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STRENGTH THE INTL PARTNERSH EFFECT

Strengthening the International Partnership for Effective Poverty Reduction

16 Nov 2007
The international community, through the United Nations, is committed to an agenda of internationally agreed development goals. The present Policy Note of the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) provides useful advice on how to enhance the effectiveness of the international partnership for po...
INTL DEV AGENDA & THE CLIMATE CHAN

International Development Agenda and the Climate Change Challenge, The

16 Nov 2007
The United Nations Secretary-General has described climate change as a “defining issue of our era”. The present Policy Note of the Commission for Development Policy (CDP) examines the severity of the problem and its implications for the international development agenda. It elaborates further on...
MBS VOL 61 NO 4 APRIL 2007

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, April 2007

27 Jul 2007
MBS presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains over 50 tables of monthly and/or annual and quarterly data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic long-term trends and developments, including population, pr...
RPT WORLD SOCIAL SITUATION 2007

Report on the World Social Situation 2007

The Employment Imperative

Series:
Report on the World Social Situation
28 Nov 2007
The 2007 issue of the Report on the World Social Situation focuses on the key role of productive employment and decent work in reducing poverty and promoting social development. It surveys the global trends in employment and work, as well as the socio-economic context within which the world of wo...
MBS VOL 61 NO 5 MAY 2007

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, May 2007

13 Jul 2007
MBS presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains over 50 tables of monthly and/or annual and quarterly data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic long-term trends and developments, including population, pr...
MILLENNIUM DEV GOALS RPT 2007

The Millennium Development Goals Report: 2007

Series:
Millennium Development Goals Report
27 Jul 2007
We are now at the midpoint between the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals and the 2015 target date. The results presented in this report suggest that there have been some gains and that success is still possible in most parts of the world. The report aims to show what can be achieved an...
GOVERN MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRIC

Governance in the Middle East, North Africa and Western Balkans

Challenges and Priorities in Reforming Public Administration in the Mediterranean Region

29 Jul 2008
The publication provides an overview of governance and public administration in selected countries. It identifies, assesses and analyses relevant needs and challenges as well as priorities for change and innovation in government at the local, national and regional levels. This book is the result ...
COMPENDIUM INNOVAT E-GOV V1

Compendium of Innovative E-government Practices

15 Jun 2007
As information and communication technologies change the lives of people around the world, governments must find solutions that increase public value to citizens through, for example, the use of internet which has the power to transform government service delivery and public administration. The p...
CONV THE RGHTS PERSON WITH DISABI

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol

15 Jun 2007
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol is intended as a human rights instrument with an explicit, social development dimension. It adopts a broad categorization of persons with disabilities and reaffirms that all persons with all types of disabilities ...
UN DEMOGRAPH YRBK 2004 V56

United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2004, Fifty-sixth issue

Series:
Demographic Yearbook (Ser. R)
19 Oct 2007
The Demographic Yearbook 2004 is the fifty-sixth in a series which collects, compiles and disseminates official statistics on a wide range of topics. The Yearbook contains general tables including a world summary of selected demographic statistics, statistics on the size, distribution and trends ...
TOWARD PARTICIPATORY & TRANSPARE

Toward Participatory and Transparent Governance

Reinventing Government

Series:
Government Reinvention Series
2 Aug 2007
The present publication explores the prospects and challenges on the path “Towards Participatory and Transparent Governance”. The publication focuses on issues such as public service ethics and trust in government; governance-oriented innovations to enhance state capacity; and e-government as a t...
GROWTH DIVERGENCES EXPLAINING DIF

Growth Divergences

Explaining Differences in Economic Performance

2 Jul 2008
In recent years, most developing countries have grown faster than the developed economies. This volume of analytical studies seeks to explain major differences in economic performance in recent decades by considering the dynamics of international economic growth, diverging growth rate, economic s...
TOWARDS FULL & DECENT EMPLOYMENT

Towards Full and Decent Employment

2 Jul 2008
While the international community has made a commitment to achieving full employment, this goal seems ever more distant in view of recent trends such as growing unemployment, underemployment and the phenomenon of “jobless growth”. This book also breaks new ground in seeking fresh solutions. Emplo...
SITUAT ECON SOCIALE MONDE 2007

La Situation Economique et Sociale dans le Monde, 2007

Le Developpement dans un Monde en Vieillissement - 60e Edition Anniversaire 1948-2007

6 Mar 2009
La situation économique et sociale dans le monde, 2007 analyse les défis et les mesures possibles face au vieillissement des populations et vise à faciliter les débats relatifs à la mise en œuvre du plan d’action international de Madrid sur le vieillissement. La priorité est donnée à la fois à la...
AUDITING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

