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MDGs in Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus

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Background Papers
Various background papers discuss MDG attainment, human development, poverty reduction and pro-poor growth in the region.

• ADB (July 2007): MDGs in Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus: An Overview [ PDF: 614kb | 64 pages ]
• ADB (July 2007): MDGs in Central Asia and the Caucasus - summary of key issues [ PDF: 39kb | 6 pages ]
• ADB (2006): Increasing Gains from trade through Regional Cooperation in Trade Policy, Transport, and Customs Transit
• UNDP (2005): Central Asia Human Development Report*
• UNDP (2007): MDG Needs assessment* for Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
• UNDP work on the MDGs*
• ADB/ESCAP/UNDP (2005): A Future within Reach. Reshaping Institutions to Meet the MDGs*
• ADB/ESCAP/UNDP (2006): The Millennium Development Goals: Progress in Asia and the Pacific 2006 [ PDF ]

Country Information
Look up further country material on the development in Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus

• UNESCAP (July 2007) MDG Update 2007
[ PDF: 2,106kb | 18 pages ]
• ADB operations in Central and West Asia
• ADB work on Central Asia regional economic cooperation
• UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS*
• UNDP Regional Center on Europe and CIS*
• North and Central Asia MDG fact sheet*