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This is the second volume arising from the Macao Regional Knowledge Hub research workshop series associated with an ESCAP project under the same name. This volume combines 11 chapters under five parts...

The principal aim is to fill a perceived gap in policy-related research and understanding of the development of the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector in the Asia-Pacific region, in the...

This official report of the Board of Auditors transmits to the United Nations General Assembly the financial report and audited financial statements of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme...

Official Records of the Financial Report and Audited Financial Statements for the Biennium Ended 31 December 2009 and Report of the Board of Auditors: United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

This official record provides the financial report and accounts of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, including associate trust funds and other related accounts, for the year ended 31...

This official record provides the financial report and accounts of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, including associate trust funds and other related accounts, for the biennium ended 21...

This official record provides the financial report and accounts of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, including associate trust funds and other related accounts, for the year ended 31...

The challenge of working in situations of actual or unresolved conflict is not new, but it has a greater impetus and commands more attention today than in the past. This publication aptly addresses...

The success of disaster mitigation as well as disaster relief operations depends on teamwork and teamwork depends on communication. The areas of coverage in this publication include: the unrestricted...

The world community has come to realise that the clearance of land mines is essential. This publication addresses such areas as: education as an important link in clearance continuum, new technologies...

The number of humanitarian disasters vying for the world's attention has increased steadily in the last decade. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 shared many elements with more recent emergencies...

In the past decades, natural and human systems have grown greatly intertwined and the distinction between 'acts of Man' and 'acts of Nature' has become increasingly blurred. This publication discusses...

The linkage between disasters and development is well recognized, as is our growing ability to counter the threat. This publication offers an understanding of the devastating impacts of disasters and...

Using country studies, this publication gives clear insight into the issues of humanitarian assistance and the transition issue. The expert papers presented include discussions in such areas as...

This publication comes to address the need for facilitation measures that could be adopted in order to improve business performance focusing on electronic commerce initiatives. Its coverage includes...