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GENDER AND ICTS

Gender and ICTs

Mainstreaming Gender in the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Agriculture and Rural Development

3 Jul 2018
This publication looks at the benefits of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) when placed in the hands of men and women working in agriculture and in rural areas. It examines the challenges to be overcome and makes recommendations so that rural communities can take full and equal ad...
FOREST CHANGE GREAT MEKONG SUB

Forest Change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)

An Overview of Negative and Positive Drivers

2 Jul 2018
This report presents forest changes in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) over a period of 25 years between 1990 and 2015. It describes key drivers that have affected these changes and attempts to address the fundamential question of what drives these changes by focusing on drivers impacting the ...
AGRI INVESTMENT FUNDS FOR DEV

Agricultural Investment Funds for Development

Descriptive Analysis and Lessons Learned from Fund Management, Performance and Private-public Collaboration

11 Jul 2018
This publication explores agricultural investment funds as a vehicle for financing agricultural businesses and projects. It looks at the capital needs of the different agricultural actors along the agricultural value chain and taking into consideration investment funds involving all kinds of inve...
STATE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE 2017

The State of Food and Agriculture 2017

Leveraging Food Systems for Inclusive Rural Transformation

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The State of Food and Agriculture
17 Aug 2018
One of the greatest challenges today is to end hunger and poverty while making agriculture and food systems sustainable. The challenge is daunting because of continued population growth, profound changes in food demand, and the threat of mass migration of rural youth in search of a better life. T...
 PROGRESS TRANSBOUNDARY WATER COOP

Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation under the Water Convention

Report on implementation of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

14 Jan 2019
The publication presents and analyses the findings of the first pilot reporting exercise under the Water Convention, which was carried out in 2017. Progress made in the implementation of the Convention is reviewed and summarised, together with the identification of significant trends, success, ch...
LEAST DEV CTRIES RPT 2018

The Least Developed Countries Report 2018

Entrepreneurship for Structural Transformation - Beyond Business as Usual

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Least Developed Countries Report
18 Dec 2018
For Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, they need to transform the structure of their economy. This, in turn, requires entrepreneurship that innovates. The entrepreneurial landscape in LDCs is dominated by micro and small enterprises with low ch...
EL TRANSPORTE MARITIMO 2018

Informe sobre el transporte marítimo en 2018

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Transporte Marítimo, El
19 Nov 2019
La revista del transporte marítimo es una publicación emblemática de la UNCTAD, publicada anualmente desde 1968 con 2018 marcando el 50 aniversario. Alrededor del 80 por ciento del volumen del comercio internacional de bienes se realiza por mar, y el porcentaje es aún mayor para la mayoría de los...
ETUDES TRANSPORTS MARITIM 2018

Etudes sur les transports maritimes 2018

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Etude sur les transports maritimes
19 Nov 2019
La Revue des transports maritimes est une publication phare de la CNUCED, publiée chaque année depuis 1968, l'année 2018 marquant le cinquantième anniversaire. Environ 80% du volume des échanges internationaux de marchandises se font par voie maritime, et ce pourcentage est encore plus élevé pour...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANS 2018 (A)

Review of Maritime Transport 2018 (Arabic language)

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Review of Maritime Transport (Arabic)
20 Nov 2019
The Review of Maritime Transport is an UNCTAD flagship publication, published annually since 1968. Around 80 per cent of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea, and the percentage is even higher for most developing countries. The Review of Maritime Transport provides an anal...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANS 2018 (C)

Review of Maritime Transport 2018 (Chinese language)

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Review of Maritime Transport (Chinese)
21 Nov 2019
The Review of Maritime Transport is an UNCTAD flagship publication, published annually since 1968. Around 80 per cent of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea, and the percentage is even higher for most developing countries. The Review of Maritime Transport provides an anal...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANS 2018 (R)

Review of Maritime Transport 2018 (Russian language)

