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REVOLUTION REFORM EASTERN EUROPE

Revolution and Reform in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union

The Global Development Impact The CDP Report

11 Dec 1992
This publication addresses the medium-term plan outlook for the World Economy; examines the consequences of reform in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union; and analyses the prospects for international financial cooperation and the least developed countries.
MEASURES TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY

Measures to Enhance the Capacity of Management

10 Apr 1992
Governments in developing countries have long realized that effective public administration systems are essential to the achievement of their national development objectives. However, the impact of management improvement activities has generally been marginal and management capability seems inade...
ESTADISTICAS DE ENERGIA MANUAL

Estadísticas de Energía

Manual para los Países en Desarrollo

14 Feb 1992
La estrategia de largo plazo para la reunión y compilación de datos relativos a la energía debería estar formulada para mantener una cierta coherencia. Este Manual constituye una guía útil para determinar las principales esferas estadísticas que deberían desarrollarse y también puede ser empleado...
INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY GUIDEL

Information System Security Guidelines for the United Nations Organizations

14 Feb 1992
This handbook contains guidelines for computer information security. It is designed to provide guidance to all those initiating, managing, maintaining and auditing information security within the United Nations organizations. The guidelines were formulated to provide a basic starting point for th...
PREVENTION OF AN ARMS RACE IN OUTE

Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space

A Guide to the Discussions in the Conference on Disarmament

14 Feb 1992
This guide serves as a reference on the military activities in space within the framework of the international law that limits the use of outer space for military purposes and prohibits the use of force. Chapters cover the need for security in outer space, the legal status of military activities ...
PROSPECTS FOR THE WORLD COCOA MARK

Prospects for the World Cocoa Market until the Year 2005

14 Feb 1992
The world cocoa economy has been characterized since the mid-1980s by persistent over-supply. This study sets out to determine possible trends in world supply of and demand for cocoa up to the year 2005. It attempts to identify and examine in depth, both at country and global levels, underlying f...
CHALLENGES MULTILATERAL DISARMA

Challenges to Multilateral Disarmament in the Post-Cold-War and Post-Gulf-War Period

Series:
Disarmament Topical Papers
14 Feb 1992
In addressing the controversial issue of proliferation and transfer of sophisticated weapons and technology in the post-cold and Gulf-war periods, this paper offers the Heads of State, the military, disarmament researchers, students in international politics the issues discussed at the Kyoto Conf...
IRON & STEEL SCRAP 1991

Iron and Steel Scrap

Series:
ECE Steel Series
14 Feb 1992
The focus on this statistical update is on the significance and influence of scrap metal in the iron and steel industries. The study presented is basically made up of statistical tables with short introductory texts. The tables show trends in production, availability, use, trade, balances and an ...
ACELERACION DEL PROCESO DESARROLLO

Aceleración del Proceso del Desarrollo, La

Las Políticas Nacionales e Internacionales y los Problemas Económicos del Decenio de 1990 - Informe del Secretario General de la UNCTAD a la VIII UNCTAD

20 Mar 1992
Esta publicación tiene como objetivo servir de obra de consulta a quienes se dedican, en el plano nacional, sectorial o internacional, a la simplificación y racionalización de las prácticas comerciales en sentido amplio, así como a los agentes comerciales que precisen modelos de prácticas, normas...
POUR UNE ACCELERATION DU DEVELOPPE

Pour une Acceleration du Developpement

Les Enjeux des Politiques Nationales et Internationales dans les Annees 90 - Rapport du Secretaire General de la CNUCED a la Huitieme Session de la Conference

20 Mar 1992
TREATY SERIES 1351 I:22737-22800

Treaty Series 1351 I

22737-22800

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
7 Feb 1992
In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the United Nations Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000...
TREATY SERIES 1331 I:22326-22347

Treaty Series 1331 I

22326-22347

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
7 Feb 1992
In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the United Nations Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000...
MANAGING REFORMS IN THE EAST EUROP

Managing Reforms in the East European Countries

Lessons from the Post-War Experience of Western Europe

Series:
Discussion Papers
2 Sep 1992
This publication offers a detailed analysis of the policy options and choices of the European countries after the Second World War. The policies are important for managing the economic reforms in central and eastern European countries now in the transition to the market system.
INTL TAX AGREEMENTS #54

International Tax Agreements

5 Jun 1992
Loose-leaf series on the status of international taxation agreements on income and fortune; movable capital; commercial, industrial and agricultural enterprises; or maritime and air transport enterprises.
VERIFICATION & THE UNITED NATIONS

Verification and the United Nations

The Role of the Organization in Multilateral Arms Limitations and Disarmament Agreements

7 Feb 1992
This report describes what the United Nations is currently doing in the area of verification of multilateral arms limitation and disarmament agreements, evaluates the need for improvements in its activities and the feasibility of additional ones and makes recommendations for future action.
TOWARDS A NUCLEAR WEAPONS FREE ZON

Towards a Nuclear-weapon-free Zone in the Middle East

7 Feb 1992
This book focuses on effective and verifiable measures that would facilitate the establishment of a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East. Recent events in the Persian Gulf, although distinct from the long-standing security concerns of the Arab-Israeli question, have sharpened the need for...