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RAPPORT SUR COMMERCE DEV 2006

Rapport sur le commerce et le développement 2006

Partenariat mondial et politiques nationales de développement

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Rapport sur le commerce et le développement
21 Sep 2007
Ce rapport constitue une source précieuse d'analyse des tendances et perspectives de l'économie mondiale. L'édition 2006 vise à contribuer au débat sur les meilleurs moyens de faire en sorte que le partenariat mondial pour le développement contribue vraiment à améliorer la qualité de la vie de to...
PROGRES DES FEMMES A TRAVERS LE MO

Le progrès des femmes à travers le monde 2005

Les femmes le travail et la pauvreté

11 Aug 2006
L’année 2005 marque le cinquième anniversaire de la Déclaration du Millénaire adoptée par les Nations Unies en 2000, et le dixième anniversaire du Programme d’action de Beijing, adopté en 1995. Durant les 10 années écoulées depuis l’adoption de ce texte, le nombre de personnes vivant, dans le mon...
PROGRESO DE LAS MUJERES EN EL MUND

Progreso de las Mujeres en el Mundo 2005, El

Mujeres Trabajo y Pobreza

11 Aug 2006
El año 2005 marca el quinto aniversario de la Declaración del Milenio de la ONU, adoptada en el 2000 y el décimo aniversario de la Plataforma de Acción de Beijing en 1995. En los 10 años desde Beijing, el número de personas que vive con menos de $1 al día ha disminuido, la disparidad en materia d...
MOVING FORWARD POST TSUNAMI VOICE

Moving Forward Post-Tsunami

Voices of the Vulnerable

12 Jan 2007
In response to the tsunami which hit eight Asian countries on 26 December 2004, a project was initiated to increase understanding of how this natural disaster had affected people who were particularly vulnerable due to social marginalization, disability status, age and gender. Studies were commis...
ASIA PACIF DEV JRNL V13 #1 06/2006

Asia-Pacific Development Journal Vol.13 No.1, June 2006

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Asia-Pacific Development Journal
15 Jun 2007
The primary emphasis of the Journal is the publication of empirically based, policy-oriented articles, which can engage the attention of policy makers, academicians and researchers. The articles analyze development issues and problems relevant to the Asia-Pacific region.
MILLENNIUM DEV GOALS RPT 2006

The Millennium Development Goals Report: 2006

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Millennium Development Goals Report
20 Oct 2006
This report shows where we stand in 2006 in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, six years after leaders from every country agreed on a framework for development and time-bound targets by which progress can be measured. The challenges the Goals represent are staggering, but there are clear...
DISABILITY AT GLANCE 2006

Disability at a Glance 2006

A Profile of 28 Countries and Areas in Asia and the Pacific

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Disability at a Glance
12 Jan 2007
The Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons started with the premise of promoting a paradigm shift from a welfare-based to a rights-based approach towards disability. The current publication aims to provide disability-related data and policy-related information so that readers are able to se...
ISTMO CENTROAMERIC DURANTE 1990/02

Istmo Centroamericano durante el Período 1990-2002, El

los Efectos de la Volatilidad del Crecimiento en el Empleo, Los Salarios Reales, el Gasto Público Social, la Pobreza y la Distribución del Ingreso

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Estudios y Perspectivas
30 Jun 2006
En este estudio se analiza el impacto de la volatilidad en el crecimiento económico, el empleo, los salarios reales, la pobreza y el gasto público social durante la década de 1990 en los países que conforman el Istmo Centroamericano. Dicho desempeño tiene sus causas tanto en agentes externos como...
REVISTA DE LA CEPAL #88 APR 2006

Revista de la CEPAL No.88, Abril 2006

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Revista de la CEPAL
16 Jun 2006
El objetivo de esta revista es contribuir al examen de los problemas del desarrollo socioeconómico de la región, en especial mediante enfoques analíticos y de políticas, con artículos de expertos en economía y otras ciencias sociales, tanto de Naciones Unidas como fuera de ella.
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2004/05

