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LIFE THE PALESTINIANS UNDER ISRAEL

Life of the Palestinians under Israeli Occupation

28 Aug 1992
Over the past four decades the Palestinian people have seen their living conditions worsen, their health services decline, their children's school years be foreshortened and their youth be victimized by police brutality. This publication offers a frank discussion of the Palestine problem leading ...
CHANGING POPULATION AGE STRUCTURES

Changing Population Age Structures, 1990-2015

Demographic and Economic Consequences and Implications

8 Jan 1993
This book examines the consequences and implications of changing family and household structures that are expected to result in over 20 countries around the world: Belgium, Canada, China, Italy, United Kingdom, ex-USSR, USA, Yugoslavia are some of them. Articles by demographers, economists and st...
BOOKS PRINT UNITED NATIONS 1991

Books in Print of the United Nations System

5 Feb 1993
This is a comprehensive listing of over 14,000 United Nations system publications. Collectively the U.N. system is one of the world's most prolific publishers with a vast range of printed materials in almost every area of learning, research and development. The entries are arranged in alphabetica...
IMPACTS OF LONG RANGE TRANSBOUNDAR

Impacts of Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

Series:
Air Pollution Studies
29 Jan 1993
The focus of this review is on policy measures to implement the 1979 Convention and its related protocols on sulphur compounds, nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds. It also describes the critical-load concept and the role of technology to combat air pollution. Cause/effect relationship...
PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE

Prospects for Peace in the Middle East

An Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue (Helsinki Encounter)

28 Aug 1992
The Encounter in Helsinki, Finland, to discuss issues connected with the concept of an international peace conference on the Middle East, provide useful insights into many themes which remain at the core of the Palestine question. This publication is a presentation of a collection of papers, floo...
INFO SOBRE LAS EMPRESAS TRANSACION

Información sobre las Empresas Transnacionales

Manual sobre las Necesidades y Fuentes

26 Jun 1992
En este manual se analizan las necesidades de información de los países en desarrollo en todas las etapas de sus relaciones con las empresas transnacionales y se individualizan fuentes que pueden ayudar a satisfacer esas necesidades.
LAW OF THE SEA THE REGIME FOR THE

The Law of the Sea

Regime for the High-Seas Fisheries, The Status and Prospects

Series:
Law of the Sea, The
6 Nov 1992
This survey of the present status of the regime relating to high-seas fisheries focuses on the legal, institutional and management aspects of problems that have arisen since the conclusion of the 1982 United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea. It discusses means for promoting more effective...
INTRO TO THE MODEL UN (BK)

Introduction to the Model United Nations

24 Jul 1992
This publication is a brief introduction to the Model United Nations experience. It presents an overview of the United Nations system and how the Model United Nations relates to the Organization. Teachers are walked through ways on how to prepare, role-play and evaluate the experience. Important ...
DERECHO DEL MAR REGIMEN DE PESCA

Régimen de Pesca en la Alta Mar

Series:
Derecho del Mar, El
4 Dec 1992
Este estudio sobre el estado actual del régimen relativo a la pesca en la alta mar se concentra en los aspectos jurídicos, institucionales y de gestión de los problemas que han surgido desde la concertación en 1982 de la Conferecia de la Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho del Mar. Se examinan los m...