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Review of Maritime Transport (Russian)
18 Nov 2019
The Review of Maritime Transport is an UNCTAD flagship publication, published annually since 1968. Around 80 per cent of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea, and the percentage is even higher for most developing countries. The Review of Maritime Transport provides an anal...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANS 2018

Review of Maritime Transport 2018

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Review of Maritime Transport
17 Dec 2018
The Review of Maritime Transport is an UNCTAD flagship publication, published annually since 1968 with 2018 marking the 50 year anniversary. Around 80 per cent of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea, and the percentage is even higher for most developing countries. The Rev...
SDG 11 SYNTHESIS REPORT 2018

SDG 11 Synthesis Report 2018

Tracking Progress towards Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements - High Level Political Forum

13 Jul 2018
This synthesis report acknowledges the many existing and cross-cutting opportunities to achieve development goals through the transformative force that urbanization represents. It also discusses the elaboration of targets, baselines and overall progress for selected indicators, placing special em...
UN E-GOVERNMENT SURVEY 2018

United Nations E-Government Survey 2018

Gearing E-Government to Support Transformation Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies

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United Nations E-Government Survey
12 Feb 2019
Governments have the critical responsibility to pursue policies and measures to build resilience and assist those most affected by shocks in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They must find ways to anticipate disasters and shocks and lower their impact. Digital technologies are ...
HNDBK LEAST DEV CTRY 3RD (F)

Manuel relatif à la catégorie des pays les moins avancés

Inscription, retrait et measures spéciales de soutien, 3ème édition

19 Nov 2019
La troisième édition du Manuel relatif à la catégorie des pays les moins avancés donne des informations détaillées sur la liste des pays les moins avancés (PMA); il décrit également les procédures et méthodologies utilisées pour les identifier, ainsi que les mesures de soutien international mises...
HNDBK LEAST DEV CTRY CAT 3RD

Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category

Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures, Third Edition

8 Nov 2018
The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) has been  actively engaged in the establishment of the least developed country category and has since become highly recognized for its expertise in the identification of these countries. This revised edition of the Handbook on the Least Developed Country...
WORLD ECON SOCIAL SURV 2018

World Economic and Social Survey 2018

Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development

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World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
8 Oct 2018
This publication reviews the advances in frontier technologies — including automation, robotics, renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, biotechnologies and artificial intelligence — and analyzes their economic, social and environmental impact. These technologies present immense potenti...
HACER LAS PROMESAS REALIDAD

Hacer las promesas realidad

La igualdad de género en la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible

18 Jun 2018
Esta publicación proporciona una evaluación exhaustiva y fidedigna del progreso, los vacíos y los desafíos en la implementación de la Agenda 2030 y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) desde una perspectiva de género. El informe monitorea las tendencias mundiales y regionales para alcanza...
TRADUIRE LES PROMESSES EN ACTIONS

Traduire les promesses en actions

l’égalité des sexes dans le Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030

18 Jun 2018
Cette publication fournit une évaluation complète et fiable des progrès, des lacunes et des défis relatifs à la mise en œuvre de l'Agenda 2030 et des objectifs de développement durable (ODD) dans une perspective de genre. Le rapport suit les tendances mondiales et régionales dans la réalisation d...
INEFICIENCIA DE LA DESIGUALDAD

La ineficiencia de la desigualdad

Trigésimo séptimo perío do de sesiones de la CEPAL (La Habana, 7 a 11 de Mayo 2018)

18 Jun 2018
La desigualdad es ineficiente porque dificulta el aprendizaje, el aumento de la productividad, la innovación y el crecimiento. La igualdad no es entonces solo un principio ético inherente al desarrollo, sino también un instrumento clave para promoverlo. Se analizan y miden los efectos de l...
INEFFICIENCY OF INEQUALITY

The Inefficiency of Inequality

Thirty-seventh Session of ECLAC (Havana, 7-11 May 2018)

