Asia-Pacific Population Journal
For over two decades, the Asia-Pacific Population Journal (APPJ) has been taking the pulse of population and social issues unfolding in the region. Published by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), APPJ brings out high quality, evidence-based and forward-looking articles relevant for population policies and programmes in Asia and the Pacific. Prominent population experts, award-winning demographers, as well as lesser known researchers have been contributing articles, documenting over the years the evolution of thinking in this important sphere.Bulletin on Population and Vital Statistics in the Arab Region
The Bulletin on Population and Vital Statistics in the ESCWA Region presents data on population, fertility, mortality, marriages and divorces compiled from a number of national sources, including surveys, censuses and vital registration systems. The objective of this bulletin is to encourage countries to produce and disseminate high quality data on population and vital statistics, which is much needed for better planning. It is also meant to meet the needs of data users, especially researchers, academics and others working in the fields of population, reproductive health and development; it provides them with a thorough and comprehensive picture on population growth and its dynamics.
Civil Society and Disarmament
The Office for Disarmament Affairs publishes the series entitled "Civil Society and Disarmament" within the context of the General Assembly resolutions on the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme and the United Nations Study on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Education. The publication provides a forum for the views of civil society in order to further an informed debate on topical issues of arms limitation, disarmament and security.
Demographic Yearbook (Ser. R)
The United Nations Demographic Yearbook collects, compiles and disseminates official statistics on a wide range of topics. Data have been collected from national statistical authorities since 1948 through a set of questionnaires dispatched annually by the United Nations Statistics Division to over 230 national statistical offices. The Demographic Yearbook disseminates statistics on population size and composition, births, deaths, marriage and divorce on an annual basis. Demographic Yearbook special topics issues cover a wide range of additional topics including economic activity, educational attainment, household characteristics, housing, ethnicity and language, among others.Disarmament Study Series
The Disarmament Study Series is a publication that highlights United Nations General Assembly studies in the field of disarmament undertaken by groups of governmental experts.Disarmament: A Basic Guide
International peace and security - and therefore disarmament - stand at the core of the UN mandate. The publications in this series are designed to inform, educate and generate public understanding of the importance of multilateral action, and to rally support for it, in the field of arms limitation and disarmament. Intended primarily for the general reader, the basic guides may also be useful for the disarmament educator or trainer. They are published by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in collaboration with the NGO (non-governmental organizations) Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security pursuant to the purposes of the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme.
La série des Notes de politique d’ONU Femmes
La série de Notes de politique d’ONU Femmes offre, sous un format accessible, une synthèse de résultats de recherche, d’analyses et de recommandations sur des domaines clés des politiques relatives à l’égalité des sexes et aux droits des femmes. Elle vise à combler le fossé qui existe entre la recherche et la politique en identifiant les questions qui appellent à une attention urgente et en proposant des mesures susceptibles de les résoudre. Cette série est le fruit d’une collaboration entre la Division de politique d’ONU Femmes et la Section des recherches et données, qui en a assuré la coordination. Afin de garantir la qualité et la pertinence de son contenu, chacune de ces Notes est passée par un processus d’examen interne et par une revue externe assurée des pairs. Concis et pertinents, ces documents d’orientation politique représentent des ressources utiles pour les défenseuses et défenseurs de l’égalité des sexes, pour des représentantes et représentants de la société civile et pour les autres intervenantes et intervenants œuvrant à la réalisation de l’égalité des sexes et aux droits des femmes.
Latin America and the Caribbean Demographic Observatory / Observatorio Demográfico América Latina y el Caribe
Demographic Observatory presents estimates and projections of the population of the 20 countries of Latin America, for the period 1950-2100. Demographic Observatory follows a standard format containing information that is updated annually and is prepared by CELADE-Population Division of ECLAC.