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WHO OWNS OUR FORESTS? FOREST OWNER

Who Owns our Forests? Forest Ownership in the ECE Region

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Geneva Timber and Forest Study Papers
7 Nov 2020
This study examines forest ownership in the ECE region. Based on data on 35 countries, and the first to include all forest ownership categories, this study investigates the changing nature and patterns of forest ownership, the ways in which governance and social structures influence forest owners...
INTL MIGRATION RPT 2019 HIGHLIGHTS

International Migration Report 2019: Highlights

11 Dec 2020
Migration has major impacts on both the people and the places involved. When supported by appropriate policies, migration can contribute to inclusive and sustainable development in both origin and destination countries, while also benefiting migrants and their families. The International Migratio...
HARNESS AGRI TRADE SUS DEV GUATEMA

Harnessing Agricultural Trade for Sustainable Development: Guatemala

Potato, Cocoa and Cardamom

2 Nov 2020
This study is part of a series of UNCTAD publications that focus on policies in three countries, Guatemala, Vanuatu and Malawi, aimed at upgrading and diversifying specific agricultural sectors of rural economies in developing countries with a view to raising living standards among small-scale fa...
EXAMEN POLITICA DE CIENCIA PANAMA

Exámen de las políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación de Panama

31 Oct 2020
El objetivo de los exámenes de políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación elaborados por la Conferencia de Naciones Unidas para el Comercio y el Desarrollo (UNCTAD) es contribuir al desarrollo de las capacidades nacionales en este ámbito, a fin de que los planes y programas nacionales de cienc...
RECURSOS NATURALES MEDIO AMBIENTE

Recursos naturales, medio ambiente y sostenibilidad

70 años de pensamiento de la CEPAL

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ECLAC Books / Libros de la CEPAL
14 Oct 2019
La producción intelectual de la CEPAL en sus 70 años de existencia ha sido vasta en distintos ámbitos del desarrollo. En este libro se analizan y contextualizan los principales hitos e ideas del pensamiento económico de la CEPAL sobre recursos naturales, medio ambiente y sostenibilidad, organizad...
INVERSION EXTRANJERA DIRECTA 2019

La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2019

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La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe
1 Oct 2019
En este informe anual de la CEPAL se presentan y analizan las principales tendencias de la inversión extranjera directa (IED) en los países de América Latina y el Caribe. En la región, las entradas de IED por primera vez en cinco años fueron superiores a las del año anterior (un 13,2%) y alcanzar...
FOREIGN DIRECT INVEST LAT AME 2019

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2019

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Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
4 Oct 2019
This ECLAC annual report sets out and analyses the main foreign direct investment (FDI) trends in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. In the region, FDI inflows were up (by 13.2%) year on year for the first time in five years, at US$ 184.287 billion. This performance is explained by...
ESTUDIO ECON AMER LATINA 2019

Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2019

El Nuevo Contexto Financiero Mundial - Efectos y Mecanismos de Transmisión en la Región

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Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe
2 Oct 2019
En su edición correspondiente a 2019, el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe consta de tres partes. En la primera se resume el desempeño de la economía regional en 2018 y se analiza su evolución durante los primeros meses de 2019, así como las perspectivas para el año en su conjunto. ...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 2019

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2019

The New Global Financial Context - Effects and Transmission Mechanisms in the Region

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
4 Oct 2019
This publication outlines the region’s economic performance in 2018 and analyses trends in the early months of 2019, as well as the outlook for the rest of the year. It examines the external and domestic factors that have influenced the region’s economic performance, analyses the characteristics ...
WORLD POPULATION 2019 WALL CHART

World Population 2019 Wall Chart

19 Nov 2019
This publication presents findings from World Population Prospects 2019, the 26th round of the UN’s global population estimates and projections. It includes updated population estimates from 1950 to the present for 235 countries or areas, based on detailed analyses of all available information ab...
LA GESTIÓN PORTUARIA VOLUMEN 7

La gestión portuaria volumen 7

Estudios de casos sobre la gestión portuaria

12 Dec 2019
Estudios de casos sobre la gestión portuaria - Tesis Finales seleccionadas de Argentina, Bolivia, Perú y República Dominicana del Programa de Gestión Portuaria de la UNCTAD/TrainForTrade Red de habla hispana. This publication presents the best case studies prepared in the framework of the Spanish...
REVUE ANNUELLE MARCHE 2018/19

La Revue annuelle du marché des produits forestiers 2018-2019

5 Jan 2021
La Revue annuelle du marché des produits forestiers 2018-2019 fournit une analyse complète des marchés dans la région de la CEE et examine l’influence sur les marchés des principaux facteurs hors de la région. Elle traite des produits forestiers à partir de la forêt jusqu’à l’utilisateur final, c...
FOREST PROD ANN MARKET 2018/19

Forest Products Annual Market Review 2018-2019

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Geneva Timber and Forest Study Papers
12 Dec 2019
The Forest Products Annual Market Review 2018-2019 provides a comprehensive analysis of markets in the UNECE region and reports on the main market influences outside the UNECE region. It covers the range of products from the forest to the end-user: from roundwood and primary processed products t...
TRENDS GREEN JOBS IN FOREST SECTOR