Auditing for Social Change

A Strategy for Citizen Engagement in Public Sector Accountability

4 May 2007
The United Nations has identified the need for enhanced partnerships between the public sector, private sector and civil society as an essential ingredient in the attainment of growth and sustainable economic development. The present publication explores how the audit process can be made more ope...
PRINCIP & RECOMM POPUL HOUS #2

Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses - Revision 2 (2008)

Statistical Papers - Series M. No. 67/Rev.2

Series:
Statistical Papers (Ser. M)
18 Apr 2008
The population and housing census is part of an integrated national statistical system, which may include other censuses (for example, agriculture), surveys, registers and administrative files. It provides, at regular intervals, the benchmark for population count at national and local levels. For...
MBS VOL 61 NO 3 MARCH 2007

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, March 2007

27 Jul 2007
MBS presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains over 50 tables of monthly and/or annual and quarterly data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic long-term trends and developments, including population, pr...
WORLD ABORTION POLICI 2006 (CHART)

World Abortion Policies 2007 (Wall Chart)

Series:
Population Studies
27 Jul 2007
The new edition of the Chart provides the most complete and up-to-date information available on the abortion laws, practices and policies of 195 countries. The chart indicates the grounds on which induced abortion is legally permitted in each of the countries and complements the information with ...
EXCELLENCE & LEADERSHIP THE PUBLIC

Excellence and Leadership in the Public Sector

The Role of Education and Training

Series:
Government Reinvention Series
10 Aug 2007
While it’s true that some leaders are, in fact, born, not made, it is equally true that the quality of leadership found in any government can be significantly enhanced by effective education and training. The present publication deals with two separate but very closely related issues: how one bes...
CHALLENGES RESTORING GOVERNANCE

Challenges of Restoring Governance in Crisis and Post-conflict Countries, The

Series:
Government Reinvention Series
10 Aug 2007
The lessons learned from more than 25 years of experience by international organizations and donor countries can provide guidelines that will help improve the approaches and processes of delivering international financial and technical assistance to countries recovering from conflict. This book a...
GOVERNANCE FOR THE MILLENNIUN DEV

Governance for the Millennium Development Goals

Core Issues and Good Practices

Series:
Government Reinvention Series
10 Aug 2007
One of the most important aims of the United Nations’ programme of Reinventing Government is to promote good governance towards the realization of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. This book constitutes the first attempt to link the MDGs to the important concept of governance. As ...
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & DEMOCRAT

Public Administration and Democratic Governance

Governments Serving Citizens

Series:
Government Reinvention Series
10 Aug 2007
Strengthening trust, accountability, and participation in government are essential to serving the needs of citizens. This volume brings together concepts and ideas from around the world on how to achieve more responsive and accountable public administration within the framework of democratic gove...
WORLD ECON SOCIAL SURV 2007

World Economic and Social Survey 2007

Development in an Ageing World - 60th Anniversary Edition, 1948-2007

Series:
World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
29 Jun 2007
The World Economic and Social Survey 2007 analyses the challenges and opportunities associated with ageing populations and aims to facilitate discussions in furthering the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing which focuses on three sets of priorities: older people and development; advanc...
STAT YRBK 2006 51ST ISS

Statistical Yearbook 2006, Fifty-first Issue

Series:
United Nations Statistical Yearbook / Annuaire Statistique des Nations Unies (Ser. S)
24 Sep 2008
The United Nations Statistical Yearbook is an annual compilation of a wide range of international economic, social and environmental statistics for over 200 countries and areas, compiled from sources including UN agencies and other international, national and specialized organizations. The 51st i...
DIALOGO PARTICIPATIVO HACIA UNA

Diálogo Participativo

Hacia Una Sociedad Estable, Segura y Justa Para Todos

11 May 2010
The present publication offers an overview of social integration and related concepts, explores the role and principles of participatory dialogue in creating more socially cohesive societies, and provides practical examples of dialogue use and dialogic tools. The book also reviews global trends i...
LAS MUJERES INDIGENAS SISTEMA

Mujeres Indígenas y el Sistema de las Naciones Unidas, Las

Buenas Prácticas y Experiencia Adquirida

15 Feb 2008
Esta publicación es un documento compilado por la Secretaria del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas para el Grupo de Trabajo sobre las mujeres indígenas de la Red inter institucional de las Naciones Unidas sobre la mujer y la igualdad entre los géneros. Debates sobre las singulares co...
LES FEMMES AUTOCHTONES SYSTEME

Femmes Autochtones et le Système des Nations Unies, Les

Bonnes pratiques et expériences acquises

15 Feb 2008
Cette publication présente des études de cas des pays d'Afrique, d'Asie et d'Amérique latine. Elles montrent combien il est important de renforcer les initiatives locales en favorisant systématiquement la solidarité, les alliances et les partenariats tant internes que transfrontières et en respec...