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Humanitarian Emergencies and Warlord Economies in Liberia and Sierra Leone examines the correlations between humanitarian emergencies and political economies of these failing states. The publication...

Health Status and Health Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa discusses the main changes in infant, child and maternal mortality which have occurred over the period 1960-1995. It also analyses the main...

War, Hunger and Displacement uses econometric methods and case-study evidence to examine the political economy of complex humanitarian emergencies, multidimensional crises characterized by warfare...

This study re-examines the rationale for development aid; revisits the development debate that accompanied its growth; and draws conclusions for aids' performance which may influence the future. The...

This study looks at the performance of exports in Chile for the period 1960-1995. It identifies the main trends in the growth of exports and attempts to assign responsibility to various factors for...

South-North Challenges in Global Forestry addresses the types of transitions operating in global forestry and evaluates the significance of trends. The publication is part of an applied research and...

The present study examines privatization in transition economies of Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. It addresses trade-offs in the choice of privatization methods, the choice...

This publication examines the impact of the transition to a market economy on health and education in transitional Asia, with particular focus on Vietnam. Several lessons emerge from the empirical...

In analyzing Viet Nam's recent economic adjustments, this publication discusses that country's macroeconomic instability and the evolution of privatization and industrial policy. It also addresses the...

The Arab region saw slower economic growth in 2013, mainly because of the moderate growth of major oil-exporting countries, represented by the member countries of Gulf Cooperation Council. While GCC...

The Arab region saw slower economic growth in 2013, mainly because of the moderate growth of major oil-exporting countries, represented by the member countries of Gulf Cooperation Council. While GCC...

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the 
Twenty-seventh Session (12-23 November 2001) Twenty-eight Session (29 April-17 May 2002).

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the 
Twenty-ninth Session (11-22 November 2002); Thirtieth Session (28 April-16 May 2003).

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the Thirty-first Session (10-21 November 2003), Thirty-second Session (3-21 May 2004).

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the Thirty-third Session (16-26 November 2004); Thirty-fourth Session (2-20 May 2005).

This survey is an annual publication designed to provide a review and analysis of economic and social conditions in the ESCWA region during a specific time period. The present survey includes chapters...

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the 
Thirty-fifth Session (14-25 November 2005); Thirty-sixth Session (1-19 May 2006).

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the 
Thirty-seventh Session (6-24 November 2006); Thirty-eighth Session (30 April-18 May 2007) .

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the 
Thirty-ninth Session (5-23 November 2007); Fortieth Session (28 April-16 May 2008).

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the Forty-first Session (3-21 November 2008); Forty-second Session (27 April-15 May 2009).