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INDICATORS SUSTAINAB DEV GDLNS #2

Indicators of Sustainable Development

Guidelines and Methodologies

30 Nov 2001
This publication provides a detailed description of key sustainable development themes and sub-themes. It presents the Commission on Sustainable Development's approach to the development of indicators of sustainable development for use in decision-making processes at the national level. This book...
WORLD ECON SITUAT PROSPECTS 2002

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2002

Series:
World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP)
8 Mar 2002
The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) is the definitive report of the United Nations on the state of the world economy. One of the most highly anticipated economic reports from the United Nations, it is jointly produced by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nati...
POPULAT CONDITION FEMME DEV

Population, Condition de la Femme et Développement

Raport Succinct

Series:
Population Studies
16 Nov 2001
Ce rapport fait la synthèse de certains aspects des questions relatives à la population, à la condition de la femme et au développement. Il comprend un historique des questions de population et de problématique des sexes à l'échelle mondiale et fournit des données récentes concernant des thèmes ...
RESPONDING TO CITIZEN

Responding to Citizen's Needs

Local Governance and Social Services for All

31 May 2002
It is becoming increasingly evident that one of the keys to future global development is found in the area of governance reform. Better governance means greater citizen participation and increased public accountability. As a part of the movement to good and equitable governance, there has been a ...
UN DEMOGRAPH YRBK 2000 V52

United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2000, Fifty-second issue

Series:
Demographic Yearbook (Ser. R)
6 Jun 2003
The Demographic Yearbook is an international source of statistics providing basic statistical data for over 200 countries or areas. It meets the needs of demographers, economists, public-health workers and sociologists, and other specialists. It presents general tables giving a world summary of b...
INTL TRADE STAT YRBK 2000 V1&2

International Trade Statistics Yearbook 2000, Volume I & II

Series:
International Trade Statistics Yearbook (Ser. G)
20 Dec 2002
Useful for analyzing trade by country and by commodity, performing trend analysis and projections, understanding economic development planning and developing marketing strategies, this publication provides statistical information for 170 countries. It presents the basic information for each count...
COPERAC INTL CUESTIONES TRIBUTAC

Cooperación Internacional en Cuestiones de Tributación

2 Nov 2001
Este informe contiene directrices para los expertos en tributación internacional que negocian tratados sobre doble tributación, así como para los que participan en la aplicación práctica de dichos tratados desde el punto de vista de los contribuyentes que desearían que la tributación no fuese equ...
MANUEL COMPTAB NATION COMPTAB

Manuel de Comptabilité Nationale

Comptabilité D'entreprises et Comptabilité Nationale

19 Oct 2001
Ce manuel appartient à une série de manuels produits par la division de statistique de l'ONU et destiné à aider les pays à appliquer le Système de comptabilité nationale 1993. Le manuel expose les aspects théoriques et pratiques de l'emploi des comptes des entreprises pour la comptabilité nation...
WORLD STATISTICS POCKETBOOK 2001

World Statistics Pocketbook 2001 Edition

Series:
World Statistics Pocketbook (Ser. V)
5 Apr 2002
This handy statistical pocketbook provides an easy-to-use international compilation of basic economic, social and environmental indicators for 209 countries and areas worldwide. It covers 57 key indicators in the areas of population, health, surface area, refugees, national accounts, currency, in...
RPT WORLD SOCIAL SITUATION 2001

Report on the World Social Situation 2001

Series:
Report on the World Social Situation
2 Nov 2001
This Report offers new insights into the nature and magnitude of the pressing social problems and the national and international policies required to address them. It examines the core social issues of poverty alleviation, productive employment and social integration covering concepts and quantit...
GDLNS & PRINCIPLES FOR THE DEV

Guidelines and Principles for the Development of Disability Statistics

8 Mar 2002
This publication, oriented to statisticians, provides guidelines and principles for collecting, compiling and disseminating statistics on persons with disabilities. Examples are included from both developing and developed countries. Although technical in approach, this publication is useful to ma...
INDUS COMMODITY STAT YRBK 1999

Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook 1999

Production Statistics 1990-1999

Series:
Industrial commodity statistics yearbook / Annuaire de statistiques industrielles par produit
26 Jul 2002
The corporate world, scholars, national and international statistical agencies, international organizations and governmental agencies will find this Yearbook extremely valuable. It provides statistics on the production of about 530 industrial commodities by country, geographical region, economic ...
POPUL BULL UNITED NAT #42/43 2001

