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Costs of Disarmament

Rethinking the Price Tag - A Methodological Inquiry into the Costs and Benefits of Arms Control

( Print: November 2002 )

This study investigates the methodological challenges of analyzing the costs and benefits associated with arms control. The need for such a study has arisen because the cumulative increases in the...

This study investigates the methodological challenges of analyzing the costs and benefits associated with arms control. The need for such a study has arisen because the cumulative increases in the...


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The Security Council at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century

To What Extent Is It Willing and Able to Maintain International Peace and Security?

( Print: March 2004, PDF: October 2006 )

This study looks at the United Nations Security Council through the prism of major international security issues since the end of the Cold War. Special emphasis is placed on explaining how the...

This study looks at the United Nations Security Council through the prism of major international security issues since the end of the Cold War. Special emphasis is placed on explaining how the...


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Conseil de Sécurité à L'aube du XXIème Siècle, Le

Quelle Volonté et Quelle Capacité a-t-il de Maintenir la Paix et la Sécurité Internationales?

( Print: January 2003, PDF: October 2006 )

Le développement de l'activité du Conseil de sécurité depuis la fin de la guerre froide s'est accompagné d'une mutation de ses principaux instruments d'intervention à la mesure des changements des...

Le développement de l'activité du Conseil de sécurité depuis la fin de la guerre froide s'est accompagné d'une mutation de ses principaux instruments d'intervention à la mesure des changements des...


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Tactical Nuclear Weapons

Time for Control

( Print: January 2003, PDF: October 2006 )

Following the New York terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, the issue of terrorists using weapons of mass destruction, in particular fissile materials, has been raised on numerous occasions. The...

Following the New York terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, the issue of terrorists using weapons of mass destruction, in particular fissile materials, has been raised on numerous occasions. The...


Paix de Tombouctou, La

Gestion Démocratique, Développement et Construction Africaine de la Paix

( Print: September 1999 )

Tactical Nuclear Weapons

A Perspective from Ukraine

( Print: February 2001 )

This study is concerned with the present and future role of tactical nuclear weapons in the new European security system. Ukraine, a country that once had the world's third largest nuclear arsenal...

This study is concerned with the present and future role of tactical nuclear weapons in the new European security system. Ukraine, a country that once had the world's third largest nuclear arsenal...


Illicit Traffic in Firearms

Prevention and Combat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A National, Regional and Global Issue

( Print: January 2002 )

The problem of illicit trafficking in firearms, ammunition and explosives, is a local, regional and international concern. Effective measures against it must involve a concerted effort by the relevant...

The problem of illicit trafficking in firearms, ammunition and explosives, is a local, regional and international concern. Effective measures against it must involve a concerted effort by the relevant...


Represión del Tráfico Ilícito de Armas Pequeñas y Tecnologías Sensibles

Una Agenda Orientada hacia la Acción

( Print: September 1998 )

Existen buenas razones para opinar que las cuestiones del tráfico de armas pequeñas y tecnologías sensibles pueden tratarse como un solo problema, aunque, a primera vista, abarcan gran variedad de...

Existen buenas razones para opinar que las cuestiones del tráfico de armas pequeñas y tecnologías sensibles pueden tratarse como un solo problema, aunque, a primera vista, abarcan gran variedad de...


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Project Coast

Apartheid's Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme

( Print: February 2003 )

This publication explains how the apartheid government in South Africa put together a determined chemical and biological weapons programme aimed at poisoning people within and outside South Africa....

This publication explains how the apartheid government in South Africa put together a determined chemical and biological weapons programme aimed at poisoning people within and outside South Africa....


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State of Commodity Dependence 2016

Series: The State of Commodity Dependence
( Print: January 2018, PDF: July 2017 )

The 2016 edition of the State of Commodity Dependence contains 135 individual country profiles, each comprising 40 indicators mostly related to the three main dimensions of commodity dependence...

The 2016 edition of the State of Commodity Dependence contains 135 individual country profiles, each comprising 40 indicators mostly related to the three main dimensions of commodity dependence...


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The Trade and Biodiversity Product Classification

The Trade and Biodiversity Product Classification

Measuring Trade in Products with a Biological Origin

( PDF: November 2023 )

This report assesses the Trade and Biodiversity (TraBio) statistical tool and related TraBio product classification developed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) with...

