You are here

Shop » Shop » Subjects » Democracy and Governance

Democracy and Governance

UN E-GOVERNMENT SURVEY 2016

United Nations E-Government Survey 2016

E-Government in Support of Sustainable Development

Series:
United Nations E-Government Survey
3 Jan 2017
Since 2001, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) has published the United Nations E-Government Survey (“the Survey”). Now in its ninth edition, the Survey provides an analysis of emerging public ...
RAPPORT SUR GOUVERN AFRIQUE #4

Rapport sur la Gouvernance en Afrique IV

Mesurer la corruption en Afrique - prendre en compte la dimension internationale

Series:
Rapport sur la gouvernance en Afrique
9 May 2016
Cette quatrième édition du rapport analyse de manière critique les mesures de la corruption fondées sur la perception et offre une évaluation des autres mesures existantes, essentiellement composites, de la corruption. Elle souligne que les mesures purement fondées sur la perception sont très s...
AFRICAN GOVERNANCE RPT #4 2016

African Governance Report IV, 2016

Measuring Corruption in Africa - The International Dimension Matters

Series:
African Governance Report
9 May 2016
This 4th edition of the African Governance Report provides a critique of perception-based measurements of corruption as well as an assessment of existing alternative, mostly mixed, measures of corruption. It highlights that pure perception-based measurements are highly subjective and do not provi...
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY WHAT IT IS & HOW

Public Diplomacy

What It Is and How To Do It

24 Feb 2016
Efforts by governments to influence the public in other countries have existed for some time. Though the concept of public diplomacy emerged in the 1960s, the advent of ICT has given powerful impetus to this particular way of conducting international relations. Increasingly, governments lost thei...
GAOR 69TH SUPP23 RPT SPEC COM SITU

Report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples for 2014

Series:
Report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
28 Jan 2016
This is the official record of the Report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples for 2014
INNOV PERFORM REVIEW TAJIKISTAN

Innovation Performance Review of Tajikistan

Series:
ECE Innovative Performance Review
25 Apr 2016
The Innovation Performance Review of Tajikistan contains the outcomes of a policy advisory exercise that drew on the experience accumulated by the UNECE in the identification of good practices and policy lessons in the area of knowledge-based development, with particular reference to the problems...
ENVIRO PERFORM REV: BELAR 3RD (R)

Environmental Performance Review: Belarus (Russian language)

Belarus - Third Review

Series:
ECE Environmental Performance Reviews Series (Russian)
17 May 2016
This series assists countries to improve their environmental policies by making concrete recommendations for better policy design and implementation. It helps integrate environmental policies into sector-specific policies such as those in agriculture, energy, transport and health. The present pub...
ENVIRO PERF REV BELARUS 3RD

Environmental Performance Review: Belarus

Belarus - Third Review

Series:
ECE Environmental Performance Reviews Series
9 May 2016
This series assists countries to improve their environmental policies by making concrete recommendations for better policy design and implementation. It helps integrate environmental policies into sector-specific policies such as those in agriculture, energy, transport and health. The present pub...
ENVIRO PERF REV GEORGIA 3RD

Environmental Performance Review of Georgia

Third Review

Series:
ECE Environmental Performance Reviews Series
9 May 2016
This series assists countries to improve their environmental policies by making concrete recommendations for better policy design and implementation. It helps integrate environmental policies into sector-specific policies such as those in agriculture, energy, transport and health. The present pub...
9TH INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM

The 9th Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance

14 Jan 2016
The ninth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) took place in 2014 in Istanbul. More than 2,000 onsite participants from all continents representing governments, intergovernmental organizations, private sector, civil society and the technical community participated. The forum played a key role in facil...
GLOBAL GOVERN & RULES POST 2015

Global Governance and Rules for the Post-2015 Era

Addressing Emerging Issues in the Global Environment

Series:
United Nations Series on Development
29 Sep 2015
Attention is increasingly being paid to the conceptualization of the sustainable development agenda that should guide global development efforts beyond 2015. New trends are shaping the international environment, suggesting that the world emerging from the recent economic and financial crisis will...
UN CHRONICLE V51 #3 2014

UN Chronicle Vol.LI No.3 2014

Conference Diplomacy 1815-2015

Series:
UN Chronicle
23 Feb 2015
A must-read for every concerned world citizen, the United Nations Chronicle is a quarterly, easy-to-read report on the work of the United Nations and its agencies. Produced by the United Nations Department of Public Information, every issue covers a wide range of United Nations related activities...
CHRONIQUE ONU V51 #3 2014

Chronique ONU Vol.LI No.3 2014

La diplomatie de Conférence 1815-2015

Series:
Chronique ONU
25 Feb 2015
Une lecture incontournable pour tous les citoyens du monde, la Chronique ONU est une publication trimestrielle, un rapport facile à lire sur les travaux des Nations Unies et de ses agences. Produit par le Département de l'information, chaque numéro couvre un large éventail d’activités des Nations...
TRADE & DEV RPT 2014

Trade and Development Report 2014

Global Governance and Policy Space for Development

Series:
United Nations Trade and Development Report
29 Sep 2014
The 2014 edition reviews recent trends in the world economy, examining the consistency and sustainability of the economic policies currently followed. It addresses the evolution and current conditions of the policy space needed for implementing growth-enhancing and inclusive development strategie...
AN ILLUSION OF SAFETY NUCLEAR

