International Accounting and Reporting Issues: 2013 Review United Nations
This volume is dedicated to the topic of human capacity development in relation to high-quality corporate reporting. The Accounting Development Tool (ADT) dedicates one of its four pillars to the human capacity for achieving high-quality corporate reporting. There are a number of human capacity related challenges that countries face when implementing corporate reporting standards and codes developed at a global level. This publication highlights trends such as the adoption and implementation of international standards and codes, the increasing regional and international cooperation among regulators of the accounting profession, and the emergence of education initiatives.
Publication Date: October 2014 ISBN: 9789211128758
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Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 3 United Nations PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM, REVISION 3
Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 3
This publication is an international standard on the design and operation of an efficient and accurate vital statistics system at national level. It provides guidelines on collection, compiling and disseminating vital statistics. More specifically it contains (a) basic principles for a vital statistics system; (b) usage of vital statistics and civil registration records; (c) topics to be covered in a vital statistics system; (d) sources of vital statistics and how they function; (e) quality assurance in the vital statistics system, and (f) strategies in improving civil registration and vital statistics systems in countries. It also informs policy makers and the general public on the importance of vital statistics and hence further improving the vital statistics system.
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Publication Date: October 2014 ISBN: 9789211615722
Pages: 238 Price: $25.00
Arab Society: A Compendium of Social Statistics - Issue No.11
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This eleventh issue of the Compendium of Social Statistics and Indicators is a biennial publication of the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), which typically focuses on such areas as population, education, households and family, human settlements, health and economic activity. In the hope of widening the audience of this publication, the eleventh issue is intended not only as a reference for policymakers and other officials, but also as a snapshot of trends in the region for readers with an interest in the social climate of Arab countries, including academics, students, journalists and the general public.
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