Innovation for Sustainable Development Review
The UNECE Innovation for Sustainable Development Review (I4SDR) provides a solid understanding of the national and regional innovation system through a calibrated assessment and recommendations for policy and structural reform, based on international good practices and a firm understanding of national and regional specificities. The Review is a result of an in-depth dialogue and consultation among the UNECE Secretariat, leading subject matter experts, Government officials, academia, the private sector, and other innovation stakeholders in the country. UNECE also supports subsequent reform efforts through policy dialogue and capacity building tied to the recommendations and priorities of the report. The Review looks at three dimensions – overall economic development and innovation performance, based on input and output metrics, outlining the opportunities and challenges that policies related to enabling and promoting innovation should address; the national innovation system and innovation governance, analysing how and to which extent public policy and existing intervention mechanisms serve to nurture the innovation system, and address these opportunities and challenges; and, selective chapters focusing on the topics of importance to the country, such as science-industry linkages, innovation in specific sectors, innovation-enhancing procurement, start-up support, and diaspora engagement, among others. Based on this analysis, the Review elaborates recommendations and measures to stimulate innovation activity, enhance innovation capacity among stakeholders, and improve the efficiency of the national innovation system – all conducive to sustainable development. The Review uses policy analysis and research, multi–stakeholder meetings at national level for fact–finding, awareness raising and consensus building and a peer review. Following publication, ECE typically supports countries through capacity building and policy dialogue to support return effects. After 3-5 years, at the request of the national authorities, a second review assesses progress and re-evaluates priorities.
International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean
This annual reviews international and regional developments from a trade perspective, describing the principal global economic trends and structural changes in international trade, the main areas of trade growth and the changes these drive in the region (previously known as Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy).
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics
This series of annual flagship reports, The International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UNIDO’s main statistical publication, presents the latest developments in industrial sectors around the world through dashboards, visualizations and concise analysis. The reports serve as invitations for deeper exploration of the current state and recent trends in industry in different countries, sectors, regions and the world.
Key Statistics and Trends in Trade Policy
Key Statistics and Trends in Trade Policy is a yearly publication. It is a product of the Trade Analysis Branch, Division on International Trade and Commodities (DITC), UNCTAD secretariat. This publication informs on recent trends in trade policy by providing up-to-date statistics on the use of various instruments of trade policy and how their use evolved in the medium term. This publication covers various policy factors affecting international trade including tariffs, preferential margins, non-tariff measures, trade defence measures, regional trade agreements and exchange rates. Statistics are reported by country, geographic region and by broad economic sector.
Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy
This publication reviews the main features of a persistently weak global economy and world trade and then turns to global and regional trade trends and prospects. The publication considers the main changes in the organization of production and global trade associated with international production networks, which are at the heart of current mega-regional negotiations. It looks at how the region's countries are positioned in international production networks and value chains. It analyzes the main factors underpinning participation in production networks and value chains, as well as the implications they have for integration.
Least Developed Countries Report
UNCTAD´s Least Developed Countries Report provides a comprehensive and authoritative source of socio-economic analysis and data on the world´s most impoverished countries. The Report is intended for a broad readership of governments, policy makers, researchers and all those involved with LDCs´ development policies. Each Report contains a statistical annex, which provides basic data on the LDCs.Macroeconomic Report on Latin America and the Caribbean
The Macroeconomic Report on Latin America and the Caribbean is an ECLAC publication designed to meet the need for up-to-date analysis of the region’s macroeconomic performance amid shifting conditions. With this publication, ECLAC aims to make the results of its integrated informative and analytical approach available to public institutions, the media, academia, private analysts and the broader public, covering salient aspects of current conditions as well as structural traits of the region’s macroeconomic development.
Manuel ATP
L’Accord relatif aux transports internationaux de denrées périssables et aux engins spéciaux à utiliser pour ces transports (ATP) a été conclu à Genève le 1er septembre 1970, et est entré en vigueur le 21 novembre 1976. Les objectifs de l'ATP sont de faciliter les transports internationaux des denrées périssables et d'assurer un niveau élevé de préservation de la qualité des denrées périssables lors de leur transport. L'ATP s'applique aux transports de denrées périssables effectués sur le territoire d'au moins deux Etats contractants non seulement par route, mais aussi par rail et mer (les traversées maritimes doivent être inférieures à 150 km). En outre, un certain nombre de pays ont également adopté l'ATP comme base de leur législation nationale. Le manuel ATP comprend l'accord lui-même et ses annexes avec des commentaires annexes le cas échéant pour éclaircissements ou explications supplémentaires du texte. Les commentaires ne sont pas juridiquement contraignants pour les parties de l’l'ATP. Ils sont toutefois importants pour l'interprétation, l'harmonisation et l'application de l'Accord car ils reflètent l'avis du Groupe de travail du transport des denrées périssables.
MDG Gap Task Force Report
The MDG Gap Task Force was created by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in May 2007 to improve monitoring of the global commitments contained in MDG 8, the Global Partnership for Development. The main purpose of the Task Force is to systematically track existing international commitments and to identify gaps and obstacles in their fulfillment at the international, regional and country level in the areas of official development assistance, market access (trade), debt sustainability, and access to essential medicines and new technologies. The Task Force integrates more than 30 United Nations and other international agencies. An annual report of the MDG Gap Task Force is published each September.
Millennium Development Goals Report
This annual report presents the most comprehensive global assessment of progress to date, based on data provided by a large number of international organizations within and outside the United Nations system. The aggregate figures in the report provide an overview of regional progress under the eight goals and are a convenient way to track advances over time. The report is coordinated and published by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.