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Gobernabilidad Democrática en América Central

( Print: December 1998 )

Tras largas décadas de conflictos civiles armados, Centroamérica ha encontrado su sendero hacia la Paz. El reto más importante para los países de la región y para la cooperación internacional consiste...

Tras largas décadas de conflictos civiles armados, Centroamérica ha encontrado su sendero hacia la Paz. El reto más importante para los países de la región y para la cooperación internacional consiste...


Economía Cubana, La

Reformas Estructurales y Desempeño en los Noventa

( Print: January 1999 )

Política Macroeconómica y Pobreza en América Latina y el Caribe

( Print: May 2000 )

El BID, la CEPAL y el PNUD iniciaron, a finales de 1996, un proyecto en América Latina y el Caribe, con el objeto de analizar la relación entre las políticas macroeconómicas y la pobreza, durante el...

El BID, la CEPAL y el PNUD iniciaron, a finales de 1996, un proyecto en América Latina y el Caribe, con el objeto de analizar la relación entre las políticas macroeconómicas y la pobreza, durante el...


Bioenergy Primer

Modernised Biomass Energy for Sustainable Development

( Print: February 2001 )

There is an unmistakable link between energy and sustainable human development. The lack of available energy services correlates closely with many challenges of sustainable development. Bioenergy -...

There is an unmistakable link between energy and sustainable human development. The lack of available energy services correlates closely with many challenges of sustainable development. Bioenergy -...


Women's Political Participation and Good Governance

21st Century Challenges

( Print: June 2000 )

The marginalization of women in the political process and governance in general has been both the cause and effect of the slow progress made in the advancement of women. This publication focuses on a...

The marginalization of women in the political process and governance in general has been both the cause and effect of the slow progress made in the advancement of women. This publication focuses on a...


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Investing in Development

A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

We have the opportunity in the coming decade to cut world poverty by half. Billions more people could enjoy the fruits of the global economy. Tens of millions of lives can be saved. The practical...

We have the opportunity in the coming decade to cut world poverty by half. Billions more people could enjoy the fruits of the global economy. Tens of millions of lives can be saved. The practical...


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Halving Hunger

It Can Be Done

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

This Millennium Project Task Force Report examines current world progress towards eliminating hunger, and calls for the implementation of seven recommendations in the areas of: political action...

This Millennium Project Task Force Report examines current world progress towards eliminating hunger, and calls for the implementation of seven recommendations in the areas of: political action...


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Toward Universal Primary Education

Investments, Incentives, and Institutions

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

Better education is fundamental to the prospects for economic and social development and the end of world poverty. This Millennium Project Task Force Report offers a rigorous set of interventions that...

Better education is fundamental to the prospects for economic and social development and the end of world poverty. This Millennium Project Task Force Report offers a rigorous set of interventions that...


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Taking Action

Achieving Gender Equality and Empowering Women

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

There are many practical steps that can be taken to reduce inequalities based on gender, which hinder the potential to reduce poverty and achieve high levels of well-being in societies around the...

There are many practical steps that can be taken to reduce inequalities based on gender, which hinder the potential to reduce poverty and achieve high levels of well-being in societies around the...


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Who's Got the Power? Transforming Health Systems for Women and Children

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

The central thrust of this Millennium Project Task Force Report is that dramatic, meaningful, sustainable progress toward decreasing child and maternal mortality requires an intense focus on improving...

The central thrust of this Millennium Project Task Force Report is that dramatic, meaningful, sustainable progress toward decreasing child and maternal mortality requires an intense focus on improving...


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Combating AIDS in the Developing World

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

HIV/AIDS is a global catastrophe, threatening social and economic stability in the most affected areas, while spreading relentlessly into new regions. Over the past year, 3 million people died of AIDS...

HIV/AIDS is a global catastrophe, threatening social and economic stability in the most affected areas, while spreading relentlessly into new regions. Over the past year, 3 million people died of AIDS...


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Coming to Grips with Malaria in the New Millennium

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

This Millennium Project Task Force Report presents an innovative strategic framework for relieving the burden that malaria imposes on society through the implementation of tried and tested anti...

This Millennium Project Task Force Report presents an innovative strategic framework for relieving the burden that malaria imposes on society through the implementation of tried and tested anti...


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Investing in Strategies to Reverse the Global Incidence of TB

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

Nearly 2 million people die each year from TB. However, real progress has been made over the last decade in implementing DOTS, an effective intervention against TB. This Millennium Project Task Force...

Nearly 2 million people die each year from TB. However, real progress has been made over the last decade in implementing DOTS, an effective intervention against TB. This Millennium Project Task Force...


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Prescription for Healthy Development

Increasing Access to Medicines

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

Access to essential medicines is vital for the health and prosperity of people in developing countries. This Millennium Project Task Force Report presents authoritative and in depth strategies for...

Access to essential medicines is vital for the health and prosperity of people in developing countries. This Millennium Project Task Force Report presents authoritative and in depth strategies for...


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Health, Dignity, and Development

What Will It Take?

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

At least 1.1 billion people lack access to safe water and 2.6 billion lack access to basic sanitation, resulting in the deaths of 3900 children per day. This Millennium Project Task Force Report...

At least 1.1 billion people lack access to safe water and 2.6 billion lack access to basic sanitation, resulting in the deaths of 3900 children per day. This Millennium Project Task Force Report...


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Home in the City, A

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

More than 900 million people currently live in urban slums and the number is growing as rapid urbanization continues in the developing world. This Millennium Project Task Force Report urges countries...

More than 900 million people currently live in urban slums and the number is growing as rapid urbanization continues in the developing world. This Millennium Project Task Force Report urges countries...


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Trade for Development

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

The current international trading system is stacked against developing countries, a situation that severely hampers development and ongoing attempts to eradicate poverty. This Millennium Project Task...

The current international trading system is stacked against developing countries, a situation that severely hampers development and ongoing attempts to eradicate poverty. This Millennium Project Task...


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Innovation

Applying Knowledge in Development

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

This Millennium Project Task Force Report makes a powerful case for development policies to focus on key sources of economic growth, particularly the use of scientific and technological knowledge and...

This Millennium Project Task Force Report makes a powerful case for development policies to focus on key sources of economic growth, particularly the use of scientific and technological knowledge and...


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UN Millennium Development Library (14 Volume Set)

Series: UN Millennium Development Library
( Print: June 2005 )

The UN Millennium Development Library is the official UN strategy for overcoming poverty and achieving human development objectives embodied in the UN Millennium Development Goals, adopted in 2000 by...

The UN Millennium Development Library is the official UN strategy for overcoming poverty and achieving human development objectives embodied in the UN Millennium Development Goals, adopted in 2000 by...