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HARNESSING THE POTENTIAL MIGRAT

Harnessing the Potential of Migration and Return to Promote Development

Applying Concepts to West Africa

Series:
IOM Migration Research Series
24 Jan 2003
This paper is intended to stimulate discussions on the relationship between migration, return, and development. It outlines the operational framework and research strategy that will be used to investigate this relationship in an ongoing research project on West Africa. The paper discusses the fo...
FIRST AFRICA ROUNDTABLE ON CLEANER

First Africa Roundtable on Cleaner Production and Sustainable Consumption

21 Sep 2001
The proceedings of 'The First Africa Roundtable on Cleaner Production and Sustainable Consumption' is an example of one effort to support and strengthen the regional cleaner production network. The report presents an overview of successes and challenges that face cleaner production implementation...
INTL CRIM TRIBUN RWANDA 1995/00 CD

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 1995-2000

Basic Documents and Case Law (CD-ROM)

22 Mar 2002
Dissemination of the case law and basic documents of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has always been one of the Tribunal Registry's main concerns. This CD-ROM is a basic research and working tool for lawyers and the ever-widening circle of researchers, specialists and instit...
TRADE & MARITIME TRANSP BETWEEN

Trade and Maritime Transport between Africa and South America

Series:
Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
29 Jun 2001
Trade between Africa and South America is of relatively minor importance for each region. This publication tries to determine if a scarcity of maritime transport services is accountable for the unimportance. It takes a look at the economic and geographic situations of the two regions, their inter...
PARTICIP DEV & GOV AFRICA SPECIAL

Participatory Development and Governance

Africa's Special Needs

2 Nov 2001
Despite Africa's wealth of natural and human resources it has not yet successfully participated in, or benefited from, globalization. Examining the challenges involved, the United Nations Committee for Development Policy concludes that sustained growth in Africa will be possible only if the Afric...
INVEST POLICY REV MAURITIUS

Investment Policy Review - Mauritius

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Policy Reviews
4 May 2001
The Investment Policy Review of Mauritius gives insight into the country's investment environment and policies. The publication discusses foreign direct investment (FDI) trends and the steadily increasing flow of FDI into Mauritius. It also reviews the investment policy framework, which has impro...
ENVIRO TECHNOLOGY ASSESS SUBSAHAR

Environmental Technology Assessment (EnTA) in Sub-Saharan Africa

A UNEP EnTA Leadership Training Programme

Series:
IETC Report
20 Apr 2001
This publication is an outcome of a training programme for Sub-Saharan Africa on the utilization of Environmental Technology Assessment (EnTA) for decision-making in the management of Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs). It includes an overview of the concept of EnTA, detailed country repor...
AFRICA LEATHER TRADE DIRECTORY

Africa

Leather Trade Directory

Series:
Trade Information
5 Oct 2001
This directory lists enterprises by country, with full address information (as available), type of activity and products handled. It also lists enterprises by product group and in alphabetical order.
AFRICAN CASES IN INTERNATIONAL

African Cases in International Business

Series:
Human Resource Development
5 Oct 2001
This book is a training manual on international business management, which includes specific case studies as well as readings on skills and techniques of case discussion and the learning process. The first part explains learning process framework and provides practical guidelines on how to prepar...
FOOD & BEVERAGES A PRACTICAL

Food and Beverages

A Practical Guide to the South African Market

Series:
Product and Market Development
19 Oct 2001
This guide presents a market survey on agricultural products, food and beverages in South Africa. It reviews the overall economic situation; multilateral, regional and bilateral agreements; trade regulations and current commercial practices; and outlines market characteristics; tariffs and import...
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN AFRICA EXP

Women Entrepreneurs in Africa

Experience from Selected Countries

23 Feb 2001
The number of women's enterprises is growing worldwide. In Africa more and more women have become self-employed and owners and managers of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This study presents lessons gathered by UNCTAD and UNIDO from 11 African countries. It takes a closer look...
BOUND COOPERATE CONFLICT PEACE

Bound to Cooperate

Conflict, Peace and People in Sierra Leone

9 Feb 2001
Africa's economic and social development has been held back by armed conflicts that have inflicted death, injury, hunger and homelessness. This book recognizes that in order to achieve economic development in an environment of peace and security, ordinary men and women from West Africa must be cl...
WATER MNGMT ISLAM

Water Management in Islam

Series:
Water Resources Management and Policy
23 Feb 2001
In the Middle East and North Africa, water is rapidly becoming the key development issue. The region has one of the highest population growth rates in the world and scarce natural water supplies. This publication presents Islamic perspectives on a number of proposed water-management policies, inc...
AFRICAN PUBL SERVICE NEW CHALLE

African Public Service

New Challenges, Professionalism and Ethics in Cooperation with the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD)

