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Selection of Major Reports and PublicationsLast update: 7 April 2008 2008UNAIDS / UNICEF / WHO - "Children and AIDS: Second stocktaking report: Actions and progress"More HIV-positive children and pregnant women are receiving treatment but there is still a long way to go before the promise of an AIDS-free generation is fulfilled. Full text (pdf, 52 pages, Mb):
UNHCHR - "Good Governance Practices for the Protection of Human Rights"The report includes 21 case studies of governance reforms that have helped protect human rights around the world in four areas: democratic institutions, the delivery of state services, the rule of law and anti-corruption measures. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/GoodGovernance.aspx UNCTAD - "Credit rating agencies and their potential impact on developing countries"The report gives an overview of the sovereign credit rating industry, analyses its impact on developing countries, and assesses some of the credit rating agencies' shortcomings in light of recent concerns.
UNDP - Human Development Report: Turkey 2008 "Youth in Turkey"Full text (pdf, 148 pages, 1.65Mb): http://www.undp.org.tr/publicationsDocuments/NHDR_En.pdf INCB - "Psychotropic Substances 2007: Statistics for 2006"The trilingual report provides technical information in accordance with the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971. Full text (pdf, 372 pages, 4.1Mb, English, French, Spanish): http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/tr/psy/2007/PSY%2007-88433_Ebook.pdf ECOSOC - "Strengthening Efforts to Eradicate Poverty and Hunger: Dialogues at the Economic and Social Council"The book presents an overview of the key debates that took place during the ECOSOC meetings at the 2007 High-level Segment. Full text (pdf, 293 pages, 3.7 Mb): http://www.un.org/ecosoc/docs/pdfs/07-49285-ECOSOC-Book-2007.pdf UNODC / WHO "Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment"Discussion paper highlights nine key principles for effective treatment of drug dependence. Developed through scientific consultations, the paper aims to raise awareness about the nature
WHO - "Global tuberculosis control - surveillance, planning, financing"The report compiles data from over 200 countries and territories each year, monitoring the scale and direction of TB epidemics, implementation and impact of the Stop TB Strategy, and progress
UNHCR - "Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries, 2007"The report is a compilation of data from countries which has high levels of asylum seekers and discussing the trend in the country of destination
DPKO brochure - "United Nations Peace Operations Year in Review 2007" (DPI/2500)The report provides an overview of the activities and a summary of changes to the UN's work in peace operations. The Secretary-General has restructured the Department of Peacekeeping
UNIDO - "Turning the tide of Disaster: Agro-industrial Assistance in Post-crisis Environments."This booklet outlines the projects carried out in fragile post-crisis environments of Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iraq, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malawi, Sudan and Uganda where UNIDO is assisting its national partners in mobilizing the skills and expertise necessary to meet the recovery efforts. Full text (pdf, 16 pages, ): http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download/?file_id=86436 UNODC - "Annual Report 2008 (covering activities in 2007)"The year 2008 was marked by two major developments: record levels of opium poppy production in Afghanistan and the emergence of West Africa as a transshipment point for cocaine traffickers bound for Europe. But the picture was not all bleak. Full text (pdf, 58 pages): http://www.unodc.org/documents/about-unodc/AR08_WEB.pdf ILO - "Global Employment Trends for Women - March 2008"More women are working than ever before, but they are also more likely than men to get low-productivity, low-paid and vulnerable jobs, with no social protection, basic rights nor voice at work. The report shows that improvements in the status of women in labour markets throughout the world have not substantially narrowed gender gaps in the workplace.
UNHCHR - "UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL PROCEDURES: FACTS AND FIGURES 2007 - COMMUNICATIONS, COUNTRY VISITS, REPORTS, PRESS RELEASES, COORDINATION, THEMATIC EVENTS"The new brochure provides an overview of their activities for the year, such as country visits, thematic events, joints activities, reports, communications and press statements. The document also provides some examples of the impact of special procedures' work on the ground. Full text (pdf, 25 pages, 740 Kb):
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/special/docs/SP2007FactsFigures.pdf
UNHCR - "UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls", First EditionThe handbook, which replaces UNHCR's 1991 "Guidelines on the Protection of Refugee Women", denounces "a massive culture of neglect and denial about violence against women and girls" and outlines strategies to answer the protection challenges faced by women and girls of concern. It also sets out international legal standards and responsibilities in this Full text (pdf, 416 pages, 4.7.1Mb):
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD (INCB) - Annual Report 2007The report discusses the disproportionate application of drug laws between different countries and regions.
