Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Development
Energy
Environment
Food
Population
Statistics
Sustainable Development
Water
Women
Financing for Development:
Addressing systemic issues
External debt
Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development
International Cooperation in Tax Matters
International Trade as an engine for development
Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
Mobilizing international resources for development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Indigenous women
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Women and poverty
Women and the environment
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Atmosphere
Biodiversity
Biotechnology
Capacity-building
Climate change
Consumption and production patterns
Demographics
Desertification and Drought
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Energy
Finance
Forests
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Human settlements
Indicators
Industrial development
Information for decision-making and participation
Institutional arrangements
Integrated decision-making
International cooperation for an enabling environment
International law
Land management
Major Groups
Marine Resources
Means of Implementation (Trade, Finance, Technology, Tranfer, etc.)
Mining
Mountains
Oceans and seas
Partnerships
Poverty
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Rural Development
Sanitation
Science
Sustainable Tourism
Sustainable development for Africa
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Sustainable development of SIDS
Technology
Toxic chemicals
Trade and environment
Transport
Waste (hazardous)
Waste (radioactive)
Waste (solid)
Waste Management
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| Geographic scope: |
Regional
Asia
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| Country of activity: |
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
India
Nepal
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1990 |
| Organizational structure: |
Members constitute General Body, which elects a Managing Body or Executive Committee, comprising over President, vice president, general secretary, joint secretary, finance secretary, chief executive officer and 2 members |
| Number and type of members: |
more than 1,500 members including students, social workers, journalists, engineers, doctors, teachers and environmental activists |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fees for education and training services
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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