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The POPULATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION SECTION (PSIS)---- provides technical assistance to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific UNESCAP members and associate members in the areas of sustainable social development, population, ageing and disability. It supports existing national programmes; develops national capacities in planning, monitoring and evaluating programmes; conducts research and facilitates the exchange of information on population and social integration and the setting of regional goals. The Section is the UNESCAP focal point for human rights.

The key programmes of the Section include:

* Population
* Disability
* Social Policy
* Ageing