This report assesses the Trade and Biodiversity (TraBio) statistical tool and related TraBio product classification developed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) with...


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Key Statistics and Trends in Trade Policy 2022

Key Statistics and Trends in Trade Policy 2022

Green Goods Trade and Trade Policies

Series: Key Statistics and Trends in Trade Policy
( PDF: July 2023 )

Key Statistics and Trends in Trade Policy is a yearly publication of the Trade Analysis Branch, Division on International Trade and Commodities (DITC), UNCTAD secretariat. The main purpose of this...

Key Statistics and Trends in Trade Policy is a yearly publication of the Trade Analysis Branch, Division on International Trade and Commodities (DITC), UNCTAD secretariat. The main purpose of this...


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Social Infrastructure for Health

Social Infrastructure for Health

Guidance for Social and Consumer Protection

( Print: July 2023, PDF: July 2023 )

This report follows the first report produced under the Development Account project on: “Strengthening consumer protection in the provision of health services (including e-health) in the wake of the...

This report follows the first report produced under the Development Account project on: “Strengthening consumer protection in the provision of health services (including e-health) in the wake of the...


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The Generalized System of Preferences: How Much Does It Matter for Developing Countries?

The Generalized System of Preferences: How Much Does It Matter for Developing Countries?

( Print: July 2023, PDF: August 2023 )

The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme is a voluntary trade measure implemented by developed countries that provide an advantageous, or “preferential”, tariff treatment to imports from...

The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme is a voluntary trade measure implemented by developed countries that provide an advantageous, or “preferential”, tariff treatment to imports from...


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Commodities and Development Report 2023

Commodities and Development Report 2023

Inclusive Diversification and Energy Transition

Series: Commodities and Development Report
( PDF: August 2023 )

This report highlights pathways to economic diversification in commodity-dependent developing countries in an environment where decarbonization of the global economy has become the overarching...

This report highlights pathways to economic diversification in commodity-dependent developing countries in an environment where decarbonization of the global economy has become the overarching...


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Understanding Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Understanding Voluntary Sustainability Standards

A Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis

( PDF: July 2023 )

Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) have emerged as key governance tools in global value chains and provide an avenue for enabling sustainable production and consumption practices. The rapid...

Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) have emerged as key governance tools in global value chains and provide an avenue for enabling sustainable production and consumption practices. The rapid...


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Mozambique’s Integration into Regional Value Chains and the Role of Women Small-Scale Cross-Border Traders

Mozambique’s Integration into Regional Value Chains and the Role of Women Small-Scale Cross-Border...

( PDF: July 2023 )

The study identifies and analyzes the existing regional value chains between Mozambique and its neighbouring countries. It looks at the potential insertion of women cross-border traders into the...

The study identifies and analyzes the existing regional value chains between Mozambique and its neighbouring countries. It looks at the potential insertion of women cross-border traders into the...


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A integração de Moçambique nas cadeias de valor regionais e o papel das mulheres comerciantes transfronteiriças de pequena escala

A integração de Moçambique nas cadeias de valor regionais e o papel das mulheres comerciantes...

( PDF: July 2023 )

The study identifies and analyzes the existing regional value chains between Mozambique and its neighbouring countries. The study then looks at the potential insertion of women cross-border traders...

The study identifies and analyzes the existing regional value chains between Mozambique and its neighbouring countries. The study then looks at the potential insertion of women cross-border traders...


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State of Commodity Dependence 2023

State of Commodity Dependence 2023

Series: The State of Commodity Dependence
( Print: July 2023, PDF: August 2023 )

A country is export commodity-dependent (from now on “commodity dependent”) when its exports are heavily concentrated on primary commodities. The source of commodity dependence can be linked to...

A country is export commodity-dependent (from now on “commodity dependent”) when its exports are heavily concentrated on primary commodities. The source of commodity dependence can be linked to...


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Trade Regulations for Climate Action? New Insights from the Global Non-tariff Measures Database

Trade Regulations for Climate Action? New Insights from the Global Non-tariff Measures Database

( PDF: December 2023 )

Over 190 United Nations Member States pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit the increase in global temperatures “well below” 2°C under the Paris Agreement reached in 2015. This report...

Over 190 United Nations Member States pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit the increase in global temperatures “well below” 2°C under the Paris Agreement reached in 2015. This report...