countries offices across the Region in achieving transformational change.
Asia Pacific Regional Centre 2010 Annual Report The Pacific Centre 2010 Annual Report captures main achievements and successful examples of partnerships established with national and international stakeholders and donors across the Pacific region.
The Millennium Declaration, Rights, and Constitutions Featured Publication
The Millennium Declaration, Rights, and Constitutions looks at how achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) might be enhanced through reliance on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ESCR), and specifically through the incorporation of those rights into constitutions.
Benchmarking National Legislation for Gender Equality Benchmarking National Legislation for Gender Equality: Findings from Five Asian Countries. The study reveals de jure challenges and legal gaps that undermine women's fundamental freedoms and rights, based on research of the legal systems in Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam.
Essential Reading: Asia-Pacific Human Development Report on Gender
Advancing the Implementation of CEDAW in the Cook Islands Advancing the Implementation of CEDAW in the Cook Islands: Good Practice approaches to Civil Family Law Bill identifies law reform options that could be applied in order to modernize the disparate pieces of legislation that currently govern family law in the Cook Islands. The paper includes international comparison examples from around the world. 
Asia Pacific Community of Practice on HIV, Gender and Human Rights Asia Pacific Community of Practice on HIV, Gender and Human Rights (HIV-APCoP): Summary of E-discussion on HIV and the Law captures the comments of 30 participants in a three-week long  E-discussion, which built on the 16-17 February 2011 Asia-Pacific Regional Dialogue of the Commission on HIV and the Law.
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E-Discussion on Climate Change and Human Development E-Discussion on Climate Change and Human Development Presents the on-line exchange of opinions and comments shared by members of the Asia-Pacific Human Development Network as a contribution to the forthcoming Asia-Pacific Human Development Report on Climate Change.
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Men who have Sex with Men and transgender populations Multi-City Initiative Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender Populations: Multi-City Initiative
A report from the City Scans and Action Planning Meeting convened in December 2010 amongst representatives of municipal authorities of six megacities in Asia.
Urban Youth in the Pacific The report Urban Youth in the Pacific – Increasing Resilience and Reducing Risk for Involvement in Crime and Violence is a response to the involvement of a small but increasing number of urban youth in crime and violence and acknowledgment that the Pacific region can build together an efficient answer to it. The report contains case studies from six Pacific Island countries.
Towards Universal Access: Examples of Municipal HIV Programming Towards Universal Access: Examples of Municipal HIV Programming.  The report analyzes current innovative responses with critical impact on tackling HIV in the Asian megacities Manila, Bangkok, Jakarta, Yangon, Ho Chi Minh and Chengdu.
HIV-Sensitive Social Protection for Impact Mitigation in Asia and the Pacific HIV-Sensitive Social Protection for Impact Mitigation in Asia and the Pacific summarizes outcomes, presentations, and discussions from a high level consultation on HIV-sensitive social protection for impact mitigation in Asia and the Pacific held in Siem Reap, Cambodia (April 2011). The consultation, organized by UNDP in partnership with UNAIDS, UNICEF, ILO and APN+, gathered more than 60  participants from eight Asia-Pacific countries: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Viet Nam and Thailand.
Understanding Electoral Violence in Asia Understanding Electoral Violence in Asia investigates electoral violence in the region through analyses of case studies commissioned by UNDP for Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand. The paper draws empirical lessons and offers practical policy, legislation and institutional changes for each country to reduce electoral violence.

Read and listen to the ABC review of the paper.
Understanding Electoral Violence in Asia Asia-Pacific Regional Dialogue of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law– Report and four Regional Issues Briefs demonstrate how the law both impedes and promotes national AIDS responses. The publications are based on more than 120 submissions to the Commission Secretariat from the Asia-Pacific Region and on debates held with civil society members, government representatives, observers and Regional Advisory Group members.
Regional Issues Brief: Rights of Women and Girls
Regional Issues Brief: Intellectual Property Rights and Access to Medicines
Regional Issues Brief: Rights of Children and Young People to Access HIV-Related Services
Regional Issues Brief: Laws and Practices Relating to Criminalization of People Living with HIV and Populations Vulnerable to HIV
Newsletters

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 Asia –Pacific Integrity in Action Newsletter

Asia-Pacific Integrity in Action Newsletter, issue 6, July 2011. The quarterly newsletter brings to the attention of a large community of practitioners through an on-line Anti-corruption portal variety of global, regional and country-level news about events and projects aimed at fighting and preventing corruption.

The Asia-Pacific Quarterly Newsletter on Gender and Macroeconomic Issues (GEM) issues The Asia-Pacific Quarterly Newsletter on Gender and Macroeconomic Issues (GEM) issues 1, 2 and 3, 2011.The newsletter highlights linkages between gender and policy and decision making in the areas of economy, finance, budget in particular as well as in a broader development context.
Busan Bulletin newsletter The Busan Bulletin newsletter features key resources and aid effectiveness news and views from development opinion leaders and stakeholders. Published as collaboration between OECD, the Government of the Republic of Korea and UNDP/APRC in preparation for the Forth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. 
Capacity Development for Development Effectiveness (CDDE) Newsletter The Capacity Development for Development Effectiveness (CDDE) Newsletter, February issue. Serving the aid effectiveness community in Asia-Pacific and produced by the CDDE Secretariat (ADB and UNDP APRC) the newsletter supports partner countries in their preparation for the Forth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (November 2011)
Asia-Pacific CapacitE Newsletter Asia-Pacific CapacitE Newsletter, issue 7, January 2011 The Newsletter offers updates on activities, publications, knowledge products and initiatives led by the Capacity Development experts with the Asia-Pacific Regional Centre.
Climate, Environment and Energy Newsletter Climate, Environment and Energy  Newsletter, issue 6, May 2011 features stories, events, actions and impacts from the more than 200 environment, climate and energy programmes that UNDP is supporting across Asia and the Pacific.
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