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DISARMAMENT A BASIC GUIDE

Disarmament: A Basic Guide

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Disarmament: A Basic Guide
31 Dec 2001
International peace and security - and therefore disarmament - stand at the core of the UN mandate. This publication is designed to inform, educate and generate public understanding of the importance of multilateral action, and to rally support for it, in the field of arms limitation and disarmam...
WORLD POP AGEING 2017 HIGHLIGHTS

World Population Ageing 2017 Highlights

17 Dec 2018
Accurate, consistent and timely data on global trends in population age structure are critical for assessing current and future needs with respect to population ageing and for setting policy priorities to promote the well-being of the growing number and share of older persons in the population. T...
DISARMAMENT A BASIC GUIDE R4

Disarmament: A Basic Guide

Fourth Edition

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Disarmament: A Basic Guide
15 Nov 2017
Conceived as a comprehensive introduction to a field central to the work of the United Nations, Disarmament: A Basic Guide aims to provide a useful overview of the nuanced challenges of building a more peaceful world in the twenty-first century. It was written with the general reader in mind and ...
INFORMATION ECON RPT 2017

Information Economy Report 2017

Digitalization, Trade and Development

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Information Economy Report (IER)
17 Jan 2018
The Information Economy Report 2017 analyzes the evolving digital economy and its implications for trade and development. While these are still early days of the digital economy, it is already clear that it will have globally transformative impacts on the way we live, work and develop our economi...
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. ...
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...
PERFILES ARANCELAR MUNDO 2014

Perfiles arancelarios en el mundo 2014

8 Jun 2014
Perfiles arancelarios en el mundo es una publicación conjunta de la OMC, el ITC y la UNCTAD que se ocupa del acceso a los mercados para las mercancías. Esta publicación anual contiene una compilación amplia de los aranceles aplicados por cada uno de los 160 Miembros de la OMC, así como por otros ...
PROFILS TARIFAIRES MONDE 2014

Profils tarifaires dans le monde 2014

6 Nov 2014
Les Profils tarifaires dans le monde sont une publication conjointe de l’OMC, de l’ITC et de la CNUCED sur l’accès aux marchés pour les marchandises. Cette publication annuelle contient un recueil exhaustif des droits de douane appliqués par chacun des 160 Membres de l’OMC, ainsi que par d’autres...
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...
AGRMT INTL CARR PERISH ATP 2017

Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for Such Carriage

(ATP) as amended on 6 January 2018

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Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP)
8 Feb 2018
The ATP is an Agreement between States, and there is no overall enforcing authority. In practice, highway checks are carried out by Contracting Parties, and non-compliance may then result in legal action by national authorities against offenders in accordance with their domestic legislation.
GAOR 70TH SUPP27 CONF DISARM 2015

Report of the Conference on Disarmament: 2015 Session

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Report of the Conference on Disarmament to the General Assembly of the United Nations
4 May 2017
The Conference on Disarmament submits to the Seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly its annual report on its 2015 session, together with the pertinent documents and records.
ANNUAIRE COMM DROIT INTL 2009 V1

Annuaire de la Commission du Droit International 2009, Vol. I

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Annuaire de la Commission du Droit International
8 Jan 2019
La Commission du droit international est un organe d’experts, composé de personnes possédant une compétence notoire en matière de droit international, qui œuvre au développement progressif et à la codification du droit international. Annuaire de la Commission du droit international: Volume I: Com...
WORLD INVESTMENT RPT 2017

World Investment Report 2017

Investment and the Digital Economy

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report (WIR)
11 Jul 2017
The annual World Investment Report presents foreign direct investment (FDI) trends and prospects at global, regional and national levels. It also analyses the latest developments in new policy measures for investment promotion, facilitation and regulation around the world, and provides the annual...
WORLD ECON SOCIAL SURV 2017

World Economic and Social Survey 2017

Reflecting on Seventy Years of Development Policy Analysis

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World Economic and Social Survey (WESS)
13 Jul 2017
The aim of WESS 2017 is to document the intellectual influence of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs through this flagship publication on its 70th Anniversary. First published in 1948, the Survey is the oldest continuous post-World War II publication of its kind that records and analys...
ANNUAIRE COMM DROIT 1985 V2P1 A1

Annuaire de la Commission du Droit International 1985, Vol. II, Partie 1 (Additif)