Trends in Green Jobs in the Forest Sector in the UNECE Region

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Geneva Timber and Forest Discussion Papers
27 Sep 2020
This discussion paper includes a description of major transformation drivers of green jobs in the forest sector development, a mapping of (i) existing and emerging green jobs in the sector; (ii) skill requirements and; (iii) education needs for forest professionals in the UNECE region.
POLICY FRAMEWK SUSTAIN REAL ESTATE

Policy Framework for Sustainable Real Estate Markets

23 Oct 2019
The UNECE Real Estate Market Advisory Group (REM) is a group of real estate experts who advise the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management on sustainable real estate markets, working to identify specific measures to strengthen a country’s real estate market in a manner that wo...
CEPAL REVIEW #126 12/2018

CEPAL Review No.126, December 2018

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CEPAL Review
28 May 2019
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...
PANORAMA FISCAL AMERICA LATIN 2019

Panorama Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe 2019

Políticas tributarias para la movilización de recursos en el marco de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible

16 Apr 2019
El Panorama Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe, 2019 examina el papel de la política tributaria como herramienta para contribuir al cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. Una manera de fortalecer la recaudación es abordar los desafíos de gravar la economía digital, cuyo peso ha...
FISCAL PANORAMA LAT AMER 2019

Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2019

Tax Policies for Resource Mobilization in the Framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

15 Apr 2019
This report examines the role of tax policy as a tool for driving progress towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. One way to strengthen collection is to address the challenges of taxing the rapidly growing digital economy. Tax policy can also be used to shift production and con...
STAT YRBK LATIN AMERICA 2018

Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2018

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Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean / Anuario estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe
12 Apr 2019
The 2018 edition of this publication presents a set of basic statistics that characterize the economic, sociodemographic and environmental situation of the region in relation to a particular period. This information is part of the set of statistics available at CEPALSTAT, the database portal and ...
TRADE GENDER NEXUS CON REG INT

Trade and Gender Nexus in the Context of Regional Integration

A Comparative Assessment of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)

17 Oct 2020
This background paper uses a comparative perspective to evaluate the interplay between trade and gender in the context of regional integration efforts in Africa and Latin America, using the case studies of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), respectively.
PANORAMA SOCIAL AMERICA LATIN 2018

Panorama Social de América Latina 2018

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Panorama Social de América Latina
25 Mar 2019
El Panorama Social 2018 analiza temas cruciales para entender y actuar ante los desafíos estructurales que enfrentan los países de América Latina y el Caribe en la actual coyuntura económica y social, especialmente en el marco de las transformaciones en curso en los mercados de trabajo. Incluye n...
SOCIAL PANORAMA LAT AMER 2018

Social Panorama of Latin America 2018

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Social Panorama of Latin America
18 Jun 2019
The Social Panorama of Latin America 2018 analyzes issues crucial to understanding and action given the structural challenges facing the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in the current economic and social situation, especially in the context of the transformations underway in labour m...
PRELIM OVERVIEW ECON LAT AMER 2018

Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018

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Preliminary Overview of the Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean
13 Mar 2019
This publication, one of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's most important annual reports, analyzes in its latest edition the economic performance of the region throughout the year, including the international context and macroeconomic policies implemente...
LAT AMER DEMOGRAPHIC OBSERVAT 2018

Latin America and the Caribbean Demographic Observatory 2018

International Migration

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Latin America and the Caribbean Demographic Observatory / Observatorio Demográfico América Latina y el Caribe
13 Mar 2019
This publication provides immigration tables for 19 Latin American countries for which data were available on the population censuses of the 2000 and 2010 decades. The data included are from the programme Research on International Migration in Latin America (IMILA). Information is compiled on the...
INTEGRATING A GENDER PERSPECT (S)

Integración de la perspectiva de género en las investigaciones en derechos humanos

Guía y práctica

11 May 2020
La presente publicación constituye una guía práctica que explica cómo se integra la perspectiva de género en toda la labor de los órganos y entidades de investigación, empezando con la fase de preparación, siguiendo con la de investigación, la de redacción del informe, y terminando con la present...
INTEGRATING A GENDER PERSPECT (A)

Integrating a Gender Perspective into Human Rights Investigations (Arabic language)

Guidance and Practice

12 May 2020
This publication provides practical guidance on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of investigative bodies or entities, from the planning phase to the investigations and to writing the report and presenting its findings. It should be read in conjunction with existing OHCH...
INTEGRATING A GENDER PERSPECTIVE

Integrating a Gender Perspective into Human Rights Investigations

Guidance and Practice

4 Mar 2019
This publication provides practical guidance on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of investigative bodies or entities, from the planning phase to the investigations and to writing the report and presenting its findings. It should be read in conjunction with existing OHCH...
WHO

Who's Responsible?

Attributing Individual Responsibility for Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in United Nations Commissions of Inquiry, Fact-finding Missions and other Investigations

4 Mar 2019
United Nations Commissions of Inquiry (CoIs), Fact-Finding Missions (FFMs) and similar complex human rights investigations are regularly, and with increasing frequency, called upon to “identify those responsible” for violations and crimes falling within their mandate. Yet identifying responsible ...