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Today, the Charter is the foundation of international peace and security, and is more relevant than ever as nations become increasingly interconnected and interdependent.

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Among other things, the Charter establishes the purposes and principles of the United Nations; sets out how countries become member States; establishes the principal organs of the United Nations and how they function and with which powers; draws a new architecture for the pacific settlement of disputes; and directs what action must be taken in cases of threats to peace, breaches of peace, and acts of aggression.

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In drafting the Charter after World War II, countries had unaids.org various interests. Old empires were on the decline and a new age was on the horizon, with the advent of independent states throughout the colonial world. The Charter aimed to protect future generations from the scourge of war and strive for the advancement and prosperity of humankind.

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The Charter of the United Nations was written at a turning point of world history.

Table of Contents Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-44 Rio+20 / Environment and Urban Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Economic and Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17 Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-20 International Law/Governance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-27 International Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-32 Public Health/Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-35 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-39 United Nations / International Peace and Securiy . . . . . . . . . . 40-44

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This report sheds new light on current issues and challenges which local governments, the business sector and organized civil society are facing in Asia. It testifies to the wealth of good, innovative practices that countries of all sizes and development stages have accumulated across Asia. It shows that sustainable human settlements are within reach, and that cooperation between public authorities, the private and the voluntary sectors is the key to success. This report highlights a number of critical issues — demographic and economic trends, poverty and inequality, the environment, climate change and urban governance and management.

This publication is a completely revised, second edition of the popular book of the same title. Aside from being fully updated, this new edition includes the dimension of adaptation to climate change and new risks resulting from climate change. The text provides and combines practical examples from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe with theoretical and conceptual frameworks. It is key reading for all those interested in improving risk reduction and adaptation strategies to extreme events and gradual changes in the context of climate change and natural hazards. Measuring vulnerability and evaluating adaptation are essential prerequisites to strengthen the capacities of communities in building resilience through knowledge-based approaches.

Publisher: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789211322743 Pages: 278 Price: $25.00

Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: August 2012 ISBN: 9789280812022 Pages: 460 Price: $42.00

Towards Human Resilience: Sustaining MDG Progress in an Age of Economic Uncertainty

Business and Climate Policy: The Potentials and Pitfalls of Private Voluntary Programs BUSINESS AND CLIMATE POLICY

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THE POTENTIALS AND PITFALLS OF PRIVATE VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS

The global economic crisis has reinforced concerns about the impact of financial and economic shocks on human development. The increasing frequency of such shocks raises questions about their systemic character and the ability of developing countries to withstand the negative impacts of economic uncertainty. Indeed, vulnerability to macro-level shocks has the potential of significantly slowing progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. This report addresses essential questions about economic vulnerability and resilience. Most significantly, it explores how macro-economic crises affect vulnerable economies, what structural characteristics make economies susceptible to the harmful effects of such shocks, and what policies can help developing economies build resilience in the face of unpredictable economic change.

Climate change has become one of the most important and challenging global policy fields. Attention has primarily focused on the successes and failures of states and intergovernmental organizations but many more actors are involved and contribute solutions. The contributions to this book assess the different potentials of existing schemes. They scrutinize how very different programs at national and international levels seek to marry complex public and private goals in and across industries addressing wide groups of firms. Lessons from these programs can help design and improve programs but they also show different types of pitfalls. Lessons learned are relevant not only for climate policy, but for the many other policy fields where private voluntary programs are active.

Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: August 2012 ISBN: 9789280812145 Pages: 264 Price: $34.00 EDITED BY

Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789211263336 Pages: 276 Price: $35.00

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How to Make Cities More Resilient: A Handbook for Local Government Leaders

Global Compact International Yearbook 2012

This handbook is designed primarily for local government and policymakers in their disaster risk reduction and resilience activities. It offers practical guidance to understand and take action on the “Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient,” as set out in the global United Nations campaign "Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready!". The handbook is built on the knowledge and expertise of campaign partners, participating cities and local governments. It responds to the call for better access to information, knowledge, capacities and tools to effectively deal with disaster risk and extreme climate events. It provides an overview of key strategies and actions needed to build resilience to disasters, as part of an overall strategy to achieve sustainable development.

The main focus of this latest edition is the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The event will mark a crossroad for sustainable development. It will set the sustainability agenda for the next decade. Therefore, the world expects that a strong call for responsible and sustainable business practices – as covered by the United Nations Global Compact – will emerge as a result. The aim of this publication is to provide a global overview of the achievements of the Global Compact. It offers proactive and indepth information on key sustainability issues to stakeholders all around the world and promotes unique and comprehensive knowledge exchange and learning in the spirit of the Global Compact principles.

Publisher: United Nations/Macondo Media Group Publication Date: August 2012 ISBN: 9783981354034 Pages: 192 Price: $30.00

GREEN ECONOMY and GOOD GOVERNANCE for SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Opportunities, Promises and Concerns

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Measuring Vu l n e r a b i l i t y to Natural Hazards

The State of Asian Cities 2010/11

Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: Towards Disaster Resilient Societies (Second Edition)

Publisher: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789211014969 Pages: 70 Price: $18.00

Green Economy and Good Governance for Sustainable Development: Opportunities, Promises and Concerns

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise

Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: July 2012 ISBN: 9789280812169 Pages: TBD Price: $37.00

Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9781849712514 Pages: 240 Price: $62.00

Much of the debate on green growth and environmental governance tends to be general in nature, and is often conceptual or limited to single disciplines – such as green growth being dominated by economists and governance by political scientists. This book examines such terms within the context of wide-interest topics including education, oceans and cities, and mixes conceptual discussion with empirical research. It takes stock of the achievements and obstacles towards sustainability over the last 20 years, and proposes new ideas and changes to create a more sustainable future. Students, academics and professionals interested in the notion of using a green economy and good governance to achieve sustainable development and poverty eradication are recommended to read this book.

This book provides evidence of growing corporate concern about biodiversity loss and offers examples of how some leading companies are taking action to conserve biodiversity and restore ecosystems. It reviews indicators and drivers of biodiversity loss and ecosystem decline, and shows how these present both risks and opportunities to business. It examines the changing preferences of consumers for nature-friendly products and services, and offers examples of how companies respond. The book describes initiatives to enable businesses to measure, value and report their impacts and dependencies on biodiversity and ecosystem services. It examines how businesses can align their actions in relation to biodiversity and ecosystem services with wider corporate social responsibility initiatives, including community engagement and poverty reduction.

Climate Protection and Development

Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing

Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira

This book spells out, in more detail than usual, what can and should be done to avert the real risks of disaster. It summons us to an endeavour worthy of the resources and ingenuity of the twenty-first century - towards bold initiatives with big costs, and much bigger benefits. It explores the interconnected issues of climate and development, laying the groundwork for such a new deal. It presents a challenging agenda, and highlights the needs and perspectives of developing countries which may be unfamiliar or uncomfortable to readers in high-income countries. The unfortunate truth is that any large country, or group of mid-sized countries, can veto any global climate solution by refusing to participate, so a solution will only work if it works for everyone.

RESILIENT PEOPLE RESILIENT PLANET A F u t u re Wo r t h C h o o s i n g

The UN Secretary-General launched the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) of eminent world figures to formulate a new blueprint for a sustainable future on a planet under increasing stress resulting from human activities. The GSP report explores approaches for building a sustainable, fair and resilient world that serves the needs of all, reduces poverty while strengthening low carbon and inclusive growth, empowers all people, and protects the planet’s life support systems. This report feeds into intergovernmental processes, including preparations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio 2012), and the annual meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211012569 Pages: 112 Price: $20.00

Publisher: United Nations and Bloomsbury Academic Publication Date: July 2012 ISBN: 9781780931692 Pages: 192 Price: $38.00

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The WWDR4 also seeks to show that water has a central role in all aspects of economic development and social welfare, and that concerted action via a collective approach of the water-using sectors is needed to ensure water’s many benefits are maximized and shared equitably and that water-related development goals are achieved.

— UN-Water is the United Nations (UN) inter-agency coordination mechanism for all freshwater related issues. It was formally established in 2003 building on a long history of collaboration in the UN family. It currently counts 29 UN Members and 25 other international Partners. UN-Water complements and adds value to existing UN initiatives by facilitating synergies and joint efforts among the implementing agencies. See www.unwater.org

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ASIA-PACIFIC HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT

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espite having contributed little to greenhouse gas emissions, some of the region’s most le communities who live here will face serious consequences.

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poverty, climate change threatens further progress and the sustainability of hard won development gains. On the other, more inclusive economic growth, critical for reducing

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on to grow now, clean up later is not a choice that the region has unlike today’s developed

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State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World

While cities have long been associated with employment, development and economic growth, hundreds of millions of children in the world’s urban areas are growing up amid scarcity and deprivation. This publication presents the hardships these children face as violations of their rights, as well as impediments to fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals. It examines major phenomena shaping the lives of children in urban settings, including migration, economic shocks and acute disaster risk. It also provides examples of efforts to improve the urban realities that children confront and identifies broad policy actions that should be included in any strategy to reach excluded children and foster equity in urban settings driven by disparity.

People in the Asia-Pacific region are profoundly affected by climate change. Home to more than half of humanity, the region straddles some of the world’s most geographically diverse and climate-exposed areas.

Despite having contributed little to greenhouse gas emissions, mountain dwellers, island communities and other vulnerable communities face serious consequences for actions not of their making, and over which they have little influence. Cross-border climate-impacts that undermine human habitations — melting glaciers, rising sea-levels, degrading coral reefs, desertification, destruction of mangroves or eroding river systems — remain unaddressed without coordinated global responses. This publication outlines four strategic areas for transformation: production processes, fair and sustainable consumption, resilient rural habitats, and urban centres leading change as centres of finance and power.

Publisher: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789280645972 Pages: 160 Price: $25.00

Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9780415625708 Pages: 250 Price: $45.00

This publication details the current knowledge of complex and interrelated challenges that are compounding efforts to achieve global food security. It discusses the likely implications for the food and agriculture sector and for hunger and poverty reduction efforts, including the Food and Agriculture Organization's role in assisting its Member States in the coming years. This book is designed for everyone interested in better understanding the dynamics of the current global issues and changing patterns affecting agriculture and natural resources.

Ensuring food security in a changing world

Looking ahead in worLd food and agricuLture: Perspectives to 2050 Edited by Piero conforti

Looking Ahead in World Food and Agriculture: Perspectives to 2050

In 2009, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) organized a Forum and a High-level Expert Meeting on “How to Feed the World in 2050”. This book provides vital statistics and includes valuable papers regarding the meeting. It analyzes several aspects of the perspectives for global agriculture, and it gives FAO’s projections for the years to come. It also explains how macroeconomic indicators underpin the poverty levels in the 2050 horizon. This publication also explores natural resources (notably land and water), as well as capital, investment and technology.

Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789251069035 Pages: 556 Price: $110.00

Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789251069134 Pages: 270 Price: $62.00

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Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication

Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities and Climate Change

While much of the responsibility for driving climate change solutions that address the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable rests with governments, it has become increasingly clear that businesses will be an essential partner in preparing for and responding to the impacts of a changing climate and in building a global green economy. Developed in collaboration with Oxfam International, the World Resources Institute and the United Nations Environment Programme, this publication aims to support the efforts leading up to Rio+20, as well as the activities, processes, commitments and partnerships that flow from it. By highlighting the nexus among climate change risks and opportunities, sustainable development and climate change adaptation, this book provides useful guidance to business leaders and policymakers alike.

This publication demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth; a net generator of decent jobs, and a vital strategy for the elimination of persistent poverty. It seeks to motivate policymakers to create conditions for increased investments in a transition to a green economy in three ways — by illustrating how added employment through green jobs offsets job losses in a transition to a green economy, by using sustainable forestry and ecologically friendly farming methods to show how a green economy can reduce persistent poverty across a range of important sectors, and by providing concrete suggestions as a guide to achieving this transition.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211046175 Pages: 72 Price: $15.00

Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Publication Date: January 2012 ISBN: 9789280731439 Pages: 632 Price: $80.00

Enabling Shelter Strategies

Women at the Frontline of Climate Change: Gender Risks and Hopes

Adaptation, vulnerability and resilience of people to climate change depend upon a range of conditions.

These vary from their degree of exposure and dependency upon weather patterns for livelihoods and food security, to varying capacities in adaptation, which are influenced by gender, social status, economic poverty, power, access, and control and ownership over resources in the household, community and society. This report demonstrates that women represent a primary resource for adaptation through their experience, responsibilities and strengh, and that women play a much stronger role in the management of ecosystem services and food security. Hence, it argues that sustainable adaptation must focus on gender and the role of women if it is to become successful.

This cutting-edge guide addresses the current need for a succinct reference text on enabling shelter strategies, including the necessity to explain what they are and how they can be implemented. This publication also calls for a fundamental shift in the role of government, from provider to enabler of affordable housing. While such strategies have been used over the last two decades to improve affordable shelter delivery to people who need them, there are very few publications that document the underlying basis of the enabling approach and that actually dwell on how to develop and implement such strategies.

Publisher: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211320343 Pages: 68 Price: $10.00

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This three-volume report highlights that more responsible action by all water users has enormous potential to lead to better outcomes. It encourages all stakeholders to engage early in decision making processes to improve the quality and acceptance of decisions and the probability of successful implementation.

The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the world’s water resources and describes the major changes, uncertainties, and risks taking place in the world and their links to water resources. It also reviews the status and the trends related to water supplies, uses, management, institutions and financing; it highlights regional hotspots, and addresses issues such as gender equality, water-related disasters, health and the role of ecosystems.

Publisher: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789231042355 Pages: 866 Price: $80.00

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Asia-Pacific Human Development Report: One Planet to Share — Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate

FAO in the 21st Century: Ensuring Food Security in a Changing World FAO in the 21st century

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The WWDR4 is a milestone within the WWDR series, reporting directly on regions and highlighting hotspots, and it has been mainstreamed for gender equality. It introduces a thematic approach – ‘Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk’ – in the context of a world which is changing faster than ever in often unforeseeable ways, with increasing uncertainties and risks. It highlights that historical experience will no longer be sufficient to approximate the relationship between the quantities of available water and shifting future demands. Like the earlier editions, the WWDR4 also contains country-level case studies describing the progress made in meeting water-related objectives.

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This flagship report is a comprehensive review that gives an overall picture of the world’s freshwater resources. It analyses pressures from decisions that drive demand for water and affect its availability. It offers tools and response options to help leaders in government, the private sector and civil society address current and future challenges. It suggests ways in which institutions can be reformed and their behaviour modified, and explores possible sources of financing for the urgently needed investment in water.

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Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789280812039 Pages: 448 Price: $42.00

The United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is hosted by UNESCO and brings together the work of 28 UN-Water members and partners in the triennial World Water Development Report (WWDR).

Volume 1

The theme of a just transition reconciles the sustainable use of natural resources with a pervasive commitment to sufficiency (where over-consumers are satisfied with less so that under-consumers can secure enough). It explores the perplexing logics of a range of different literatures and synthesizes them to illuminate new ways of thinking from a sustainability perspective. It rethinks development with a special reference to the greening of the developmental state, explores the key role that cities could play in the transition to a more sustainably urbanized world, and highlights the neglect of soils in the global discussions around the potential of sustainable agriculture to feed the world. Case studies drawn from the African continent detail the challenges, but they are set in the context of global trends. The authors conclude with their experience of building a community that aspires to live sustainably.

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Just Transitions: Explorations of Sustainability in an Unfair World

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Transition to a Green Economy: Benefits, Challenges and Risks from a Sustainable Development Perspective

Resource Efficiency: Economics and Outlook for Asia and the Pacific

Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9789280731002 Pages: 264 Price: $60.00

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: December 2011 ISBN: 9789211046168 Pages: 96 Price: $18.00

Achieving Global Sustainability: Policy Recommendations

Youth Xchange: Climate Change and Lifestyles Guidebook

This book looks at how to achieve a more secure level of global sustainability and gathers recommendations.

It analyzes the relationship between globalization and sustainability, evaluating arguments on the necessity of fundamental changes in economic growth and discusses the radical evolutions in socioeconomic development in terms of social common capital, social discipline and economic valuation of the environment. The publication also examines strategies for achieving a sustainable society and presents an overview on adaptation for environmental change. Finally, it introduces policy recommendations for global sustainability, including those advocating a low-carbon society by 2050, a "Green New Deal" as a means of integrating policies, climate security, and international discipline.

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This publication explores the interrelationship between climate change and lifestyles through a scientific, political, economic, social, ethical and cultural angle and identifies actions young people might take towards more sustainable lifestyles. It channels the relevant information related to climate change in a less abstract and frightening manner, helping young people develop alternate visions and set goals towards improving their future. This guidebook provides information, case studies and useful tips around topics relevant to young people and their everyday lives, such as food and drink, travel and transport, leisure and entertainment.

Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Publication Date: December 2011 ISBN: 9789280732115 Pages: 60 Price: $25.00

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This first report focuses on the demand for and use of natural resources, as drivers and as consequences of economic activity and social development. It provides an overview of resource use patterns in Asia and the Pacific, explains why sustainable resource use and resource efficiency will become an economic and social imperative for the region, and presents information on how resource efficiency and sustainable resource use might be achieved through careful policy design. It aims to inform policymakers and practitioners working on integrated environment and development strategies and also those working on sustainability policies in general.

This report supports the preparations for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, where one of the themes will be green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. It is authored by a panel of independent experts who examined a number of public policy options, including macroeconomic, technology, industrial and trade policies, as well as the role of the international community for promoting a widespread and equitable pursuit of a green economy transition, particularly for developing countries. By taking a structuralist approach, the authors underline that the transition to a green economy involves no less than a technological transformation, with deep impacts on production structures as well as on consumption patterns.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) databases provide fundamental energy, materials, land, water consumption data and emissions data into water, air and soil for a wide range of processes, products and materials.

In this way the publication provides the bridge between the data users and the data providers, making basic information easily accessible for computing the environmental footprints of materials and products that are key to make and judge green claims and to allow institutional and individual consumers to make informed consumption choices. It includes how to collect raw data, how to develop datasets and how to manage databases. It also addresses questions concerning data documentation and review, coordination among databases, capacity building and future scenarios.

This book demonstrates the value of ecosystems and biodiversity to the economy, society and individuals.

It underlines the urgency of strategic policy making and action at national and international levels, and presents a rich evidence base of policies and instruments and a wide range of innovative solutions. It also underlines the needs and ways to transform our approach to natural capital, promote the protection of our environment and contribute to a sustainable economy and the well-being of societies.

Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation

Orangutans and the Economics of Sustainable Forest Management in Sumatra

Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9781849712507 Pages: 494 Price: $99.00

Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Publication Date: December 2011 ISBN: 9789280731743 Pages: 156 Price: $50.00

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change and its potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts. Its report examines the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change for policymakers, the private sector, academic researchers and civil society. It covers six renewable energy sources — bioenergy, direct solar energy, geothermal energy, hydropower, ocean energy and wind energy — as well as their integration into present and future energy systems. It considers the environmental and social consequences associated with the deployment of these technologies, and presents strategies to overcome technical as well as nontechnical obstacles to their application and diffusion.

ORANGUTANS AND THE ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT IN SUMATRA

Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9788277010953 Pages: 82 Price: $40.00

Publisher: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9781107607101 Pages: 1,088 Price: $100.00

Odontocetes: The Toothed Whales

Keeping Track of our Changing Environment from Rio to Rio+20 (1992-2012)

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300 million ha forest area loss

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Deforestation is responsible for approximately 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is therefore a major contributor to climate change, but also to the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services and a direct threat to Asia’s great ape, the orangutan. This book offers an overview of the many ecosystem services that the orangutan's forest habitat provides in Sumatra and how estimates for revenue from payments for ecosystem service schemes compare with revenue from other land-use scenarios. This report also aims to emphasize the strong link that exists between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being, to raise awareness and to seek more careful management of natural resources.