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2004-2005

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
2 Jun 2006
This year's edition of the Economic survey of Latin America and the Caribbean,the fifty-seventh in this series, is divided into two parts. The first analyses the main features of the regional economy, while the second examines the situation in the individual countries of Latin America and the Car...
POLITICA FISCAL PROTECCION SOCIAL

Política Fiscal y Protección Social

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Gestión Pública
19 May 2006
El desarrollo y financiamiento estable del sistema de protección social ha sido una de las prioridades de la política fiscal en Chile durante los últimos doce años. La reducción de la pobreza e indigencia, la política de igualdad de oportunidades y la lucha contra las inequidades han sido los pri...
RAPPORT ARABE SUR DEV HUMAIN 2003

Rapport Arabe sur le développement humain 2003

Les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement : Un pacte entre les pays pour vaincre la pauvreté humaine

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Rapport sur le Développement Humain 
9 May 2003
Ce rapport traite d’une idée simple, qu’il faut à pré- sent concrétiser : les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement. Ces huit Objectifs sont nés d’un événement his- torique : la Déclaration du Millénaire, adoptée par 189 pays réunis sous les auspices des Nations Unies pour le Sommet du M...
PANORAMA SOCIAL AMERICA LATIN 2005

Panorama Social de América Latina 2005

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Panorama Social de América Latina
19 May 2006
En la edición 2005 del Panorama social de América Latina se analizan las tendencias recientes en materia de pobreza, el aumento de las remesas desde el exterior y sus efectos en el bienestar de la población latinoamericana. Se examinan las tendencias de corto y largo plazo en materia de gasto soc...
ARAB HUMAN DEV RPT 2005 (A)

Arab Human Development Report 2005 (Arabic language)

Towards the Rise of Women in the Arab World

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Arab Human Development Report (Arabic language)
11 Dec 2006
Gender inequality is generally recognized as one of the main obstacles to development in the Arab Region. This volume of the Report focuses on the history and contemporary dynamics of Arab women's economic, political, and social empowerment. It details the processes in which gender impacts on Ara...
RAPPORT ARABE SUR DEV HUMAIN 2005

Rapport sur le développement humain arabe 2005

Vers la liberté de la femme dans le monde arabe

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Rapport sur le Développement Humain 
24 Jun 2008
Ce quatrième rapport de la série de Rapports sur le développement humain arabe complète l'investigation sur certaines entraves au développement humain arabe commencée par les précédents rapports. Le rapport de l'année 2005 analyse, avec la même indépendance d'esprit qui a caractérisé les rapports...
ANN REVIEW OF DEV GLOBAL 2005 (A)

Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Countries of the ECSWA Region, 2005 (Arabic language)

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Annual Review of Developments in Globalization and Regional Integration in the Arab Countries
5 May 2006
This publication is the fourth issue prepared by the Executive Secretariat of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the United Nations regional commission covering the Middle East. The Annual Review offers an assessment of the manifestations of the globalization of Arab cou...
INFORMATION ECON RPT 2006

Information Economy Report 2006

The Development Perspective

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Information Economy Report (IER)
15 Dec 2006
The present edition of the Report provides unique data on the adoption of ICT by enterprises in developing countries. It also explores ICT policy options in a developing-country context and proposes a framework for national ICT policy reviews and for the design and assessment of pro-poor e-strate...
INFORME SOBRE DES HUMANO

Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2005 - San Luis Potosí

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Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano
16 Jun 2006
La reducción de la desigualdad como objetivo de política en San Luis de Potosí, implica que tanto las características geográficas, la localización, la dispersión poblacional, la importancia de la población indígena y los rezagos en logros de la población femenina deben ser incorporados en el dise...
PRELIM OVERVIEW ECON LAT AMER 2005

Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2005

2005

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Preliminary Overview of the Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean
21 Apr 2006
This annual publication includes official country figures up to November 30th and an analysis of developments in the region's economy in 2005 and projections for 2006. It covers primary economic indicators such as: Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation, imports/exports, and unemployment. Key ec...
LEAST DEV CTRIES RPT 2006

