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With particular emphasis on training for disarmament and the control of weapons, this publication assesses the status of military and civilian training for the conduct of peacekeeping operations...

The Ordos Plateau of China is an account of the regional human-environmental history of the Ordos Plateau, a dryland region inhabited by Chinese farmers and Mongolian shepherds. It surveys...

The Inter-Agency Task Force Report will assess progress in the seven action areas of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, such as (i) domestic public resources; (ii) domestic and international private...

The Inter-agency Task Force Report assesses progress in the seven action areas of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda: (i) domestic public resources; (ii) domestic and international private business and...

The Inter-Agency Task Force Report assesses progress in the seven action areas of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda: (i) domestic public resources; (ii) domestic and international private business and...

The Financing for Sustainable Development Report (FSDR) assesses progress in implementing the commitments and actions in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. Global sustainable development prospects...

This report assesses the global economic context for development financing, highlighting growing global risks and challenges, and the need for collective action to create a more enabling international...

This publication assesses progress in implementing the commitments and actions outlined in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. It explores how the COVID-19-related global economic recession and financial...

The Financing for Sustainable Development Report (FSDR) assesses progress in implementing the commitments and actions in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The 2022 Financing for Sustainable Development...

This new series of publications, issued by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, emanates from their project on Disarmament and Conflict Resolution (DCR). It examines the utility and...

Another report in this highly successful series again showing clearly and concisely the efforts to resolve intra-state conflicts.

Nine critical environmental regions are examined through formal definitions and a detailed look into the concepts of environmental criticality and endangerment. This innovative study provides an up-to...

The Amazon basin, site of the world's largest remaining tropical rain forest, is experiencing rapid ecological and socio-economic changes. This book examines the driving forces behind these changes...

Issued by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, this publication is one in a new series on Disarmament and Conflict Resolution (DCR). This volume presents a special report on the...

An illuminating report dealing with the first large-scale United Nations peacekeeping operation since the 1960's. It contains thorough and evenhanded research and will be of immense interest to all...

It is obvious that the ready availability of arms encourages violent solutions to problems. Here we have a concise report on how these arms can be effectively managed, collected and if necessary...

Another report in this highly successful series again showing clearly and concisely the efforts to resolve intra-state conflicts.

Another book in this important series focusing this time on particular aspects of peace operations, namely, psychological operations and intelligence activities. This new report shows the importance...

Another report in this highly successful series again showing clearly and concisely the efforts to resolve intra-state conflicts. This illuminating report on Liberia with its thorough and even-handed...

This report addresses the key issues pertaining to demobilization, disarmament and the control of weapons during peace operations. The issues that are deemed critical for the success or failure of...