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SURV ECON SOC DEV ARAB 2014-15

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2014-2015

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Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region
25 Apr 2016
In addition to conflicts and related security disruptions in the Arab region, a significant fall in oil prices and their uncertain prospects have become a predominant economic concern, with prices plunging by more than 50 per cent in the second half of 2014. Nevertheless, member countries of the ...
RPT WORLD SOCIAL SITUATION 2016

The Report on the World Social Situation 2016

Leaving no one Behind: The Imperative of Inclusive Development

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Report on the World Social Situation
18 Nov 2016
In adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, world leaders committed themselves to leaving no one behind in pursuit of the eradication of extreme poverty and protection of the planet. Through concerted efforts galvanized by the MDGs, the world has made progress in reducing poverty, bu...
INDEX PROC ECON & SOC COUNCIL 2014

Index to Proceedings of the Economic and Social Council 2014

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Index to Proceedings of the Economic and Social Council
1 Dec 2015
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 2014 session of the Council including the organizational and substantive session. The Index is divided in two parts c...
WORLD ECON SITUAT PROSPECTS 2016

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016

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World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP)
11 Jan 2016
The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) is the definitive report of the United Nations on the state of the world economy. One of the most highly anticipated economic reports from the United Nations, it is jointly produced by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nat...
HNDBK MEASURING QUALITY EMPLOYMENT

Handbook on Measuring Quality of Employment

A Statistical Framework

14 Jan 2016
Employment is a key driver of social and economic development. It is also at the centre of most people's lives and the quality of an individual's employment is an important element of his or her well-being. At the same time, labour markets are evolving and the conditions of employment are continu...
HUMAN DEV RPT 2015 (R)

Human Development Report 2015 (Russian language)

Work for Human Development

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Human Development Report (Russian Version)
20 Apr 2016
Twenty five years ago the first Human Development Report in 1990 began with a simple notion: that development is about enlarging people’s choices—focusing broadly on the richness of human lives rather than narrowly on the richness of economies. This Report starts with a fundamental question—how c...
HUMAN DEV RPT 2015 (A)

Human Development Report 2015 (Arabic language)

Work for Human Development

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Human Development Report (Arabic Version)
29 Feb 2016
Twenty five years ago the first Human Development Report in 1990 began with a simple notion: that development is about enlarging people’s choices—focusing broadly on the richness of human lives rather than narrowly on the richness of economies. This Report starts with a fundamental question—how c...
INFORME SOBRE DESARR HUMANO 2015

Human Development Report 2015 (Spanish language)

Work for Human Development

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Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano
29 Feb 2016
Twenty five years ago the first Human Development Report in 1990 began with a simple notion: that development is about enlarging people’s choices—focusing broadly on the richness of human lives rather than narrowly on the richness of economies. This Report starts with a fundamental question—how c...
RAPPORT DEV HUMAIN 2015

Human Development Report 2015 (French language)

Work for Human Development

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Rapport sur le Développement Humain 
29 Feb 2016
Twenty five years ago the first Human Development Report in 1990 began with a simple notion: that development is about enlarging people’s choices—focusing broadly on the richness of human lives rather than narrowly on the richness of economies. This Report starts with a fundamental question—how c...
HUMAN DEV RPT 2015

Human Development Report 2015

Work for Human Development

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Human Development Report
16 Dec 2015
This report takes a broad view of the link between work and human development. Work is a critical tool for economic growth and security, poverty reduction and gender equality. It enables full participation in society while affording people a sense of dignity and worth. Humans working together not...
HUMAN DEV RPT 1993

Human Development Report 1993

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Human Development Report
31 Dec 1993
The challenge for development is to identify the best route to unleash people’s entrepreneurial spirit – to take risks, to compete, to innovate, to determine the direction and pace of development. Every institution – and every policy action – should be judged by one critical test: how does it mee...
HUMAN DEV RPT 1992

Human Development Report 1992

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Human Development Report
31 Dec 1992
The world has a unique opportunity in the current decade to use global markets for the benefit of all nations and all people. This report looks at the workings of these global markets – at how they meet, or fail to meet, the needs of the world’s poorest people. The global issues in this Report su...
HUMAN DEV RPT 1991

Human Development Report 1991

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Human Development Report
31 Dec 1991
This report is about financing human development. A single powerful idea runs through it – that the potential is enormous for restructuring national budgets and international aid in favour of human development. It lays foundations for a fresh set of priorities. It aims to refine further the conce...
HUMAN DEV RPT 1990

Human Development Report 1990

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Human Development Report
31 Dec 1990
This report is about people -- and about how development enlarges their choices. It is about more than GNP growth, more than income and wealth and more than producing commodities and accumulating capital. A person's access to income may be one of the choices, but it is not the sum total of human ...
STAT YRBK 2013 58TH ISS

