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INVEST POLICY REV NEPAL

Investment Policy Review - Nepal

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Policy Reviews
19 Dec 2003
This report examines ways in which Nepal can improve its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) performance. It covers issues such as the country’s FDI trends and performance, the investment framework currently in place and possible strategies to attract greater FDI.
LIVING WITH RISK 2004 BLOBAL CD

Living with Risk

A Global Review of Disaster Reduction Initiatives 2004 (CD-ROM)

1 Jan 2005
Disaster reduction strategies have the potential to save thousands of lives by even the simplest of measures. This CD-ROM is intended for interested people and practitioners in disaster risk management and sustainable development. It seeks to provide guidance, policy orientation and inspiration a...
MODEL LAW ON COMPETITION

Model Law on Competition

Series:
UNCTAD Series on Issues in Competition Law and Policy
7 Nov 2003
This document presents a revised version of The Commentary to the Model Law on Competition published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva in February 2003. It includes changes to commentaries on Possible Elements of a Competition Law and changes in national...
METEOROLOGIA POR SATELITE Y CLIMA

Meteorología por Satélite y Clima Mundial

Programa de Estudios

7 Nov 2003
El presente capítulo contiene las deliberaciones del grupo de trabajo sobre metereología por satélite y clima mundial, que se estableció en la Reunión de expertos de las Naciones Unidas sobre los centros regionales de formación en ciencia y tecnología espaciales: situación actual y evolución futu...
COMUNICAC POR SATELITE PLAN EST

Communicaciones por Satélite

Plan de Estudios

7 Nov 2003
En el presente capítulo figuran las deliberaciones del grupo de trabajo sobre comunicaciones por satélite establecido con ocasión de la celebración de la Reunión de expertos de las Naciones Unidas sobre los centros regionales de formación en ciencia y tecnología espaciales: situación actual y ev...
CIENCIA ESPACIAL Y ATMOSFERICA

Ciencia Espacial y Atmosférica

Plan de Estudios

7 Nov 2003
El grupo de trabajo sobre ciencia espacial y atmosférica, establecido con ocasión de la celebración de la Reunión de Expertos de las Naciones Unidas sobre centros regionales de formación en ciencia y tecnología espaciales: situacion actual y evolucion futura, examinó y revisó el plan de estudios ...
TELEOBSERVACION SISTEMA INFORMAC

Teleobservación y el Sistema de Información Geográfica, La

Programa de Estudios

7 Nov 2003
En el presente estudio figuran las deliberaciones del grupo de trabajo sobre teleobservación y el sistema de información geográfica, establecido durante la Reunión de expertos de las Naciones Unidas sobre los centros regionales de formación en ciencia y tecnología espaciales: situación actual y e...
CAPACITY BUILDING IN SPACE LAW

Capacity Building in Space Law (CD-ROM)

24 Oct 2003
This CD-ROM contains the proceedings of The Workshop on Capacity Building in Space Law, coordinated by the United Nations and the International Institute of Air and Space Law and hosted by the Government of the Netherlands. It was held in November 2002 at the Hague, Netherlands. The Workshop prov...
COMPET MIPYME CENTROAMER POLITIC

Competitividad de las MIPYME en Centroamérica

Políticas de Fomento y Mejores Prácticas

10 Oct 2003
Este libro pretende alcanzar tres objetivos. El primero, examinar el debate actual sobre la competitividad y su relevancia en el caso de las MIPYME (micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas). El segundo, presentar las condiciones actuales de las MIPYME en Centroamérica, basándose principalmente en los...
MIGRACION COLOMBIANA EN ESPANA

Migración Colombiana en España

24 Oct 2003
El objetivo principal del presente estudio es 1) determinar el volumen y ubicación de la población colombiana en España; 2) esclarecer las motivaciones migratorias de la población colombiana; 3) analizar los proyectos migratorios e intereses adyacentes a ellos y 4) conocer las condiciones de vida...
OPIUM ECONOMY IN AFGHANISTAN #2

Opium Economy in Afghanistan, The

An International Problem

21 Nov 2003
This study examines Afghanistan’s opium economy in order to understand its dynamics, the reasons for its success, its beneficiaries and victims, and the problems it has caused domestically and abroad. The purpose of the study is to assist the country and the international community in fulfilling ...
DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT & REHABILIT

Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation

A Practical Planning and Implementation Guide

21 Nov 2003
The Guide has been developed on the basis of international experience in the planning, operation and evaluation of drug abuse treatment services in different countries. It aims at providing a broad up-to-date framework to planners and implementers through a number of key steps required for the in...
INTL GENEVA YRBK 2003

International Geneva Yearbook 2003-2004

Organization and Activities of International Institutions in Geneva

24 Oct 2003
The International Geneva Yearbook is an essential reference source on international activities and organizations in Geneva. This comprehensive Yearbook includes information on activities, people and addresses of United Nations bodies; specialized agencies and other organizations with different s...
MB 76TH YR NO 4 APRIL 2003

Monthly Bibliography, April 2003

26 Sep 2003
The Monthly Bibliography is compiled by the United Nations Library in Geneva. The Monthly Bibliography contains references to works (books, official documents and multimedia products) recently acquired by the Library in the subject areas that reflect the activities of the Organization. It also c...
MB 76TH YR NO 5 MAY 2003

Monthly Bibliography, May 2003

26 Sep 2003
The Monthly Bibliography is compiled by the United Nations Library in Geneva. The Monthly Bibliography contains references to works (books, official documents and multimedia products) recently acquired by the Library in the subject areas that reflect the activities of the Organization. It also c...
SATELLITE METEOROLOGY & GLOBAL

Satellite Meteorology and Global Climate

Education Curriculum

10 Oct 2003
This paper contains deliberations of the working group on satellite meteorology that was established during the United Nations Expert Meeting on the Regional Centres for Space Science and Technological Education: Status and Future Development, held in Frascati, Italy, in September 2001. It review...
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EDUCATION

Satellite Communications

Education Curriculum

12 Sep 2003
This paper contains deliberations of the working group on satellite communications that was established during the United Nations Expert Meeting on the Regional Centres for Space Science and Technological Education: Status and Future Development, held in Frascati, Italy, in September 2001. It rev...
SPACE & DAILY LIFE

Space and Daily Life

Report on World Space Week 2002

1 Jan 2003
This is the annual report on the international celebration of World Space Week. It narrates the history of the celebration, reveals of how the event was celebrated in 2002, and proposes measures to make future celebrations even more memorable.