9 Jul 2018
Inequality is inefficient since it hinders learning, productivity, innovation and growth. Equality is, then, not only an ethical principle inherent to development, but also central to achieving it. This document examines mechanisms by which inequality erodes dynamic efficien...
DESARROLLO IGUALDAD PENSAMIENTO

Desarrollo e igualdad

El pensamiento de la CEPALen su séptimo decenio - Textos seleccionados del período 2008-2018

18 Jun 2018
En este libro se presenta una selección de textos elaborados por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) durante su séptimo decenio de existencia (2008-2018). Los trabajos aquí reproducidos recogen las nuevas ideas que la CEPAL ha aportado al pensamiento latinoamericano y mu...
PERSPECT DEL COMERCIO INTER 2017

Perspectivas del Comercio Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe 2017

Recuperación en un contexto de incertidumbre

21 Aug 2018
Esta primera edición de Perspectivas del Comercio Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe —que es la continuación del Panorama de la Inserción Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe con un nuevo título— corresponde a 2017 y contiene tres capítulos. En el capítulo I se describe el context...
INTL TRADE OUTLK 2017

International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2017

Recovery in an Uncertain Context

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International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean
18 Jun 2018
This first edition of International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean, which is the continuation of Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy with a new title, covers 2017 and contains three chapters. The first chapter describes the current international context and the...
FINANCIAL INCLUS SMALL RURAL

Financial Inclusion of Small Rural Producers

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ECLAC Books / Libros de la CEPAL
18 Jun 2018
There is mounting empirical evidence that the responsible provision and use of formal financial services have a positive impact on household well-being and enterprise performance. At the individual level, financial inclusion benefits rural households and small producers by facilitating the safe a...
DEV CAP ESCWA RENEWABLE ENERGY (A)

Developing the Capacity of ESCWA Member Countries to Address the Water and Energy Nexus for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (Arabic language)

Water-Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit Renewable Energy Module

7 Jun 2018
This module highlights the utilization of Renewable Energy (RE) to strengthen Water-Energy nexus. It addresses the utilization of RE commercialized technologies to improve water security by providing the power needed by water-related activities such as water distribution and wastewater treatment....
DEV CAP ESCWA TECH TRANS MOD (A)

Developing the Capacity of ESCWA Member Countries to Address the Water and Energy Nexus for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (Arabic language)

Water-Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit: Technology Transfer Module

4 Jun 2018
This Publication discusses the resource efficiency related technologies and the Renewable Energy (RE) technologies from the perspective of Technology Transfer . This publication also identifies the issues associated with water and energy considerations when pursuing the transfer of new technologi...
DEV CAP ESCWA TECH TRANS MOD

Developing the Capacity of ESCWA Member Countries to Address the Water and Energy Nexus for Achieving Sustainable Development Gooals

Water-Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit Technology Transfer Module

13 Jun 2018
This Publication discusses the resource efficiency related technologies and the RE technologies from the perspective of Technology Transfer . This publication also identifies the issues associated with water and energy considerations when pursuing the transfer of new technologies that have an imp...
DEV CAP ESCWA RENEWABLE ENERGY

Developing the Capacity of ESCWA Member Countries to Address the Water and Energy Nexus for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Water-Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit Renewable Energy Module

4 Jun 2018
This module highlights the utilization of Renewable energy (RE) to strengthen Water-Energy nexus. It addresses the utilization of RE commercialized technologies to improve water security by providing the power needed by water-related activities such as water distribution and wastewater treatment....
EXTERNAL TRADE BULL ARAB REG #26

External Trade Bulletin of the Arab Region, Twenty-sixth Issue

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External Trade Bulletin of the Arab Region
20 Sep 2018
This publication presents data and statistical indicators on external and intraregional trade in goods in the Arab region. Data are presented in time series until 2015 and were drawn primarily from national sources, and from secondary sources when needed. The Bulletin aims to assist policymakers,...