Statistical Yearbook 2013, Fifty-eighth Issue

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United Nations Statistical Yearbook / Annuaire Statistique des Nations Unies (Ser. S)
5 Apr 2016
The Statistical Yearbook is an annual compilation of a wide range of international economic, social and environmental statistics on over 200 countries and areas, compiled from sources including UN agencies and other international, national and specialized organizations. The 58th edition contains ...
STATE WORLDS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 2ND

State of the World's Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Peoples' Access to Health Services

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State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
7 Mar 2016
This publication sets out to examine the major challenges for indigenous peoples to obtain adequate access to and utilization of quality health care services. It provides an important background to many of the health issues that indigenous peoples are currently facing. Improving indigenous people...
RETHINKING DEV STRAT FIN CRISIS V2

Rethinking Development Strategies After The Financial Crisis

Volume II - Country Studies and International Comparisons

26 Apr 2016
The recent economic trends and the challenges posed by the global crisis reinforce the importance of implementing strategies for development as opposed to leaving the economy to market forces. Countries need a strategic compass for long-run economic development, either explicitly or implicitly. A...
PRINCIPLES RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTS

Principles for Responsible Contracts

Integrating the Management of Human Rights Risks into State-investor Contract Negotiations - Guidance for Negotiators

16 Dec 2015
This publication feeds into ongoing global efforts to better align the international investment regime with international human rights standards. It focuses on contracts between State entities and foreign business investors that govern big investment projects, such as natural resource exploitatio...
UNCTAD HNDBK STAT 2015

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2015

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics / Manuel de Statistiques de la CNUCED
11 Jan 2016
The Handbook provides comprehensive statistical data on international trade, investment and development for individual countries, regions and economic groupings. It presents statistics in the following areas: International merchandise trade; exports and imports by product and region of origin and...
VALUING PLASTIC THE BUSINESS

Valuing Plastic

The Business Case for Measuring, Managing and Disclosing Plastic Use in the Consumer Goods Industry

9 Sep 2015
The objective of this report is to help companies manage the opportunities and risks associated with plastic use. It articulates the business case for companies to improve their measurement, disclosure and management of plastic use in their designs, operations and supply chains. In order to provi...
EMERG ISSUES SMALL ISLAN DEV STATE

Emerging Issues for Small Island Developing States

Results of the UNEP/UN DESA Foresight Process

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Small Island Developing States Series
4 Nov 2015
The 2012 UNEP Foresight Process on Emerging Global Environmental Issues primarily identified emerging environmental issues and possible solutions on a global scale and perspective. In 2013, UNEP carried out a similar exercise to identify priority emerging environmental issues that are of concern ...
MILLENNIUM DEV GOALS 2015 (R)

The Millennium Development Goals Report: 2015 (Russian language)

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Millennium Development Goals Report (Russian language)
21 Apr 2016
The report presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), determining the areas where progress has been made, and those that are lagging behind. The report is based on a master set of data compiled by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on MDG ind...
OBJECTIFS MILLENAIRE DEVELOPP 2015

The Millennium Development Goals Report: 2015 (French language)

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Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement
21 Apr 2016
The report presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), determining the areas where progress has been made, and those that are lagging behind. The report is based on a master set of data compiled by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on MDG ind...
MILLENNIUM DEV GOALS RPT 2015

The Millennium Development Goals Report: 2015

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Millennium Development Goals Report
11 Sep 2015
The report presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), determining the areas where progress has been made, and those that are lagging behind. The report is based on a master set of data compiled by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on MDG ind...
ARAB HUMAN DEV RPT 2016

Arab Human Development Report 2016

Youth and the Prospects for Human Development in a Changing Reality

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Arab Human Development Report
25 Jan 2017
This report addresses the development challenges facing young people in the Arab region. The current young generation is the largest this region has had over the past 50 years, making up 30% of its population. In light of the youth-led movements during and after the 2011 uprisings, the report arg...
PANORAMA SOCIAL AMERICA LATIN 2014

Social Panorama of Latin America 2014 (Spanish language)

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Panorama Social de América Latina
31 Dec 2014
The 2014 edition of Social Panorama of Latin America presents ECLAC measurements for the analysis of income poverty, taking, as well, a multidimensional approach to poverty. Applying these two approaches to data for the countries of the region provides confirmation that despite the progress made ...
REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY SHARED PROSP

Regional Connectivity For Shared Prosperity

31 Dec 2014
As networks in the Asian and Pacific region become increasingly integrated and interdependent, the future of regional connectivity will depend on how closely Asia-Pacific countries work together. Regional strategies presented in this Theme Study can be the basis for this cooperation. However, suc...
UNECE COUNTRIES FIGURES 2013

UNECE Countries in Figures 2013

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UNECE Countries in Figures
11 Sep 2015
This publication gives a snapshot of the social and economic conditions in each of the member States, using statistical indicators from a wide variety of different domains, ranging from GDP per capita to rates of computer use by age and sex, and from gender differences in wage rates to the propor...