An Illusion of Safety

Challenges of Nuclear Weapon Detonations for United Nations Humanitarian Coordination and Response

10 Sep 2014
There is renewed and deep international concern about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences that would result from the detonation of nuclear weapons in populated areas. Yet 25 years after the end of the Cold War, nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence remain central to the security doctrines...
GLOBAL GOV GLOB RULES DEV POST

Global Governance and Global Rules for Development in the Post-2015 Era

Committee for Development Policy - Policy Note

17 Jun 2014
The present Note examines how global cooperation through its various institutions and rules could be reformed and strengthened to better manage the increasing interdependence among countries and reduce inequalities within and among countries, part of which originate from inadequate global governa...
HNDBK INTERNAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

A Handbook on the Internal Justice System at the United Nations

17 Jun 2014
The new system of administration of justice at the United Nations, established in July 2009, has been considered one of the most important achievements in staff-management relations at the United Nations and the protection of each staff member’s individual rights vis-à-vis the Organization. The H...
PRINCIP RECTORES EMPR DERECHO HUM

Principios Rectores sobre las Empresas y los Derechos Humanos

Puesta en práctica del marco de las Naciones Unidas para "proteger, respetar y remediar"

7 Oct 2014
The Guiding Principles were developed by the former Special Representative of the SG on the issue of human rights, transnational corporations and other business enterprises. They have been widely endorsed by international and regional organizations, States, business enterprises, industry and trad...
GOOD PRACTICE INNOVAT 2012/13

Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance

United Nations Public Service Awards Winners 2012-2013

10 Nov 2014
This publication provides an overview of 91 successful innovations in governance and public administration from 38 countries that received the United Nations Public Service Awards, which is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service. The purpose of this book is...
COMPENDIUM INNOVAT E-GOV V5

Compendium of Innovative E-government Practices

Volume V

25 Mar 2015
As information and communication technologies (ICTs) are dramatically changing the lives of people around the world, governments must come to grips with finding solutions that will increase public value to their citizens. This publication creates a venue for promoting innovative e-government solu...
PROMOT GEND EQUAL EMPOWER WOME

From Promoting Gender Equality to Empowering Women

Role of E-Government in Asia and the Pacific

10 Nov 2014
The UNPOG research analyzed the degree to which the e-government development in Asia and the Pacific contribute to promote gender equality, provide a toolkit to assess national e-Government readiness for gender equality and women’s empowerment, and generate an e-government readiness index for gen...
CORE INTL HUMAN RIGHT TREATIES

The Core International Human Rights Treaties

16 May 2014
This publication reproduces the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the nine core international human rights treaties and their optional protocols in a user-friendly format to make them more accessible, in particular to government officials, civil society, human rights defenders, legal pra...
PRINCIPALES TRATADOS INTERNAT DERE

Los principales tratados internacionales de derechos humanos

27 Oct 2014
Esta publicación reproduce la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, y los nueve tratados internacionales básicos de derechos humanos y sus protocolos facultativos en un formato fácil de usar para que sean más accesibles, en particular a los funcionarios gubernamentales, la sociedad civil...
CORE INTL HUMAN RIGHT TREATIES (R)

The Core International Human Rights Treaties (Russian language)

27 Oct 2014
This publication reproduces the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the nine core international human rights treaties and their optional protocols in a user-friendly format to make them more accessible, in particular to government officials, civil society, human rights defenders, legal pra...
PRINCIPAUX INSTRUMENTS INTERNATION

Principaux instruments internationaux relatifs aux droits de l’homme

27 Oct 2014
This publication reproduces the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the nine core international human rights treaties and their optional protocols in a user-friendly format to make them more accessible, in particular to government officials, civil society, human rights defenders, legal pra...
UN E-GOVERNMENT SURVEY 2014

United Nations E-Government Survey 2014

E-Government for the Future we Want

Series:
United Nations E-Government Survey
18 Sep 2014
The UN E-Government Survey serves as a tool for decision-makers to identify their areas of strength and challenges. The Survey assesses the e-government readiness of the 193 Member States of the UN according to a quantitative composite index of e-readiness based on website assessment, telecommuni...
WORLD PUBLIC SECTOR RPT 2015

World Public Sector Report 2015

Responsive and Accountable Public Governance

Series:
World Public Sector Report
1 Dec 2015
This publication is based on highlights of the discussion held during the 12th Session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA), in 2013, on “The Role of Responsive and Accountable Public Governance in achieving the MDGs and the Post-2015 Development Agenda,” which observed ...
PROMOT SUSTAIN RESPONS BUSIN ASIA

Promoting Sustainable and Responsible Business in Asia and the Pacific

The Role of Government

Series:
ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
16 Jan 2014
This policy-oriented paper identifies initiatives that policy-makers in the Asia Pacific region should duly consider for promoting CSR practices, at both the regional and national levels, and spanning domestic SMEs to large MNEs. The initiatives are diverse in focus and scope, although there is o...
UNCITRAL LEGIS GUIDE INSOLV P4

UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Insolvency Law, Part Four

Directors' Obligations in the Period Approaching Insolvency

29 Apr 2014
This book focuses on the obligations regarding management of an enterprise when it faces imminent insolvency or insolvency becomes unavoidable. The aim of imposing such obligations, which become enforceable once insolvency proceedings commence, is to protect the legitimate interests of creditors ...