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URBAN & RURAL AREAS 2005 (CHART)

Urban and Rural Areas 2005 (Wall Chart)

Series:
Population Studies
9 Mar 2007
According to the latest United Nations population projections, 4.9 billion people are expected to be urban-dwellers in 2030. Although the world is urbanizing rapidly, the number of rural-dwellers is high and still growing. However, as of 2019 the rural population is projected to decline slowly. T...
GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION THE WORLD

Guide to the Implementation of the World Programme of Action for Youth

23 Mar 2007
This Guide focuses on what Governments can do to fulfill the vision enshrined in the World Programme of Action for Youth. The Guide acknowledges a need for a new impetus to be given to the design and implementation of youth policies and programmes. Each section of the book briefly examines the co...
URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS 2005 (CHART)

United Nations Urban Agglomerations 2005 (Wall Chart)

Series:
Population Studies
9 Mar 2007
The global proportion of urban population increased from a mere 13 per cent in 1900 to 29 per cent in 1950 and, reached 49 per cent in 2005. Since the world is projected to continue to urbanize, 60 per cent of the global population is expected to live in cities by 2030. This detailed wall chart p...
ENERGY BALANCES ELECTR PROFIL 2004

Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles 2004

Series:
Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles / Bilans Energtiques et Profils du Secteur de Llectricit (Ser. W)
23 Feb 2007
This is the thirteenth issue of Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles published by the United Nations Statistics Division. The publication presents energy data for selected countries in a format which shows the overall picture of energy production, conversion and consumption for fuels utilised...
ENERGY STATISTICS YRBK 2004

Energy Statistics Yearbook 2004

Series:
Energy Statistics Yearbook / Annuaire des Statistiques de L'energie (Ser. J)
4 May 2007
The Energy Statistics Yearbook 2004 is a comprehensive collection of international energy statistics prepared by the United Nations Statistics Division. It is the forty-eighth in a series of annual compilations which commenced under the title World Energy Supplies in Selected Years, 1929-1950. Th...
NATL ACCT STATS 2005 MAIN AGG

National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables, 2005

Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables

Series:
National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables
16 Nov 2007
The forty-seventh issue of National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables shows detailed national accounts estimates for 176 countries and areas for the reporting years 1994 to 2005. The national data for each country and area are presented in separate chapters using uniform ta...
INDIGENOUS WOMEN & THE UNITED NAT

Indigenous Women and the United Nations System

Good Practices and Lessons Learned

20 Apr 2007
Despite their enormous assets and contribution to society, indigenous women still suffer from multiple discrimination, both as women and as indigenous individuals. They are subjected to extreme poverty, trafficking, illiteracy, lack of access to ancestral lands, non-existent or poor health care a...
MBS VOL 60 NO 12 DECEMBER 2006

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, December 2006

9 Feb 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...
MBS VOL 60 NO 11 NOVEMBER 2006

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, November 2006

12 Jan 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...
MBS VOL 60 NO 10 OCTOBER 2006

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, October 2006

1 Dec 2006
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...
MBS VOL 60 NO 9 SEPTEMBER 2006

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, September 2006

20 Oct 2006
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...
MBS VOL 60 NO 8 AUGUST 2006

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, August 2006

22 Sep 2006
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...
FULL & PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT

Full and Productive Employment and Decent Work

Series:
Dialogues at the Economic and Social Council
9 Feb 2007
At the 2005 World Summit, United Nations Member States strongly supported a fair globalization and the attendant goals of full and productive employment and decent work for all, particularly through policies and efforts designed to achieve the Millennium Development Goal of cutting extreme povert...
STAND INTL TRADE CLASSIF R4

Standard International Trade Classification

26 Jan 2007
This coded list serves as an international standard for classifying all types of commodities and manufactured goods traded between countries on a worldwide basis. It is used for compiling international trade statistics on all merchandise entering international trade, and to promote international ...
MBS VOL 60 NO 7 JULY 2006

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, July 2006

8 Sep 2006
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...
MBS VOL 60 NO 6 JUNE 2006

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, June 2006

11 Aug 2006
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...
MBS VOL 60 NO 5 MAY 2006

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, May 2006

11 Aug 2006
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...
MBS VOL 60 NO 4 APRIL 2006

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, April 2006

28 Jul 2006
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...
ESTUDIO MUNDIAL SOBRE PAPEL 2004

Estudio Mundial Sobre el Papel de la Mujer en el Desarrollo 2004

La Mujer y la Migración Internacional

6 Oct 2006
Para comprender las causas y las consecuencias de la migración internacional es esencial una perspectiva de género. La desigualdad entre los géneros puede ser un poderoso factor que contribuye a precipitar la migración cuando las mujeres tienen expectativas económicas, políticas y sociales que la...
ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Ending Violence Against Women

From Words to Action - Study of the Secretary-General

5 Apr 2007
Violence against women is a form of discrimination and a violation of human rights. It causes untold misery, cutting short lives and leaving countless women living in pain and fear in every country in the world. This study calls for efforts to eradicate violence against women to become a higher p...
PONER FIN A LA VIOLENCIA CONTRA

Poner Fin a la Violencia contra la Mujer

De las Palabras a los Hechos - Estudio del Secretario General

16 Nov 2007
La violencia contra la mujer pasó del plano privado al dominio público y al ámbito de responsabilidad de los Estados, en gran medida, debido a la labor de base de las organizaciones y movimientos de mujeres en todo el mundo. Gracias a esa labor se puso al descubierto el hecho de que la violencia ...