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The 2017 Commodities and Development Report investigates the transmission channels through which commodity dependence affects micro- and macro-level development outcomes, examines long-term commodity...

The present publication is intended to provide a general introduction to the work of the International Law Commission. Volume I contains a discussion of the nature and role of the Commission, as well...

The present publication is intended to provide a general introduction to the work of the International Law Commission, with sufficient references to facilitate further research. Volume I contains a...

Smallholder farmers constitute the largest contingent of the poor and yet they produce more than 80 per cent of the world's food, in value terms. Though there are marked differences by country and...

The Commodities and Development Report 2012, released during the 13th session of UNCTAD, shows that developing countries suffer from high prices for commodities and food, in particular Least Developed...

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 publication is presented in two parts: Part I contains a brief historical outline of the various attempts at the development and codification of the Commission's work and Part II gives an account...

Commodity dependence is a trap: once a country is commodity dependent, it is difficult to develop a productive sector out of commodities and export non-commodity products. This publication argues that...

This report explores key aspects of the two-way relationship between commodities and climate change, discusses the concept of natural resource conversion and explores its application to renewable and...

This publication provides an introduction to the work of the International Law Commission (ILC), with sufficient references to facilitate further research. Volume I discusses the nature and role of...

The present publication gives an overview of the International Law Commission's activities and reproduces the full text of legal instruments drafted under its aegis. This edition, the seventh, brings...

This publication is presented in two parts: Part I contains a brief historical outline of the various attempts at the development and codification of the Commission's work and Part II gives an account...