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The State of Food and Agriculture 2006
Food Aid for Food Security?
Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( Print: February 2007,
PDF: December 2006
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The State of Food and Agriculture 2006 examines the issues and controversies surrounding international food aid and seeks to find ways to preserve its essential humanitarian role while minimizing the...
The State of Food and Agriculture 2006 examines the issues and controversies surrounding international food aid and seeks to find ways to preserve its essential humanitarian role while minimizing the...
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Information and Communication Technology for Peace
The Role of ICT in Preventing, Responding to and Recovering from Conflict
Series: ICT Task Force Series
( Print: November 2005,
PDF: October 2006
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The examples of Information and Communication Technology use in warfare are well known: propaganda, intelligence, communications and ICT-enabled weapons. This report aims to answer the following...
The examples of Information and Communication Technology use in warfare are well known: propaganda, intelligence, communications and ICT-enabled weapons. This report aims to answer the following...
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Harnessing the Potential of ICT for Education
A Multistakeholder Approach - Proceedings from the Dublin Global Forum of the United Nations ICT...
Series: ICT Task Force Series
( Print: November 2005,
PDF: October 2006
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While the right to education is recognized as fundamental for each citizen, access to it is not guaranteed. In the developing world, the essential building blocks for education systems are suffering...
While the right to education is recognized as fundamental for each citizen, access to it is not guaranteed. In the developing world, the essential building blocks for education systems are suffering...
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The World Summit on the Information Society
Moving from the Past into the Future
Series: ICT Task Force Series
( Print: November 2008
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This book is a collection of more than fifty short papers, providing readers with first hand insights from key players who participated in the making of the World Summit on the Information Society...
This book is a collection of more than fifty short papers, providing readers with first hand insights from key players who participated in the making of the World Summit on the Information Society...
Measuring ICT for Development
Series: ICT Task Force Series
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Reforming Internet Governance
Perspectives from the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG)
Series: ICT Task Force Series
( Print: November 2008
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The WGIG's mandate is to analyze the governance of Internet and make proposals for action as well as to identify the public policy issues involved.This volume presents papers by former members of the...
The WGIG's mandate is to analyze the governance of Internet and make proposals for action as well as to identify the public policy issues involved.This volume presents papers by former members of the...
Peace
Series: ICT Task Force Series
Global ICT Indicators Stocktaking
Status of Information Society Statistics in Developing Countries
Series: ICT Task Force Series
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Wireless Internet Opportunity for Developing Countries, The
Series: ICT Task Force Series
( Print: May 2004,
PDF: October 2006
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This publication examines the potential of proven and inexpensive technologies to bridge the connectivity gap, which is one of the key factors of the digital divide. Key issues that need the attention...
This publication examines the potential of proven and inexpensive technologies to bridge the connectivity gap, which is one of the key factors of the digital divide. Key issues that need the attention...
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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018 (Arabic language)
Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development
Series: The State of Food and Agriculture (Arabic)
( PDF: December 2018
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Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...
Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...
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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018
Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development
Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( Print: October 2018,
PDF: October 2018
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Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...
Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...
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El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación
Migración, agricultura y desarrollo rural
Series: El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación
( PDF: October 2018
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La migración es una realidad mundial en crecimiento que permite que millones de personas busquen nuevas oportunidades. Sin embargo, también plantea dificultades para los migrantes y para las...
La migración es una realidad mundial en crecimiento que permite que millones de personas busquen nuevas oportunidades. Sin embargo, también plantea dificultades para los migrantes y para las...
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La situation mondiale de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture 2018
Migrations, agriculture et développement rural
Series: La situation mondiale de l'alimentation et de l'agriculture
( PDF: October 2018
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Les migrations sont un phénomène mondial en expansion qui concerne des millions de personnes en quête d’un avenir meilleur. Elles sont porteuses de défis pour les migrants eux-mêmes et pour les...
Les migrations sont un phénomène mondial en expansion qui concerne des millions de personnes en quête d’un avenir meilleur. Elles sont porteuses de défis pour les migrants eux-mêmes et pour les...
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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018 (Russian language)
Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development
Series: The State of Food and Agriculture (Russian)
( PDF: December 2018
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Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...
Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...
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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018 (Chinese language)
Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development
Series: The State of Food and Agriculture (Chinese)
( PDF: December 2018
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Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...
Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...
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Information Insecurity
A Survival Guide to the Uncharted Territories of Cyber-threats and Cyber-security
Series: ICT Task Force Series
( Print: July 2005
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This book attempts to create greater awareness about the growing dangers of cyber-hooliganism, cyber-crime, cyber-terrorism and cyber-war, inherent in the new opportunities for good and evil that have...
This book attempts to create greater awareness about the growing dangers of cyber-hooliganism, cyber-crime, cyber-terrorism and cyber-war, inherent in the new opportunities for good and evil that have...
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Information and Communication Technologies for African Development
An Assessment of Progress and Challenges Ahead
Series: ICT Task Force Series
( Print: July 2005
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Nowhere is the digital divide more pronounced than in countries of the African continent. Africa is the most unconnected, in an increasingly connected world. Yet, given the broad spectrum of...
Nowhere is the digital divide more pronounced than in countries of the African continent. Africa is the most unconnected, in an increasingly connected world. Yet, given the broad spectrum of...
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Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Global Development, The
Analyses and Policy Recommendations
Series: ICT Task Force Series
( Print: July 2005
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This publication, which is a reflection and synthesis of the dialogue among the Task Force community, illustrates the importance placed on understanding, exploring and integrating the myriad...
This publication, which is a reflection and synthesis of the dialogue among the Task Force community, illustrates the importance placed on understanding, exploring and integrating the myriad...
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Connected for Development
Information Kiosks and Sustainability
Series: ICT Task Force Series
( Print: July 2005
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This publication suggests that Information kiosks can be a timely model based on lessons learned from Internet Cafes, placing the focus on using the technology as a tool to deliver information and...
This publication suggests that Information kiosks can be a timely model based on lessons learned from Internet Cafes, placing the focus on using the technology as a tool to deliver information and...
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Internet Governance
A Grand Collaboration
Series: ICT Task Force Series
( Print: July 2005
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This publication is an edited collection of papers contributed to the United Nations ICT Task Force Global Forum on Internet Governance (New York, 25 - 26 March 2004). The papers provide useful...
This publication is an edited collection of papers contributed to the United Nations ICT Task Force Global Forum on Internet Governance (New York, 25 - 26 March 2004). The papers provide useful...