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POBLACION GENERO Y DESARROLLO

Población, Género y Desarrollo

Informe Conciso

Series:
Estudios de Población
31 May 2002
En el informe se resumen algunos aspectos de las cuestiones relativas a población, género y desarrollo. Desde un punto de vista histórico se examinan las cuestiones de población y género en los programas mundiales y se proporciona información reciente acerca de la formación de la familia, la salu...
ENERGY STATISTICS YRBK 2000

Energy Statistics Yearbook 2000

Series:
Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
7 Nov 2003
The Energy Statistics Yearbook 2000 is a comprehensive collection of international energy statistics prepared by the United Nations Statistics Division. It is the forty-fourth in a series of annual compilations which commenced under the title World Energy Supplies in Selected Years, 1929-1950. It...
URBAN & RURAL AREAS 2001 CHART

Urban and Rural Areas 2001 (Wall Chart)

Series:
Population Studies
27 Sep 2002
This detailed wall chart provides figures about urban versus rural population rates for countries around the world. This chart is organized by continent to ensure statistical information on each country is found quickly and easily.
URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS 2001 (CHART)

United Nations Urban Agglomeration 2001 (Wall Chart)

Series:
Population Studies
27 Sep 2002
This detailed wall chart provides statistics about urban agglomerations around the world. In alphabetical order, it provides past, present and future statistics on agglomeration size and rank to establish trends around the world.
MANUAL STAT INTL TRAD SERV 2002

Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services

Series:
Statistical Papers (Ser. M)
6 Jun 2003
The main reason for this publication is to address the growing demand from governments, business, and analysts, for more relevant, detailed, and internationally comparable statistics on trade. With a special emphasis given to the statistical information needs of international trade negotiations ...
VIEILLISSEMENT DANS LE MONDE RECHE

Viellissement dans le Monde, Le

A la Recherche d'une Société pour tous les Ages

5 Apr 2002
Cette publication cherche à faire partager aux lecteurs les diverses expériences en matière de vieillissement dans le monde entier et l'éventail varié des remises en cause, des occasions nouvelles, des ripostes et des suggestions présentées par les auteurs. Elle examine entre autre les questions...
HIV/AIDS AWARENESS BEHAVIOUR

HIV/AIDS Awareness and Behaviour

Series:
Population Studies
28 Jun 2002
Twenty years into the HIV/AIDS pandemic, social and behavioural research on HIV/AIDS remains limited. Data on sexual behaviour and AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes are sparse and difficult to compare. This publication highlights findings from a series of national demographic and health survey...
HNDBK TRAINING CIVIL REGISTRAT

Handbook on Training in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

8 Nov 2002
This Handbook helps develop training courses in civil registration and vital statistics systems. It consists of twenty-three training modules that can be presented in approximately one hour each. The modules cover the basic elements, principles, concepts, definitions, and techniques recommended b...
ENVIRO MNGMT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Environmental Management Accounting

Policies and Linkages

27 Sep 2002
This publication is intended to support policy makers in designing effective policies to promote the use of Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) by industry and organizations. It consists of two distinct but complementary parts. Part One, “EMA: Policy Pathways”, presents an evaluation of pol...
FINANCING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEV TEST

Financing for Sustainable Development

Testing New Policy Approaches

24 Jan 2003
This study is adopted from the Fifth Expert Group Meeting on Finance for Sustainable Development, held in December 1999, in Nairobi, Kenya. It contains papers that were presented and discussed at the meeting. The overall theme of the papers is testing new policy approaches in international and d...
COMPTE SATELLITE DU TOURISME 2000

Compte Satellite du Tourisme

Recommandations Concernant le Cadre Conceptuel

8 Mar 2002
Les références contenues dans la présente publication s'inspirent d'un cadre conceptuel commun pour l'élaboration du compte satellite du tourisme établi par un groupe de travail intersecrétariats de la Commission des communautés européennes, de l'OCDE, de l'OMT et de l'ONU. Les recommandations co...
WORLD ECON SOCIAL SURV 2002

World Economic and Social Survey 2002

Trends and Policies in the World Economy

Series:
World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
6 Dec 2002
Part I. State of the World Economy: In the second half of 2002, the world economy stands at a delicate juncture. After the weakest performance in a decade for the year as a whole, global economic recovery is under way. However, neither the strength, nor the breadth, nor the durability of the reco...
UN DEMOGRAPH YRBK 1999 CD

Demographic Yearbook 1999

Natality Statistics (CD-ROM)

Series:
Demographic Yearbook (Ser. R)
26 Jul 2002
This edition of the United Nations Demographic Yearbook (DYB-CD) supplements the 51st edition of the Demographic Yearbook (DYB). It presents natality statistics for the period 1980-1998 in twenty tables. The CD-ROM is the most complete source on natality information from more than 200 countries,...
CLASIF GASTOS POR FINALIDADES

