Abstract
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was set up with
its utmost objective to advance the welfare of people and enhance their
quality of life. The paper explores as to what measures SAARC took and the
milestones passed in these two areas. SAARC paid adequate attention to
foster social development through formulating programs and activities to
help improve the status of generally neglected and disadvantaged strata of
society. It endeavored to promote welfare of children, women, youth, poor,
disabled, homeless and elderly persons, and overseas workers etc. It also
formulated and adopted the SAARC Social Charter. SAARC activities
covered the education, skill development, health and population issues,
sports and culture. SAARC endeavored to eradicate poverty, illiteracy,
malnourishment, gender discrimination and inequalities. However, most of
its programs and projects remained on paper with tangible results seem less
convincing
Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Naazer. (2018) Social Development in South Asian Regionalism: A Study of People Centered Activities and Programs in SAARC, Orient Research Journal of Social Sciences, Volume 3, Issue 2.
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