This large and comprehensive encyclopaedia, which covers all 72 species of toothed whales, includes the most recent scientific findings on the distribution, migration, behaviour and threats to toothed whales.

Toothed whales can be found in a wide range of marine and freshwater habitats, and from the Arctic and Antarctic regions to the tropics. Some of the species can also be found living in large river systems such as the Amazon, Ganges, Indus and Yangtze. This publication will be of interest to all those who are interested in and concerned with the preservation of these large mammals. It will greatly facilitate the development and implementation of action plans that may help reduce the threats to many whale species.

This publication is produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as part of “Global Environmental Outlook-5” (GEO -5) Series that is the United Nations’ most authoritative assessment of the state, trends and outlook of the global environment. Through data, graphics and satellite images, the report offers wide-ranging information on a number of key issues, including population, climate change, energy, resource efficiency, forests, food security and land use, and drinking water. The report points out that the lack of sufficient, solid data and monitoring systems to measure progress remains obstacles to achieving the environmental goals set by the international community. It also highlights the missing pieces in our knowledge about the state of the environment, calling for global efforts to collect scientifically-credible data for environmental monitoring.

Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9783937429922 Pages: 312 Price: $50.00

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Assessment Report on Energy Efficiency Institutional Arrangements in Asia

Human Development Report 2012

The technical and economic viability of energy efficiency (EE) has become more pronounced as concerns about energy security, climate change and low carbon development intensify. Although the promotion of EE has long been identified as an effective policy tool to manage energy demand, active pursuit of EE still lags behind in many Asia/Pacific countries. This gap can be attributed to programmatic, informational and financial barriers as well as weakened capacity of national and regional institutions mandated to promote EE. This report presents a review of the existing EE institutional arrangements in Central, South, and SouthEast Asia and includes a presentation of good practices and case studies of some national and international EE institutions.

Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication Date: November 2012 ISBN: 9789211263404 Pages: 200 Price: $30.00

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211206142 Pages: 208 Price: $48.00

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Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland

MDG Gap Task Force Report 2012

Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789280731309 Pages: 260 Price: $40.00

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The 2012 Report will continue to follow the progress on official development assistance, market access, debt sustainability, access to essential medicines and new technologies as prescribed by the Millennium Development (Goal 8). Closer attention will be given to the impact of the global crisis on meeting the targets, and ways to further increase aid effectiveness following the recommendations of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. Some evidence on whether the needs of developing countries are being met will be presented. The Report will also serve as a building block to start formulating the post-2015 development agenda by taking stock of the progress made so far.

This report sets out the background and context to the present-day conditions in Ogoniland, and provides a synthesis of UNEP's findings and gives a set of overarching recommendations to deal with thte multifaceted environmental challenges currently facing the Ogoni people. The assessment covers thematic issues of contaminated land, groundwater, surface water, sediments, vegetation, air pollution, public health and institutional reform. It represents the best available understanding as to what has happened to the environment of Ogoniland - and the corresponding implications for affected populations - and provides clear operational guidelines as to how that legacy can be addressed.

Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland

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The pace of transformations around the world is extraordinarily swift, and the consequences will be profound. The rapid emergence of the ‘Global South’ will transform 21st century economics and politics in ways at least as fundamental as those witnessed in the wars and technological revolutions of the 20th century. This report seeks to identify how the dynamics of power, voice and wealth in the world are changing. It also aims to identify the policies and institutions necessary to address these 21st century realities and promote greater social equity, sustainability and cohesion.

United Nations Environment Programme

Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution 2010

U n i t e d n at i o n s C o n f e r e n C e o n t r a d e a n d d e v e l o p m e n t

This is a four-volume set that presents a state-of-the-science assessment of the intercontinental transport of air pollutants across the Northern Hemisphere. The first three volumes are technical assessments of the state-of-science with respect to intercontinental transport of ozone and particulate matter, mercury, and persistent organic pollutants. The fourth volume is a synthesis of the main findings and recommendations of Parts A, B, and C organized around a series of policy-relevant questions that were identified at the Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution’s first meeting. .

Publisher: United Nations, Publication Date: September 2011 Part A - Ozone and Particulate Matter ISBN: 9789211170436 Part B - Mercury ISBN: 9789211170443 Part C - Persistent Organic Pollutants ISBN: 9789211170450 Part D - Answers to Policy-Relevant Questions ISBN: 9789211170474

Policy Options for Effective Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in Asia and the Pacific

DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR FLOOD-RESILIENT CITIES

Water Resources Series No. 86

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

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THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES REPORT 2011 The Potential Role of South-South Cooperation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development

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Policy Options for Effective Implementation of Hyogo Framework for Action in Asia and the Pacific: Developing Innovative Strategies for Flood Resilient Cities

Development Financing and Economic Insecurity

Despite the rise in recent decades in the average income level, economic insecurity has also increased. True for both developing and developed countries, this increasing economic insecurity is harmful for human welfare for several reasons. Job and income insecurity directly affect the material and psychological well-being of people. Economic volatility and high uncertainty also tend to exert negative influence on productive investment, thereby hurting long-term development. This book sheds light on the causes of economic insecurity and how better functioning financial systems, more effective macroeconomic policies and extended micro-financing schemes could mitigate the degree of economic insecurity in developing countries and overcome many of its negative consequences.

This report offers an overview of issues and challenges in managing urban flood risks which reviews socioeconomic impacts of flooding. Impacts of urban development on flood risks are described in the context of adapting to climate change. The report comprises a synthesis of recent developments in innovative strategies for effective urban flood management, as well as case studies of innovative strategies for effective urban flood management. Finally, it reviews policy options derived from collaborative work on urban flood management and a regional expert consultation. The publication highlights the importance of an enabling environment that is characterized by conducive socio-economic conditions, effective governance and institutional structures, resilient communities, and policy frameworks for disaster mitigation in general and urban flooding in particular.

Publisher: United Nations and Bloomsbury Academic Publication Date: August 2012 ISBN: 9781849665773 Pages: 256 Price: $38.00

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211205985 Pages: 46 Price: $17.00

Good Governance Governance, Development and Growth

This survey explains why the "Great Green Technological Transformation" will have to be fully realized in developing countries if they are to achieve food security and rural development, minimize the damage from natural hazards and extreme disasters partly induced by climate change, and transform their economies to beat destitution and create productive jobs. Avoiding the climate change tipping point will require fundamental shifts in existing technologies to transform manufacturing, agriculture, living arrangements and infrastructure and thereby reduce greenhouse gas emissions, make more efficient use of natural resources and derivatives, create less waste, preserve biodiversity and reduce social disparities.

The survey assesses options and policies to facilitate a new technological revolution, and the challenges societies face in achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction.

Whilst good governance is a worthy goal by itself, this book argues that it is not a prerequisite for economic growth or development. Challenging the conventional good governance paradigm favoured by the donor community, this book exposes the methodological shortcomings of the commonly-used governance indicators developed within the World Bank. It argues that aggregate good governance indicators are less helpful for identifying governance failure in specific areas needing policy interventions. Bringing together contributions from leading political scientists, political economists and development practitioners, this is the first book that focuses on such good governance issues.

Publisher: United Nations and Bloomsbury Academic Publication Date: August 2012 ISBN: 9781780932224 Pages: 160 Price: $38.00

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In the light of the current economic difficulties facing traditional development partners and the nonsustainable and non-inclusive nature of performance of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) over the last decade, LDC governments need to fashion new development paths which tap into dynamic growth poles in the South. This publication explores the role of South-South cooperation and regional developmentalism, and finds that, in order to benefit from evolving South-South relations, LDCs need to transform into Catalytic Development States that are highly sensitive to LDC vulnerabilities and offer new policy agendas. This entails defining relations between LDCs and their Southern development partners to derive gains and minimize threats.

Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publication Date: August 2012 ISBN: 9789211128352 Pages: 280 Price: $50.00

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The Least Developed Countries Report 2011: Exploring the Role of South-South Cooperation and Integration for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development

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This publication provides a whole new set of ideas on how to overcome the deficiencies in the ongoing process of globalization and in the existing mechanisms for global economic governance. It points out promising directions for reform, including: strengthening government capacities for formulating and implementing national development strategies; doing more to ensure that official development assistance is aligned with national priorities; strengthening the international trade and financial systems so that countries with limited capabilities can successfully integrate into the global economy; and creating new mechanisms for dealing with deficiencies. The authors do not pretend to offer a blueprint, but aim instead at presenting ideas that could become the basis for a new, coherent “toolbox” designed to guide development policies and international cooperation.

Public Works Programmes (PWPs) are widely implemented in developing countries, often with funding from major international donor agencies. They provide employment for the chronically poor while creating assets for the state, offering a transfer of welfare which is also a tangible economic investment.

This book critically explores the concept of the PWPs and questions their social protection performance in the context of chronic poverty. It reviews over 200 PWPs in eastern and southern Africa, using original research drawn from extensive field analysis, interviews and survey work. It also examines case studies of six international PWPs — in India, Argentina, Ireland, Ethiopia, Indonesia and the USA. It is argued that the current PWPs approach may not look so attractive from the beneficiary's perspective.

Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: July 2012 ISBN: 9789280812046 Pages: 304 Price: $35.00

Publisher: United Nations and Bloomsbury Academic Publication Date: August 2012 ISBN: 9781780932316 Pages: 256 Price: $38.00

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2012

Financing Human Development in Asia, Africa and the Middle East

This Report presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), showing that although significant strides have been made since 1990, reaching all the MDGs by 2015 remains challenging because progress has failed to reach the most vulnerable. The report indicates what is required to ensure continued progress. This year's report also mentions the progress monitoring possibilities after 2015. The findings are based on a master set of data compiled by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on MDG indicators led by the Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The document aims at reaching policy makers, government statisticians, researchers and the press.

This book assesses feasible financing strategies for policymakers to follow in pursuance of human development, taking as reference the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and their achievement by 2015. These strategies are analyzed in the context of broader concerns of economic development with special reference to nine countries from Africa, Asia and the Middle East; that is, how to make macroeconomic policies support more effectively sustained growth while reducing widespread poverty and inequalities and other human development gaps in low- and middle-income countries, especially in times of global economic crises or external shocks. In this sense, this book adds new evidence regarding the social deficits in these countries and suggests policy options to overcome these.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: June 2012 ISBN: 9789211012583 Pages: 60 Price: $15.00

Publisher: United Nations and Bloomsbury Academic Publication Date: August 2012 ISBN: 9781780932200 Pages: 350 Price: $38.00

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World Youth Report 2011: Youth Employment Youth Perspectives on the Pursuit of Decent Work in Changing Times

This is a biennially recurring publication of the United Nations. This year, it is largely based on an e-discussion with young people and representatives of youth-led organizations on the transition from schools and training institutions into the world of work. It shares the participants’ views, experiences and recommendations on preparing for, entering, and remaining active in the labour force. Young people are crucial stakeholders in the pursuit of decent and productive work for all, often pioneers in their respective fields, yet, too frequently, their voices go unheard and their positive and negative experiences and viewpoints go unshared, particularly with decision-makers. This report brings young people’s voices into the forefront where youth issues are discussed and acted upon. .

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: July 2012 ISBN: 9789211303193 Pages: 174 Price: $40.00

UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

Fostering Innovative Entrepreneurship Challenges and Policy Options

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Public Works and Social Protection in Southern Africa: Do Public Works Work for the Poor?

Retooling Global Economic Governance

Fostering Innovative Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Policy Options

This publication sheds light on innovative entrepreneurship and difficulties that entrepreneurs face when creating business based on research and development results. The legal and regulatory conditions for enterprise development and the existing infrastructure for applied research are explored in the context of creating a climate conducive to the emergence of new companies. Sources of financing for innovative entrepreneurs and roles of specialized financial providers are explored. Highlighted is the need to strengthen linkages between institutions that generate knowledge and the firms that strive to use it commercially. The publication also discusses government policies facilitating the emergence of new innovation-based enterprises and their initial growth. It focuses on identifying bottlenecks and corrective action that governments and other stakeholders should take.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: June 2012 ISBN: 9789211170566 Pages: 120 Price: $19.00

Africa Human Development Report

World Investment Report 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest prevalence of hunger in the world. Until this situation improves, the human development prospects of millions of Africans will remain at risk. United Nations Development Programme’s first Africa Human Development Report shows that food security and human development reinforce each other. If African countries are to realize their long-term potential, the report says, they must boost agricultural productivity to both improve the availability of food and reduce poverty. Policies to enhance nutrition are central to ensuring that access to food translates into human development. The report argues further that local populations must have the resources and decision-making power to produce and consume nutritious food throughout the year, overcoming the risks represented by continuing conflict, climate change and variations in food prices.

This annual report is widely regarded as the most authoritative source of data and analysis on the trends of foreign direct investment and developments in related national and international policy. Every issue of the report comprises an analysis of the trends in foreign direct investment during the previous year; with special emphasis on the development implications. It also provides a ranking of the largest transnational corporations in the world; in-depth analysis of a specific topic related to foreign direct investment; policy analysis and recommendations, and a statistical annex with data on foreign direct investment flows and stocks for nearly 200 economies. The 2012 edition presents a comprehensive investment policy framework for sustainable development, covering both its national and international dimensions.

Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publication Date: July 2012 ISBN: 9789211128437 Pages: 250 Price: $95.00

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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2012: Steering Inclusive Development through Global Turbulence in an Era of High and Volatile Commodity Prices

World Economic and Social Survey 2012

The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) is a yearly publication that provides objective analysis of pressing long-term social and economic development issues, and discusses the positive and negative impact of corresponding policies. Scholars, policymakers, development thinkers and practitioners, as well as United Nations staff members have come together to develop the main messages for this year’s focus – Innovative Sources of Development Finance. This publication touches on topics such as conventional proposals of innovative international financing, existing mechanisms of innovative financing for development, and the allocation process, as well as the relation of international distribution mechanisms to development objectives.

This publication provides a review of the region’s outlook as it recovers from the global economic crisis, and assesses the region’s policy response to remaining and emerging vulnerabilities. Areas of economic and social policy analyzed include growth, inflation, trade and investment, financial markets, employment, migration and remittances. Key challenges ahead are addressed and policy responses recommended for countries in order to sustain their development. The publication also analyses the social and economic risks associated with price volatility of food and other agricultural commodities. Recent trends, main causes and short- and long-term effects of commodity price volatility are discussed. Policy responses are outlined that governments in the region can take to reduce the many risks associated with this issue.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: July 2012 ISBN: 9789211091656 Pages: 200 Price: $40.00

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frica

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rom the world’s lowest growing region in the past to ential as a new pole of global growth. For Africa to be he present growth momentum for at least another two -term actions on seven fronts. First, improve political man capital and critical physical infrastructure. Third, increased value addition, industrialization and aunting challenge of climate change. Fifth, catalyse a ncreased development financing from internal and al integration and intra-Africa trade and harness new mic powers.

Africa 2012

Economic Report on

Unleashing Africa’s Potential as a Pole of Global Growth List Price: USD $ 25.00 ISBN: 978-92-1-125118-0

Review of Developments in Transport in Asia and the Pacific 2011

Economic Report on Africa 2012: Unleashing Africa’s Potential as a Pole of Global Growth

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African Union

This review is biennially produced by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). It describes the environment within which the transport sector is developing and the principal challenges that this environment poses to governments, the transport industry and society at large. The publication also focuses on tracing the significant development of roads, railways, shipping, ports, inland waterways and air transport industries and infrastructure in the region. In addition, it considers the changing delivery mechanisms across all transport sectors and discusses urban transport issues. Finally, the review examines the process of globalization, trade agreements related to transport, regionalism, collocation of production transport facilities, as well as intermodal transport systems.

This publication assesses long-term trends in Africa’s growth, analyses the factors behind the recent growth momentum, and provides global perspectives on the key challenges to be addressed, which are critical to unleashing the role of Africa as a global growth pole. The main aim of this publication is to facilitate discussion on concrete policy directions and actions at both national and regional levels that would help Africa realize its growth potential. As in previous editions, the first part of the report examines recent economic and social developments as well as some selected current and emerging development issues in Africa. The second part focuses on the question of how to address key constraints and unleash the potential of the continent as a new pole of global growth.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789211206425 Pages: 200 Price: $37.00

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Globalization and Economic Diversification: Policy Challenges for Economies in Transition

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region 2010-2011

The transition countries in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Central Asia were hit harder than any other region in the world by the global recession of 2008–2009. Economic recovery started in the second half of 2009, but—for most of these economies—the crisis made painfully clear that the transition from a centrally planned to an open market economy has brought about new prosperity which is highly sensitive to global economic shocks. This publication aims to answer fundamental questions and spell out policy options to address the challenges for these economies in transition. It includes comparative studies focusing on all transition economies, including Central and Eastern Europe, as well as regions such as Western Balkans and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Economic and Social Developments

This survey is mainly a technical view of the major factors and variables affecting Arab economies, with an attempt to bridge the huge gap between the social and the economic by dedicating a chapter to social policy, with focus on major recent trends in health, education, and social protection in member countries. It provides data and attempts to understand and explain the dynamics of regional, subregional and country social and economic trends. The survey aims to provide interested readers, governments, and the general public with a snapshot of the current socio-economic situation and the outlook for 2012.

in the ESCWA Region

2010-2011

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Gender and Economic Development

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Publisher: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789211323351 Pages: 166 Price: $10.00

This report surveys research and policy in the field of gender and economic development, with particular emphasis on economic literature and practice. It is mainly based on an analytical framework for applying gender and economic development concepts to policy by linking production relations in the household to macroeconomy. It provides a history of gender and economic development thought, and includes a statistical overview of women and men in developing economies, covering data on employment, Millennium Development Goals, and composite indices of gender equality. It also contrasts standard economic approaches to macroeconomy with one that reflects how meso-level institutions like markets or the public sector are themselves "bearers of gender", explicitly incorporating the production of human capabilities in the domestic sector.

This publication is the tenth issue of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Innocenti Report Card Series, built around a "league table", ranking countries according to their performance on a key child indicator or group of indicators. It investigates poverty and vulnerability among children in rich countries using a perspective that goes beyond the traditional monetary approach and includes measures of multidimensional poverty. The research uses the most up-to-date data for the most economically advanced countries. The report attempts to show which countries are allowing children to fall behind by more than is necessary in education, health and material well-being, using the best performing countries as a minimum standard for what can be achieved.

The Hidden Alternative: Co-operative Values, Past, Present and Future

In light of the recent global economic recession, this publication seeks to challenge the hegemony of the investor led business model in economics and business studies, and needs to be promoted in relation to these debates. The contributions to this book demonstrate that co-operation offers a real and much needed alternative for the organization of human economic and social affairs, one that should establish its place at the forefront of public and academic discussion and policy making. It includes chapters on education, fair trade, politics and governance, planning, and sustainability and on how co-operatives have coped with the global economic crisis.

The hidden alternative Co-operative values, past, present and future

Industrial Development Report 2011 Industrial energy efficiency for sustainable wealth creation Capturing environmental, economic and social dividends

Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789280812138 Pages: 384 Price: $27.00

Industrial Development Report 2011: Industrial Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Wealth Creation — Capturing Environmental, Economic and Social Dividends

This report demonstrates how industrial energy efficiency can make a difference by providing a detailed comprehensive global assessment of potentials, technologies, economic benefits, as well as cost and barriers to be removed. It provides an overview of the policy instruments most useful for developing economies. This innovative work also reminds us that we must act now if we are to unlock the potential of current and emerging energy efficiency technologies. The opportunities are significant — by reducing energy inputs per unit of output we will benefit from improvements in standards of living while protecting the environment.

