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Empowering Women through Public Procurement

( Print: October 2014, PDF: April 2016 )

Women-owned businesses represent one third of the small and medium-sized enterprises of developing countries, but only a fraction of government procurement opportunities for goods and services. This...

Women-owned businesses represent one third of the small and medium-sized enterprises of developing countries, but only a fraction of government procurement opportunities for goods and services. This...


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Directrices para la producción de estadísticas sobre la violencia contra la mujer

Encuestas estadísticas

( PDF: April 2016 )

La publicación tiene por objeto proporcionar a las oficinas nacionales de estadística directrices detalladas sobre la forma de reunir, procesar, difundir y analizar datos sobre la violencia contra la...

La publicación tiene por objeto proporcionar a las oficinas nacionales de estadística directrices detalladas sobre la forma de reunir, procesar, difundir y analizar datos sobre la violencia contra la...


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Guidelines for Producing Statistics on Violence against Women (Chinese language)

Statistical Surveys

( PDF: April 2016 )

Violence against women is an obstacle to achieving the objectives of equality, development and peace. It violates the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms. In all...

Violence against women is an obstacle to achieving the objectives of equality, development and peace. It violates the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms. In all...


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E-Commerce From a Gender and Development Perspective

E-Commerce From a Gender and Development Perspective

( PDF: June 2023 )

This policy review considers the opportunities e-commerce offers to women-led and women-owned small enterprises in developing and least developed countries (LDCs), and the challenges such enterprises...

This policy review considers the opportunities e-commerce offers to women-led and women-owned small enterprises in developing and least developed countries (LDCs), and the challenges such enterprises...


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Le commerce électronique dans une perspective de genre et de développement

Le commerce électronique dans une perspective de genre et de développement

( PDF: July 2023 )

Le présent examen des politiques se penche sur les opportunités que le commerce électronique offre aux petites entreprises dirigées par des femmes et appartenant à des femmes dans les pays en...

Le présent examen des politiques se penche sur les opportunités que le commerce électronique offre aux petites entreprises dirigées par des femmes et appartenant à des femmes dans les pays en...


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Why Gender-responsive Standards Are Better for Everyone

Why Gender-responsive Standards Are Better for Everyone

( PDF: August 2023 )

This publication explains why gender-responsive standards are important, aiming to broaden the audience of GRS. Standards are an integral part of 
everything that surrounds us, from cell phones to...

This publication explains why gender-responsive standards are important, aiming to broaden the audience of GRS. Standards are an integral part of 
everything that surrounds us, from cell phones to...


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Why Gender-responsive Standards Are Better for Everyone (Russian language)

Why Gender-responsive Standards Are Better for Everyone

( PDF: September 2023 )

This publication explains why gender-responsive standards are important, aiming to broaden the audience of GRS. It targets potential user groups -- government agencies and technical committee experts...

This publication explains why gender-responsive standards are important, aiming to broaden the audience of GRS. It targets potential user groups -- government agencies and technical committee experts...


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Transnational Corporations Vol.28 No.3

Investment and Development

Series: Transnational Corporations
( Print: December 2021, PDF: December 2021 )

Transnational Corporations is a longstanding policy-oriented refereed research journal on issues related to investment, multinational enterprises, and development. It is an official journal of the...

Transnational Corporations is a longstanding policy-oriented refereed research journal on issues related to investment, multinational enterprises, and development. It is an official journal of the...


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Recommendation No. 46 - Enhancing Traceability and Transparency of Sustainable Value Chains in the...

( PDF: April 2022 )

The objective of this recommendation is to establish a mechanism that enables governments, industry partners, consumers, and all other relevant stakeholders to make risk-informed decisions, overcome...

The objective of this recommendation is to establish a mechanism that enables governments, industry partners, consumers, and all other relevant stakeholders to make risk-informed decisions, overcome...


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Recommandation no 46: Améliorer la traçabilité et la transparence de chaînes de valeur durables dans...

( PDF: April 2022 )

La présente recommandation a pour objectif d’établir un mécanisme qui permette aux gouvernements, aux partenaires du secteur, aux consommateurs et à toutes les autres parties intéressées de prendre...

La présente recommandation a pour objectif d’établir un mécanisme qui permette aux gouvernements, aux partenaires du secteur, aux consommateurs et à toutes les autres parties intéressées de prendre...


