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AFRICA ENVIRO OUTLOOK 3

Africa Environment Outlook 3

Our Environment, Our Health (AEO-3)

5 Dec 2014
Environment risks are blamed for about 28 per cent of Africa’s disease burden, and this includes diarrhoea, respiratory infections and malaria, which collectively account for 60 per cent of known environmental health impacts in the region (WHO and UNEP 2010). The Third Africa Environment Outlook ...
ICTR SPECIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 2014

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Special Bibliography 2014

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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Special Bibliography / Bibliographie spéciale sur le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR)
5 Dec 2014
This third bibliography is compiled by the library in order to facilitate researcher’s access to the increasing volume of published documents on the work of the tribunal. The product is the unique tool that assists people to know the areas which have been covered by the researchers. The bibliogra...
DEV ECON AFRIQUE RAPPORT 2014

Le développement économique en Afrique rapport 2014

Catalyser l’investissement pour une croissance transformatrice en Afrique

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Développement économique en Afrique, Le
7 Oct 2014
Le Rapport 2014 sur le développement économique en Afrique porte sur les moyens de stimuler l’investissement pour le mettre au service de la transformation économique et d’une croissance soutenue en Afrique. Le terme «investissement» s’entend ici de l’investissement total dans l’économie, engloba...
ECON DEV IN AFRICA RPT 2014

Economic Development in Africa Report 2014

Catalysing Investment for Transformative Growth in Africa

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Economic Development in Africa Report
21 Jul 2014
The Economic Development in Africa Report 2014 addresses the current state of development in Africa. Over the past decade, African countries have had relatively good economic growth performance. But average investment rates on the continent remain low relative to what is considered necessary to a...
RAPPORT ECONOMIQ AFRIQUE 2014

Rapport économique sur l'Afrique 2014

Institutions innovantes, processus efficaces et mécanismes flexibles

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Rapport économique sur l'Afrique
8 Jul 2014
L’un des paradoxes les plus déconcertants de la dernière décennie, c’est que l’Afrique a enregistré une croissance sans précédent mais qu’une bonne partie de sa population végète dans la pauvreté économique, et pâtit d’un chômage rampant et de l’inégalité. Le continent à enregistré une croissance...
ECON RPT ON AFRICA 2014

Economic Report on Africa 2014

Dynamic Industrial Policy in Africa: Innovative Institutions, Effective Processes and Flexible Mechanisms

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Economic Report on Africa
3 Jul 2014
For millions of Africans, growth is yet to translate into jobs and better living conditions. Africa’s largely commodity- driven growth has not been matched by the much needed structural change that can lead to economic transformation, employment, and reduced poverty. Market failures necessitate i...
ENVIRO PERF REV MOROCCO

Environmental Performance Reviews

Morocco

Series:
ECE Environmental Performance Reviews Series
28 May 2014
The present publication contains the Environmental Performance Review of Morocco. This report also covers 13 issues of importance to the country related to policymaking, planning and implementation, the financing of environmental policies and projects, and the integration of environmental concern...
PRIMORDIAL LEADERSHIP PEACEBUILD

Primordial Leadership

Peacebuilding and National Ownership in Timor-Leste

17 Sep 2013
In post-conflict Timor-Leste, primordial leadership proved to be the key to building sustainable peace. It facilitated national ownership and accountability, helping national leaders to successfully turn the security crises of 2006 and 2008 into opportunities for fostering respect for democratic ...
POST CONFLICT RECONSTRUCT & DEV

Post-conflict Reconstruction and Development in Africa

Concepts, Role-players, Policy and Practice

3 Sep 2013
During the 1990s, nine out of ten of the bloodiest conflicts occurred on the African continent. And despite some 20 peacebuilding operations in Africa in the last 25 years there is still a significant lack of cohesive strategy to target the key areas in the regeneration of a conflict-ridden count...
DEV ECON AFRIQUE RAPPORT 2013

Le développement économique en Afrique rapport 2013

Le commerce intra-Africain - Libérer le dynamisme du secteur privé

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Développement économique en Afrique, Le
28 May 2014
Le rapport se concentre sur la question de comment renforcer le secteur privé afin de promouvoir le commerce intra-Africain. Il met en avant l'argument qu'afin de récolter des bénéfices de développement du commerce intra-Africain et de l'intégration régionale, il serait nécessaire aux pays Afri...
ECON DEV IN AFRICA RPT 2013