Population Bulletin of the United Nations 2001

Living Arrangements of Older Persons - Special Issue

19 Apr 2002
An inevitable consequence of the demographic transition and the shift to lower fertility and mortality has been the evolution in the age structure of the world population. Concerned by population ageing and a looming crisis, many Governments are promoting self-reliance in income security for olde...
NATL ACCT STATS 1998 MAIN AGG

National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables, 1998

Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables

Series:
National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables
5 Apr 2002
This publication contains detailed national accounts estimates for most countries or areas of the world for selected years between 1987 to 1998. The estimates for each country or area are presented in separate chapters with uniform table headings and classifications as recommended in the United N...
ENERGY BALANCES ELECTR PROFIL 1998

Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles 1998

Series:
Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles / Bilans Energtiques et Profils du Secteur de Llectricit (Ser. W)
25 Jan 2002
Energy economists and planners will benefit from the data presented in this publication. It shows the overall picture of energy production, conversion and consumption for each fuel utilized in selected countries.
WORLD PUBLIC SECTOR RPT 2001

World Public Sector Report 2001

Globalization and the State

Series:
World Public Sector Report
31 May 2002
It is increasingly being acknowledged that the State is a key actor in the development process. It has a major role to play in making globalization work for all; in alleviating poverty and income inequality; in advancing human rights and democracy; in protecting the environment and promoting sust...
MANUEL COMPTAB NATION COMPTAB

Manuel de Comptabilité Nationale

Comptabilité Environnmentale et Economique Intégrée - Manuel des Opérations

10 Aug 2001
Il est devenu nécessaire de prendre en compte les interactions multiples de tous les secteurs de l'économie avec l'environnement, suite à l'intensification des pressions exercées sur celui-ci et en raison de la sensibilisation grandissante de l'opinion à sa protection. Ce manuel constitue un docu...
ENERGY STATISTICS YRBK 1998

Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998

Series:
Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
25 Jan 2002
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...
VIH/SIDA: IMPACT SUR LA POPULATION

VIH/SIDA

Impact sur la Population et Politiques Suivies 2001

27 Jul 2001
FROM BEIJING TO BEIJING + 5

From Beijing to Beijing + 5

2 Nov 2001
This publication is a review and appraisal of the progress made towards the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, adopted by Governments at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. It consists of three parts. Part One provides the background to the Beijing Conference ...
STAT COMMERCE INTL DE MERCHANDISES

Statistiques du Commerce International de Merchandises

Concepts et Définitions

25 May 2001
La deuxième édition révisée de la SCIM offre une méthodologie des statistiques du commerce international de marchandises, compte tenu de l'évolution des échanges de ce type et de la méthodologie préconisée dans d'autres domaines des statistiques économiques. Elle traite uniquement des échanges in...
STAT YRBK 1998 45TH BK&CD

Statistical Yearbook 1998 (Set of Book & CD-ROM)

Series:
United Nations Statistical Yearbook / Annuaire Statistique des Nations Unies (Ser. S)
25 Jan 2002
A comprehensive compendium of vital internationally comparable data for the analysis of socio-economic development 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 populat...
PARTICIP DEV & GOV AFRICA SPECIAL

Participatory Development and Governance

Africa's Special Needs

2 Nov 2001
Despite Africa's wealth of natural and human resources it has not yet successfully participated in, or benefited from, globalization. Examining the challenges involved, the United Nations Committee for Development Policy concludes that sustained growth in Africa will be possible only if the Afric...
PRINCIP & RECOMM VITAL STAT #2

Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System

16 Nov 2001
This publication outlines the justification of a vital statistics system, and indicates the objectives, uses and importance of civil registration and vital statistics systems. It focuses on the definition, characteristics and details of the system, and recommends improvement strategies. In additi...
MANUEL COMPTAB NATION APPROPCHE

Manuel de Comptabilite Nationale

Approche Systématique des Comptabilités Nationales - Rapport Technique

4 May 2001
Ce rapport technique s'inscrit dans une série de manuels nationaux de la comptabilité nationale, destinée à appuyer la mise en application du Système de comptabilité nationale de 1993. Il a pour objet de faciliter la concertation entre utilisateurs et producteurs sur 1) le système ou le cadre de ...
HIV/AIDS: POPULATION IMPACT AND PO

HIV/AIDS Population Impact and Policies 2001 (Wall Chart)

Series:
Population Studies
27 Jul 2001
This wall chart is a unique attempt to provide the most recent data on population and policies relating to HIV/AIDS worldwide. The chart provides HIV/AIDS related indicators such as: total population size in each country, number of adults living with HIV/AIDS, AIDS death, AIDS orphans and life ex...