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Annuaire de la Commission du Droit International
31 Dec 1985
La Commission du droit international est un organe d’experts, composé de personnes possédant une compétence notoire en matière de droit international, qui œuvre au développement progressif et à la codification du droit international. Annuaire de la Commission du droit international: Volume I: Com...
TREATY SERIES 2889

Treaty Series 2889

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United Nations Treaty Series / Recueil des Traites des Nations Unies
15 May 2019
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...
STATE WORLD POPUL RPT 2015 (R)

State of World Population 2015 (Russian language)

Shelter from the Storm - A transformative Agenda for Women and Girls in a Crisis-prone World

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State of World Population (Russian language)
31 Dec 2015
Natural disasters and conflicts jeopardize the health of millions of women and adolescent girls every year. While remarkable progress has been achieved during the past decade protecting the health and rights of women and adolescent girls in humanitarian settings, the growth in need has outstrippe...
STATE WORLD POPUL RPT 2015 (A)

State of World Population 2015 (Arabic language)

Shelter from the Storm - A transformative Agenda for Women and Girls in a Crisis-prone World

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State of World Population (Arabic language)
31 Dec 2015
Natural disasters and conflicts jeopardize the health of millions of women and adolescent girls every year. While remarkable progress has been achieved during the past decade protecting the health and rights of women and adolescent girls in humanitarian settings, the growth in need has outstrippe...
STATE WORLD POPUL RPT 2016 (R)

State of World Population 2016 (Russian language)

How Our Future Depends on a Girl at this Decisive Age

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State of World Population (Russian language)
31 Dec 2016
In 15 years, the lifespan of the 2030 Agenda, the 10-year-old girl will be 25. Will she still be left behind? Or will she be enjoying her human rights and well-being, and exploring the many avenues open to her, knowing that, when her own daughter turns 10, she will experience more of the same? On...
STATE WORLD POPUL RPT 2016 (A)

State of World Population 2016 (Arabic language)

How Our Future Depends on a Girl at this Decisive Age

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State of World Population (Arabic language)
3 Nov 2016
In 15 years, the lifespan of the 2030 Agenda, the 10-year-old girl will be 25. Will she still be left behind? Or will she be enjoying her human rights and well-being, and exploring the many avenues open to her, knowing that, when her own daughter turns 10, she will experience more of the same? On...
MAINSTREAM ENVIRO & CLIMATE

Mainstreaming Environment and Climate for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development

A Handbook to Strengthen Planning and Budgeting Processes

21 Mar 2017
This handbook is designed as guidance for policymakers and practitioners to mainstream pro-poor environment and climate concerns into planning, budgeting and monitoring. Mainstreaming is achieved by putting poverty-environment issues at the heart of government—in other words, by taking these issu...
UNITED NATIONS YRBK 1974 V28

Yearbook of the United Nations 1974

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Yearbook of the United Nations
3 Dec 1974
The Yearbook of the United Nations stands as the authoritative reference work on the activities and concerns of the Organization. Based on official UN documents, the Yearbook provides comprehensive coverage of political and security matters, human rights issues, economic and social questions, leg...
HNDBK CENSUS MNGMT FOR POPULATION

Handbook on the Management of Population and Housing Censuses: Revision 2

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Studies in Methods (Ser. F)
8 Oct 2021
The publication is intended to serve as a reference document on management aspects of conducting a population and housing census. The handbook provides guidelines, mainly, for population and housing censuses based on traditional field enumeration. The objectives of the publication, in particular,...
POPULAT VITAL STAT RPT V69 #1

Population and Vital Statistics Report, January 2017

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Statistical papers - United Nations (Ser. A), Population and vital statistics report
27 Feb 2017
The Population and Vital Statistics Report presents most recent data on population size (total, male and female) from the latest available census of the population, national official population estimates and the number and rate (births, deaths and infant deaths) for the latest available year with...
GLOB GENDER & ENVIRO 2016

Global Gender and Environment Outlook 2016

17 Feb 2017
This publication provides an overview of critical evaluations and analyses of the interlinkages between gender and the environment, and their importance for gender-sensitive policymaking and actions. It describes policy options and concrete opportunities to contribute to a future of justice and e...
NARC DRUGS EST WORLD REQ 2016

Narcotic Drugs 2016

Estimated World Requirements for 2017 - Statistics for 2015

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Narcotic Drugs / Stupéfiants / Estupefacientes
10 Aug 2017
The Technical publication on Narcotic Drugs contains information about the licit movement of the internationally controlled narcotic drugs included in the Schedules of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This includes information on cultivation of opiate raw materials, on extraction of...