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ASSESS DEV RESULTS BHUTAN 2ND

Assessment of Development Results - Bhutan (Second Assessment)

Independent Country Programme Evaluation of UNDP Contribution

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Assessment of Development Results
20 Sep 2018
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conducts country evaluations called “Independent Country Programme Evaluations (ICPEs)”, formerly known as "Assessment of Development Results", to capture and demonstrate evaluative evidence of UNDP’s contrib...
ESTADO POBLACION MUNDIAL 2017

Estado de la población mundial 2017

Mundos aparte - la salud y los derechos reproductivos en tiempos de desigualdad

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Estado de la Población Mundial
8 Nov 2017
Hoy por hoy, ningún país —ni siquiera los que se consideran más ricos y desarrollados— puede describirse como una nación totalmente inclusiva en la que todas las personas disfrutan de igualdad de oportunidades y protección y ejercen plenamente sus derechos humanos. Entre los derechos humanos acor...
ETAT POPULATION MONDIALE 2017

État de la population mondiale 2017

Des mondes à part - santé et droits en matière de reproduction à une époque marquée par les inégalités

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État de la population mondiale
8 Nov 2017
À l’heure actuelle, aucun pays ne peut se prévaloir d’être entièrement inclusif et de garantir à chacun une protection et des perspectives égales, ainsi que le plein exercice de ses droits fondamentaux — pas même les pays considérés comme les plus riches et les plus développés. Parmi les droits d...
STATE WORLD POPUL RPT 2017

State of World Population 2017

Worlds Apart - Reproductive Health and Rights in an Age of Inequality

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State of World Population
30 Nov 2017
No country today—even those considered the wealthiest and most developed—can claim to be fully inclusive, where all people have equal opportunities and protections, and fully enjoy their human rights. In many developing countries, women who are poor, in the bottom 20 per cent of the income scale,...
BEST PRAC POL GUID LIQUEFIED

Best Practice Policy Guidance for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Small Scale LNG - Truck Loading

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ECE Energy Series
17 Dec 2018
Natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), has clear environmental benefits over other, more carbon-intensive fossil fuels. Substituting other fossil fuels by natural gas can substantially reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and of other pollutants (particulate matter, and oxides of nitro...
WORLD STATISTICS POCKETBK 2017

World Statistics Pocketbook 2017

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World Statistics Pocketbook (Ser. V)
13 Oct 2017
The 2017 edition of the World Statistics Pocketbook is the forty-first in a series of annual compilations of over 50 key statistical indicators from more than 20 international statistical sources and are presented in one-page profiles for 30 world geographical regions and 232 countries or areas. ...
FOREST PROD ANN MARKET 2016/17

Forest Products Annual Market Review 2016-2017

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Geneva Timber and Forest Study Papers
28 Feb 2018
This publication provides a comprehensive analysis of markets in the UNECE region and reports on the main market influences outside the UNECE region. It covers the range of products from the forest to the end-user: from roundwood and primary processed products to value-added and housing. Statisti...
INDEX PROC ECON SOC COUN 2016

Index to Proceedings of the Economic and Social Council 2016

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Index to Proceedings of the Economic and Social Council
15 Nov 2017
The Index to Proceedings of the Economic and Social Council is a bibliographic guide to the proceedings and documentation of the Economic and Social Council. This issue covers the 2016 session of the Council including the organizational and substantive session. The Index is divided in two parts c...
UN-WATER SDG 6 SYNTH RPT 2018

SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation

23 Jul 2018
Every year at the High-level Political Forum, an annual theme helps an increased focus along with an in-depth review of a selection of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2018, SDG 6 on water and sanitation is one of the goals to be reviewed. To provide input to Member States on this goal, U...
BREAKING THE IMPASSE: REDUCING PRO

Breaking the Impasse

Reducing Protracted Internal Displacement as a Collective Outcome

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OCHA Policy and Studies Series
9 Sep 2017
The global number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has reached an all-time high, as an increasing number of IDPs remain displaced for years or even decades. Tens of millions of IDPs are dependent on humanitarian assistance or live far below the poverty line in substandard housing without se...
ESTUDIO SOBRE FINANC AMER  LAT

Estudios sobre financierización en América Latina

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ECLAC Books / Libros de la CEPAL
6 Jun 2018
En los trabajos reunidos en este libro se analizan los efectos y la lógica de la financierización en las economías en desarrollo, la llamada financierización periférica, en particular en los países de América Latina. En los primeros capítulos del libro se ofrece una mirada histórica y conceptual ...
NATL ACCTS STUDIES ARAB REG #35

National Accounts Studies of the Arab Region, Bulletin No.35 (English and Arabic languages)

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National Accounts Studies of the Arab Region
25 Apr 2018
Issue no. 35 of the National Accounts Studies of the Arab Region includes available data and ESCWA estimates of GDP at both current and constant prices, in addition to the consolidated national accounts for each ESCWA member country during the period 2011-2015, and the estimated real GDP growth f...
EVALUAT UNDP STARTEGIC PLAN & GLOB

Evaluation of the UNDP Strategic Plan and Global and Regional Programmes

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Thematic Evaluation Reports
22 Sep 2017
IEO and UNDP carried out an ‘Evaluation of the UNDP Strategic Plan, Global Programme, and Regional Programmes (2014-17)’ with the purpose of strengthening UNDP accountability to global and national development partners, supporting the development of the next Strategic Plan, and supporting organi...
TRANS CORP V24 #2 AUG 2015

Transnational Corporations Vol.24 No.2, August 2015

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Transnational Corporations
18 Dec 2017
Transnational Corporations is a policy-oriented journal that serves as a specialized forum for the publication of research on the activities of transactional corporations and their implication for economic development. The articles published in this issue covers production networks in ASEAN; fore...
TRANS CORP V24 #1 APR 2015