Publisher: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Publication Date: March 2012 ISNB: 9789211064483 Pages: 250 Price: $57.00

Edited by Anthony Webster, Alyson Brown, David Stewart, John K. Walton and Linda Shaw

Inclusive Social Protection in Latin America: A Comprehensive, Rights-based Approach

Food Security and Conflict in the ESCWA Region

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789210210850 Pages: 264 Price: $25.00

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This publication analyzes the socio-economic impact of conflict and its spillover effects on food insecurity in the ESCWA region. It argues that conflict-affected countries and territories can promote food security nationally and that the nexus between conflict and food insecurity can be broken through the provision of new economic opportunities. It studies sectoral and country-level policies and explores regional policy options while identifying data gaps and opportunities for further research, stressing that food security and conflict are intertwined regional issues. The publication includes policy recommendations for Iraq, Palestine, the Sudan and Yemen, as well as the region and the international community on the development of national and regional policies and programmes to support food security while mitigating the impact of conflict.

This publication examines the main debates under way on social protection and co-responsibility transfer programmes in the region. It identifies the role played by these programmes and considers the conceptual elements, needs and the challenges that will have to be overcome to consolidate comprehensive social protection systems in Latin America. The authors argue that these should be solidarity-based systems that provide universal coverage and are essentially egalitarian in the guarantees established as citizens’ rights. Citizenship as a whole is thus becoming part of protection policies as the region moves towards allencompassing social policies that combine the complementary principles of targeting as the instrument and universality as the end.

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In the aftermath of the Arab uprising, understanding the present in view of the recent past and projecting the near future is almost an impossible task. The ground rules of the Arab economies that prevailed in the past decades have been put to the test, and a dramatic review of the political economy of the previous social contract is out for questioning. This survey is mainly a technical view of the major factors and variables affecting Arab economies, with an attempt to bridge the huge gap between the social and the economic. It provides data and attempts to understand and explain the dynamics of regional, sub-regional and country social and economic trends.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789211283518 Pages: 82 Price: $15.00

Measuring Child Poverty: New League Tables of Child Poverty in the World’s Rich Countries

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2011

E CO N OM IC AN D S O C I A L S T U D I E S

Publisher: United Nations and Bloomsbury Academic Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9781849665315 Pages: 256 Price: $38.00

Survey of

In a very highly volatile and changing scene in the aftermath of the Arab uprising, understanding the present in view of the recent past and projecting the near future is almost an impossible task. The ground rules of the Arab economies that prevailed in the past decades have all been put to the test, and a dramatic review of the political economy of the previous social contract is out for questioning and even outright rejection by the masses who roamed the streets of cities since the beginning of 2010.

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2007–2009 still linger in food, energy and finance, the vated the structural imbalances in the world economy. th of the global crises slowed to 2.7 per cent in 2011, ven with the uncertainties in the world economy, the per cent in 2012 and remain strong in the medium

Economic Report on Africa 2012 Unleashing Africa’s Potential as a Pole of Global Growth

ce, been driven mainly by primary production s benefited from improvements in macroeconomic orms and reduction in armed conflicts such that, apart dern financial and telecommunications services and ibutions to growth.

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Policy Guidebook for SME Development in Asia and the Pacific

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012

This timely report provides an overview of the most recent global economic performance and short-term prospects for the world economy. It discusses several policy directions which could avoid a double-dip recession, and it covers a wide range of important development issues that are of interest to all countries and regions of the world. One of the main purposes of this publication is to serve as a point of reference for discussions on economic, social and related issues that will take place in various United Nations forums and entities over the coming months.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: January 2012 ISBN: 9789211091649 Pages: 200 Price: $30.00

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211206364 Pages: 270 Price: $38.00

Economic Development in Africa Report 2011: Fostering Industrial Development in Africa in the New Global Environment

Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2011

This publication shows that the Latin American and Caribbean economy in 2011 was recovering from the global financial crisis. It also recalls that the positive outlook for the region’s economy can be exemplified by the fact that household consumption continued to grow. Thanks to rising real wages and strong job creation, the regional unemployment rate went down in 2011. Readily available credit at low interest rates in many countries actually contributed to a fresh rise in gross fixed capital formation, which took the investment ratio to a new record. Finally, the report also shows that driven mainly by high international prices, the inflation rate in 2011 rose just slightly compared to the previous year.

This publication examines the status of industrial development in Africa with a focus on the identification of "stylized facts" associated with African manufacturing. It provides an analysis of past attempts at promoting industrial development in the region and the lessons learned from these experiences. It offers policy recommendations on how to foster industrial development in Africa in the new global environment characterized by changing international trade rules, growing influence of industrial powers from the South, the internationalization of production, and increasing concerns about climate change. Finally, it argues that a new industrial policy is needed to induce structural transformation and engender development in African economies.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: December 2011 ISBN: 9789210210836 Pages: 160 Price: $20.00

Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)/ United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789211128253 Pages: 124 Price: $30.00

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Information Economy Report 2011: ICTs as an Enabler for Private Sector Development

Human Development Report 2011: Sustainability and Equity - A Better Future for All

One of the few monitoring global trends related to information and communication technologies (ICTs) from a development perspective, this publication is a valuable reference for policymakers in developing countries. Special attention is given to ICTs in accelerating private sector development (PSD) in developing countries. Many national and donor strategies related to PSD fail to take adequate account of the ICT potential, which has greatly expanded thanks to changes in the global ICT landscape. Different facets of the ICT-PSD interface are explored, including: ICT infrastructure as a factor in the investment climate; ICT use by the private sector; the ICT sector as a part of the private sector, and finally, ICT use in interventions aimed at facilitating PSD.

This report examines the urgent global challenge of sustainable development and its relationship to rising inequality within and among countries. It strives to identify polices that would make development both more sustainable and more equitable. The integral relationship between inequality and unsustainability is recognized. The inequitably apportioned control and consumption of natural resources is a key driver of global warming — and yet those who will suffer most from climate change are disproportionately those least responsible for environmental deterioration. The report seeks to identify ways in which sustainability and equity can be jointly advanced. It examines long-term trends in inequality at national and global levels, and argues why it is essential to promote practices today that will both increase sustainability and reduce inequality for future generations..

Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789211128338 Pages: 150 Price: $60.00

Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9780230363311 Pages: 188 Price: $40.00

Trade and Human Development: A Practical Guide to Mainstreaming Trade

Diagnostic for Industrial Value Chain Development DIAGNOSTICS FOR INDUSTRIAL VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT

An Integrated Tool

Nearly four billion people live on $2 a day or less. More than a billion of them live in extreme poverty, subsisting on less than $1.25 a day. Since 2003, world trade expanded at an average annual rate of 16 per cent, before collapsing as a result of the global economic crisis in 2009. Despite the growth, the benefits of trade are still unequally distributed both within and across countries. For example in 2009, three countries accounted for 40 per cent of world merchandise exports while the 48 least developed countries accounted for less than one per cent. This publication discusses the dynamics of trade mainstreaming in developing countries by drawing on the experience of 14 case studies. The objective is to look more closely at the context in which trade mainstreaming occurs, and to identify the common elements of success in mainstreaming trade in national development strategies.

Promoting industrial value chains in developing countries is a promising approach to foster economic development, create jobs and induce inclusive growth while addressing social and environmental issues.

However, such promotion requires understanding of the status of development in the value chain and the complex linkages among its actors and with the socio-political environment. This publication assists analysts and decision makers in obtaining a complete picture of the status quo in a given value chain using rapid data collection and analysis methods. This type of diagnostic is useful at any point of value chain development: at the outset, when choosing the value chain, during the analysis phase and later during implementation, monitoring, evaluation and adjustment.

Publisher: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Publication Date: January 2012 ISBN: 9789211064476 Pages: 94 Price: $18.00

Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9789211263190 Pages: 152 Price: $19.95

Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy: The Region in the Decade of the Emerging Economies

State of the World's Volunteerism Report 2011: Universal Values for Global Well-being

In most societies, millions of people make significant contributions to economic and social development through voluntary action. This report supports a better understanding of volunteerism by exhibiting its universality, scope and reach, and by highlighting new trends in the 21st century. It examines the important contributions in diverse fields such as enhanced livelihoods, social inclusion, social cohesion, disaster risk reduction, governance and political participation. This publication also provides an alternative vision towards a better society. It is expected to lead to enhanced recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion of volunteerism worldwide and to an increased recognition of United Nations Volunteers' critical role in peace and development as well as in norm-setting in the United Nations System.

This publication covers the Latin America and the Caribbean region within the context of the decade of the emerging economies. It is divided into three parts that consider: crisis and convergence in the international arena; relations between Latin America and the Caribbean and its main partners outside the region, and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean in achieving better integration with the world economy.

Among other things, it is highlighted that lower growth in the industrialized countries is starting to act as a drag on the main emerging economies. The slowdown in the industrialized countries is affecting China and, particularly, Brazil and India. If these trends continue, the report argues that exports to Europe and the United States will slow in 2012.

Publisher: United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9789211012460 Pages: 148 Price: $25.00

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E CO N O MI C A N D SO C I A L S T U D I E S

As drivers of economic growth and prosperity, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in economic development. However, the SME sectors of developing Asia-Pacific economies face issues (both general and nation-specific) that hinder their growth. There is a strong need to tackle such issues while taking into account the variety of experiences, policies and programmes of different countries.

Covering major SME constraints — business enabling environment, entrepreneurial culture, access to finance, innovation and technology adaptation, business development services, and market access — this publication proposes public policy guidelines with an aim to develop a vibrant SME sector. It serves as a training manual for entrepreneurs, trainers as well as business associations for SME capacity building.

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Report on the World Social Situation 2011: The Global Social Crisis

This report explores the social impact of the great recession and warns of the possibility of continuing global social crisis in the face of increasing fiscal consolidation and austerity measures, which threaten the sustainability of a recovery. The effects of the current financial and economic crisis on social progress have been sharp, widespread, and deep. Given the fragility of the economic recovery and uneven progress in major economies, social conditions are expected to recover slowly. Increased poverty, hunger and unemployment due to the crisis will continue to affect billions of people in many developed and developing countries for years to come. Austerity measures in response to high government debt in some advanced economies are not only threatening public sector employment and social expenditure, but are also making the recovery more uncertain and fragile.

Many African economies are still characterized by a heavy reliance on the primary sector, high vulnerability to external shocks, jobless growth and slow progress towards social development. It is essential for African countries to promote economic diversification and structural transformation as a means to accelerate and sustain broad-based and shared high-employment-generating growth. This report highlights that failure of earlier state-led and market-driven approaches to promoting economic transformation points to the need for fostering long-term investment, rapid and sustained economic growth, equity and social development within inclusive, transparent and comprehensive development frameworks.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789211251166 Pages: 144 Price: $40.00

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211303049 Pages: 132 Price: $25.00

Assessment of Development Results: Evaluation of UNDP Contribution - Malawi

ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT RESULTS EVALUATION OF UNDP CONTRIBUTION

MALAWI

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2011: Sustaining Dynamism and Inclusive Development Connectivity in the Region and Productive Capacity in Least Developed Countries

This independent Assessment of Development Results in Malawi, conducted by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is part of a series of country-level evaluations.

The evaluation examined the UNDP contribution to Malawi’s development from 2002 to 2011 and provides forward-looking recommendations that are useful for the formulation of the new UNDP country programme in Malawi.

The oldest and most comprehensive annual review of economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific outlines policies to sustain dynamic growth and make it inclusive, such as boosting internal demand, enhancing connectivity to create a seamless and region-wide market, and building productive capacities in the least developed countries. This 2011 Survey assesses the critical issues, policy challenges and risks that the region faces in coming months. It outlines the elements of a policy agenda for sustaining dynamism and inclusive development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789211263022 Pages: 104 Price: $18.00

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT effec tiveness COORDINAT effic ienc y COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIP sus NATIONAL OWNERSHIP relevanc e MANAGING FO sustainability MANAGING FOR RESULTS responsiven AN DEVELOPMENT responsiveness NATIONAL OWN NATIONAL OWNERSHIP effec tiveness COORDINAT effic ienc y COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIP sus NATIONAL OWNERSHIP relevanc e MANAGING FO sustainability MANAGING FOR RESULTS responsiven HUMAN DEVELOPMENT effec tiveness COORDINAT

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211206227 Pages: 260 Price: $85.00

The Promise of Protection: Social Protection and Development in Asia and the Pacific

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Assessment of Development Results: Evaluation of UNDP Contribution - Brazil

ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT RESULTS

E V A L U A T I O N OF UNDP CONTRIBUTION

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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT effectiveness COORDINAT efficiency COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIP sus NATIONAL OWNERSHIP relevance MANAGING FO sustainability MANAGING FOR RESULTS responsiven AN DEVELOPMENT responsiveness NATIONAL OWN NATIONAL OWNERSHIP effectiveness COORDINAT efficiency COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIP sus NATIONAL OWNERSHIP relevance MANAGING FO sustainability MANAGING FOR RESULTS responsiven HUMAN DEVELOPMENT effectiveness COORDINAT

This independent Assessment of Development Results in Brazil, conducted by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is part of a series of country-level evaluations. The evaluation examined the UNDP contribution to Brazil’s development from 2002 to 2010 and provides forward-looking recommendations that are useful for the formulation of the new UNDP country programme in Brazil.

A contribution to the policy discourse on the direction and impact of social protection in Asia and the Pacific, this report presents the political and economic case for social protection and the need to bring social protection into the mainstream of development policy formulation. While many countries of the region have some form of social protection in place, only a fraction of those who need assistance actually benefit. It is argued that these programmes can act as the building blocks for more comprehensive social protection systems which can meet the needs of so many more. Universal coverage is promoted as a way to most effectively and proactively impact on people's lives, and especially the most vulnerable groups in society.

Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789211262971 Pages: 128 Price: $18.00

Publisher: United Nations Publication: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211206234 Pages: 124 Price: $36.00

Paths to 2015 MDG Priorities in Asia and the Pacific

Assessment of Development Results: Evaluation of UNDP Contribution - Lao PDR (Second)

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are to be achieved by 2015. World leaders gathered again at the United Nations High-level Plenary Meeting on the MDGs in September 2010 in New York to assess some of the likely outcomes on present trends, identify some of the weakest areas of performance, and identify priorities for accelerated action. This publication looks at some of the key drivers which have propelled MDG achievement in the region, and which are likely to remain important in the region’s quest for reaching the Goals by 2015. It focuses specifically on three areas where increased and sustained policy attention is required: hunger and food security; health and basic services, and basic infrastructure – areas where many countries in the region face significant challenges.

This independent Assessment of Development Results in Lao PDR, conducted by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is part of a series of country-level evaluations.

The evaluation examined the UNDP contribution to Lao PDR’s development from 2007 to 2010 and provides forward-looking recommendations that are useful for the formulation of the new UNDP country programme in Lao PDR.

Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789211263138 Pages: 128 Price: $18.00

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211206180 Pages: 68 Price: $12.00

Asia-Pacific MDG Report 2010/11

MDG Gap Task Force Report 2011: The Global Partnership for Development - Time to Deliver

Millennium Development Goal 8

The Global Partnership for Development: Time to Deliver

MDG Gap Task Force Report

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Economic Report on Africa 2011: Governing Development in Africa - The Role of the State in Economic Transformation

Significant gaps remain in delivering on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the areas of aid, trade, debt relief, access to new technologies and affordable essential medicines. This report monitors the progress made in achieving the targets of MDG 8, including continued attention to the impact of the global crisis on meeting the targets set under MDG 8 and embedding any new commitments resulting from the High-level Plenary Meeting of the 65th session of the General Assembly on the MDGs into the monitoring process. Policy coherence is a central theme of this report, which provides recommendations to all major stakeholders on how to address the remaining implementation gaps.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211012453 Pages: 70 Price: $15.00

DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP FORUM ECONOMIC POLICIES FOR GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) implemented a number of initiatives in 2008 and 2009 both in Myanmar and at ESCAP headquarters in Bangkok to address the challenges of providing assistance to Myanmar in recovering from Cyclone Nargis. Throughout the report, the emphasis is on those policy issues and on setting the development agenda with a view to ensuring that Myanmar can successfully meet the huge challenges it faces. The objective is to break the vicious cycle of poverty, transforming it into a virtuous cycle of sustainable agriculture and rural economic development that benefit people.

LESSONS FROM THE REGION AND BEYOND

OUTCOME REPORT

Development Partnership Forum: Economic Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction

Government of Myanmar and ESCAP

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211206135 Pages: 80 Price: $52.00

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Global Report on Trafficking in Persons

Women and the Right to Adequate Housing

Publisher: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Publication Date: December 2012 ISBN: 9789211303094 Pages: 100 Price: TBD

Despite the right to adequate housing being recognized in international human rights law, over a billion people live in precarious conditions — many of them women. This publication aims to shed some light on the main underlying reasons for their plight and offer guidance on measures to prevent and eradicate discrimination against women with respect to housing rights. The first chapter describes the international legal and policy frameworks for the implementation of women’s right to adequate housing — human rights treaties, the principle of non-discrimination and the progressive realization of all rights. Chapter II outlines the main underlying causes — from discriminatory statutory laws to customary laws and practices, and lack of access to legal and other remedies. Finally, Chapter III elaborates on selected issues such as forced evictions, degraded living conditions, and cultural and religious recognition of women’s rights.

Defying Victimhood: Women and Post-conflict Peacebuilding

Basic Documents and Case Law 1995-2011 (DVD and CD-Rom)

Publisher: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Publication Date: May 2012 ISBN: 9789211541922 Pages: 66 Price: $15.00

Women are among the most competent, yet marginalized, unnoticed and underutilized actors in efforts to rebuild war-torn societies. Opportunities for sustainable peacebuilding are lost — and sustainable peace is at risk — when significant stakeholders in a society’s future peace and conflict architecture are excluded from efforts to heal the wounds of war and build a new society and a new state. The contributors to this book draw on comparative case and country studies from post-conflict contexts in different parts of world to offer their insights into frameworks for understanding women as both victims and peacebuilders, to trace the road that women take from victimhood to empowerment and to highlight the essential partnerships between women and children and how they contribute to peace. The authors examine the roles of women in political and security institutions.

The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Library CD-ROM/DVD is an important Legacy project in a variety of different ways. Although it has almost the same level of coverage as the case law on the ICTR website, it is as of now the only ICTR jurisprudential product that addresses the digital divide and can therefore be accessible to a broader audience with no internet access. This fully searchable collection of documents pertaining to the ICTR is offered as a prime reference tool for legal professionals, law students, historians, the media and the general public. The ICTR was set up in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide to try those responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

Publisher: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789210580052 Pages: N/A Price: $50.00

Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: September 2012 ISBN: 9789280812015 Pages: 380 Price: $38.00

Selected Decisions of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

After Oppression: Transitional Justice in Latin America and Eastern Europe

AFTER OPPRESSION Transitional Justice in Latin America and Eastern Europe EDITED BY

Vesselin Popovski & Mónica Serrano

This first volume of selected decisions of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, presents a selection of 32 of the Committee’s most significant decisions on individual cases, addressing the issue of racial discrimination in relation to civil and political rights as well as economic, social and cultural rights. Throughout its existence, the Committee has established and developed its own jurisprudence on the admissibility criteria under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Committee has addressed a variety of issues concerning different forms of discrimination. The index –by article of the Convention, by subject, and by author and victim – aims at facilitating the reader’s access to the relevant jurisprudence.

This book aims to enquire into the effectiveness of various accountability mechanisms. Drawing comparisons from case studies in Latin America and Eastern Europe, it demonstrates that while there are many different paths to truth and justice, all depend on continued efforts in order to reach them.

In many cases, these efforts also create favourable conditions for the development of a resilient human rights culture. The experiences across regions show that democratic consolidation and accountability for past human rights violations are closely related, if independent, processes. This accessible book makes an important contribution towards better understanding those processes and the relationship between them.

Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: August 2012 ISBN: 9789280812008 Pages: 450 Price: $43.00

Publisher: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789211541953 Pages: 260 Price: $38.00

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Human Rights and Conscientious Objection to Military Service

Voices for Children: A Global Study on Independent Human Rights Institutions for Children

This publication addresses sensitive topics such as selective conscientious objection to particular wars, conscientious objection for those who have volunteered to serve in the armed forces and conscientious objection for those in the reserves. For persons who are or may be conscripted into the armed forces, this book specifies issues relating to their right to know their rights in due time and the applicable procedures, decision-making processes for dealing with applications, and the requirements of a fair and impartial procedure. Concerning alternative service to military service for conscientious objectors, this book addresses the difference in treatment between non-combatant alternative service and civilian alternative service, as well as the length and conditions of alternative service and under what circumstances they may be different from the length and conditions of military service.

Independent Human Rights Institutions for Children, referred to as "Ombuds for Children", have gained considerable importance in implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and as key contributors to policy processes for child rights. Ombuds for Children monitor the actions of governments and other actors that affect children, promote children’s rights, and facilitate dialogue between children and the State. Many countries established, or are setting up, such institutions. International networks exist to facilitate and support these efforts. This study examines independent institutions for children’s rights, with a view to informing decision-making. It analyzes their distinctive value in the realization of children’s rights, highlights practical considerations, and identifies conditions for their effective functioning.

Publisher: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)/Innocenti Research Centre (IRC) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9788889129876 Pages: 200 Price: $25.00

Publisher: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Publication Date: June 2012 ISBN: 9789211541960 Pages: 100 Price: $14.00

Crime Victimization in Africa

Publisher: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Publication Date: June 2012 ISBN: 9789211303124 Pages: TBD Price: TBD

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICT

This overview examines patterns and forms of crime victimization in Africa. On the basis of recent surveys conducted in 11 African countries, it explores the main forms of crime experienced by the population and their relationships with social and economic development. It also provides a detailed analysis of criminal incidents and of the factors that may make people more vulnerable to criminal victimization, as well as useful resources for better crime prevention and more effective law enforcement.

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International Legal Protection of Human Rights in Armed Conflict

International human rights law and international humanitarian law share the goal of preserving the dignity and humanity of all. Over the years, the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and, more recently, the Human Rights Council have considered that, in armed conflict, parties to the conflict have legally binding obligations concerning the rights of persons affected by the conflict. Although different in scope, international human rights law and international humanitarian law offer a series of protections to persons in situations of armed conflict, whether civilians, persons who are no longer participating directly in hostilities or active participants in the conflict. This publication provides a thorough legal analysis and guidance to State authorities, human rights and humanitarian actors and others on the application of international human rights law and international humanitarian law for the protection of persons.

Publisher: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211541915 Pages: 100 Price: $17.00

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Trafficking in persons is a truly global phenomenon. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that at least 2,450,000 persons are currently being exploited as victims of human trafficking. And yet, many countries have only recently passed, and some have yet to pass, legislation making human trafficking a distinct crime. This publication focuses on patterns and flows of trafficking in persons at the national, regional and international levels, and shares best practices and lessons learned from various initiatives and mechanisms. It also gives an overview of the international, national and United Nations System responses to trafficking in persons.

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UNCITRAL Model Law on Public Procurement with Guide to Enactment

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Special Bibliography

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda

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Ictr LegaL LIbrary - bIbLIothèque JurIdIque du tpIr

Publisher: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789210580069 Pages: 100 Price: $35.00

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: December 2012 ISBN: 9789211337235 Pages: 130 Price: TBD

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European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods

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Transnational Trafficking and the Rule of Law in West Africa: A Threat Assessment

TRANSNATIONAL TRAFFICKING AND THE RULE OF LAW IN WEST AFRICA: A Threat Assessment

West Africa suffers from a combination of factors that make it vulnerable to organized crime. It is one of the poorest regions on earth. In many countries governance is weak. Illicit trafficking routes can be found throughout the region. Criminal groups can recruit foot soldiers from a large pool of desperate youth.

This publication recalls that West Africa is under attack, from within and especially from abroad. It argues that it is time for the world – and the governments concerned – to respond to the threat before more of the common wealth is stolen, more lives are lost, and before criminality deepens its penetration of state institutions and society at large.

The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) agreed in Geneva on 26 May 2000, under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR), entered into force on 28 February 2008. The Agreement currently has fourteen Contracting Parties. The Regulations annexed to the ADN contain provisions concerning dangerous substances and articles; provisions concerning their carriage in packages and in bulk on board inland navigation vessels; approval procedures, recognition of classification organizations, as well as monitoring, training and examination of experts.

Publisher: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789211302844 Pages: 100 Price: $25.00

Publisher: United Nations (UN) Publication Date: November 2012 ISBN: 9789211391459 Pages: 1,000 Price: $150.00

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European Agreement Concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), Applicable as from 1 January 2013

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ICTR Special Bibliography Bibliographie spéciale du TPIR

The Model Law is a template for domestic procurement legislation. Its main objectives are to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, and to avoid abuse in the procurement process (through promoting competition and participation, integrity, fair and equitable treatment and transparency). The 2011 Model Law replaces a 1994 text, which proved very successful as the basis for some 30 national laws, and the inspiration for many more. It is used by the multilateral development banks as a tool for procurement reform and as part of the country systems approach to procurement. It contains procedures to implement its objectives, whether procurement is conducted electronically or on paper, and reflects the professionalization of the procurement function. The Model Law is accompanied by a Guide to Enactment, which explains the policy considerations and options for procurement systems.

This bibliography was compiled by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Legal Library and Reference Section. It contains most of the publications written on the work of the ICTR during its lifetime.

Published documents cover various areas, including the establishment of the Tribunal, the cooperation with national courts, case proceedings, as well as the contribution of the Tribunal in the development of international criminal justice. This bibliography will serve as a helpful tool in locating resources written on the work of the ICTR during his existence.

The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) agreed in Geneva on 26 May 2000 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) entered into force on 28 February 2008. The Agreement currently has fourteen Contracting Parties. The Regulations annexed to the ADN contain provisions concerning dangerous substances and articles; provisions concerning their carriage in packages and in bulk on board inland navigation vessels; approval procedures, recognition of classification societies, as well as monitoring, training and examination of experts.

Publisher: United Nations (UN) Publication Date: October 2012 ISBN: 9789211391435 Pages: 1,300 Price: $155.00

Regional Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment

H U MAN RIG H TS

This regional assessment is broadly focused on transnational organized crime issues (including drug trafficking) and the linkages with development, governance and security in East Africa, Central America and the Caribbean, East Asia and the Pacific, and West Africa. This publication provides a more comprehensive and nuanced picture of contraband flows, criminal markets and their political, social and economic impacts on the regions in question. It is a way to refocus the strategic dialogue on emerging transnational organized crime threats, and the recommendations it yields are built back into policy analysis and programme development throughout the United Nations System, including at the regional and country levels.

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UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency: The Judicial Perspective

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The UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency: The Judicial Perspective

This text responds to requests for information and guidance for judges on cross-border-related insolvency issues, particularly on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency. It examines the provisions of the UNCITRAL Model Law, ordered to reflect the sequence in which applications for recognition and assistance would generally be considered by the receiving court, under the Model Law, as distinct from an article by article analysis. It offers general guidance, from a judge's perspective, on the issues relevant to deciding those applications, based on the intentions of those who crafted the Model Law and the experiences of its use in practice. It does not purport to instruct judges on how to deal with such applications, nor does it suggest that a single approach is either possible or desirable.

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United Nations Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries: 2011 Update

This publication is designed especially for developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

The revision updates the widely used 2001 version of the Model. It is important for countries that seek assistance in the negotiation and implementation of modern bilateral double tax treaties reflecting their current circumstances and policy priorities. The Model recognizes that to avoid double taxation of investment, the country where the investment takes place and country of the investor often share taxing rights. The Model helps to move forward in a way that preserves an appropriate share of taxing rights for developing countries. It also promotes cooperation to deal with tax avoidance and evasion. Primary audiences are policy makers, diplomats, the general public, media and universities.

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This set provides an introduction to the work of the International Law Commission (ILC), with sufficient references to facilitate further research. Volume I discusses the nature and role of the ILC, as well as of its programme of work, working methods and relationship with governments and other legal bodies. It includes a brief summary of the work undertaken on each topic considered since 1949, as well as several annexes, containing its Statute, relevant historical information, and a selected bibliography. Volume II reproduces the full texts of the final draft instruments prepared by the ILC and submitted to the General Assembly for its consideration, as well as of multilateral conventions adopted by diplomatic conferences convened under the auspices of the United Nations or by the General Assembly, on the basis of draft articles prepared by the ILC. The present edition reflects the work of the ILC as of 31 December 2011.

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Global Parliamentary Report: Parliaments in Synergy with Citizens and Society

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Parliaments perform vital roles in a democracy. Their authority rests on their ability to represent and articulate the interests of citizens in ways that no other institution can. However, in a complex and fastmoving environment, many parliaments are having to change the way that they perform in order to retain their legitimacy and relevance. This publication seeks to provide an overarching analysis of the state of parliaments worldwide. The central theme of this report is the changing relationship between parliaments and citizens. While emphasizing the diversity among parliaments, it looks in particular at reforms designed to enhance this relationship. This report benefits from inputs from parliaments, parliamentarians, parliamentary development practitioners and academics. The annex contains key statistical data on parliaments.

This volume contains the summary records of the meetings of the International Law Commission on its 57th session (2 May – 3 June and 11 July – 5 August 2005). The issues discussed at that session included: unilateral acts of States, diplomatic protection, State responsibility, reservations to treaties and international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law.

Organized Crime and Instability in Central Africa

Governance for Peace: Securing the Social Contract

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United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL): Yearbook 2008, Volume XXXVIII

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No area of the world faces a greater challenge with regard to resource-related conflict than Central Africa.

The violence and instability in the region has cost millions of lives, ranking among the most deadly in recent history. All those presently indicted by the International Criminal Court come from Central Africa, broadly defined, and more children are exploited in armed conflict in Central Africa than in any other part of the world. While the causes of the conflict are complex, there can be little doubt that resource theft and smuggling have enabled armed groups and perpetuated an environment of lawlessness and impunity.

This publication assesses the mechanics of how contraband and resource smuggling fuel conflict, prolong instability and retard development.

Based upon the experience of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in crisis affected contexts, this book provides insights on new approaches to governance promotion, analysis and programming, that are adapted to the challenges of fragility in the 21st century. Relying on interviews with policymakers, partners and programme staff, the publication draws attention to innovative and promising practices in governance and highlights the importance of ensuring approaches based upon rebuilding social contracts and consolidating peacebuilding gains.

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Governance for Peace securing the social contract

Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211263350 Pages: 115 Price: $20.00

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Estimating Illicit Financial Flows Resulting from Drug Trafficking and Other Transnational Organized Crimes

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A number of leading experts in the fields of public law, political science and democratization studies contributed to this book to identify ways of making African governments accountable and describe the extent to which these mechanisms work in practice. It presents new knowledge about legal and political developments in a number of African countries that are relevant to the policy goal of developing and deepening democratic governance and accountable government on the continent. This book is of interest to academics, students and practitioners in the fields of public law, public administration, political studies and African studies.

Garnered through the proceeds of illicit trafficking and other forms of organized profit-motivated crime, dirty money promotes bribery and corruption and finances insurgency. It also destabilizes and deters legitimate enterprise, foreign investment and development. This overview analyzes the nature of illicit financial flows, the socio-economic impacts as well as the existing international instruments to tackle this problem, and provides a case study of the transnational cocaine market.

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Technology and Citizen Participation in the Construction of Democracy

The digest is a compilation of case laws from different jurisdictions that analyze trends in the worldwide interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods (CISG) in a clear, concise and objective manner. This second revision, originally published in 2004, intends to reflect the evolution of the case law on the CISG. The digest makes reference to case law reported in the CLOUT system (Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts) as well as to other sources. It assists in the dissemination of information on the CISG and further promotes its adoption, as well as its uniform interpretation and application. It is a useful tool in technical assistance activities, as well as to support judges, government officials, arbitrators, practitioners and academics.

Publisher: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211263367 Pages: 192 Price: $20.00

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UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration

Treaty Handbook

Revised and updated, this handbook by the Treaty Section of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs is intended as a contribution to UN efforts to assist States in becoming parties to the international treaty framework. It is written in simple language and, with the aid of diagrams and step-by-step instructions, touches upon many aspects of treaty law and practice. This handbook is designed for use by States, international organizations and other relevant entities. In particular, it is intended to provide some degree of assistance to States that may have scarce resources and limited technical proficiency in treaty law and practice to participate fully in the multilateral treaty framework.

This publication contains a presentation of case laws rendered in jurisdictions having enacted the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. In light of the large number of cases collected, the Commission requested a tool specifically designed to present selected information on the interpretation and application of the Model Law in a clear, concise and objective manner. This request originated the UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. The purpose of the digest is to assist in the dissemination of information on the Model Law and further promote its adoption as well as its uniform interpretation and application. In addition, the digest is meant to help judges, government officials, arbitrators, practitioners and academics use more efficiently the case law relating to the UNCITRAL text.

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United Nations e-Government Survey 2012: e-Government for the People

European Union Enlargement and Turkish Labour Migration

The survey was prepared in a context of multiple challenges to achieving sustainable development goals and a call for responsive and collaborative government. It explores the institutional framework for e-government and finds that the existence of a chief information officer acting as a national coordinating authority can help overcome internal barriers and focus minds on integrated responses to citizen concerns.

The survey argues that e-government provides administrators with powerful tools for grappling with social equity and digital divide issues. Governments must find effective channels of communication that fit national circumstances while also taking steps to increase usage of online and mobile services to benefit citizens. The survey explores global e-government development and how best to move ahead.

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This book provides an accessible and comprehensive evaluation of labour migration in general and Turkish labour migration to the European Union (EU) in particular. It introduces the link between the European integration process and Turkish labour migration, and focuses on critical issues and policies relating to economic, demographic, political and social implications of the EU Eastern enlargement.

Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789280812060 Pages: 240 Price: $34.00

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Reports of International Arbitral Awards, Vol.XXIX

Intellectual Property Commercialization: Policy Options and Practical Instruments

Innovation is the key driver of economic growth and development. A well-balanced, affordable and reliable system of intellectual property rights is needed to protect the — often large and highly risky — investments of innovative and creative companies against potential imitators and thereby provide key incentives to undertake such investments in the first place. Countries with economies in transition face particular challenges to integrate into global production networks and to find their own niche in the increasingly global value chains. This book discusses intellectual property management and focuses on the challenges that research organizations and small/medium enterprises face in using the intellectual property system, particularly in transition countries, and on the policy options available to support them.

International Arbitral Awards are of considerable importance, for they are a “subsidiary means for the determination of the rules of law” as provided in Article 38 of the Statue of the International Court of Justice.

They are also important from the point of view of the progressive development of international law. The present volume of the United Nations Reports of International Arbitral Awards consists of a collection of awards and similar decisions relating to a particular field of international law, namely the delimitation and demarcation of international boundaries. It contains awards handed down in 34 different dispute-settlement procedures over a period of more than 150 years, from the late 18th century to mid-20th century.

Service Sector Reforms: Asia-Pacific Perspectives

Compendium of ICT Applications on Electronic Government, Volume 3: Mobile Applications on Citizen Engagement

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: January 2012 ISBN: 9789211337136 Pages: 564 Price: $70.00

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SERVICE SECTOR REFORMS: ASIA-PACIFIC PERSPECTIVES

This is a collection of studies on services, most of which were presented at the conference on “Reforming services for inclusive and sustainable development of Asia and the Pacific” held in Bali, Indonesia in October 2010. The collection provides an agenda for future empirical research and must be perceived as a start. Its aim is to pinpoint key research questions and policy challenges, for which more focused analytical scrutiny, better data and more fine-tuned modelling efforts can hope to produce findings to improve public policies. Work of this nature may underpin the formulation, conducting and implementation of trade and investment policies, both within the remit of domestic reforms and of international cooperation and preferential and multilateral negotiations.

This compendium is comprised of various case studies that focus on advancing citizen engagement by using information and communication technology (ICT) applications. Through mobile technology, ICT applications are working to deliver essential services in many parts of the world. ICT applications compliment and work together with government bodies to help deliver services in education, health, agriculture and financial empowerment – just to name a few. Mobile technology also allows information to become increasingly accessible to many different populations. ICT’s advancements through mobile technology are engaging people of all ages and are quickly gaining popularity in the developing parts of the world.

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UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods, 2010 revision (CD-ROM)

This book addresses the electoral actors and people interested in the study of the value technologies and their impact in democracies. It aims to address both the benefits and limitations of information and communication technologies (ICT’s) on electoral projects as well as on citizen participation. The book is based on the study of specific cases and also relies on the input from different professional perspectives such as electoral authorities, UNDP officials, academics, representatives of civil society and electoral experts.

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Supply Chain Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement

Internet Governance: Creating Opportunities for All

a practical Guide for Continuous improvement

The objective of this publication is to present, in an easily accessible format, the richness of the dialogues from the 2009 meeting at Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. It presents extended and edited extracts of the main sessions, as well as the reports on the workshops and other events that were submitted by the organizers.

In addition, to help set the context, the volume includes a set of background papers by an internationally diverse set of expert participants that illuminate the Internet Governance Forum’s treatment to date of its main substantive themes, as well as its unique procedural dynamics.

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Model Law against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition

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The Firearms Model Law has been developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to assist States in implementing the provisions contained in the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. By distinguishing between mandatory and optional provisions, and suggested provisions stemming from other legal instruments, the Model Law offers flexible solutions adaptable to the needs of each State, whatever its legal tradition and social, economic, cultural and geographical conditions. The Model Law is a voluntary tool, which requires careful adaptation to the specific domestic legal systems in which it is supposed to operate.

Publisher: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Publication Date: October 2011 ISBN: 9789211337129 Pages: 180 Price: $32.00

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World E-Parliament Report 2010

This publication provides an overview of 144 successful innovations in governance and public administration from 50 countries that received the United Nations Public Service Awards, which is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service. The purpose of this book is to disseminate, through descriptive case studies, information about innovative practices by looking at the problem that led to an innovation, at the solution that was designed and implemented to respond to the specific challenge, at the actors and steps involved in the innovation process, and lessons learned. Learning more about how public institutions from around the world solved difficult governance challenges can be a powerful and inspirational tool for those engaged in improving public sector performance.

This report, prepared by the Global Centre for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Parliament, intends to help legislatures harness the potential benefits of ICT for their work and establish key goals and priorities for exploiting this valuable resource. While providing evidence of the complexities of e-parliament, the report suggests ways to overcome some of the obstacles to the effective use of technology in parliamentary settings. It also evaluates the progress accomplished by parliaments during the intervening two years since 2008 in their efforts to use modern technologies to strengthen their institutional role. It further provides a methodology that can serve as a tool for parliaments to improve their performance in key areas of e-Parliament.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9789211231885 Pages: 460 Price: $60.00

Publisher: United Nations/Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211231878 Pages: 260 Price: $45.00

Handbook on Police Accountability, Oversight and Integrity

Recommendations on Harmonized Europe-wide Technical Requirements for Inland Navigation Vessels

Vienna International Centre, PO Box 500, 1400 Vienna, Austria Tel: (+43-1) 26060-0, Fax: (+43-1) 26060-5866, www.unodc.org

This report aims to unify the divergent regulations in force within different intergovernmental organizations and within individual United Nations Economic Commission for Europe member countries. The unified regulations contained therein have been brought in line with relevant European Union legislation and are to facilitate the recognition of ship certificates issued on their basis, thus avoiding the need for vessels engaged in international transport by inland waterway to undergo double inspection. It contains, in particular, strict regulations on limitation of air and water pollution by vessels and on abatement of noise produced by them as well as the internationally agreed standards for minimum manning requirements and working and rest hours of crews.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9789211170498 Pages: 268 Price: $49.00

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE HANDBOOK SERIES

This handbook describes an integrated approach to installing an effective police accountability system, including both preventive and corrective measures, and explains the role and functions of the different actors in this system. It is one of the practical tools developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to support countries in the implementation of the rule of law and the development of criminal justice reform. It aims to assist countries in their efforts to develop effective systems of oversight and accountability within their law enforcement authorities and enhance police integrity. The issues addressed include enhancement of police integrity and the integrity of policing, dealing with complaints about policing (receipt, investigation and follow-up), setting policing priorities and encouraging policy input, and inviting external review, including from independent actors.

