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WORLD COMPARISONS OF REAL GROSS

World Comparisons of Real Gross Domestic Product and Purchasing Power

22 Apr 1994
This publication reports the global results of phase V of the International Comparison Programme (ICP) for the benchmark year 1985. Section I of the report summarizes the 1985 results; section II provides concise notes on ICP methodology; section III provides brief references to each of the regio...
STATE TRANSBOUN AIR POLLUT #9

State of Transboundary Air Pollution, The

Series:
Air Pollution Studies
25 Mar 1994
The focus of the publication is to review the status of national policies implemented since the 1979 Convention and its related protocols on sulphur compounds, nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds. It also contains the results from an integrated assessment modelling analysis of sulphur ...
5TA CONF CARTOG REG NACION AMER V1

Quinta Conferencia Cartográfica de las Naciones Unidas para América

Informe de la Conferencia

21 Jan 1994
Contiene los documentos técnicos presentados en la Conferencia. Se examinan las últimas tecnologías sobre geodesia convencional y por satélite, la teleobservación para fines de cartografía, los levantamientos hidrográficos y la cartografía náutica, el levantamiento de planos temáticos y las bases...
INFO TECHNOLOGY & INTL COMPETITIV

Information Technology and International Competitiveness

The Case of Construction Services Industry

18 Mar 1994
This in-depth study aids to a better understanding of the subject as it gives a detailed analysis of the international dimension of the industry and reviews selected construction and engineering services firms in the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden.
DERECH HUMANO RECOP INSTR INT 1994

Derechos Humanos

Recopilación de Instrumentos Internacionales (SET - NOT TO BE SOLD SEPARATELY)

3 Mar 1995
Un juego de dos volúmenes que constituye un exhaustivo catálogo de los instrumentos actuales de derechos humanos adoptados tanto en el plano regional como universal. Esta recopilación contribuye a que haya mayor conocimiento y conciencia de las normas internacionales de derechos humanos. Valiosa ...
DROITS DE L

Droits de L'Homme

Recueil D'Instruments Internationaux (SET NOT TO BE SOLD SEPARATELY)

28 Oct 1994
Ce recueil contient les textes des 94 conventions, déclarations, règles, proclamations et principes relatifs aux droits de l'homme. Le premier volume est consacré aux instruments internationaux. Le second volume, à paraître, traitera des instruments régionaux. L'édition anglaise du second vol...
TREATY SERIES 1377/1378 I:23108(CO

Treaty Series 1377/1378 I

23108 (Continued-Suite)

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
21 Jan 1994
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 1376 I:23108(CONTINU

Treaty Series 1376 I

23108 (Continued-Suite)

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
21 Jan 1994
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 1375 I:23108(CONTINU

Treaty Series 1375 I

23108 (Continued-Suite)

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
21 Jan 1994
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 1374 I:23106-23108

Treaty Series 1374 I

23106-23108

Series:
United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
21 Jan 1994
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...
RECOM TOURISM STATISTICS

Recommendations on Tourism Statistics

27 May 1994
Looking beyond the concept of tourism as being limited to holiday markets, to cover the worldwide travel market within the general framework of population mobility, this publications presents the recommendations put forward by the World Tourism Organization and presents the Standard International...
EXPLAINING & FORECASTING REGIONAL

Explaining and Forecasting Regional Flows of Foreign Direct Investment

17 Jun 1994
The world economy experienced an unprecedented growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 1980s. This publication provides a better understanding of the reasons for this rapid growth. It presents econometric analyzes of the determinants of FDI flows to the major regions of the world and use...
HUMAN RGHTS COMPI V1 P1&2 1994

Human Rights

A Compilation of International Instruments

17 Jun 1994
A two-volume set that constitutes a comprehensive catalogue of the existing human rights instruments adopted at both universal and regional levels. This compilation contributes to a wider knowledge and increased awareness of international human rights standards. It is a valuable source for all th...
ETHICS & AGENDA 21 MORAL IMPLICA

Ethics and Agenda 21

Moral Implications of a Global Consensus

18 Mar 1994
A collection of essays by distinguished contributors, this publication begins the ethical debate on the implications of Agenda 21. Social and economic, science and technology as well as religious and spiritual perspectives are expressed by `niversity professors in theology, philosophy, biology an...
HUMAN RGHTS BIBLIOGRAPHY 1980/93

Human Rights on CD-ROM

Bibliographical Database for United Nations Documents and Publications

21 Jan 1994
This user-friendly compact disc version of the printed Human Rights Bibliography 1980-1990, includes updates through 15 October 1993 and contains over 12,000 bibliographic references. The pre-selection menu lists the 11 major subject categories which can be further divided into sub-categories. Se...
UN EARTH VERSION 2.0

UN Earth Version 2.0 (Upgrade for users of version 1.0 offered for $30.00)

7 Oct 1994
UN-EARTH presents selected contemporary data on the entire United Nations system in one easy-to-use computerized resource. It provides information on the objectives, membership, administrative offices, information services and databases of the organizations and agencies. In addition, tabulated da...
DEV RUSSIAN NATIONAL SECURITY

Development of Russian National Security Policies

Military Reform

Series:
UNIDIR Research Papers
25 Mar 1994
As Russia is slowly attempting to rebuild itself from the rubble left by the Soviet era, opportunities have opened for true reform of military and security policies. This research paper contributes to the understanding of the background and development of the new Russian Armed Forces. Annexes inc...
TEACHING ECON DEV & OTHER CTRIES

Teaching Economics in Developing and Other Countries

Series:
Journal of Development Planning
25 Mar 1994
The present issue consists of papers written by teachers and researchers in the developing and ex-socialist countries of the world to give the reader an idea of the diversity and commonality of the problems faced by teachers in the field of economics. It traces major developments in the disciplin...
SOCIAL COSTS OF ECON RESTRUCTU

Social Costs of Economic Restructuring in Asia and the Pacific

Series:
Development Papers
15 Jul 1994
Studies conducted in the countries of China, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand are used to highlight the macroeconomic consequences of economic restructuring. The information also shows the sectoral effects based...
FERTILITY TRANSITION & WOMEN

Fertility Transition and Women's Life Course in Mexico

21 Jan 1994
Government agencies are becoming more active in family planning. Female education is considered an important determinant of reduction in fertility. This study investigates the impact of demographic, social and economic change on the course of women's lives. It also examines in a sociocultural set...
COMP SOCIAL STATS & INDICAT #3

Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators (ESCWA)

4 Feb 1994
The statistics and indicators presented in this publication greatly assist in monitoring and assessing the impact of the various policies and programmes of economic and social development plans and in gauging the process achieved. Data is provided on the social situation and on the social and eco...