Development
Up one levelBurma is a land of immense economic potential, rich in natural resources and with a strong educational tradition. But after decades of misgovernance and conflict, Burma is one of the world’s poorest countries. This section of the BurmaGuide.Net includes resource summaries on paths to sustainable development that have proved useful in other Southeast Asian countries and around the world. The need for popular participation in all development decisions is highlighted, as well as development in post-conflict situations.
The United Nations and Decolonization
This site features a general background on UN Special Commission 24 on Decolonization and updates regarding its on-going activities.
UN Commission 24 on Decolonization: History
This site features the history and the rationale behind the creation and establishment of the UN Commission 24 on Decolonization.
The UN’s Social Development Programmes
This site features the UN Social Development Programme’s global entities, regional commissions and research institutes working on development ...
The UN’s Division for Social Policy and Development
This site features the different on-going activities of the UN’s division for Social policy and Development. This site also features the mission of ...
UNESA Division for Social Policy and Development Programmes
This site features the different thematic programmes of the UN’s Division for Social Policy and Development which include social policy, poverty ...
World Summit for Social Development Copenhagen, 1995
This site features the key activities of the Division for Social Policy and Development related to the implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration ...
UN Commission for Social Development
This site informs the public that the UN’s Division for Social Policy and Development provides substantive support for the annual sessions of the ...
The International Forum for Social Development
This site informs the public that the International Forum for Social Development is first an initiative of the Department of Economic and Social ...
Report on the World Social Situation
This site informs the public that the UN’s Division for Social Policy and Development is responsible for the preparation of the biennial report on ...
UN Social Analysis and Policy Section
This site informs the public that the UN’s Social Analysis and Policy section monitors national and global socio-economic trends including ...
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