9 Feb 2001
The objective of this publication is to raise awareness in the international community to the problems that confront civil service in Africa. The first part of this study consists of the proceedings of the second Pan-African Conference of Ministers of Civil Service, and presents the text of the R...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #4 2000

UNODA Occasional Papers No.4

Arms Control and Disarmament - A New Conceptual Approach, September 2000

Series:
United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
10 Nov 2000
The Department for Disarmament Affairs, renamed United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in 2007 (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical ...
GUINEA BISSAU WAR RECONSTRUCTION

Guinea-Bissau

War, Reconstruction and Reform

Series:
UNU/WIDER Working Papers
13 Oct 2000
This publication discusses the political economy of the conflict that took place in Guinea-Bissau in 1998, the difficulties in negotiating its end, and the tasks that now face donors and national actors in creating a state capable of directing the development process. The volume focuses in partic...
COMMERCE INTL ET LA PROTECTION

Le Commerce International et la Protection de l'Environnement á Madagascar

Series:
Etudes Analytiques sur le Commerce, l'Environnement et le Développement
13 Oct 2000
L'île de Madagascar possède une très riche biodiversité et plus de 80% des espèces de faune et de flore y sont endémiques. Malheureusement, l'île a connu une dégradation de son environnement. Cette publication fait suite à un séminaire sur le commerce, l'environnement et le développement durable ...
OVERVIEW LAND BASED SOURCES ACTIV

Overview on Land-based Sources and Activities Affecting the Marine, Coastal and Associated Freshwater Environment in the West and Central African Region

Series:
UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies
10 Nov 2000
This publication aims at assisting the countries of the West and Central African region in their efforts to protect the marine environment and achieve sustainable development. It provides data and information for a comprehensive regional review on land-based sources and activities affecting the q...
PEACEKEEPING IN AFRICA CAPABILITI

Peacekeeping in Africa

Capabilities and Culpabilities

26 May 2000
Peacekeeping in Africa: Capabilities and Culpabilities provides detailed insight into the efforts by the international community and regional and subregional organizations to promote peace and security in the African region. The book analyzes both indigenous and external efforts to develop Africa...
AFRICAN STAT YRBK 1992/93 V2 P3

African Statistical Yearbook 1992 - 1993

Vol.II, Part 3 - East & Southern Africa

Series:
African statistical yearbook / Annuaire statistique pour l'Afrique
28 Apr 2000
The 1992/93 African Statistical Yearbook presents data arranged on a country basis for 53 African countries and covers statistics on population and employment, national accounts, agriculture, forestry and fishing, industry, transport and communications, foreign trade, prices and social statistics...
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TRADE LIB

Environmental Impacts of Trade Liberalization and Policies for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

A Case Study on Uganda's Fisheries Sector

Series:
Trade Liberalisation and the Environment
24 Mar 2000
Recognizing the benefits of global trade, many of the world's developing countries and countries with economies in transition, have sought to actively participate in the global trading regime. Recently, however, the undesirable effect of environmental degradation has emerged as a result of rapid ...
AFRICAN INDUSTRY 2000 THE CHALL

African Industry 2000

The Challenge of Going Global

9 Jun 2000
African Industry 2000 - The Challenge of Going Global provides an analysis of the industrial development process and emerging policy issues of African countries with particular emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa and the least developed countries. It looks at the over-all context of growth and develop...
PERSPECTIVES ON AFRICA

Perspectives on Africa's Development

18 Aug 2000
Perspectives on Africa's Development is a collection of speeches on the subject of Africa's development challenges delivered between February 1996 and February 2000. The speeches are organized in six thematic clusters: development, gender, information, governance, partnership, and integration. Th...
COMPENDIUM OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS O

Compendium of Environmental Laws of African Countries

12 May 2000
This Series contains the full text of the national laws and regulations of the countries of the African region, in the field of the environment. The legislation is reproduced in its original language.
COMPENDIUM OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS O

Compendium of Environmental Laws of African Countries

12 May 2000
This Series contains the full text of the national laws and regulations of the countries of the African region, in the field of the environment. The legislation is reproduced in its original language.
CAPACITY BUILDING SELECTED LEAST

Capacity Building in Selected Least Developed Countries

21 Jul 2000
This publication presents case study analyzes aimed at strengthening the institutional capacities of the African Lusophone Countries (ALCs). It presents the institutional and administrative weaknesses, and the constraints and the needs assessment for capacity building. Ultimately the publication ...
VERS ON MONDE EXEMPT ARMES NUCLE

Vers un Monde Exempt D'armes Nucléaires

Pourquoi L'Afrique du Sud Abandonné L'option Nucléaire

12 May 2000
Cette publication présente une discussion sur la position de l'Afrique du Sud qui est le premier pays dans l'histoire à avoir volontairement démantelé ses capacités en matière d'armement nucléaire. La décision de l'Afrique du Sud a mis au défi le monde entrer de prendre des mesures fermes en vue...