Asia & the Pacific

Overview

Extending across an enormous area and highly diverse cultures, the Asia and Pacific region is home to 60 per cent of the world's people. Although wide disparities among countries exist, Asia on the whole has made significant progress on both the social and economic fronts and has witnessed a rapid decline in the average population growth rate. With an emphasis on national capacity building and support for reproductive health services, UNFPA has been a catalyst in helping countries implement ICPD goals.

Many countries in the region continue to grapple with high levels of poverty, low levels of literacy, problems associated with urbanization, gender inequalities and gender-based violence. But the biggest threat to the Asian and Pacific region is the alarming, steadily rising incidence of HIV/AIDS. Even in countries where the epidemic is localized or prevalent among specific population groups, there is a serious threat of its spilling over into the population and leading to major, generalized epidemics. more

Where We Work

Country Programmes of Assistance Directory Afghanistan Reconstruction of Afghanistan   Bangladesh http://www.unfpa-bangladesh.org 2003 - 2005 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Bhutan http://www.undp.org.bt/ 2002 - 2006 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Cambodia http://www.un.org/kh/unfpa/ 2001 - 2005 [ PDF ] [ Word ] China 2003 - 2005 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Cook Islands see Pacific Island Countries below Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1998 - 2001 [ PDF ] [ WPD ] East Timor: see Timor-Leste     Fiji see Pacific Island Countries below India http://www.unfpa.org.in 2003 - 2007 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Indonesia http://www.un.or.id 2001 - 2005 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Islamic Republic of Iran http://www.unfpairan.org 2000 - 2004 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Kiribati see Pacific Island Countries below Lao People's Democratic Republic 2002 - 2006 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Malaysia 1997 - 2001 [ PDF ] [ WPF ] Maldives   2003 - 2007 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Marshall Islands see Pacific Island Countries below Micronesia, Federated States of see Pacific Island Countries below Mongolia http://www.UN-Mongolia.mn/unfpa/ 2002 - 2006 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Myanmar 2002 - 2005 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Nepal http://www.undp.org.np 2002 - 2006 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Pacific Island Countries (Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu) 2003 - 2007 [ PDF ] [ Word ]   Pakistan http://www.un.org.pk/unfpa/ 2000 - 2003 [ PDF ] [ WPD ] Papua New Guinea   2003 - 2007 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Philippines http://www.unfpa.org.ph 2000 - 2004 [ PDF ] [ WPD ] Samoa see Pacific Island Countries above Solomon Islands see Pacific Island Countries above Sri Lanka http://www.itmin.net/unfpa_srilanka 2002 - 2006 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Thailand 2002 - 2006 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor) http://www.unfpa.east-timor.org 2003 - 2005 [ PDF ] [ Word ] Tonga see Pacific Island Countries above Tuvalu see Pacific Island Countries above Vanuatu see Pacific Island Countries above Viet Nam http://www.un.org.vn/unfpa 2001 - 2005 [ PDF ] [ Word ]

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