Economic Development in Africa Report 2013

Intra-African Trade: Unlocking Private Sector Dynamism

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Economic Development in Africa Report
18 Nov 2013
This report argues that for African countries to reap developmental gains from intra-African trade and regional integration, they need to place the building of productive capacities and domestic entrepreneurship at the heart of the policy agenda for boosting intra-regional trade. It also analyzes...
EVAL REG PROGRAMME AFRICA

Evaluation of the Regional Programme for Africa (2008-2013)

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Global and Regional Programme Evaluations
1 Aug 2013
The Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conducted an independent Evaluation of UNDP’s Regional Programme for Africa in 2012. Following the previous Regional Programme Evaluation for Africa conducted by the Evaluation Office in 2007 for the period 2002-2006, the pr...
STAT ABSTRACT ARAB REGION #32

Statistical Abstract of the Arab Region, Issue No. 32

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Statistical Abstract of the Arab Region
12 Nov 2013
The thirty-second issue of the Statistical Abstract of the Arab Region presents time series statistics and indicators on economic and social issues in all fourteen Arab Region member countries. The Abstract is divided into twelve chapters addressing the following topics: population; labour force;...
RAPPORT ECONOMIQ AFRIQUE 2013

Rapport économique sur l'Afrique 2013

Tirer le plus grand profit des produits de base africains: l'industrialisation au service de la croissance, de l'emploi et de la transformation économique

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Rapport économique sur l'Afrique
20 Jun 2013
Le présent rapport fait valoir que la question n’est pas de savoir si l’Afrique peut s’industrialiser en faisant fi de ses produits de base, mais plutôt comment elle peut les utiliser pour créer de la valeur, de nouveaux services et des capacités technologiques – ceci ne s’appliquant pas nécessai...
ECON RPT ON AFRICA 2013

Economic Report on Africa 2013

Making the Most of Africa's Commodities: Industrializing for Growth, Jobs and Economic Transformation

Series:
Economic Report on Africa
23 Apr 2013
Africa’s growth plummeted during its ‘lost decades’ of the 1980s and 1990s while unemployment soared, and production and export bases became more concentrated. Africa boasts significant human and natural resources that can be used to promote industrialization and structural economic transformatio...
RAPPORT SUR GOUVERN AFRIQUE #3

Rapport sur la Gouvernance en Afrique III (2013)

Elections et gestion de la diversite en Afrique

21 Jul 2014
Le Rapport sur la gouvernance en Afrique, publication la plus approfondie sur la question, observe et évalue les progrès accomplis par les pays africains dans ce domaine, identifie les déficits de capacités des institutions et propose des politiques et des interventions stratégiques propres à amé...
AFRICAN GOVERNANCE RPT #3 2013

African Governance Report III, 2013

Elections and the Management of Diversity

Series:
African Governance Report
11 Oct 2013
This report is the most comprehensive report on governance in Africa, assesses and monitors the progress African countries are making on governance, identifies capacity gaps in governance institutions and proposes polices and strategic interventions aimed at promoting good governance on the conti...
EXTERNAL TRADE BULL ARAB REG #21

External Trade Bulletin of the Arab Region, Twenty-first Issue

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External Trade Bulletin of the Arab Region
31 Jul 2013
The Bulletin presents data and statistical indicators on external trade in goods of Arab Countries. Data are presented in time series until 2011 and were drawn primarily from national sources, as well as from secondary sources where appropriate. It provides total and detailed data on intraregiona...
AFRICAN STAT YRBK 2012

African Statistical Yearbook 2012

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African statistical yearbook / Annuaire statistique pour l'Afrique
13 Mar 2013
The Yearbook series is a result of collaborative efforts by major African regional organizations to set up a joint data collection mechanism of socioeconomic data on African countries, as well as the development of a harmonized database. It seeks to promote wider use of country data, reduce costs...
JACKETED WOMEN QUALITY RESEARCH

