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The 2016 edition of the State of Commodity Dependence contains 135 individual country profiles, each comprising 40 indicators mostly related to the three main dimensions of commodity dependence...

A country is export commodity-dependent (from now on “commodity dependent”) when its exports are heavily concentrated on primary commodities. The source of commodity dependence can be linked to...

This publication contains 189 individual country profiles, each comprising 30 indicators mostly related to the four main dimensions of commodity dependence, namely: merchandise and commodity export...

This 2021 edition of the State of Commodity Dependence contains statistical profiles for 195 UNCTAD member States. Comprised of around 30 indicators, it demonstrates the extent of each country’s...

The 2014 edition of the State of Commodity Dependence contains 135 individual country profiles presenting various that are comparable across countries. For every country, reference data are also...

The State of Commodity Dependence 2012 was prepared by the Special Unit on Commodities (SUC) of UNCTAD. This document aims to provide an individual country overview of the commodity-related situation...

For the first time in thirty years, the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, presents a special report on this subject. Focusing on Article 27 of the...

'The individual is a bearer of international rights and responsibilities', states this study. It is hoped that this study will contribute to new developments concerning the status of the individual in...

A thorough international study on the relationship between human rights and disability, this publication's main sources have been relevant international instruments and reports by governments, NGOs...

Focusing on the basic premise that everyone has a right to food, this book presents the views of an international group of scholars on the economic, social and legal implications of this vitally...

This report includes information on manifestations of intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief in the contemporary world and attempts to identify the causes of these manifestations...

The present study should be considered as a contribution to the freedom of the individual under the law. The meaning of the concept 'Freedom under Law' is that whenever there is any conflict between...

A new and timely publication made all the more urgent by the enormity by the global housing crisis, with inadequate housing threatening the health, safety and dignity of so many. An invaluable...

A new and significant study in this important series of publications on human rights. Sexual exploitation of children is unquestionably a breach of human rights and this invaluable book shows how...

This publication consolidates the various provisions of international law relevant to internally displaced persons. It examines the guiding definitions and context of these laws and details the...

For indigenous peoples the world over, the protection of cultural and intellectual property has taken on growing importance and urgency. This publication provides a basis for appropriate standard...