Civil registration, human rights, and social protection in Asia and the pacific

Asia-Pacific Population Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-97

  López, Lucía González ^a   Sejersen, Tanja Brøndsted ^a   Oakeshott, Nicholas ^b   Fajth, Gaspar ^c   Khilji, Taimur ^d   Panta, Nicoleta ^e  

^a Social Development Division   (Thailand)

^b UNHCR   (Thailand)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d UNDP   (United States)

^e Plan International   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGISLATION; SOCIAL SECURITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 84976292967     PISSN: 0259238X     EISSN: 15644278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18356/ba046677-en     Document Type: Article

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