Jacketed Women

Qualitative Research Methodologies on Sexualities and Gender in Africa

2 Apr 2013
In 2004, the African Gender Institute ran a continental research project, Mapping Sexualities, among the objectives of which was the development of a research methodology suited to carrying out in-depth case studies of the dynamics of gender and contemporary sexual cultures in Ghana, Nigeria, Sou...
SOUTH AFRICA 2010 FIFA WORLD

South Africa 2010 Report

FIFA World Cup

6 Dec 2012
Despite some difficulties in compiling enough data to fully evaluate the green performance of the FIFA World Cup, this report highlights many specific examples of success, energy-efficient intelligent lighting in Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, streetlights with low-energy bulbs and traffic ligh...
COMP INTRA AFRICA RELAT FORGN 2011

Compendium of Intra-African and Related Foreign Trade Statistics 2011

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Compendium of Intra-African and Related Foreign Trade Statistics
25 Feb 2013
This Compendium is compiled to provide quality and timely statistical data for the monitoring, evaluation, analysis, research, and promotion of the intra-African trade. It presents foreign trade data in sixteen chapters for all African countries for the period 2002 to 2010. Different data sources...
GLOBALIZ & DEV SUBSAHARA AFRICA

Globalization and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

18 Jan 2013
This publication critically reviews the effects of globalization on sub-Saharan Africa over the last three decades. The large gains expected from opening up to international economic forces have, to date, been limited, while there have been significant adverse consequences. Foreign direct investm...
BULLET INDUS STAT ARAB #07 2004/10

Bulletin of Industrial Statistics for Arab Countries - Seventh Issue

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Bulletin of Industrial Statistics in the Arab Region
28 Feb 2013
This publication provides detailed industrial data of Arab countries for policy-makers, analysts and researchers. It includes time series of data and indicators for the period 2004- 2010. The Bulletin is divided into two parts. Part I includes summary tables on the overall industrial trends like ...
NORMS OF PROTECTION

Norms of Protection

Responsibility to Protect, Protection of Civilians and Their Interaction

20 Nov 2012
A series of humanitarian tragedies in the 1990s (Somalia, Rwanda, Srebrenica, Kosovo) demonstrated the failure of the international community to protect civilians in the context of complex emergencies. These brought to life two norms of protection – Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and Protection ...
INVEST POLICY REV MOZAMBIQUE

Investment Policy Review

Mozambique

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Policy Reviews
19 Feb 2013
The Investment Policy Review recommends that the Government of Mozambique widen the scope of its investment promotion efforts and further improve its regulatory framework in order foster economic activity, job creation and sustainable development. It encourages the authorities to look beyond mega...
DEV ECON AFRIQUE RAPPORT 2012

Le développement économique en Afrique rapport 2012

La transformation structurelle et le développement durable en Afrique

Series:
Développement économique en Afrique, Le
15 Jul 2013
Le rapport propose des recommandations en termes de politique aux décideurs Africains et leurs partenaires de développement afin de promouvoir une transformation structurelle durable en Afrique, c'est à dire une transformation structurelle accompagnée par un découplage relatif de l'utilisation d...
ECON DEV IN AFRICA RPT 2012

Economic Development in Africa Report 2012

Structural Transformation and Sustainable Development in Africa

Series:
Economic Development in Africa Report
3 Jan 2013
This report provides concrete policy recommendations for African policy makers and their development partners on how to promote sustainable structural transformation in Africa, meaning a sustainable structural transformation that integrates the relative decoupling of natural resource use and envi...
AFRICA HUMAN DEV RPT 2012

Africa Human Development Report 2012

Towards a Food Secure Future

Series:
Africa Human Development Report
9 May 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest prevalence of hunger in the world. Until this situation improves, the human development prospects of millions of Africans will remain at risk. UNDP’s first Africa Human Development Report shows that food security and human development reinforce each other. If Af...
RAPPORT SUR DEV HUMAIN AFRIQU 2012

Rapport sur le développement humain en Afrique 2012

Vers une sécurité alimentaire durable

Series:
Rapport sur le développement humain en Afrique
29 Jul 2015
e rapport indique clairement que l’amélioration de la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique subsaharienne ne repose pas seulement sur l’augmentation de la production agricole, ni même sur le renforcement de la nutrition, même si ces deux éléments sont essentiels. Il repose sur la mise en place d’un cha...