Clasificaciones de Gastos por Finalidades

Informes Estadísticos - Serie M No. 84

21 Feb 2002
En esta publicación se incluyen notas explicativas detalladas para las siguientes categorías: clasificación de las funciones de gobierno (CFG); clasificación del insumo individual por finalidades (CCIF); clasificación de las finalidades de las instituciones sin fines de lucro que sirven a hogares...
NATL ACCT STATS 1998/99 ANALYS

National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 1998-1999

Analysis of Main Aggregates

Series:
National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates
24 Jan 2003
This publication contains detailed national accounts estimates for most countries or areas of the world for the years 1998 and 1999. The estimates for each country or area are presented in separate chapters with uniform table headings and classifications as recommended in the United Nations Syste...
ABORTION POLICIES GLOBAL REV V3 R2

Abortion Policies

A Global Review - Oman to Zimbabwe

Series:
Population Studies
31 May 2002
Although abortion is commonly practiced throughout most of the world and has been practiced since long before the beginning of recorded history, it is a subject that arouses passion and controversy. This study aims at providing objective information about the nature of laws and policies in all co...
STAT YRBK 1999 46TH ISS CD

Statistical Yearbook 1999 (CD-ROM)

Series:
United Nations Statistical Yearbook / Annuaire Statistique des Nations Unies (Ser. S)
11 Oct 2002
This CD-ROM makes the full data of the 46th edition of the United Nations Statistical Yearbook, over 1 million entries, accessible in electronic form. For all countries and areas of the world, it presents an overall comprehensive description of the world economy, its structure, major trends and r...
SUSTAINAB SOCIAL STRUCTURES

Sustainable Social Structures in a Society for All Ages

31 May 2002
This publication is a compilation of the results of an expert group meeting held in May 2000 concerning the convergence of social policies and practices in relation to older persons in the developed and developing regions. The major implication is that societies at different stages of their devel...
AIR POLLUTION FROM GROUND

Air Pollution from Ground Transportation

An Assessment of Causes, Strategies and Tactics, and Proposed Actions for the International Community

9 Aug 2002
Transport poses a dilemma in that it is necessary for economic and social development, yet it is associated with environmental degradation, especially with regard to atmospheric pollution. Demand for transport services is expected to grow considerably as economic growth occurs in developing count...
SITUAC ENVEJECIMIENTO POBLAC MUND

Situación del Envejecimiento de la Población Mundial, La

Hacia una Sociedad para todas las Edades

8 Feb 2002
En el umbral del siglo XXI, el Año Internacional de las Personas de Edad sirve de introducción en la cuestión del envejecimiento en el nuevo milenio. Con 'La Situación del Envejecimiento de la Población Mundial: Hacia una Sociedad para Todas las Edades' se pretende dar una idea más completa de la...
STAT YRBK 1999 46TH ISS

Statistical Yearbook 1999, Forty-sixth issue

Series:
United Nations Statistical Yearbook / Annuaire Statistique des Nations Unies (Ser. S)
24 Jan 2003
A comprehensive compendium of vital internationally comparable data for the analysis of socio-economic developments at the world, regional and national levels. The Yearbook provides data on the world economy, its structure, major trends and current performance, as well as on issues such as popula...
POPUL BULL UNITED NAT #44/45 2002

Population Bulletin of the United Nations 2002

Policy Responses to Population Decline and Ageing

22 Apr 2005
This series focuses on population studies carried out by the United Nations, its specialized agencies and other organizations. This issue deals with the consequences of expected population decline and population ageing as well as the policy responses to cope with such demographic changes. It aims...
NATL ACCT STATS 1999 MAIN AGG

National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables, 1999

Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables

Series:
National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables
9 Aug 2002
This publication contains detailed national accounts estimates for178 countries and areas of the world for the reporting years 1988 to 1999. The estimates for each country or area are presented in separate chapters with uniform table headings and classifications as recommended in the United Natio...
ENERGY STATISTICS YRBK 1999

Energy Statistics Yearbook 1999

Series:
Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
6 Jun 2003
The Yearbook, comprehensive and reliable, provides a global framework of comparable data on long-term trends in the supply of mainly commercial, primary and secondary forms of energy. Valuable and precise data for each type of fuel and aggregate data for the total mix of commercial fuels for indi...
WORLD POPUL AGEING 1950/2050

World Population Ageing 1950-2050

Series:
Population Studies
15 Apr 2002
As the proportion of the world's population in the older ages continues to increase, the need for improved information and analysis of demographic ageing increases. This detailed report provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing ...
MANUAL SOBRE GESTION DE CENSOS DE

Manual sobre Gestión de Censos de Población y Habitación

11 Jan 2002
La finalidad de esta obra es ofrecer a los países un documento de referencia sobre los aspectos más importantes de la gestión de censos de población y habitación. En particular, lo que se pretende es ofrecer orientación a los países en relación con los siguientes aspectos: a) estructuras que debe...
WORLD POPULAT PROSPECTS 2000 V3

World Population Prospects 2000

Analytical Report

Series:
Population Studies
6 Dec 2002
This analytical report is the final part of a three-volume set. It is a detailed analysis of the results of the World Population Prospects 2000 revision, which is the most current revision of the official United Nations population estimates and projections. It includes comparative analysis of fe...