Social Development Policy Guides/Briefs

Social Development Policy Guides and Policy Briefs summarize key messages of SDD/ESCAP work on a topic. They are issued time to time as a part of the policy advocacy activities of SDD/ESCAP. They provide policymakers, development partners, donors and United Nations entities, policy lessons to address development challenges facing countries in Asia and the Pacific.

27 November 2023

Trends in social development : the future of work in Asia and the Pacific

Policy Brief

07 December 2022

Gender equality and climate change

Policy Brief

16 December 2022

Promoting decent work opportunities for older persons in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of the fourth industrial revolution

Policy Brief

24 March 2022

Demographic dividend with a gender dimension in Malaysia

Policy Brief

27 April 2021

Demographic dividend with a gender dimension in the Republic of Korea

Policy Brief

30 April 2021

Enhancing the role of information and communication technologies in health care for older persons in Asia and the Pacific

Policy Brief

27 April 2021

Harnessing the demographic dividend with a gender dimension in Papua New Guinea

Policy Brief

28 April 2021

The shrinking Asia-Pacific middle class : trends and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Policy Brief

24 June 2020

Human well-being and capabilities

Policy Brief

06 December 2019

Ensuring income security for older women in Asia-Pacific : designing gender-responsive pension systems

Policy Brief