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Dams and drainage schemes have transformed one of the finest wetlands, the Mesopotamian marshlands, into salt-encrusted desert. This study prepared by the United Nations Environmental Programme...

Arab Society: A Compendium of Social Statistics is the latest in a series of biennial compendia of the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). It provides a...

The fourth report in the Global Environment Outlook series provides a comprehensive, scientifically credible, policy-relevant and up-to-date assessment of, and outlook for, the state of the global...

The Global Environment Outlook is a major publication for all those who are interested in environmental issues. It has brought together thousands of scientists and hundreds of collaborating centres...

Arab Society: A Compendium of Demographic and Social Statistics, is the latest in a series of biennial compendia of the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia...

At the 2005 World Summit, United Nations Member States strongly supported a fair globalization and the attendant goals of full and productive employment and decent work for all, particularly through...

Arab Society: Demographic and Social Trends, Issue No. 16 is the latest in a series published biennially by the Statistics, Information Society and Technology Cluster of the Economic and Social...

This publication is a compilation of presentations, issue papers, summaries, and keynote speeches that constituted the High-Level Segment meetings of the United Nations Economic and Social Council for...

UNEP’s third Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-3) emphasizes that the next 30 years will be as crucial as the past 30 for shaping the future of the environment. It uses four scenarios to explore what...

This document provides an overview of the forest fire situation in Latin America and the Caribbean and the impact that they have had on the region and its population over the past few years. It...

This book is based on the Secretary-General’s report to the High-Level segment of the Economic and Social Council on promoting an integrated approach to rural development in developing countries for...

This publication is a compilation of presentations and papers that focus on the topic, Supporting Africa’s Efforts to Achieve Sustainable Development. They were presented at the High-Level Segment...

This publication is the latest in a series published biennially by the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) under the title Arab Society: Demographic and...

Focusing on population dynamics, household composition, family formation, housing conditions, health, COVID-19, education, labour, poverty, inequality and culture and social participation, this report...

This book aims to present the key debates that took place in the Economic and Social Council meetings on the theme of the High-Level Segment of 2004, “Resources Mobilization and Enabling Environment...

This publication presents the key debates that took place in the Economic and Social Council meetings on the theme of the high-level segment of 2005 Achieving the Internationally Agreed Development...

UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook series provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of global environment, a review of policy response and an outlook for the future. The Outlook Chapter of GEO-3...