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PURCHASING POWER PARITIES VOLUME

Purchasing Power Parities

Volume and Price Level Comparisons for the Middle East 1993 - Results of the International Comparison Programme (ICP) for the ESCWA Region

9 Jan 1998
Utilizing the results from a survey of nine Western Asia countries - Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, the Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen, this publication presents international comparative data on gross domestic product(GDP).
CONSUMER PROTECT FOR ASIA & PACIF

Consumer Protection for Asia and the Pacific

Report of the International Conference on Consumer Protection - Consumers in the Global Age, New Delhi, 22-24 January 1997

14 Aug 1998
Government officials, leading consumer experts and delegates from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, present an indepth discussion on the ways and means to promote consumer protection in the Asia and the Pacific region. The emphasis is on local, national and regional actions.
INTL MIGRATION POLICIES

International Migration Policies

Series:
Population Studies
13 Mar 1998
Practitioners in the areas of demography, political sciences and international relations will find this publication invaluable. The publication examines issues surrounding immigration policies and practices from a wide range of perspectives. It describes policies designed to influence internation...
URUGUAY ROUND & ITS FOLLOW UP

Uruguay Round and its Follow-up, The

Building a Positive Agenda for Development

25 Feb 2000
Since the conclusion of the Uruguay Round, there has been widespread interest among development practitioners as well as governments in assessing the economic implications of the results of the Round for individual developing countries. This publication highlights what is to be learned from exist...
FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS IN SELECT

Financial Sector Reforms in Selected Asian Countries

8 May 1998
East and South-East Asian economies have been acclaimed worldwide for maintaining a remarkably fast pace of economic growth over the past several years. Increasingly, it is being recognized that sustaining that pace of requires deregulation and liberalization of the financial sector. Progress, in...
TRAINING MANUAL ON THE METHODOLOG

Training Manual on the Methodologies for Industrial Waste Audit

Workbook

8 May 1998
With rapid economic growth, the developing countries of the Asian and Pacific region are generating large amounts of wastes, including hazardous wastes. These wastes do not always undergo safe disposal and treatment, thereby causing risks to human health, animals, plants and entire eco-systems. T...
SMALL BEAUTIFUL AFFORDABLE SPACE

Small is Beautiful

Affordable Space Missions for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

27 Mar 1998
Recent times have witnessed a major breakthrough in the field of satellite technology. Miniaturization, through the use of high-technology mechanisms has significantly increased the performance-to-weight and volume rations of mission payloads, spacecraft, launch vehicle and ground segment sub-sys...
TRAINCOST POINT TO POINT RAIL TRA

Traincost

Point-to-point Rail Traffic Costing Model - Users' Manual

23 Oct 1998
While there is recognition within most of the Asian and Pacific region's railway organizations, of the importance of measuring the costs of operating, few currently have access to the costing systems or models which produce satisfactory results and are, at the same time, easy to apply and update....
TREATY SERIES 1534 I:26571-26581

Treaty Series 1534 I

26571-26581

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
28 Nov 1997
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...
WORLD INDUST ROBOTS STAT 1997

World Industrial Robots

Statistics, Analysis and Forecasts to 2000

28 Nov 1997
This unique publication presents comprehensive global industrial robot statistics in uniform tables allowing consistent country comparisons. It contains detailed statistical data for twenty countries, broken down by application areas, industrial branches, types of robots and by other techno-econo...
TREATY SERIES 1524 I:26440-26454

Treaty Series 1524 I

26440-26454

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
28 Nov 1997
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 1509 I: 26055-26075

Treaty Series 1509 I 26055-26075, II 1016

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
28 Nov 1997
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 1498 I:25797-25808

Treaty Series 1498 I 25797-25808, II 1010

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
28 Nov 1997
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 1425 I:24069-24090

Treaty Series 1425 I

24069-24090

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
28 Nov 1997
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 1413 I:23657-23678

Treaty Series 1413 I

23657-23678

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
28 Nov 1997
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...
HNDBK CIVIL REGISTR & VITAL STAT

Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

Developing Information, Education and Communication

10 Apr 1998
This Handbook outlines how to design and conduct Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities. A great asset to decision makers in following through with national programmes and even community workshops and meetings. It outlines the development of the strategy and methods to be used ...
UN CONCERN FOR PEACE & SECURITY

United Nations Concern for Peace and Security in Central Africa

27 Feb 1998
This publication is a basic reference document which presents a comprehensive overview of the role of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa since the 1960s. It also addresses the activities in the promotion of arms restraint and confidence-building...
CENTRAL PRODUCT CLASS #1.0

Central Product Classification (CPC) Version 1.0

Series:
Statistical Papers (Ser. M)
11 Sep 1998
The Central Product Classification (CPC) constitutes a comprehensive classification of all goods and services. This revised and expanded edition, classifies the whole universe of products in a hierarchical structure of 10 sections, 71 divisions, 294 groups, 1,162 classes and 2,093 subclasses. The...
WORLD POPULAT MONITORING 1996

World Population Monitoring

Selected Aspects of Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health

Series:
Population Studies
27 Feb 1998
This years edition offers a special focus on reproductive rights and behaviour. It also covers maternal mortality and morbidity; and sexually transmitted diseases, including (HIV/AIDS). The extensive set of annex tables provides indicators of the current demographic situation in major areas and r...
FERTILITY & FAMILY SURVEYS POLAND

Fertility and Family Surveys in Countries of the ECE Region

Standard Country Report - Poland

Series:
Economic Studies
13 Mar 1998
Partnership and reproductive behaviour patterns have undergone major shifts over much of Europe and North America during the past three decades, leading to the coexistence of a variety of family forms. This country report sheds some light on the development in fertility and partnership formation ...
FERTILITY & FAMILY SURVEYS FRANCE

Fertility and Family Surveys in Countries of the ECE Region

Standard Country Report - France

Series:
Economic Studies
8 May 1998
Partnership and reproductive behaviour patterns have undergone major shifts over much of Europe and North America during the past three decades, leading to the coexistence of a variety of family forms. This country report sheds some light on the development in fertility and partnership formation ...
ISSUES IN MARKET BASED NATURAL GAS

Issues in Market-based Natural Gas Pricing in Economies in Transition

Transfer of Knowledge and its Application

Series:
ECE Gas Centre Series
9 Jan 1998
The market-based transition of the energy sector and the natural gas industry in countries of central and eastern Europe and of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is among the most important and controversial issues in the current transformation of their formerly fully state-controlled ...
INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS INTL

Increasing the Effectiveness of the International Court of Justice

Proceedings of the ICJ/UNITAR Colloquium to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Court

23 Feb 2001
This publication presents the papers delivered at the colloquium where judges, legal advisers, practitioners of international law and jurists from all over the world exchanged their views not only on the Court's performance to-date but also on its future role. Panels covered subjects ranging from...
SPACE APPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE

Space Applications for Sustainable Development

Proceedings of the High-level Seminar on Integrated Space Technology Applications for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development

5 Feb 1999
This publication calls on the developers, application scientists and end-users to forge a grand alliance to apply space technology to end poverty and under-development. It provides information, views and experiences on the integrated uses of space technology applications for poverty alleviation a...