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The Republic of Moldova is a young nation struggling with the complex issues of state and people, private and public, urban and rural, national and foreign. The Human Development Report attempts to...

This summary provides an assessment of the Latin America and the Caribbean region's economy during 1998 and the first half of 1999. It presents an overview of each country's external sector...

The First Regional Report on Sustainable Human Development in Central America is intended to be a forum for dialogue and exchange among diverse social and academic actors. One of the most serious...

This publication provides a comprehensive analysis of the existing types of Statistical Information Systems (SIS) in national and international statistical offices, and outlines development directions...

This publication presents a collection of papers on the issue of health and mortality. The papers cover such topics as: epidemiological transitions in developed countries; adult mortality assessment...

This publication contains information from European countries concerning the network of reception facilities for the transfer of waste generated on board ships on European inland waterways.

This publication analyzes the progress made in the implementation of human settlements policies in urban renewal and housing modernization in Bratislava, the biggest city and capital of Slovakia. It...

Partnership and reproductive behaviour patterns have undergone major shifts over much of Europe and North America during the past three decades, leading to the coexistence of a variety of family forms...

In all historical eras governments have attempted to act upon migratory flows, guided by different objectives and applying varying strategies. This publication, issued by the International...

This publication presents a complete analysis to develop a frame work that will provide policy makers with the background information and the policy tools and options that are required for successful...

The Asia and the Pacific region has since 1994 experienced a great leap forward in the development and applications of space technology for environmental management and sustainable. This publication...

The purpose of this volume is to create an awareness among managers and planners concerned with natural resources and environmental management, about usefulness of remote sensing and geographic...

The Asia and the Pacific region is one of the fastest developing regions in the world. This growth is causing increasing demand for transport services, including road transport, which results in the...

The objective of the study is to promote better and wider understanding of the causes of the 1997 Asian economic crisis and to reflect on lessons that could be drawn for formulating policy responses...

This publication examines the implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) for developing countries of Asia and the Pacific region. It also considers alternative scenarios as...

The first part of this publication covers the minerals and metals trade in selected countries of East, North-East and South-East Asia. The second part covers Australia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea and...

In addition to a study on the supply, marketing, distribution and use of fertilizer in six of the Pacific subregion - the Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanatu, this publication...

The World Summit for Children, with its emphasis on goals to drive development and shape actions, and the corresponding need to monitor progress, had many strengths. One was to transform the way the...

Floods continue to be one of the most severe annual disasters, particularly in Asia. The intensity of flood disasters appears to have increased in the region in the past decade, especially during the...

The relationship between trade policy and environment policy remains a complex one. There has been much debate and discussion at the World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings but so much more is yet to...