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BRIEFING FOR BUSINESS A guide to the Global Compact Principles in Vietnam with sector supplements from the Extractive, Food Processing and Construction Industries

This report takes stock of the work of Local Networks around the world, featuring statistics and case examples on network governance, activities, issues and communications. It is developed annually to showcase the work of the networks. Global Compact Local Networks (GCLNs) are organized by participants who gather voluntarily to advance the Global Compact and its principles locally. There are over nearly 100 established and emerging GCLNs. Their mission is to advance the UN Global Compact principles in business. GCLNs serve an essential role in rooting the Global Compact within national contexts. Participation in a GCLN provides companies the opportunity to engage with other businesses and representatives from civil society, government, academia, business associations and investors.

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Supply chain sustainability is increasingly recognized as a key component of corporate responsibility.

Managing the social, environmental and economic impacts of supply chains, and combating corruption make good business sense. However, supply chains consist of continuously evolving markets and relationships. To navigate this complex terrain, this guide offers a few baseline definitions and practical steps that companies can take toward integrating sustainability into procurement strategies, using the United Nations Global Compact principles as the basis to work toward supply chain sustainability, and it includes numerous examples of good practice to illustrate the steps towards sustainable supply chain management.

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United Nations Juridical Yearbook 2010

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by Governments, Fifteenth Issue (New data only, June 2007-June 2009): Chemicals

Pursuant to resolution 1814 (XVII) of 18 December 1962, the General Assembly requested the SecretaryGeneral to publish a juridical yearbook which would include certain documentary materials of a legal character concerning the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations as presented in an outline annexed to the resolution. Since then, the United Nations Juridical Yearbook has been published on an annual basis reviewing the legal status and activities of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations, as well as legal developments starting from 1963. It has been made up of three substantive parts, divided into eight chapters covering different legal themes, together with a fourth part containing an extensive bibliography on jurisprudence.

This publication presents a unique list of restrictive regulatory actions taken by 121 governments concerning over 1,200 pharmaceuticals and agricultural and industrial chemicals, as well as consumer products. This comprehensive and informative 15th edition, was produced in response to General Assembly resolutions aimed at protecting the world against products harmful to health and the environment. It is updated and printed annually with an ever-expanding coverage of countries and products. According to the previously determined schedule, yearly focus alternates between pharmaceuticals and chemicals. This edition is entirely devoted to chemicals.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: August 2011 ISBN: 9789211337112 Pages: 718 Price: $70.00

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Trade and Development Report 2012: Inclusive Policies for Sustainable Growth

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TRADE LIBERALIZATION, INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN AFRICAN REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES TOWARDS THE AFRICAN COMMON MARKET

Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publication Date: September 2012 ISBN: 9789211128468 Pages: 180 Price: $55.00

Trade Liberalization, Investment and Economic Integration in African Regional Economic Communities towards the African Common Market

This report reviews the progress in African regional integration processes, suggesting an option for revising the timeframe for accelerating the continental integration. Several recommendations related to accelerating integration; the need for a development-driven regional integration; the focus on export value addition and diversification in manufactured goods and services, and enhancing competition policy and attracting more foreign and domestic investment have since contributed to a decision to fast-track integration through this tripartite process. It concludes that there is urgent need to expand integration, as it currently is very low compared to Asia and Latin America in relation to international trade.

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Trade Facilitation Terms: An English-Russian Glossary

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In cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation  ñîòðóäíè÷åñòâå ñ Òîðãîâî-ïðîìûøëåííîé ïàëàòîé Ðîññèéñêîé Ôåäåðàöèè

Trade Facilitation Terms: An English-Russian Glossary

(revised second edition)

(ïåðåñìîòðåííîå âòîðîå èçäàíèå)

Íåýôôåêòèâíûå òîðãîâûå ïðîöåäóðû ïðèâîäÿò ê ïîòåðå âðåìåíè è ðåñóðñîâ, ïîðîæäàþò êîððóïöèþ è ïîäðûâàþò ýôôåêòèâíîñòü êàê êîíòðîëèðóþùèõ îðãàíîâ, òàê è áèçíåñà. Åâðîïåéñêàÿ ýêîíîìè÷åñêàÿ êîìèññèÿ Îðãàíèçàöèè Îáúåäèíåííûõ Íàöèé âîò óæå áîëåå 50 ëåò ðàáîòàåò íà ðàçâèòèå è âíåäðåíèå ñòàíäàðòîâ óïðîùåíèÿ ïðîöåäóð òîðãîâëè. Êîìèññèÿ Òàìîæåííîãî ñîþçà Áåëàðóñè, Êàçàõñòàíà è Ðîññèéñêîé Ôåäåðàöèè ñîçäàíà â 2010 ã., ÷òîáû ñïîñîáñòâîâàòü ýêîíîìè÷åñêîìó ðàçâèòèþ ñòðàí÷ëåíîâ ïîñðåäñòâîì ñîçäàíèÿ åäèíîé òàìîæåííîé òåððèòîðèè, à òàêæå âíåäðåíèÿ ïåðåäîâûõ ìåð óïðîùåíèÿ ïðîöåäóð òîðãîâëè. Äàííûé ãëîññàðèé ïðèçâàí âíåñòè îïðåäåëåííûé âêëàä â äàëüíåéøåå óïðîùåíèå ïðîöåäóð òîðãîâëè â ðóññêîãîâîðÿùèõ ñòðàíàõ è â ñ îâåðøåíñòâîâàíèå ìåòîäîâ ðåãóëèðîâàíèÿ âíåøíåé è âçàèìíîé òîðãîâëè â Òàìîæåííîì ñîþçå. Ãëîññàðèé ïðåäíàçíà÷åí ñòàòü àâòîðèòåòíûì ñïðàâî÷íèêîì òåðìèíîâ óïðîùåíèÿ ïðîöåäóð òîðãîâëè íà ðóññêîì ÿçûêå.

UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE ÅÂÐÎÏÅÉÑÊÀß ÝÊÎÍÎÌÈ×ÅÑÊÀß ÊÎÌÈÑÑÈß ÎÐÃÀÍÈÇÀÖÈÈ ÎÁÚÅÄÈÍÅÍÍÛÕ ÍÀÖÈÉ COMMISSION OF THE CUSTOMS UNION ÊÎÌÈÑÑÈß ÒÀÌÎÆÅÍÍÎÃÎ ÑÎÞÇÀ

Trade Facilitation Terms: An English-Russian Glossary

Publisher: International Trade Centre (ITC) Publication Date: June 2012 ISBN: 9789291374076 Pages: 100 Price: $50.00

Inefficient trade procedures waste time and resources, while breeding corruption and undermining the efficiency of both control agencies and business. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe has worked on the development and promotion of trade facilitation standards for 50 years. The Commission of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation was created in 2010 in order to foster its Member States' economic development through establishing a common Customs territory, including the implementation of advanced trade facilitation measures.

This Glossary should be an invaluable contribution to the promotion of trade facilitation in Russian-speaking countries and to the enhancement of methods of regulation in the Customs Union. It is intended to become an authoritative reference for trade facilitation terms in Russian.

Óïðîùåíèå ïðîöåäóð òîðãîâëè: àíãëî-ðóññêèé ãëîññàðèé òåðìèíîâ

This book provides a wide range of examples of the impact of anti-competitive practices and arrangements on developing country suppliers. Anti-competitive practices and market structures undercut export market opportunities and the productive capacities on which developing country businesses depend. The publication focuses on the impact of state monopolies and abuses of dominant positions in infrastructure markets, the impact of anti-competitive practices in the international distribution and retail sector, and the effect of international cartels. The role and response of the private sector is discussed, as well as the scope for enhanced international cooperation to address these issues.

UNECE ÅÝÊ ÎÎÍ

Combating Anti-competitive Practices: A Guide for Developing Economy Exporters

(revised second edition)

Óïðîùåíèå ïðîöåäóð òîðãîâëè: àíãëî-ðóññêèé ãëîññàðèé òåðìèíîâ

(ïåðåñìîòðåííîå âòîðîå èçäàíèå)

COMMISSION OF THE CUSTOMS UNION ÊÎÌÈÑÑÈß ÒÀÌÎÆÅÍÍÎÃÎ ÑÎÞÇÀ

IN T ER N AT IO N A L T R A D E

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THIRD EDITION

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EXPORT IMPACT FOR GOOD

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Africa Investor Report 2011: Towards Evidence-based Investment Promotion Strategies

Towards EvidEncE-BasEd invEsTmEnT PromoTion sTraTEgiEs

Patterns of Internationalization for Developing Country Enterprises

Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Lesotho

(Alliances and Joint Ventures)

Madagascar Malawi Mali Mozambique Niger Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Tanzania Uganda Zambia

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This publication is the world's most extensive, hands-on and neutral source of information on international trade of coffee. It covers trade issues relevant to coffee growers, traders, exporters, transportation companies, certifiers, associations, authorities and others in coffee-producing countries. This third edition marks the 20th anniversary of this popular guide. It includes new material on climate change, the role of women in the coffee sector and comparison of sustainability schemes.

The Coffee Exporter’s Guide

Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789211128451 Pages: 100 Price: $30.00

Export Quality Management

The report has two key objectives - to identify “quality” foreign direct investment (FDI) and to seek an optimal allocation of scarce public funds in Africa by facilitating (largely through investment commotion agencies) the attraction of these investments. Close to 7000 firms (with 36% having foreign involvement) were interviewed in 19 Sub-Saharan African host countries. The report examines the impact of FDI on productivity, training, human capital, competition, employment, wages and trade (exports). The publication of this report is anPatterns important step forward in understanding FDI in Africa, its impact and its prospects. It is the start of a of Internationalization for Developing Country Enterprises process that should see the valuable data that it introduces analyzed and reanalyzed to tease out all the valuable insights that it contains.

A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Exporters SECOND EDITION

(Alliances and Joint Ventures)

Publisher: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789211064506 Pages: 220 Price: $30.00

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by The european union

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The Coffee Exporter's Guide - Third Edition

The publication reviews progress in African regional integration and suggests accelerating continental integration. Several recommendations relate to accelerating integration; taking into account international trade policy and strengthening trade negotiators' capacities; and the need for development-driven regional integration. The focus, inter alia, is on export value addition, diversification in manufactured goods and services and attracting more foreign and domestic investment. The establishment of a Multi-Agency Task Force on the African Common Market and Economic Community is recommended to monitor progress in regional integration and undertake studies on strengthening economic integration in specific areas. The study provides comprehensive research and analysis on Africa's intra-trade flows and recommends their expansion.

Patterns of Internationalization for Developing Country Enterprises (Alliances and Joint Ventures)

Unido invEsTmEnT moniToring PlaTform

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211251173 Pages: 220 Price: $55.00

Trade and Development Report, 1981-2011: Three Decades of Thinking Development

Patterns of Internationalization for Developing Country Enterprises (Alliances and Joint Ventures)

is simple: To accelerate the pace of industrial development in Africa, there is a need to find innovative ways estments, both domestic and foreign. Investment promotion is no longer a function of glossy websites and endless and costly travels around the globe. Investment is by investors and investors cannot be ignored in n of our policies and strategies. The Investment Monitoring Platform affords all stakeholders the invaluable tune in and hear the voice of the private sector”.

nion Commissioner for Trade and Industry, Madame Elizabeth Tankeu (29 September 1944 – 16 October 2011)

The fifth of the series (ARIAV) has come at a time of renewed enthusiasm for shortening the period of the vision of the Abuja Treaty. Its overall objective is to provide an analytical research publication that defines frameworks for African governments, the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities, towards accelerating the establishment of the African Common Market through the speedy removal of all tariff and non-tariff barriers; obstacles to free movement of people, investments and factors of production in general across Africa, and through fast-tracking the creation of an African continental Free Trade Area.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: June 2012 ISBN: 9789211615326 Pages: 235 Price: $35.00

Printed in Austria V.07-89254—September 2008—1,500

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211170559 Pages: 316 Price: $55.00

Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA) V: Towards the Continental Free Trade Area, Customs Union and Common Market

The index measures volume changes in the production of an economy, and therefore provides a measurement that is free of influences of price changes, making it an indicator of choice for many applications. This publication revisits the original manual on Index Numbers of Industrial Production, published by the United Nations in 1950. It takes into account methodological developments in the field of index number calculation over the past decades and describes new recommended methodological standards for the compilation of index numbers of industrial production. In addition to outlining the standard methodology, it also provides practical guidance for actual steps in the index number calculation and presents recommended methods for each industry in its scope to assist countries in producing highquality short-term economic indicators that are also internationally comparable.

Africa Investor Report 2011

The revised second edition was prepared in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Commission of the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation and contains changes of some terms, minor editing, and updates of some weblinks. This glossary is intended for professionals in the field of trade regulation, government officials, company managers, teachers and university students. It aims at providing practical assistance in developing international economic relations, common standards and tools for trade facilitation. It should be of help for international trade negotiators, linguists and translators, by providng the basis for standard translation of these terms for all stakeholders.

UNITED NATIONS ÎÐÃÀÍÈÇÀÖÈß ÎÁÚÅÄÈÍÅÍÍÛÕ ÍÀÖÈÉ

International Recommendations for the Index of Industrial Production 2010

ember 2008—1,500

Trade Facilitation Terms: An English - Russian Glossary (Revised Second Edition)

I N TE R N ATI O N A L TR A D E

In the context of the ongoing fallout from the global financial crisis, income distribution is back to the centre of economic analysis and policies. This publication explores the linkages between income distribution, growth and development. It analyzes the evolution of income inequality over the last decades in different regions and groups of countries. It also examines the explanations given for the widespread rise of inequality.

The report questions the thesis that rising inequality is a necessary condition for successful development.

Based on a comprehensive theory of economic policy elaborated in former reports, this book argues that only inclusive development policies create the conditions for sustainable and rapid growth.

Export Quality Management: A Guide for Small and Medium-sized Exporters - Second Edition

This publication seeks to provide small- and medium-sized exporters in developing countries and transition economies with a comprehensive understanding of crucial quality-related issues linked to the quality infrastructure. Structured in a question and answer format, the book answers 95 frequently asked questions by exporters about quality, technical requirements (standards, technical regulations, sanitary and phytosanitary measures), management systems, conformity assessment (testing, inspection, certification), metrology, accreditation, and the WTO Agreements on Technical Barriers to Trade and the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.

Publisher: International Trade Centre (ITC) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789291373994 Pages: 282 Price: $70.00

USD 70 ISBN 978-92-9137-393-2

United Nations Sales No. E.11.III.T.2

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National Trade Policy for Export Success National Trade Policy for Export Success

USD 70 ISBN 978-92-9137-402-1

EXPORT IMPACT FOR GOOD

United Nations Sales No. E.12.III.T.3

Publisher: International Trade Centre (ITC) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789291374021 Pages: 171 Price: $70.00

Fighting Corruption in the Supply Chain: A Guide for Customers and Suppliers

Fighting Corruption in the Supply Chain:

a guide For CuStomerS and SupplierS

Public-Private Collaboration for Export Success

The linkages between existing regional trade agreements and international production networks in Asia/Pacific are explored in this book. New evidence is provided from selected sectors of certain Asian economies on the linkages between international production networks and regional trade agreements.

The research project was part of a research programme of the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT). The project focused on three productive sectors in five Asian countries — automotive, textiles and clothing, and electronics — which have proven to be fruitful areas for the establishment of international production networks.

Publisher: International Trade Centre (ITC) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789291373932 Pages: 112 Price: $50.00

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: December 2011 ISBN: 9789211206203 Pages: 256 Price: $44.00

Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific: An Analysis of Import and Export Processes

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010

This book offers a synthesis of the results and implications from a series of business process analyses of procedures involved in importing and exporting goods to and from selected Asian countries. It aims at deepening the understanding of the nature and significance of the procedural bottlenecks associated with intra-regional trade. It provides a unique set of micro-level information on the time and cost of trade procedures, complementing the more macro-level and cross-country trade facilitation indicators already available in the literature. It will be of interest to those in charge of analyzing or improving trade transaction efficiency in developing countries.

In 2010, the Latin American and Caribbean region showed great resilience to the international financial crisis and became the world region with the fastest-growing flows of both inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI). The upswing in FDI in the region has occurred in a context in which developing countries in general have taken on a greater share in both inward and outward FDI flows. This briefing paper is divided into five sections. The first offers a regional overview of FDI in 2010. The second examines FDI trends in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The third describes the presence China is beginning to build up as an investor in the region. Lastly, the fourth and fifth sections analyze the main foreign investments and business strategies in the telecommunications and software sectors, respectively.

UNCTAD

Review of MaRitiMe tRanspoRt 2011

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Review

of MaRitiMe tRanspoRt

2011

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: December 2011 ISBN: 9789211217599 Pages: 204 Price: $30.00

Review of Maritime Transport 2011

Trade and Development Report 2011: Post-crisis Policy Challenges in the World Economy

More than 80 per cent of international trade in goods is carried by sea and an even higher percentage of developing-country trade is carried in ships. The Review of Maritime Transport, an annual publication prepared by the Division on Technology and Logistics of the UNCTAD secretariat, is an important source of information on a vital sector. It closely monitors developments affecting world seaborne trade, freight rates, ports, surface transport and logistics services, as well as trends in ship ownership and control and fleet age, tonnage supply and productivity. The review contains information on legal and regulatory developments and includes each year an in depth focus on a selected topic. In 2011, the participation of developing countries in maritime businesses is highlighted.

Reforms of financial regulations are progressing slowly and only at the national level, monetary system reform is limited. After an interlude that some considered as a return to Keynesianism, the orientation of macroeconomic policy, especially fiscal policy, is back to business as usual. This will hinder a sustained recovery of the world economy and open the door for new financial crises. Thus, the rethinking of policies and reshaping the financial and monetary system remain an urgent task. This publication makes concrete proposals on how, and in which priority areas, to advance with strengthening regulation of the financial sector and commodity markets, reform of the international monetary system, and the reorientation of fiscal policy.

Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789211128413 Pages: 170 Price: $95.00

Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9789211128222 Pages: 224 Price: $55.00

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Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211206371 Pages: 80 Price: $20.00

For further information on UNCTAD’s work on trade logistics, please visit: www.unctad.org/ttl

International Trade Statistics Yearbook 2010

International Accounting and Reporting Issues: 2010 Review

This publication is issued in two volumes which are prepared at different times during 2011. Volume I: Trade by Country, compiled in May 2011, presents detailed data for a total of 175 countries (or areas) with the 2010 data on imports and exports by commodity and trading partner provided for 93 countries (or areas), representing approximately 74% of world trade of 2010. Volume II: Trade by Commodity contains the detailed tables showing international trade in main commodity groups, and is finalized approximately six months after the completion of Volume I (in November 2011).

This volume contains a review of the main developments in the area of accounting and reporting and also the proceedings of the 27th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD's) Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR), held in Geneva. The main agenda item of the 27th session of ISAR was a capacity-building framework for high-quality corporate reporting. The study was conducted by examining the corporate governance disclosure requirements of relevant laws and stock exchange listing rules, and comparing these with the ISAR benchmark of good practices identified in the 2006 UNCTAD publication Guidance on Good Practices in Corporate Governance Disclosure.