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Recommendation No. 46: Enhancing Traceability and Transparency of Sustainable Value Chains in the...

( PDF: April 2022 )

The objective of this recommendation is to establish a mechanism that enables governments, industry partners, consumers, and all other relevant stakeholders to make risk-informed decisions, overcome...

The objective of this recommendation is to establish a mechanism that enables governments, industry partners, consumers, and all other relevant stakeholders to make risk-informed decisions, overcome...


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Creative Economy Outlook 2022: Overview

The International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development: Pathway to Resilient...

( Print: December 2022, PDF: December 2022 )

The report looks at the current state of the creative economy. It examines the evolving definition of the creative economy and its contribution to sustainable development. Based on a 2021 UNCTAD...

The report looks at the current state of the creative economy. It examines the evolving definition of the creative economy and its contribution to sustainable development. Based on a 2021 UNCTAD...


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Transnational Corporations Vol.28 No.1

Investment and Development

Series: Transnational Corporations
( Print: September 2021, PDF: September 2021 )

Transnational Corporations is a longstanding policy-oriented refereed research journal on issues related to investment, multinational enterprises and development. It is an official journal of the...

Transnational Corporations is a longstanding policy-oriented refereed research journal on issues related to investment, multinational enterprises and development. It is an official journal of the...


Transnational Corporations Vol.28 No.2

Investment and Development

Series: Transnational Corporations
( Print: September 2021, PDF: October 2021 )

Transnational Corporations is a longstanding policy-oriented refereed research journal on issues related to investment, multinational enterprises, and development. It is an official journal of the...

Transnational Corporations is a longstanding policy-oriented refereed research journal on issues related to investment, multinational enterprises, and development. It is an official journal of the...


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The Least Developed Countries Report 2018 (Arabic language)

Entrepreneurship for Structural Transformation - Beyond Business as Usual

( PDF: November 2019 )

For Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, they need to transform the structure of their economy. This, in turn, requires entrepreneurship that...

For Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, they need to transform the structure of their economy. This, in turn, requires entrepreneurship that...


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The Least Developed Countries Report 2018

Entrepreneurship for Structural Transformation - Beyond Business as Usual

Series: Least Developed Countries Report
( Print: December 2018, PDF: November 2018 )

For Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, they need to transform the structure of their economy. This, in turn, requires entrepreneurship that...

For Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, they need to transform the structure of their economy. This, in turn, requires entrepreneurship that...


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Rapport sur les Pays les Moins Avancés 2018

L’entreprenariat au service de la transformation structurelle − Changer de cap

Series: Rapport sur les pays les moins avancés
( PDF: November 2019 )

Pour que les pays les moins avancés (PMA) progressent vers les objectifs de développement durable, ils doivent transformer la structure de leur économie. Ceci, à son tour, nécessite un esprit d...

Pour que les pays les moins avancés (PMA) progressent vers les objectifs de développement durable, ils doivent transformer la structure de leur économie. Ceci, à son tour, nécessite un esprit d...


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Made by Africa

Creating Value through Integration

( Print: January 2023, PDF: January 2023 )

Pharmaceuticals, baby food, cotton clothing and cars are the four focus value chains of this report. Together they are poised to increase intraregional trade in Africa, reduce imports, diversify...

Pharmaceuticals, baby food, cotton clothing and cars are the four focus value chains of this report. Together they are poised to increase intraregional trade in Africa, reduce imports, diversify...


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Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Review: Zambia

Series: Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Review
( Print: May 2022, PDF: May 2022 )

The Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Review of Zambia has three fundamental goals. Its first goal is to offer Zambia an assessment of activities and institutions that make up its innovation...

The Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Review of Zambia has three fundamental goals. Its first goal is to offer Zambia an assessment of activities and institutions that make up its innovation...


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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2018-2019 (Arabic language)

Series: Survey of Economic and Social Development in the Arab Region (Arabic)
( PDF: September 2020 )

The Survey 2018-2019 observes that the Arab region experienced an economic recovery with a growth rate of 2.3% in 2018, up from 1.7% the year before. This recovery was largely attributed to...

The Survey 2018-2019 observes that the Arab region experienced an economic recovery with a growth rate of 2.3% in 2018, up from 1.7% the year before. This recovery was largely attributed to...