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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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COMPET BUSINESS STRATEG ASIAN TRAN

Competitive Business Strategies of Asian Transnational Corporations

27 Mar 1998
Research on business strategies of Transnational Corporations (TNCs) from Asia is not commonly pursued and information is not widely available. With the aim of providing policy-makers and investment decision-makers with much valuable and needed information, this publication concentrates on the go...
FAMILY BUILDING & FAMILY PLANNING

Family-building and Family Planning Evaluation

28 Nov 1997
Fertility researchers, family planning evaluators, policymakers and programme managers among others will find this publication an essential reader. It presents a new approach for analysing fertility behaviour which is based on a woman's childbearing experience as she moves through successive phas...
UN & NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

United Nations and Nuclear Disarmament

Achievements on the Way to a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World

10 Oct 1997
This book contains excerpts from panel discussions at the Disarmament Week Symposium, organized by the United Nations Department of Public Information. The discussions include the establishment of a nuclear-free zone in Africa, future directions in controlling and abolishing nuclear and chemical ...
TENDANCES PERSPECTIVES BOIS EUROPE

Tendances et Perspectives du Bois en Europe a L'aube du XXI Siecle

Series:
Etudes de Genève sur le Bois et la Forêt
10 Oct 1997
This fifth study of European timber trends and prospects reviews the outlook for the supply and demand of roundwood and forest products and the balance between the two until 2020, while taking into account recycling, energy and trade issues. All decision makers will be interested in the conclusio...
ASPECTS OF WORLD EMPLOYMENT STR

Aspects of World Employment Strategy

31 Oct 1997
Employment has become an issue of worldwide concern because it affects countries at all levels of development. This publication discusses such areas as: the aspects of world employment strategy; productive employment creation in Latin America and the Caribbean; global barriers to the growth of em...
SEX & AGE DISTRIB THE WORLD 1996

Sex and Age Distribution of World Populations, The

Series:
Population Studies
26 Dec 1997
Presents the sex and age distribution estimates of the world at five-year intervals for 1950-1995 and the high-, medium- and low-fertility variants for 1995-2050.
INTL MIGRATION & DEV CONCISE RPT

International Migration and Development

The Concise Report

Series:
Population Studies
28 Nov 1997
International migration has been widely recognized as a vital element in the development process. For many countries and regions, international migration is also an influential component affecting population growth and social and economic efforts. This Concise Report reviews selected aspects of i...
13TH UN REG CARTOG CONF ASIA V2

United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific

These publications report on the organization of the conference and discuss such topics as: cartographic data acquisition, manipulation and depiction; policies and management of national mapping and charting programmes. In addition it provides full lists and texts of the resolutions adopted by th...
RPT UN CONFERENCE HUMAN SETTLEMENT

Report of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II)

13 Mar 1998
The global community has recognized the need to improve the quality of human settlements, an element which affects the daily lives and well-being of our peoples. This publication focuses on two main themes - adequate shelter for all and sustainable human settlements development in an urbanizing w...
FLOODS PEOPLE AT RISK STRATEGIES

Floods

People at Risk, Strategies for Prevention

28 Nov 1997
Floods are the most common of natural disasters and cause the greatest number of deaths, yet their danger is often underestimated. This book describes in non-technical terms the causes of floods and the strategies that can be used to mitigate their effects. It focuses on the need for soil and wat...
GDLNS FOR IMPROVING TAX ADMIN

Guidelines for Improving Tax Administration in Developing Countries

Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Tax Administration and Strengthening Domestic Financial Resource Mobilization

14 Nov 1997
Based on discussions and commentaries by experts in the field, this publication offers guidelines on such issues as reforming the structural organization of tax administration; enhancing the performance of its essential functions with emphasis on taxpayer registration; collection and audit.
CONSUMER PROTECT FOR AFRICA

Consumer Protection for Africa

Report of the Africa Conference on Consumer Protection

27 Feb 1998
Government officials, consumer protection leaders and experts in the field offer an in-depth discussion in this needed publication. They discuss how best to encourage and assist African countries in their efforts to enact and enforce appropriate policies and legislation on consumer protection wit...
POPULATION BULLETIN ESCWA #44

Population Bulletin of ESCWA

26 Sep 1997
Contains information on GDP, private and government consumption, gross fixed capital formation and national savings of each country in Western Asia. It also includes consolidated accounts in local currencies at current prices which show GDP and expenditure, national disposable income, capital fin...
POLIT SOCIALES RESUMENES DOCUM #2

Políticas Sociales

Resúmenes de Documentos II

Series:
Serie INFOPLAN: Temas Especiales del Desarrollo
31 Oct 1997
HUMAN RGHTS LEGAL STATUS WOMEN

Human Rights and Legal Status of Women in the Asian and Pacific Region

Series:
Studies on Women in Development
13 Feb 1998
The protection and promotion of women's human rights is a critical area of concern worldwide. The United Nations has played an important role in bringing international attention to this issue. This study takes you inside the Asian and the pacific region and focuses on three main areas: the recept...
GOVERNMENT NGO COOPERATION IN POPU

Government-NGO Cooperation in Population Programmes

Series:
Government-NGO Cooperation
30 Jan 1998
This publication presents a set of papers on the relevant areas surrounding the cooperation of Governmental organizations (GOs) and non-Governmental organizations (NGOs) in population programmes. The papers cover Government-NGO collaboration for strengthening population policies; population polic...
ASIAN PACIF REMOTE SENSING V9 #2

Remote Sensing and GIS Journal

27 Mar 1998
This publication presents information about remote sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS) development and applications.
TRADE EFFECTS OF ECO LABELLING

Trade Effects of Eco-labelling

Series:
ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
26 Dec 1997
As environmental issues continue to surface in international trade transactions, export-oriented companies in the developing countries are becoming aware of the need to adjust to environmental requirements that are emerging in their export markets. This publication examines the regional situation...
ANN REVIEW THE CHEM INDUSTRY 1996

Annual Review of the Chemical Industry in 1996

Production and Trade Statistics 1993-1995

28 Nov 1997
This review analyzes trends and developments in the production, consumption, prices and trade in chemical products in Europe and North America. It provides an overview of progress in major branches of the chemical industry and contains a separate section on national developments contributed by au...
COMP SOIL CLEAN UP TECHN & SOIL #1

Compendium of Soil Clean-up Technologies and Soil Remediation Companies

28 Nov 1997
This first issue of the Compendium demonstrates the environmental clean-up of selected sites polluted by chemicals in countries in transition of central and eastern Europe, North America and central Asia. It contains information on soil clean-up companies and remediation methods noting the advant...