Publisher: United Nations Volume I , Trade by Country Publication Date: December 2011 ISBN: 9789211615531 Pages: 436 Price: $115.00 Volume II, Trade by Commodity Publication Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789211615579 Pages: 449 Price: $115.00 30

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Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: December 2011 ISBN: 9789211046045 Pages: 62 Price: $14.00

Fighting Irrelevance: The Role of Regional Trade Agreements in International Production Networks in Asia

This publication compiles case studies for business leaders, policymakers and development practitioners, showcasing successful experiences of public-private dialogue in developing countries. It outlines activities driven by the governments and targeted at private sector players in the form of public-private partnerships for service delivery and public-private consultative bodies. The compilation presents private sector initiatives targeted at public sector players in the form of business advocacy. It demonstrates the essential role of the private sector in trade and development through examples featuring the Barbadian tourism industry, customs services in Ghana, Thailand’s automotive industry, Penang’s export hub for electronics, and India’s textile parks.

U n i t e d n at i o n s C o n f e r e n C e o n t r a d e a n d d e v e l o p m e n t

This guide for reducing corruption risk in the supply chain has been created by the United Nations Global Compact and is intended for both customers and suppliers. It contains an introduction, followed by three sections and addenda. The introduction and first two sections outline the business case for fighting corruption in the supply chain, and provide a framework for customer-supplier engagement on these issues. These sections will be of interest to both strategic executives and to programme administrators and technical personnel. The final section and addenda offer detailed guidance on common supply chain corruption scenarios and a set of tools for fighting corruption. These sections are designed for programme administrators and technical personnel.

I N TE R N ATI O N A L TR A D E

This book outlines how trade policy reform can reduce business costs for production and logistics to improve competitiveness of companies and industry sectors. It provides business associations with a valuable tool to assess and influence trade policy and related regulations using cases and examples of policy, legal and regulatory changes (both positive and negative) from around the world. It weighs the benefits and costs of trade policy options, which is relevant to both business associations and other stakeholders engaging in advocacy campaigns on trade policy issues. This publication is also for government policymakers endeavouring to understand the business implications of their policies. Above all, this book promotes a culture of informed public-private dialogue, which is an essential component of the democratic process of policy formulation.

Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9789211128314 Pages: 92 Price: $75.00

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Agribusiness for Africa's Prosperity

World Drug Report 2012

Many illicit drug markets have reached global dimensions and require control strategies on a comparable scale. In that context, there is a need to better understand these transnational markets and the manner in which they operate. This annual report is a contribution towards that objective. It presents comprehensive information on the illicit drug situation and provides detailed estimates and trend analysis on production, trafficking and consumption in the opium/heroin, coca/cocaine, cannabis and amphetamine-type stimulants markets.

Publisher: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9789211064469 Pages: 352 Price: $45.00

Publisher: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Publication Date: June 2012 ISBN: 9789211482676 Pages: 100 Price: $70.00

World Investment Report 2011: Non-equity Modes of International Production and Development

This report is widely regarded as the most authoritative source of data and analysis on the activities of transnational corporations, national and international regulatory regimes, and their implications for development. The 2011 edition focuses on the strategic use of non-equity modalities (e.g. contract manufacturing, service outsourcing, licensing, franchising, etc.) by transnational corporations in their management of global value chains and international operations. Additional highlights include a discussion of the interplay between foreign direct investment and industrial policy, as well as an assessment of the origin, rise and global map of state-owned transnational corporations. It also contains a statistical annex with data on flows and stocks of foreign direct investment for 196 economies.

Publisher: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211128284 Pages: 250 Price: $95.00

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CREATING BUSINESS AND SOCIAL VALUE: THE ASIAN WAY TO INTEGRATE CSR INTO

IN T ER N AT IO N A L T R A D E

BUSINESS STRATEGIES

HIV/AIDS

AND THE SECURITY SECTOR IN AFRICA EDITED BY

HIV in Asia and the Pacific: Getting to Zero

While the region has seen impressive gains – including a 20% drop in new HIV infections since 2001 and a three-fold increase in access to antiretroviral therapy since 2006 – progress is threatened by an inadequate focus on key populations at higher risk of HIV infection and insufficient funding from both domestic and international sources. This report features the most up-to-date information on the regional epidemic and response, and aims to provide perspectives on the situations, opportunities and challenges currently at play – to build understanding, inform discussion and inspire ongoing commitment for actions that will halt HIV and get Asian and the Pacific “to Zero”.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is used to describe the voluntary efforts of companies to assume a larger responsibility for the effect of their operations on society. As such, CSR is an important complement to development efforts of governments. This publication introduces ways businesses can practically integrate CSR in general and the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact in particular, into business strategies and practices. It further provides examples of how a number of companies from the Asian and Pacific region have implemented the principles of the Global Compact in their day to day work. Finally, it provides a brief overview of what governments can do to support and facilitate company implementation of CSR.

Publisher: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789291739035 Pages: 142 Price: $40.00

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211206166 Pages: 162 Price: $40.00

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THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN TRADE FACILITATION A Study by the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade

Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789280812091 Pages: 294 Price: $34.00

Obijiofor Aginam and Martin R. Rupiya

Creating Business and Social Value: The Asian Way to Integrate CSR into Business Strategies

The Development Impact of Information Technology in Trade Facilitation

World Migration Report 2011: Communicating Effectively about Migration

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: September 2011 ISBN: 9789211206173 Pages: 270 Price: $40.00

Publisher: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789290686194 Pages: 158 Price: $49.00

This publication brings together case studies from five different countries in Southeast and East Asia to examine the impact of IT-based trade facilitation measures already implemented, with a specific focus on their effect on small and medium sized-enterprises. The development of Information Technology (IT) systems to streamline the trade transaction processes has typically been partial and often uncoordinated across government agencies involved in trade control, often resulting in limited gains in trade efficiency.

The publication argues however, that as big and small enterprises alike overwhelmingly rely on specialized third parties to complete trade procedures, IT-based trade facilitation measures are generally not found to have a discriminatory effect on smaller enterprises.

This report presents available evidence on public perceptions and attitudes regarding migration globally.

It analyzes the way in which they are shaped, and how they can influence and be influenced by policy and the media. It suggests several ways to improve communication about migration to promote better understanding and recognition of the benefits of migration. The plublication comprises two parts: part A analyses major migration trends in 2010/2011, offering an overview of developments in policy, legislation, international cooperation and dialogue on migration, and part B reviews the evolution of the agency's approach to migration management since the end of the Cold War. It also presents a statistical overview of the organization's programmes over the last decade.

Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2011: Post-crisis Trade and Investment Opportunities for Asia and the Pacific

Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors 2010

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

This report identifies the challenges and opportunities for trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region and concludes that with the right policies and strengthened regional cooperation, the region will be able to continue strong trade- and investment-led growth. With the continued stalling of the international Doha Round of negotiations, regional trade agreements remain an important approach to controlling protectionism. A fresh look at negotiations of the rules under these agreements in order to make them perform their enabling role is recommended. The report emphasizes that governments need to step up efforts to improve the environment for business and investment.

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: August 2011 ISBN: 9789211206289 Pages: 212 Price: $55.00

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HIV/AIDS and the Security Sector in Africa

Throughout history, communicable diseases have weakened the capacity of state institutions to perform core security functions, which compelled many African countries to initiate policies aimed at addressing the impact of HIV/AIDS on the armed forces, police and prisons. These policies address: 1) the role of peacekeepers in the spread or control of HIV, 2) public health versus human rights dilemma, 3) the gender dimensions of HIV in the armed forces, and 4) the impact of HIV on the police and prisons. While this volume does not address all aspects of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the security sector, the contributors nonetheless highlight the potentials and limits of existing policies in Africa’s security sector.

PUB L I C HE A LTH/PO PUL AT I O N

This publication analyzes the challenges, the potential and opportunities of African agribusiness in the current period of dramatic changes in global agro-industrial markets, and builds a case for agribusiness development as a path to Africa's prosperity. Written by international experts, from agribusiness practitioners, to academic experts and UN technical agencies, this volume fills what the United Nations Industrial Development Organization perceived as a significant gap in knowledge concerning these issues.

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Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors Fabrication de stupéfiants, de substances psychotropes et de leurs précurseurs Fabricación de estupefacientes, de sustancias sicotrópicas y de sus precursores

This publication lists national manufacturers authorized by governments to manufacture or convert specific narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, as well as manufacturers of precursor chemicals, on a country-by-country basis. Along with the name of manufacturers, readers can find contact details and the name of narcotic drugs and/or psychotropic substances each manufacturer is authorized to produce. An index in English, French and Spanish of all substances under international control reported to have been actually manufactured during the year appears at the end of the publication, indicating the country or countries in which manufacture took place and the manufacturer(s) involved.

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Energetic and open to new technologies, young people can transform global politics and culture.

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This book provides evidence of how much we have achieved in providing universal access, and weighs that against our vision for the future: zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.

This report contains scientific analysis, personal insights from world leaders and the results of extensive national and regional consultations at the front lines of the AIDS response. While perspectives differ, one simple truth emerges: we cannot break the arc of this epidemic — where five people were newly infected for every three starting treatment in 2010 — if we adopt a "business as usual" approach.

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The State of World Population 2011: People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion

In late 2011, the global population reached 7 billion, up from 6 billion in barely 12 years. This publication examines how the world got to this milestone, assessing the impact of factors such as the large strides in health care which allow older people to live longer, more children to survive to adulthood and beyond, as well as policies and other initiatives that allow women to play a stronger role in society. This overview analyzes the latest demographic trends, such as the unprecedented "youth bulge", as well as projections and implications for the quality of life of women, men and young people. The report includes original reporting from China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, India, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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This report provides an overview of the global manufacture, trade and use of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) and ecstasy, highlighting the nature of the ATS threat and the impact on society. It shows the regional trends for Asia, Oceania , Europe, Africa, North America and Central and South America and the Caribbean. It mainly focuses on countries where available data suggest that the most significant changes have occurred over the past five years. The report also highlights manufacturing methods, constraints of ATS-related data gathering, and forensic data to understand the range of products available in illicit ATS markets.

The framework of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will expire in 2015. In the post-MDGs era, persons with disabilities and disability issues must be an integral part of the international development agenda as the global community considers what will replace the MDGs beyond 2015. This publication is a collaborative effort by United Nations agencies, disability-related organizations and NGOs, as well as advocates and experts from around the world. It provides a "roadmap" for why and how disability can and should be included in the planning, monitoring and evaluation of development-related programmes and policies. It assesses the links between disability and poverty and explores ways to integrate disability issues into current and future development efforts. This book will benefit those working in disability advocacy, programming and outreach efforts.

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To prevent the diversion of precursor chemicals for use in the illicit manufacture of drugs, governments must have adequate legislation in line with the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances as well as effective working mechanisms and procedures for information feedback between the authorities involved in the control of precursor chemicals. The International Narcotics Control Board in its annual report examines actions taken recently and highlights both successful results and shortcomings. The 2011 precursors report of the Board presents the latest developments in global precursor chemical control.

UNAIDS commemorates 30 years of the AIDS epidemic by publishing a compilation of 30 milestones, thoughts, images, words, artworks, breakthroughs, inspirations and ideas in response. The special edition of Outlook illustrates timelines on three issues that have shaped the AIDS response — the evolution of access to antiretroviral treatment, HIV/Tuberculosis and the use of condoms. It presents a range of posters from around the world, showing the diverse visual strategies used over the years to communicate messages on AIDS awareness and safer sex. It also presents information on current HIV prevention approaches, human rights and AIDS, gender disparities, HIV data, resources available for AIDS response and recent advancements in the field of science.

World AIDS Day Report 2011: How to Get to Zero - Faster. Smarter. Better.

The Global Afghan Opium Trade: A Threat Assessment

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Opiates originating in Afghanistan threaten the health and well-being of people in many regions of the world. Their illicit trade also adversely impacts governance, security, stability and development — in Afghanistan, its neighbours, the broader region and beyond. This publication covers worldwide flows of Afghan opiates, as well as trafficking in precursor chemicals used to turn opium into heroin. By providing a better understanding of the global impact of Afghan opiates, this publication can help the international community identify vulnerabilities and possible countermeasures.

This report sets benchmarks and provides forward-looking analysis of the 2015 targets set by the United Nations General Assembly in its 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. This publication asks, “how will we get there?” and presents key data and illustrative figures covering the decade 2006-2015. An incisive narrative examines the new global targets in the Political Declaration and in the UNAIDS strategy on AIDS, and it reviews options and implications to stop the AIDS epidemic. Numerical targets are charted and their implications reviewed for each region.

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UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2012

National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables 2010 (Five-volume Set) National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables, 2010

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This publication contains detailed official national accounts data for 200 countries or areas of the World for the years 1999 to 2010. It is a valuable source of information on the state and structure of economies worldwide. The data for each country or area are presented in separate chapters with uniform table headings and classifications as recommended in the System of National Accounts 1993 (1993 SNA). Each country chapter also contains a write-up on the methodology and data sources which are used to compile the national accounts. A summary of the SNA conceptual framework, classifications, definitions, is also included in the publication.

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STATI STI C S

This publication provides a comprehensive, reliable, coherent and comparable collection of statistical data. The data is relevant for the analysis of international trade, investment and development of individual countries and for economic and trade groupings. The publication presents consolidated reference statistics considered of particular importance in describing how developing countries have evolved in the context of globalization for the following subjects: international merchandise trade, export and import structure by products and by regions of origin and destination, and related concentration and diversification indices; volume and unit value indices of exports and imports, terms of trade and purchasing power indices of exports; international trade in services; commodity prices and relevant price indices; international financial data; current accounts.

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This publication is an annual compilation of a wide range of international economic, social and environmental statistics on over 200 countries and areas, obtained from sources including United Nations agencies and other international, national and specialized organizations. The 55th edition contains data available to the Statistics Division as of 31 December 2011 and presents them in 60 tables on topics such as: agriculture, forestry and fishing; communication; development assistance; education; energy; environment; finance; gender; international merchandise trade; international tourism; labour force; manufacturing; national accounts; population; prices; and science and technology. The number of years of data shown in the tables varies from one to ten, with most tables covering the period up to 2009 or 2010.

Accompanying the tables are technical notes providing brief descriptions of major statistical concepts, definitions and classifications.

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This publication comprises, in the form of analytical tables, a summary of the principal national accounting aggregates based on official national accounts data for more than 200 countries and areas, covering 19702010. It also contains a section on the estimation methods used for compiling data. Tables include analysis of data on gross domestic product (GDP) by different structural components. They are classified into: 1) analysis of the level of total and per capita GDP; 2) analysis of the percentage shares of GDP by type of expenditure and gross value added by kind of economic activity; 3) analysis of economic development expressed in terms of real growth of GDP and its components by type of expenditure and gross value added by kind of economic activity, and 4) analysis of price development reflected by implicit price deflators of GDP.

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The 31st edition of this annual publication compiles over 50 indicators collected from more than 20 international statistical sources and presented in one-page profiles for 216 countries or areas of the world.

This issue covers various years from 2000 to 2011. For the economic indicators, in general, three years — 2000, 2005 and 2010 — are shown; for the indicators in the social and environmental categories, data for one year are presented. The topics covered include: agriculture, balance of payments, education, energy, environment, food, gender, health, industrial production, information and communication, international finance, international tourism, international trade, labour, migration, national accounts, population and prices.

International Recommendations for Water Statistics

International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Concepts and Definitions 2010

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This publication provides a comprehensive methodological framework for collection and compilation of international merchandise trade statistics in all countries, irrespective of the level of development of their statistical system. The conceptual framework reflects both the multipurpose nature of these statistics and concern for availability of the adequate data sources and data compilation procedures. It is intended primarily for the producers of international trade statistics, particularly the staff of national statistical offices and/or customs involved in the collection and compilation of merchandise trade statistics, but may be also useful to researchers and other users interested in better understanding of the nature of trade statistics.

These recommendations were developed to assist countries establish and strengthen information systems for water, which in turn support the design and evaluation of better water policies. In particular, these recommendations support the collection, compilation and dissemination of internationally comparable water statistics in countries, as well as the implementation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts for Water (SEEA-Water). They also provide the necessary information for deriving coherent and consistent indicators, enabling comparisons over time and between countries from an agreed list of data items, and consolidate the experiences and practices of countries and international organizations in water statistics. The United Nations Statistical Commission is the highest decision-making body for international statistical activities, especially the setting of statistical standards.

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Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services 2010

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2011

This manual sets out an internationally agreed framework for the compilation and reporting of statistics of international trade in service. While it is primarily a guide for statistical compilers, it is also a useful tool for governments and international organizations that use statistical information in connection with international negotiations on trade in services. Furthermore, it can help enterprises and others that need to monitor developments in international services markets. The annex presenting the nature and purpose of the Tourism Satellite Account has been updated.

This publication presents data for the 58 regional Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) member countries, as well as world, regional, sub-regional and economic aggregates for comparison. It offers current trends and emerging topics in the Asia-Pacific region, grouped around the themes of people, the environment, the economy and connectivity. It provides the international and regional community with key indicators, objective analyses of the current trends and emerging issues, along with data and charts. In order to maximize the comparability, the data is sourced exclusively from international agencies that adhere to the official global statistical standards.

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Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2012 - Statistics for 2010

Statistical Yearbook: Fifty-fourth Issue

Publisher: United Nations Publishing Date: February 2012 ISBN: 9789210481496 Pages: 412 Price: $50.00

This publication is an annual compilation of a wide range of international economic, social and environmental statistics on over 200 countries and areas, obtained from sources including United Nations agencies and other international, national and specialized organizations. The 54th edition contains data available to the Statistics Division as of 31 December 2010, and presents them in 70 tables on topics such as: agriculture, forestry and fishing; communication; development assistance; education; energy; environment; finance; gender; international tourism; labour force; manufacturing; national accounts; population; prices; science and technology, and transport. The number of years of data shown in the tables varies from one to ten, with most tables covering the period up to 2008 or 2009. Accompanying the tables are technical notes providing brief descriptions of major statistical concepts, definitions and classifications.

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2011 (Includes DVD)

World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision - Special Aggregates (DVD)

Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: November 2011 ISBN: 9789210612845 Pages: 828 Price: $155.00

This publication provides a comprehensive, reliable, coherent and comparable collection of reference statistics considered of particular importance in describing how developing countries have evolved in the context of globalization for the following subjects: international merchandise trade, export and import structure by products and by regions of origin and destination, and related concentration and diversification indices; volume and unit value indices of exports and imports, terms of trade and purchasing power; indices of exports; international trade in services; commodity prices and relevant price indices; international financial data; current accounts, capital and financial accounts, foreign direct investment, external indebtedness, workers’ remittances, and indicators of development like GDP and population and labour force.

This revision provides a comprehensive and consistent set of population data for the world’s countries and their aggregates. The comprehensive CD-ROM version contains essential data such as total births, total deaths, total net-migration, the respective crude rates, life expectancy at birth by sex, infant and child mortality, summary measures of adult mortality and deaths by broad age groups, total fertility, netreproduction rate and population growth rates. The extended DVD contains data from the comprehensive CD-ROM plus population figures by single calendar year and single age group. The DVD for Special Aggregates contains a subset of indicators from the extended dataset aggregated for 276 functional groupings.

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African Statistical Yearbook 2011

Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles 2008

This publication provides users with quality statistical information to inform Africa’s development initiatives.

It aims to break with past practices, whereby each regional/subregional organization published their own statistical data on African countries. It is expected that the joint collection and sharing of data between regional institutions will promote a wider use of country data, reduce costs and significantly improve the quality of the data, leading to better monitoring of development initiatives on the continent. The data contained in this publication are arranged generally for the years 2002 to 2010 or for the last eight years.