The Least Developed Countries Report 2006

Developing Productive Capacities

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Least Developed Countries Report
28 Jul 2006
The Least Developed Countries are a group of 50 countries which have been identified as “least developed” in terms of their low GDP per capita, their weak human assets and their high degree of economic vulnerability. The 2006 Report focuses on the development of productive capacities for sustaina...
NATL MDG EUROPE & CIS 2006

National Millennium Development Goals

A Framework for Action - Europe and the CIS Regional MDG Report

25 Aug 2006
The new European Union member states are on their way to achieving nationally adapted Millennium Development Goals, although some CIS countries suffer from the same levels of poverty found in Africa and need the same level of assistance from the world community. This report says that renewed comm...
RAPPORT ECONOMIQ AFRIQUE 2005

Rapport Economique sur l'Afrique 2005

Relever le Défi Posé par le Chômage et la Pauvreté en Afrique

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Rapport économique sur l'Afrique
8 Sep 2006
La pauvreté frappe beaucoup plus durement l’Afrique que les autres régions en développement. Plus surprenant est le fait que, sur le continent africain, elle revêt un caractère chronique et elle est en progression. La part de la population totale vivant au-dessous du seuil de un dollar par jour e...
ELEMENTOS CONCEPTUALES PARA LA PRE

Elementos Conceptuales para la Prevención y Reducción de Daños

Originados por Amenazas Socionaturales

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ECLAC Notes (en), Cuadernos de la CEPAL (es)
24 Mar 2006
Esta guía está dirigida a las autoridades de municipios latinoamericanos y caribeños afectados por fenómenos socionaturales, con el objeto de que éstos puedan desarrollar una efectiva gestión local del riesgo y así disminuir las pérdidas humanas y los daños materiales. Constituye asimismo un apor...
WORLD WATER DEV RPT #2

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2006

Water - A Shared Responsibility

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The United Nations World Water Development Report
19 May 2006
The Report builds on the conclusions of the 1st United Nations World Water Development Report 'Water for People, Water for Life' published in 2003. It presents a comprehensive picture of freshwater resources in all regions and most countries of the world as it tracks progress towards the water-re...
WORLD ECON SOCIAL SURV 2006

World Economic and Social Survey 2006

Diverging Growth and Development

Series:
World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
28 Jul 2006
The World Economic and Social Survey provides objective analysis of pressing long-term social and economic development issues, and discusses the positive and negative impact of corresponding policies. The analyses are supported by analytical research and data included in the annex. According to t...
CEPAL REVIEW #86 08/2005

CEPAL Review No.86, August 2005

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CEPAL Review
10 Mar 2006
Cepal Review is the leading journal for the study of economic and social development issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Edited by the Economic Commission for Latin America, each issue focuses on economic trends, industrialization, income distribution, technological development and monetar...
SIST MUNICIP SUPERA POBRE COLOMBIA

Sistema Municipal y la Superación de la Pobreza en Colombia, El

Series:
Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo
10 Mar 2006
Este documento presenta una descripción de la dimensión territorial del Estado colombiano y examina el proceso de descentralización territorial que se ha venido desarrollando en Colombia desde la década de los ochenta. Este proceso ha otorgado a los gobiernos locales instrumentos políticos, fisca...
TRANS CORP V14 #3 DEC 2005

Transnational Corporations Vol.14 No.3, December 2005

Series:
Transnational Corporations
24 Feb 2006
This periodical takes a fresh look at major legal, sectoral, regional and environmental issues facing corporations operating internationally. Issued three times a year, it focuses on in-depth, policy-oriented research findings on significant issues relating to the activities of transnational corp...
LAT AMER WORLD ECON 2004/05 TREN

Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2004

2005 Trends (Includes CD-ROM)

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Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy
24 Feb 2006
The 2004 edition of Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy reviews the past year and looks at trends in 2005. Divided into six chapters, it examines recent developments in the world economy; analyses the international negotiations taking place within the framework of the World Trad...