Transnational Corporations Vol.24 No.1, April 2015

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Transnational Corporations
18 Dec 2017
Transnational Corporations is a policy-oriented journal that serves as a specialized forum for the publication of research on the activities of transactional corporations and their implication for economic development. Volume 24 Number 1 is a special issue on the theme of India's multinational en...
UNCTAD HNDBK STAT 2017

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2017

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics / Manuel de Statistiques de la CNUCED
8 Mar 2018
The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics was first launched in 1967. Over the past 50 years, the handbook has evolved to incorporate new statistics and ensure that readers have access to the best possible information available. The 2017 edition of the Handbook continues in this tradition of excellence a...
LEAST DEV CTRIES RPT 2017

The Least Developed Countries Report 2017

Transformational Energy Access

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Least Developed Countries Report
17 Jan 2018
This report focuses on the role of access to modern energy in economic structural transformation - a critical issue both for the least developed countries (LDCs) and for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The report focuses on the particular circumstances, challenges and experiences of ...
STAT YRBK ASIA PACIF 2016

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2016

SDG Baseline Report

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Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific
15 Aug 2017
The main objective of the Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2016: SDG Baseline Report is to highlight critical gaps and challenges of the region in achieving the SDGs and inform inter-governmental and inter-agency regional decision making in support of implementing the 2030 developmen...
SUSTAINABLE DEV GOALS RPT 2017 (A)

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017 (Arabic language)

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The Sustainable Development Goals Report (Arabic language)
15 Aug 2017
The aim of this report is to present an overview of the 17 Goals using data currently available to highlight the most significant gaps and challenges. The latest data show that one eighth of humankind still lives in extreme poverty and that 800 million people suffer from hunger, and that water sc...
SUSTAINABLE DEV GOALS RPT 2017 (R)

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017 (Russian language)

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The Sustainable Development Goals Report (Russian language)
8 Aug 2017
The aim of this report is to present an overview of the 17 Goals using data currently available to highlight the most significant gaps and challenges. The latest data show that one eighth of humankind still lives in extreme poverty and that 800 million people suffer from hunger, and that water sc...
SUSTAINABLE DEV GOALS RPT 2017 (C)

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017 (Chinese language)

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The Sustainable Development Goals Report (Chinese language)
10 Aug 2017
The aim of this report is to present an overview of the 17 Goals using data currently available to highlight the most significant gaps and challenges. The latest data show that one eighth of humankind still lives in extreme poverty and that 800 million people suffer from hunger, and that water sc...
OBJETIVOS DESARROLLO SOSTENI 2017

Informe de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible 2017

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Informe de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
17 Aug 2017
El Informe de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible 2017 hace una revisión de los 17 Objetivos en el segundo año de implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible. El informe se basa en los últimos datos disponibles. Destaca tanto los logros como los desafíos a medida que la comu...
OBJECTIFS DEVELOPP DURABLE 2017

Rapport sur les objectifs de développement durable 2017

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Rapport sur les objectifs de développement durable
31 Jul 2017
L'objectif de ce rapport est de présenter un aperçu des 17 objectifs en utilisant les données actuellement disponibles pour mettre en évidence les lacunes et les défis les plus importants. Ces dernières données montrent qu'un huitième de l'humanité vit toujours dans l'extrême pauvreté; que 800 mi...
SUSTAINABLE DEV GOALS RPT 2017

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017

Series:
The Sustainable Development Goals Report
1 Dec 2017
The aim of this report is to present an overview of the 17 Goals using data currently available to highlight the most significant gaps and challenges. The latest data show that one eighth of humankind still lives in extreme poverty and that 800 million people suffer from hunger, and that water sc...
CLAVE PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL

La clave de la propiedad intelectual

Guía para pequeños y medianos

8 Mar 2004
Guía en forma de preguntas y respuestas sobre cuestiones de propiedad intelectual (PI) destinada a pequeños y medianos exportadores y a las instituciones de apoyo al comercio – explica conceptos y principios básicos sobre patentes, marcas, dibujos o modelos industriales, derechos de autor, inform...
CLEFS PROPRIET INTELLECTUELLE

Clefs de la propriété intellectuelle

8 Mar 2004
entreprises exportatrices et aux institutions d’appui au commerce – explique les concepts et principes de base des brevets, marques, dessins et modèles industriels, droits d’auteur, informations commerciales confidentielles et indications géographiques; couvre les questions relatives à la titular...
SECRETS OF INTELLECTUAL PROP

Secrets of Intellectual Property

22 Mar 2004
Guide in form of questions and answers dealing with intellectual property (IP) issues, aimed at small and medium-sized exporters and trade support institutions – explains basic concepts and principles regarding patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright, confidential business information,...
RPT WORLD SOCIAL SITUATION 2018

The Report on the World Social Situation 2018

Promoting Inclusion through Social Protection

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Report on the World Social Situation
18 Oct 2018
This report discusses the contribution of social protection to social inclusion focusing, in particular, on the extent to which such groups are effectively covered by existing social protection measures. An overall assessment of the impact of social protection on the reduction of poverty and ineq...
PANORAMA FISCAL AMERICA LATIN 2017

Panorama Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe 2017

La movilización de recursos para el financiamiento del desarrollo sostenible

1 Aug 2017
En el Panorama Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe 2017 se analizan los posibles espacios de movilización de recursos para el financiamiento del desarrollo sostenible en el marco de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible. Se plantea la importancia de avanzar hacia sistemas tributarios prog...