This report contains energy balances for about 115 developing countries, showing energy production, trade, conversion and consumption for each fuel used in the country, as well as electricity profiles for about 190 countries, providing detailed information on production trade and consumption of electricity, net installed capacity and thermal power plant input for selected developing and developed countries. This publication is bilingual (English and French) and is available in print and electronic (PDF format) versions.

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This publication provides analysis of recent trends and statistics for estimated requirements and actual movements of narcotic drugs. Data is provided for specific groups of drugs and countries. The technical data on narcotic drugs are published for control purposes and to meet the needs of researchers, enterprises and the general public. The publication of statistical data provides information for analytical purposes, inter alia, on the availability and use of narcotic drugs in various countries and territories. The publication of estimates and statistics on production, manufacture, stocks and utilization of narcotic drugs is also intended to furnish producing and manufacturing countries with information on prospective trends. This trilingual publication is in English, French and Spanish.

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Energy Statistics Yearbook 2008

This publication is the fifty-second issue in a series of annual compilations of internationally comparable statistics summarizing world energy trends. Annual data for over 200 countries and areas for the period of 2005 to 2008 are presented on production, trade and consumption of energy, i.e. solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, as well as electricity. In addition, per capita consumption series are provided for all energy products.

Graphs are included to illustrate historic trends and/or changes in composition of production and/or consumption of major energy products. Special tables of interest include international trade tables for coal, crude petroleum and natural gas by partner countries (providing information on direction of trade), selected series of statistics on renewables and wastes, refinery distillation capacity and a table on selected energy resources.

A reference for analyzing existing trade statistical information for assessing trade issues, discussing negotiating positions and conducting consultations, the handbook covers a number of issues. It covers a wide range of basic data and notation issues, as well as issues of data cleaning and calculation practicalities. Also covered are definitions, formulae and calculations of trade indicators. The handbook discusses measures of openness (or protection) at national, regional and global levels and offers some indicators commonly used in this area. It concludes with a forward-looking discussion of tools that will allow further analysis on the issues covered.

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Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook 2008: Physical Quantity Data (Vol.I) & Monetary Value Data (Vol.II)

The 2008 Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook is the forty-second in a series of annual compilations of statistics on world industry designed to meet both the general demand for information of this kind and the special requirements of the United Nations and related international bodies. The present publication contains data in physical quantities, as well as in monetary value of production. The statistics refer to the ten-year period 1999-2008 for about 200 countries and areas, based on a list of about 600 commodities.

Please see also UN Comtrade (page 46), the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics (page 48) and Population and Vital Statistics Report (page 49).

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The League of Nations: From Collective Security to Global Rearmament

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In the wake of the First World War, at the Peace Conference at Versailles, US President Wilson called for the creation of a League of Nations for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small nations alike. For the first time, conflicts between nations were a matter of global concern. Numerous key areas — social, economic and statistics, health, labour — were dealt with either directly by the League or indirectly by its specialized agencies. The League’s lifetime (1919-1947) saw the creation of bodies that would be at the origin of the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Their achievements were manifold and though some of them were "revived" as United Nations offices or specialized agencies after the Second World War, they were inherited from the League of Nations.

U N IT E D NAT I O N S / I N T E R N AT I O N A L P E AC E A N D SE C UR I T Y

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the first international agreement setting out freedoms, rights and entitlements for all humanity to claim. It emphasizes the inextricable relationship between fundamental freedoms and social justice, and their connection with peace and security. The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.

CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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Escaping Victimhood Children, Youth and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

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This publication argues that “gender” is a fundamental battleground on which Al Qaeda, the Taliban and their types have to be defeated. Issues of regressive radicalism, literalism, militancy and terrorism can only be solved through people-centred interventions. Therefore, relevant governments and civil society should promote an alternative culture of growth, self-expression and actualization for Muslim men. To achieve sustainable counterterrorism results, Aslam recommends underlining masculinities in Muslim contexts and expanding the scope of required interventions beyond those confined to Islam(ism), the opposing sects and ideological movements of which rarely agree. This book also includes empirical data from a pilot study conducted on Pakistani Muslim masculinities.

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By placing the demons within both migration and violent citizenship and in a longer historical perspective, this book succeeds in surpassing current interpretations of the 2008 violence against immigrants in the townships as just resulting from xenophobia. The authors masterfully show that the politics of statecraft – notably the African National Congress’ (ANC) language of multicultural dominance – inspired a fatal depolitisation of difference. The very coherence of this collection offers a challenging analysis of struggle over belonging and denial of difference that is of much broader relevance than South Africa alone.

Peter Geschiere, Department of African Anthropology, University of Amsterdam

Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Department of Sociology, University of Cape Town

It is these events and subsequent consequences for the ordering of power, population and place that this book explores. Exorcising the Demons Within makes sense of recent antioutsider violence by situating it within an extended history of South African statecraft that both produced the conditions for the attacks and has been reshaped by it. Drawing on an interdisciplinary team of expert scholars and on new research, this is the first academic text to fully theorise the events that made global headlines in 2008.

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EXORCISING DEMONS

DEMONS

On 11 May 2008, residents of Alexandra Township near Johannesburg turned violently on their neighbours, launching a string of attacks that, two weeks later, left 60 dead, dozens raped and over a hundred thousand displaced. Most of those killed were from beyond South Africa’s borders, but at least a third were citizens who, for reasons of ethnicity or political affiliation, failed to protect their space in the country’s urban core. Although not the most severe political violence in South Africa’s turbulent past, the 2008 attacks reflect an important moment in the country’s post-apartheid, post-authoritarian existence: a moment when the government’s legitimacy and the post-apartheid order were called into question. This xenophobic violence made evident cracks in the cohesion of law and society while helping to redefine both.

EXORCISING

This book is critical of the policies, practices and politics of containment that continue to frame belonging in post-apartheid South Africa in an era of flexible mobility. The dominant logic of ever diminishing circles of inclusion informed by hierarchies of humanity within and between states is productive of the sort of narrow articulation of belonging that easily results in the rationalisation of difference, demonisation, xenophobia and violence such as that of May 2008 – the key event that ties together this richly crafted, well documented and empirically grounded collection of essays.

EDITED BY LOREN B. LANDAU

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Dag Hammarskjöld: Instrument, Catalyst, Inspirer Hammarskjöld

Instrument, Catalyst, Inspirer

This publication, often referred to as the "Blue Book," lists the names, addresses, emails, website URLs and phone numbers of all diplomatic representatives to the United Nations headquarters in New York City. This includes UN Member States maintaining permanent missions in the City; Non-member Observer States and entities; intergovernmental organizations; other entities; specialized agencies maintaining liaison offices at headquarters, as well as members of the principal organs of the United Nations and members of other standing organs of the UN. This publication is written in conjunction with the United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service at headquarters.

This book compiles selected speeches by former Secretary-General Dag Hammarksjöld that focus on the role of the United Nations, the place of the Secretary-General and the nature of the international civil servant. It is issued in commemoration of 50 years since the tragic death in a plane crash of SecretaryGeneral Dag Hammarskjöld in September 1961.

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ght advice when the situation calls for it. Don’t think

n the development. It is a most active one. But he

n instrument, a catalyst, perhaps an inspirer

On 11 May 2008, residents of Alexandra Township turned violently on their neighbours, launching a string of attacks that, two weeks later, left 60 dead, dozens raped and over a hundred thousand displaced. This book situates recent anti-outsider violence within an extended history of South African statecraft that both produced the conditions for the attacks and has been reshaped by it. It is the first academic text to fully theorise the events that made global headlines in 2008. Through its subtle, empirical and theoretically informed analysis, the book reshapes discussion of xenophobia and violence in South Africa while injecting local debates into global considerations of the meaning of citizenship and the post-colonial state.

XENOPHOBIA, VIOLENCE AND STATECRAFT IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICA

ed Nations Hammarskjöld ary

following this line of personal policy — takes but a

Exorcising the Demons Within: Xenophobia, Violence and Statecraft in Contemporary South Africa

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LOREN B. LANDAU is director of the African Centre for Migration & Society at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

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This publication draws on experiences from post-conflict environments in different parts of the world.

A diverse group of researchers and scholar-practitioners working in academia, non-governmental and international organizations, examine the proactive roles of girls and boys in promoting security for themselves and their families. This publication focuses on children's disproportionate suffering and their specific vulnerabilities during and after a war. It also looks into the international legal frameworks created to protect and empower children and youth in post-conflict environments, and gives examples of initiatives to help young people escape the traps of victimhood and voicelessness. As the young post-war generation will become the next leaders, parents and teachers, ensuring children and youth’s active role in post-conflict peacebuilding today could be among the most effective means of building sustainable peace tomorrow.

A new publication designed for teenagers, Action for Disarmament: 10 Things You Can Do" speaks to young people by encouraging them to engage in an active and thoughtful way in this important issue for all of humankind. It is full of practical ideas including starting a discussion group, hosting a film screening, or creating an event where students and their friends can become informed, express their opinions and reach out to others on this important subject. It provides a vision to help alleviate violence through awareness raising and taking action. This publication aims to help students become agents for positive social change and a better world for all.

brary. This commemorative book of selected speeches

k and the interests at stake, so that he will be able

Gender-based Explosions: The Nexus between Muslim Masculinities, Jihadist Islamism and Terrorism

Escaping Victimhood: Children, Youth and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

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nature of the international civil servant.

ere in order to assist, so to say from the inside,

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national public servant takes his place. The public

This guide is designed for students in intermediary and secondary schools. It explains the UN Charter and the work of the United Nations, its structure and its family of specialized organizations. It illustrates with photos and stories from the field what the UN does for international peace and security, economic and social development, human rights, and humanitarian action. It also contains definitions of keywords and elements of international law. Each chapter starts with a list of facts and statistics and ends with a series of trivia questions for a young audience. This publication is also designed to be used as a teacher's resource.

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ant place in the history of the United Nations Library.

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The United Nations at a Glance

Signed on 26 June 1945, the Charter of the United Nations is the Organization’s constitutive instrument, setting out the rights and obligations of Member States, and establishing its principal organs and procedures. An international treaty, the Charter codifies basic tenets of international relations — from the sovereign equality of States to prohibition of the use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations. The UN officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, with the ratification of the Charter by its first signatories. Since then, the UN has continued to grow in remaining true to this pledge — one all the more relevant in the face of the tremendous global transformations that, in the 21st century, are confronting humankind.

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity and Justice for All of Us

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The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook 2011

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Planning for Action on Women and Peace and Security: National-level Implementation of Resolution 1325 (2000)

United Nations Peace Operations 2011: Year in Review

Peacekeeping enables the UN to assist host countries in the transition from conflict to peace. Its unique strengths include legitimacy, burden sharing and an ability to deploy and sustain troops and police from around the globe, integrating them with civilian peacekeepers to advance multidimensional mandates.

The latest edition illustrates the multidimensional roles of peacekeeping operations today. It illustrates how peacekeepers are called upon to maintain peace and security, facilitate the political process, protect civilians and assist in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants. Additionally, the missions support the organization of elections, the protection and promotion of human rights and assist in restoring the rule of law.

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This report reviews different approaches to the implementation of international Women, Peace and Security frameworks, focusing particularly on UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which reaffirms the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflict. It focuses on how the resolution can be incorporated into concrete policy guidelines and programmatic initiatives, and highlights good practices and lessons learnt over the last decades. It is expected that the information and examples contained in the review will support and advance the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of more and stronger Women, Peace and Security action plans that will turn Resolution 1325 into a living reality to improve the situation of women affected by conflict.

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The Security Council: Working Methods Handbook

Study on the Development of a Framework for Improving End-use and End-user Control Systems

This handbook is designed both for insiders as well as the public at large. It contains an introduction which places the Security Council in the larger context of the United Nations and how it operates. It is followed by practical information of the Security Council agenda, briefings, meetings, programme of work, membership, etc., as well as by the articles of the United Nations Charter related to the work of the Security Council, its Provisional Rules of Procedure, and other documents. It also includes a glossary of terms related to the Security Council.

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs' (UNODA)Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statement made at international meetings, symposiums, seminars or workshops organized by the Office for Disarmament Affairs. Mindful of the role that end-use certificates could play in preventing the diversion of authorized arms transfers — in particular regarding small arms and light weapons and their ammunition — UNODA decided to undertake this study to further enhance understanding of this highly topical issue.

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The People vs. The State: Reflections on UN Authority, US Power and the Responsibility to Protect

This annual study assesses how – and to what extent – the private sector companies that participate in the United Nations Global Compact are implementing its ten principles; taking action in support of broader UN goals and issues, and engaging with the Global Compact locally and globally. At the centre of the review are the findings from the Annual Global Compact Implementation Survey, an annual, anonymous online survey of Global Compact participants, conducted to take stock of environmental and social performance and identify trends and developments related to corporate sustainability policies and action issues.

Responsibility to Protect (R2P) aims to convert international conscience into timely and decisive collective action to rescue vulnerable communities. The choice is not whether international interventions will take place but where, when, how and under whose authority. Given the nature and victims of modern armed conflict, protection of civilians and populations at risk of mass atrocities is a core United Nations imperative. But while the UN has international authority, it lacks military power. Although its military might well have unmatched global reach, the United States acting unilaterally lacks international authority. This publication argues that progress towards good international society requires that force be harnessed to authority as the R2P moves from a universally validated principle to a routinely actionable norm.

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Multilateralization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: A Long Road Ahead

Disarmament: A Basic Guide

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 disarmament. Intended primarily for the general reader, this basic guide may also be useful for the disarmament educator or trainer.

It is published by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in collaboration with the NGO (nongovernmental organizations) Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security pursuant to the purposes of the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme.

The world continues to wrestle with the dual nature of nuclear energy. The proliferation risks stemming from the spread of sensitive technologies point to the need for a multilateral approach to the nuclear fuel cycle. Taking the dangerous aspects of nuclear energy out of national hands and placing them in multilateral hands could strengthen the non-proliferation regime and provide States with secure and equitable access to the benefits of peaceful nuclear energy. This book presents two studies. The first provides a historical overview of the issue of multilateralization and discusses the present situation and future prospects. The second discusses prospects for regional approaches to the nuclear fuel cycle using Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as a case study.

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The benefits and risks of UN integration for humanitarian space have been intensely debated for many years. Based on evidence collected during field visits to Afghanistan, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the study explored the impact of UN integration arrangements on five areas of humanitarian space: security of aid workers; humanitarian access; engagement of non-state actors; the perception of humanitarian workers, and humanitarian advocacy. The study found that UN integration had both positive and negative impacts on humanitarian operations, yet that positions across the peacekeeping, political and humanitarian fields (UN and non-UN) remain polarized.

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Multilateralization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: The First Practical Steps

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This book uses three examples of Nuclear Fuel projects to analyze the experience gained so far to help the way forward for multilateral approaches to the nuclear fuel cycle. Lately, governments, the nuclear industry and non-governmental organizations have put forward a dozen proposals regarding multilateral approaches to the nuclear fuel cycle and assurances of supply of low-enriched uranium and nuclear fuel. Of these, two Russian projects, the International Uranium Enrichment Centre and the guaranteed low-enriched uranium reserve, have actually been implemented and are functional, and the International Atomic Energy Agency's low-enriched uranium bank is in the early stages of implementation.

Multilateralization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: The First Practical Steps

n recent years, governments, the nuclear industry and non-governmental rganizations have put forward a dozen proposals regarding multilateral pproaches to the nuclear fuel cycle and assurances of supply of low-enriched ranium and nuclear fuel. Of these, only a few projects have achieved ignificant momentum. wo Russian projects, the International Uranium Enrichment Center and the uaranteed low-enriched uranium reserve, have actually been implemented nd are functional, and the International Atomic Energy Agency’s low-enriched ranium bank is in the early stages of implementation. he two studies presented here address these three projects to analyze the xperience gained so far and thus to help chart the way forward for multilateral pproaches to the nuclear fuel cycle.

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Providing humanitarian assistance amid conflict is a dangerous and difficult endeavour. Over the past decade, violent attacks against aid workers — resulting in killing, kidnapping and serious injury — have tripled, reaching over 100 assaults per year. From 2005 onwards, the largest numbers of security incidents on humanitarian personnel have been concentrated in a limited number of countries representing the most difficult and volatile operating environments. Even as aid workers come under increasing attack, however, they find ways to continue delivering life-saving services and providing protection to people in need. This study documents, across different types of security contexts and risk patterns, a variety of good practices and innovative strategies that enable humanitarians to maintain presence and ensure uninterrupted delivery of services.

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Knowledge is power. In the hands of United Nations peacekeepers, it can be a power for peace. Lacking knowledge, peacekeepers often find themselves powerless in the field, unable to protect themselves and others. This book explains how technologies can increase the range, effectiveness and accuracy of United Nations observation. It also identifies potential problems and pitfalls with modern technologies and the challenges to incorporate them into the United Nations system. It examines the few cases of technologies effectively harnessed in the field and offers creative recommendations to overcome the institutional inertia and widespread misunderstandings about how technology can complement human initiative in the quest for peace in war-torn lands.

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Basic Facts about the United Nations

This comprehensive handbook designed for the general public, sets forth the structure of the United Nations, how the Organization works and the main issues it deals with in their importance for people everywhere.

Along with explaining the role played by its principal organs and the family of UN organizations, individual chapters explore UN contributions to international peace and security, economic and social development, human rights; humanitarian action, international law; and decolonization. A series of appendices documents UN membership, peacekeeping operations, budget, and contact information for UN information centers, services and offices. This new edition of the work has been substantially revised to take account of many significant developments that have taken place in the world and in the United Nations itself since the last edition of the book (previously titled The UN Today) in 2008.

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With its comprehensive coverage of political and security matters, human rights issues, economic and social questions, legal issues, and institutional, administrative and budgetary matters, this publication is the most authoritative reference work available on the activities and concerns of the Organization. Fully indexed, the Yearbook includes the texts of all major General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council resolutions and decisions. This latest volume, the sixty-first, highlights the attention given by the United Nations in 2007 to conflicts in Afghanistan, Central Africa and in the Darfur region, as well as instability in the Middle East, along with the challenges posed by poverty, gender inequality, uneven development, climate change and terrorism.

