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The UN (United Nations) is an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.

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MNGMT ELECTRONIC RECORDS ISSUES

Management of Electronic Records

Issues and Guidelines (ACCIS)

15 Nov 1991
A survey of the use and status of electronic records management as well as guidelines in electronic media; discussion of information technology standards as they relate to electronic record-keeping; and a glossary of terms used in electronic archives.
WORLD POPULAT PROSPECTS 1992

World Population Prospects

Series:
Population Studies
27 Aug 1993
The 1992 Revision presents the global population estimates and projections of 210 countries and also for different regions and groups of countries for the 75-year period between 1950 and 2025. Updated estimates of international migration have been incorporated to accommodate the extensive migrato...
LAW OF THE SEA BIBLIOGR 1968/88

Bibliography on the Law of the Sea

Two Decades of Law-making, State Practice and Doctrine

Series:
Law of the Sea, The
10 Sep 1993
This publication is a supplement to Bibliography on the Law of The Sea 1968-1988 (English and French) and contains material written in Chinese, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. It gives information on books, articles in periodicals and other material dealing with the Law of the Sea and relat...
POPULAT GROWTH & POLICIES SAO PAUL

Population Growth and Policies in Mega-cities

Sao Paulo

27 Aug 1993
A series of studies on cities in the developing world where populations are expected to exceed eight million by the year 2000. Each book in the series focuses on a particular city and aims to provide a better understanding of all the dynamic aspects of its character in order that effective popula...
TRANSPORT INFORMATION 1993

Transport Information

24 Jun 1994
Provides an overview of the current status of different types of internal transportation, specifically by road, rail and river, within Europe and North America. The study pays special attention to the numerous accords, conventions and international laws which relate to these transportation modes ...
CASE STUDIES POP POLICY MEXICO

Case Studies in Population Policy

Mexico

2 Jul 1993
A series of country case studies has been published by the United Nations which focuses on selected issues in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of population policies in various developing and developed countries. The specific issues addressed include the manner by which policies, pr...
STATUS MULTILAT ARMS REGUL 1992

Status of Arms Regulations and Disarmament Agreements

1 Oct 1993
This fourth edition reproduces in two volumes the texts of agreements entered into by Member States of the United Nations and the status of those agreements as of 31 December 1992. In addition it presents data on signatories and parties of relevant agreements. Although the Chemical Weapons Conven...
CASE STUDIES POP POLICY HUNGARY

Case Studies in Population Policy

Hungary

2 Jul 1993
A series of country case studies has been published by the United Nations which focuses on selected issues in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of population policies in various developing and developed countries. The specific issues addressed include the manner by which policies, pr...
NUCLEAR DETERRENCE PROBLEMS

Nuclear Deterrence

Problems and Perspectives in the 1990's

19 Nov 1993
This report discusses the future of nuclear deterrence as examined from a great many angles. No common position can be found and highly divergent views are expressed. Issues presented are: prospects for nuclear proliferation; minimal deterrence; outer space and nuclear deterrence.
MIGRATION & POPULAT CHANGE EUROPE

Migration and Population Change in Europe

Series:
UNIDIR Research Papers
19 Nov 1993
Europe is experiencing a dramatic population change. This publication explains the demographic trends and structures causing this phenomenon. It identifies who are migrating, to where they are migrating and the reasons why. Also discussed are the supply and demand side of immigrant labour, whethe...
INDEX TO THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONV

Index to the Chemical Weapons Convention

Series:
UNIDIR Research Papers
1 Oct 1993
This index serves as a quick means to find paragraphs in the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), an elaborate and complex multilateral disarmament treaty. Scholars, diplomats, scientists, politicians and the interested layperson will find this index of over 1000 topics and sub-topics dealt with in...
UNCTAD COMMODITY YRBK 1993

UNCTAD Commodity Yearbook

31 Dec 1993
Provides statistical data at the regional and country levels for trade in selected agricultural primary commodities, minerals, ores and metals. These statistics are of practical use to governments, international organizations, universities and other research institutions interested in internation...
HNDBK INTL TRADE & DEV STAT 1992

Handbook of International Trade and Development Statistics

15 Oct 1993
A complete basic compilation of statistical data relevant to the analysis of world trade and development. Government officials, university and other research specialists and others interested in this subject will find this Handbook invaluable.
UN REFERENCE GUIDE IN THE FIELD

United Nations Reference Guide in the Field of Human Rights

1 Oct 1993
Human Rights remains a basic yet globally challenging subject. This reference guide is a simple and practical research tool issued to guide users through the reports, documents and procedures published by the United Nations on the subject of human rights. It is divided into chapters with subheadi...
CONCENTRATION OF MARKET POWER

Concentration of Market Power, Through Mergers, Take-overs, Joint Ventures and Other Acquisitions of Control, and its Effects on International Markets, in Particular the Markets of Developing Countries

4 Feb 1994
'Control', for the purposes of this study, is interpreted in a broad sense to include the ability to materially influence the policies of an enterprise. Covered in this valuable work are mergers, takeovers (including debt-equity swaps and management buy-outs), interlocks, joint-ventures and priva...