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$60.00

North America $75.00

Rest of the World $50.00

Africa NIGERIA Havilah Merchants Nig. Ltd. 191, Ikorodu Road, Palmgrove, P.O. Box 12130, Lagos, Nigeria Tel: + (01) 661 9679 E-mail: havilah@havilahbooks-ng.com http://www.havilahbooks-ng.com Tessy-Biz Ventures 16 Mathew Street, Lagos, Nigeria Tel: + (234) 806 8285 292 E-mail: uchecliffco2005@yahoo.com

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INDIA Anand Associates 1219, Stock Exchange Tower, 12th Floor Dalal Street, Mumbai 400 023, India Tel: + (91) 2272 3065, 2272 3066 Fax: + (91) 2272 3067 E-mail: thrupti@vsnl.com http://www.myown.org Bookwell 24/4800 Ansari Road Daryaganj New Delhi 110002, India Tel: + (91) 2326 8786, (91) 11 2325 7264 Fax: + (91) 2328 1315 E-mail: bookwell@vsnl.net http://www.bookwellindia.com

JAPAN Far Eastern Book-Sellers P.O. Box 72 Kanda Tokyo, Japan Tel: + (81) 3 3265 7531 Fax: + (81) 3 3265 4656 E-mail: info@kyokuto-bk.co.jp http://www.kyokuto-bk.co.jp Kinokuniya Company Ltd Book Import Department P.O. Box 55 Chitose Tokyo 156, Japan Tel: + (81) 3 3439 0161 Fax: + (81) 3 3439 0839 E-mail: psale@kinokuniya.co.jp http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp Maruzen Company Ltd Nihombashi 3-9-2, Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-8244, Japan Tel: + (81) 3 3273 3601 Fax: + (81) 3 3273 3608 http://www.maruzen.co.jp

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Eulyoo Publishing Co. Ltd 46-1 Susong-Dong Jongro-gu Seoul 110, Rep. of Korea Tel: + (82) 2 733 8150-3 Fax: + (82) 2 732 9154 E-mail: eulyoo@chollian.net

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Select Books Ltd 19 Tanglin Road N06-07 Tanglin Shopping Centre 247909, Singapore Tel: + (65) 6 732 1515 Fax: + (65) 6 736 0855 E-mail: orders@selectbooks.com.sg http://www.selectbooks.com.sg

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Roodveldt Publidis Wilhelminalaan 49 1161 TW, Zwanenburg, Netherlands Tel.: + (31) 20 497 3779 Fax.: + (31) 20 497 0096 http://www.publidis.org E-mail: publidis@ziggo.nl

Mladinska Knjiga Trgovina Slovenska 29 1000 Ljubliana, Slovenia Tel: + (386) 1 588 75 18 Fax: + (386) 1 588 74 48 E-mail: zvonka.leben@mk-trgovina.si

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UBIFRANCE - Librairie du Commerce International 77 Boulevard Saint Jacques 75014 Paris, France Tel: + (33) 1 40733460 Fax: + (33) 1 40733898 E-mail: librairie@ubifrance.fr http://www.ubifrance.fr/

FN-sambandet Østlandsavdelingen Besøksadr: Storgata 33 A 0184, Oslo, Norway Tel: + (47) 22 86 84 30 Fax: + (47) 22 86 84 31 E-mail: fn-sambandet@fn.no

Diaz de Santos Albasanz, 2, 28037, Madrid, Spain Tel: + (91) 743 4890 Fax: + (91) 743 4023 E-mail: jpinilla@diazdesantos.es http://www.diazdesantos.es

NEPAL Bazaar International 73 Kesharmahal Marg G.P.O. Box 2480 Kathmandu - 29 44600, Nepal Tel: + (977) 442 7097/98 Fax: + (977) 441 3994 E-mail: dhruba@bazaarint.com http://www.bazaarint.com

NEW ZEALAND Legislation Direct C/O Securacopy 33-43 Jackson Street Petone, Wellington, New Zealand Tel: + (61) 4 568 0024 Fax: + (61) 4 568 0003 E-mail: Jeanette@legislationdirect.co.nz http://www.legislationdirect.co.nz

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PAKISTAN Pak Book Corporation Aziz Chambers 21 Queen’s Road Lahore 54000, Pakistan Tel: + (92) 11 163 6636, 042 636 3222 Fax: + (92) 042 636 2328 Email: info@pakbook.com http://www.pakbook.com S.A. RAHMAN (Publishers Representative) 1st Floor, Ala Bakhat Effendi Manzil Opp. Bottle Gali, Shahrah-e-Liaquat G.P.O. Box 311 Karachi 74200, Pakistan Tel: + (92) 21 262 14 50, 262 65 18 Fax: + (92) 21 262 10 65 E-mail: info@sarahman.biz

PHILIPPINES Jetspeed Media Inc G/F, JMI Bldg 256 Talumpong Street Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines Tel: + (63-2) 531 0346, 531-0352 Fax: + (63-2) 531 0350 E-mail: jetspeed_media@yahoo.com

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THAILAND Booknet Co., Ltd No. 8 Soi Krungthep Kreetha 8 Yaek 8 Huamark, Bangkapi Bangkok 10240, Thailand Tel : + (66-2) 769 3888 Fax : + (66-2) 2379 5183 Email : booknet@book.co.th http://www.booknet.co.th

VIETNAM Xunhasaba Co. Vietnam National Corporation for the Export and Import of Books, Periodicals and other Cultural Commodities 32 Hai Ba Trung Street Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: + (84) 4 934 3172, 825 2313 Fax: + (84) 4 825 2860 E-mail: xunhasaba@hn.vnn.vn http://www.xunhasaba.com.vn

GERMANY UNO-Verlag at W. Bertelsmann Verlag Auf dem Esch 4 D-33619 Bielefeld Germany Tel: +(49) 521 91101 13 Fax +(49) 521 91101 19 E-mail uno-verlag@wbv.de http://www.uno-verlag.de

GREECE ANACO LTD Vouliagmenis Ave 117 & Kritonos str 16674 Glyfada-Athens, Greece alexandra@anaco.gr Tel: + (30) 210-9600915 Fax: + (30) 210-9648128

DENMARK Gad Import Booksellers c/o GAD Direct 31-33 Fiolstraede 1171 Copenhagen K, Denmark Tel: + (45) 33 13 72 33 Fax: + (45) 33 12 54 94 E-mail: info@gaddirect.dk

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PORTUGAL Livraria Portugal Dias & Andrade, LDA Apartado 2681 1117, Lisboa Codex, Portugal Tel: + (351) 21 3474982/3/4/5 Fax: + (351) 21 3470264 E-mail: liv.portugal@mail.telepac.pt info@livrariaportugal.pt

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Licosa Libreria Commissionaria Sansoni S.p.A. Via Duca Di Calabria 1/1 50125, Firenze, Italy Tel: + (39) 055 6483215 Fax: + (39) 055 641257 E-mail: licosa@licosa.com http://www.licosa.com/ DEA Mediagroup SpA Via Pietro Boccanelli 27 00138, Roma RM Italy Tel: + (39) 06 85 21 21 Fax: + (39) 06 85 43 228 E-mail: info@deamediogroup.com

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SWITZERLAND Planetis Sarl 16, chemin des Pins 1273 Arziers, Switzerland Tel. + (41) (22) 366 51 77 Fax + (41) (22) 366 51 78 E-mail: info@planetis.ch http://www.planetis.ch Ellipse S.A. Rue Rousseau 14 1201 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: + (41) 22 909 8989 Fax: + (41) 22 738 3648 E-mail: pmerz@ellipse.ch www.ellipse.ch

UNITED KINGDOM Dandy Booksellers Unit 3 & 4 31-33 Priory Park Road London NW67UP, UK Tel: + (44) 020 7624 2993 Fax: + (44) 020 7624 5049 E-mail: enquiries@dandybooksellers.com http://www.dandybooksellers.com Earthprint Ltd. P.O. Box 119 Stevenage SG1 2YA Hertfordshire, UK Tel: + (44) 1438 748111 Fax: + (44) 1438 748844 E-mail: unpubs@earthprint.co.uk http://www.earthprint.com

Labeline International Ltd Midas House Chivenor Business Park Nr. Barnstaple N Devon EX 31 4AY, UK Tel: + (44) (0) 870 850 50 51 Fax: + (44) (0) 870 240 80 72 E-mail: sales@labeline.com http://www.labeline.com Mallory International LTD Aylesbeare Common Business Park Exmouth Road Aylesbeare Devon EX5 2DG, UK Tel: + (44) 1395 239199 Fax: + (44) 1395 239168 E-mail: julian@malloryint.co.uk http://www.malloryint.co.uk/

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The Charlesworth Group Flanshaw Way, Flanshaw Lane Wakefield, WF2 9LP UK Tel: + (44) (0) 1924204830 Fax: + (44) (0) 1924 332637 E-mail: http://www.charlesworth-group.com The Stationery Office Ltd. Customer Services PO Box 29 Norwich NR3 1GN, UK Tel: + (44) 870 6005522 Fax: + (44) 870 6005533 E-mail: customer.services@tso.co.uk http://www.tsoshop.co.uk

Latin America & the Caribbean ARGENTINA SBS, Libreria Internacional Avelino Diaz 533 Parque Chacabuco C1424CUE Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires Argentina Tel/Fax: + (54) 11 4926 0194 E-mail: sbs@sbs.com.ar http://www.sbs.com.ar

BARBADOS University of the West Indies Bookshop Cave Hill Campus P.O. Box 64 Bridgetown, Barbados Tel: + (246) 424 5476 Fax: + (246) 425 1327

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JAMAICA University of the West Indies Bookshop Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica Tel: + (809) 512 0233 Fax: + (809) 927 2409

MEXICO Valher Promociones y Representaciones Hilario Medina N16 Local1 Col. Constitucion de 1917 CP Iztapalapa, Mexico Tel: + (52) 55 5970 7532 Tel/Fax: + (52) 55 5970 4208 E-mail: valherpry@prodigy.net.mx

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URUGUAY Librería Técnica Uruguaya Colonia 1543 Oficina 702 7mo. Piso 11200 Montevideo, Uruguay Tel: + (598) 2 409 0072 Fax: + (598) 2 401 3448 E-mail: ltu@cs.com.uy

Western Asia & Middle East EGYPT

The Middle East Readers Information Center - MERIC 2 Bahgat Aly St. Appt. 24 El Masry Tower D Cairo / Zamalek, Egypt Tel: + (20) 2 2736 3824-27353818 Fax: + (20) 2 27369355 E-mail: info@mericonline.com http://www.mericonline.com

INDEX

COLOMBIA

Index Achieving Global Sustainability: Policy Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Accountable Government in Africa: Perspectives from Public Law and Political Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

IRAN, Islamic Rep. of

Action for Disarmament: 10 Things You Can Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Katibeh Information Services Unit. NO. 144. Nirth Aban (Avoch) Karimkhan. Theran. Iran.

P.O. Box 14665-749 Tel: + (98) 21 22 09 8840 2 Fax: + (98) 21 22 09 8843 E-mail: mirzababaee@gmail.com

Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities and Climate Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Africa Human Development Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Africa Investor Report 2011: Towards Evidence-based Investment Promotion Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 African Statistical Yearbook 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 After Oppression: Transitional Justice in Latin America and Eastern Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Agribusiness for Africa's Prosperity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

ISRAEL

AIDS at 30: Nations at the Crossroads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

TELDAN Information Systems 7 Derech Hashalom IL, 67892 Tel Aviv, Israel Tel: + (972) 3 6950073 Fax: + (972) 3 6956359 E-mail: teldan@teldan.com

Amphetamines and Ecstasy: 2011 Global ATS Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

One Planet to Share — Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2011: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Post-crisis Trade and Investment Opportunities for Asia and the Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA) V: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Towards the Continental Free Trade Area, Customs Union and Common Market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

North America

Assessment of Development Results: Evaluation of UNDP Contribution - Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Assessment of Development Results: Evaluation of UNDP Contribution - Lao PDR (Second) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Assessment of Development Results: Evaluation of UNDP Contribution - Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Assessment Report on Energy Efficiency Institutional Arrangements in Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Basic Documents and Case Law 1995-2011 (DVD and CD-Rom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

CANADA

Basic Facts about the United Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Renouf Publishing Co. Ltd 5369 Canotek Road, Unit 1 Ottawa, Ontario K1J 9J3, Canada Tel: + (613) 745 2665 Fax: + (613) 745 7660 E-mail: order@renoufbooks.com http://www.renoufbooks.com

Business and Climate Policy: The Potentials and Pitfalls of Private Voluntary Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Combating Anti-competitive Practices: A Guide for Developing Economy Exporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Bernan 15200 NBN WAY Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214, USA Tel: + 1 (800) 865 3457 Fax: + 1 (800) 865 3450 customercare@bernan.com

Coffee Exporter's Guide - Third Edition, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Climate Protection and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Consolidated List of Products whose Consumption and/or Sale Have Been Banned, Withdrawn, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Severely Restricted or Not Approved by Governments, Fifteenth Issue (New data only, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

June 2007-June 2009): Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Compendium of ICT Applications on Electronic Government, Volume 3: Mobile Applications on Citizen Engagement . . . 25 Creating Business and Social Value: The Asian Way to Integrate CSR into Business Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Crime Victimization in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Dag Hammarskjöld: Instrument, Catalyst, Inspirer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

The Middle East Observer 41 Sherif St. Cairo, Egypt Tel: + (20) 2 3926919 Fax: + (20) 2 3939732 E-mail: fouda@soficom.com.eg

Defying Victimhood: Women and Post-conflict Peacebuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Development Impact of Information Technology in Trade Facilitation, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Development Financing and Economic Insecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Development Partnership Forum: Economic Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance 2003-2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Disability and the Millennium Development Goals: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A Review of the MDG Process and Strategies for Inclusion of Disability Issues in Millennium Development Goal Efforts . . . 34

Governance for Peace: Securing the Social Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Disarmament: A Basic Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Economic Development in Africa Report 2011: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fostering Industrial Development in Africa in the New Global Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution 2010

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Hidden Alternative, The: Co-operative Values, Past, Present and Future

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2011: Sustaining Dynamism and. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Inclusive Development - Connectivity in the Region and Productive Capacity in Least Developed Countries . . . . . . . . 17

HIV in Asia and the Pacific: Getting to Zero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in National and International Policy Making, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Economic Report on Africa 2011: Governing Development in Africa - The Role of the State in Economic Transformation . . 16 Economic Report on Africa 2012: Unleashing Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Potential as a Pole of Global Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Enabling Shelter Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Energy Statistics Yearbook 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

HIV/AIDS and the Security Sector in Africa

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How to Make Cities More Resilient: A Handbook for Local Government Leaders

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Human Development Report 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Human Development Report 2011: Sustainability and Equity - A Better Future for All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Human Rights and Conscientious Objection to Military Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Inclusive Social Protection in Latin America: A Comprehensive, Rights-based Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Information Economy Report 2011: ICTs as an Enabler for Private Sector Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook 2008: Physical Quantity Data (Vol.I) & Monetary Value Data (Vol.II). . . . . . . . 38

Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Industrial Development Report 2011: Industrial Energy Efficiency for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sustainable Wealth Creation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Capturing Environmental, Economic and Social Dividends) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Escaping Victimhood: Children, Youth and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Intellectual Property Commercialization - Policy Options and Practical Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Estimating Illicit Financial Flows Resulting from Drug Trafficking and Other Transnational Organized Crimes . . . . . . . . 22

International Accounting and Reporting Issues: 2010 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

by Inland Waterways (ADN) 2013, Including the Annexed Regulations, Applicable as from 1 January 2013 . . . . . . . . . 21

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International Recommendations for the Index of Industrial Production 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Export Quality Management: A Guide for Small and Medium-sized Exporters - Second Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

International Recommendations for Water Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Exorcising the Demons Within: Xenophobia, Violence and Statecraft in Contemporary South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

International Trade Statistics Yearbook 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

FAO in the 21st Century: Ensuring Food Security in a Changing World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Internet Governance: Creating Opportunities for All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Fighting Corruption in the Supply Chain: A Guide for Customers and Suppliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Just Transitions: Explorations of Sustainability in an Unfair World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Fighting Irrelevance: The Role of Regional Trade Agreements in International Production Networks in Asia . . . . . . . . 31

Keeping Track of our Changing Environment from Rio to Rio+20 (1992-2012) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Financing Human Development in Asia, Africa and the Middle East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Keeping Watch: Monitoring Technology and Innovation in UN Peace Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Food Security and Conflict in the ESCWA Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy: The Region in the Decade of the Emerging Economies . . . . . . 14

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Least Developed Countries Report 2011, The: Exploring the Role of South-South Cooperation and Integration for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Fostering Innovative Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Policy Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Handbook on Police Accountability, Oversight and Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2012: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Steering Inclusive Development through Global Turbulence in an Era of High and Volatile Commodity Prices . . . . . . . . 11

Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Business and Enterprise, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Gender and Economic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Gender-based Explosions: The Nexus between Muslim Masculinities, Jihadist Islamism and Terrorism

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Global Afghan Opium Trade: A Threat Assessment, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Global Compact International Yearbook 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Global Study on Homicide 2011: Trends, Contexts, Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Globalization and Economic Diversification: Policy Challenges for Economies in Transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Global Guidance Principles for Life Cycle Assessment Databases: A Basis for Greener Processes and Products . . . . . . . 6 Global Parliamentary Report: Parliaments in Synergy with Citizens and Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Good Governance Governance, Development and Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Diagnostic for Industrial Value Chain Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

League of Nations: From Collective Security to Global Rearmament, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Looking Ahead in World Food and Agriculture: Perspectives to 2050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards: Towards Disaster Resilient Societies (Second Edition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MDG Gap Task Force Report 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 MDG Gap Task Force Report 2011: The Global Partnership for Development - Time to Deliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Millennium Development Goals Report 2012, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Model Law against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition . 27 Multilateralization of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: A Long Road Ahead

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Statistical Yearbook: Fifty-fourth Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Measuring Child Poverty: New League Tables of Child Poverty in the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rich Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2012 - Statistics for 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Supply Chain Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables 2010 (Five-volume Set) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water (SEEA-Water) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

To Stay and Deliver: Good Practice for Humanitarians in Complex Security Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

National Trade Policy for Export Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Technology and Citizen Participation in the Construction of Democracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Odontocetes: The Toothed Whales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Orangutans and the Economics of Sustainable Forest Management in Sumatra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Towards Human Resilience: Sustaining MDG Progress in an Age of Economic Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Organized Crime and Instability in Central Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Trade and Development Report, 1981-2011: Three Decades of Thinking Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Paths to 2015 MDG Priorities in Asia and the Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Trade and Development Report 2011: Post-crisis Policy Challenges in the World Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Permanent Missions to the United Nations 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Trade and Development Report 2012: Inclusive Policies for Sustainable Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Planning for Action on Women and Peace and Security: National-level Implementation of Resolution 1325 (2000) . . . . . 43

Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific: An Analysis of Import and Export Processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Policy Guidebook for SME Development in Asia and the Pacific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Trade Facilitation Terms: An English - Russian Glossary (Revised Second Edition). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Policy Options for Effective Implementation of Hyogo Framework for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Action in Asia and the Pacific: Developing Innovative Strategies for Flood Resilient Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Trade and Human Development: A Practical Guide to Mainstreaming Trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Precursors and Chemicals Frequently Used in the Illicit Manufacture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 People vs. The State: Reflections on UN Authority, US Power and the Responsibility to Protect, The . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Promise of Protection: Social Protection and Development in Asia and the Pacific, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Public-Private Collaboration for Export Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Public Works and Social Protection in Southern Africa: Do Public Works Work for the Poor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Recommendations on Harmonized Europe-wide Technical Requirements for Inland Navigation Vessels . . . . . . . . . . 26 Regional Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Reports of International Arbitral Awards, Vol.XXIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Report on the World Social Situation 2011: The Global Social Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Resource Efficiency: Economics and Outlook for Asia and the Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Retooling Global Economic Governance

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Review of Developments in Transport in Asia and the Pacific 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Review of Maritime Transport 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Security Council: Working Methods Handbook, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Selected Decisions of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Trade Liberalization, Investment and Economic Integration in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

African Regional Economic Communities towards the African Common Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Trade Statistics in Policymaking: A Handbook of Commonly Used Indices and Indicators â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Revised Edition 2009 . . . . . . 39 Transition to a Green Economy: Benefits, Challenges and Risks from a Sustainable Development Perspective . . . . . . . 6 Transnational Trafficking and the Rule of Law in West Africa: A Threat Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Treaty Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 30: UNAIDS Outlook Report 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 UN Integration and Humanitarian Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2011 (Includes DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 United Nations at a Glance, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL):Yearbook 2008, Volume XXXVIII . . . . . . . . . . . 22 United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2009-2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 United Nations Disarmament Yearbook 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 United Nations e-Government Survey 2012: e-Government for the People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 United Nations Global Compact Local Network Report 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 United Nations Global Compact Annual Review 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Service Sector Reforms: Asia-Pacific Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods, 2010 revision . . . . .

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Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency: The Judicial Perspective, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Study on the Development of a Framework for Improving End-use and End-user Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

UNCITRAL Model Law on Public Procurement with Guide to Enactment

Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region 2010-2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

United Nations Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries: 2011 Update . . . . . 22

State of Asian Cities 2010/11, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

United Nations Juridical Yearbook 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

United Nations Peace Operations 2011: Year in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

State of World Population 2011: People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity and Justice for All of Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

State of the World's Volunteerism Report 2011: Universal Values for Global Well-being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Voices for Children: A Global Study on Independent Human Rights Institutions for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Statistical Yearbook: Fifty-fifth Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Women and the Right to Adequate Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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