http://www.incb.org/incb/en/annual-report-2007.html
DESA / Inter-Parliamentary Union "World e-Parliament Report 2008"Report represents the first effort to establish a baseline of how parliaments are using information and communications technology to help them carry out their representative, lawmaking and oversight responsibilities and to connect to their constituencies. Full text (pdf, 222 pages, 6Mb): http://www.ictparliament.org/wep2008/wep2008.pdf UNEP - "UNEP 2007 Annual Report"This summary of UNEP's activities in 2007 provides an overview of the organization's contribution to the fight against climate change, promote sustainable development and other activities carried out by UNEP. Full text (pdf, 121 pages, 11.3 Mb): http://www.unep.org/PDF/AnnualReport/2007/AnnualReport2007_en_web.pdf DESA report - "World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision. Highlights"By the end of this year, half of the world's 6.7 billion people will live in urban areas and future growth of the world's urban population will be concentrated in Asia and Africa.
WHO -"ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS DRUG RESISTANCE IN THE WORLD"The fourth report of the WHO/IUATLD Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance provides the latest data on the magnitude of drug resistance in 81 countries and 2 SARs of China collected between 2002 and 2007, as well as the most up to date trends from 47 countries collected over a thirteen year period. Full report (142 pages, 2.48Mb, pdf): http://www.who.int/entity/tb/publications/2008/drs_report4_26feb08.pdf UNEP - "In Dead Water - Merging Of Climate Change With Pollution, Over-Harvest, And Infestations In The World's Fishing Grounds"Climate change is emerging as the latest threat to the world's dwindling fish stocks. At least three quarters of the globe's key fishing grounds may become seriously impacted by changes in circulation as a result of the ocean's natural pumping systems fading and falling. Full text (PDF, 64 pages, 6Mb): http://www.unep.org/pdf/InDeadWater_LR.pdf A/62/609-S/2007/757 Children and armed conflictReport of the Secretary-General http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=A/62/609 A/62/644 Overview of United Nations activities in relation to climate changeReport of the Secretary-General - http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=A/62/644 World Bank - Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing WorldThe report notes that rapid technological progress in developing countries has helped to raise incomes and reduce the share of people living in absolute poverty from 29 percent in 1990 to 18 percent in 2004. ILO - Global Employment Trends 2008Annual report "Global Employment Trends - January 2008" (GET) Economic turbulence largely due to credit market turmoil and rising oil prices could spur an increase in global unemployment by an estimated 5 million persons in 2008. The report analyses the impact on the labour markets of a wide range of factors, ranging from population and economic growth to economic turbulence stemming from the credit crisis in industrialized countries, rising oil prices, and a projected slowdown in economic growth.
FAO/WFP Assessment of the impact of 2007 floods on food and agriculture in Eastern and Northern Uganda - 18 January 2008Highlights: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-7AYF69?OpenDocument Full text (PDF, 32 pages, 310.2 Kb): http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-7AYF69/$File/Full_Report.pdf UNCTAD Erosion of trade preferences in the post-Hong Kong framework: From ´Trade is Better than Aid´to ´Aid for Trade´The study examines which products and countries have benefited the most from existing preferences granted by the United States, Japan and the European Union and what the likely effects will be of preference erosion.
OCHA - Kenya Emergency Humanitarian Response Plan 2008: Consolidated Appeals ProcessFull text (PDF, 60 pages): http://ochadms.unog.ch/quickplace/cap/main.nsf/h_Index/2008_Kenya_EHRP/$FILE/2008_Kenya_EHRP_SCREEN.pdf?OpenElement Executive Summary: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-7AWMLE?OpenDocument ESCAP - "Key Economic Developments and Prospects in the Asia-Pacific Region 2008"The robust economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region will continue in 2008, despite uncertainties in US and continued appreciation of regional currencies. Strong growth in China and India, sound economic fundamentals and buoyant commodity prices will underpin the region's resilience. Read more: http://www.unescap.org/unis/press/2008/jan/g01.asp Full text (PDF, 40 pages, 2.36Mb): http://www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/key2008/key2008.pdf UNHCHR - "High Commissioner's Strategic Management Plan 2008-2009"The plan outlines the strategic priorities of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, covers the work programme of the Office in the field and its budget and funding requirements. Full text (PDF, 121 pages, 2.9Mb): http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Press/SMP2008-2009.pdf DESA / UNCTAD - World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008 (WESP)WESP provides an overview of recent global economic performance and short-term prospects for the world economy and of some key global economic policy and development issues. One of its purposes is to serve as a point of reference for discussions on economic, social and related issues taking place in various United Nations entities during the year. Summary, Press Release and related materials are available in English, Arabic, Chinese, http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp.html Full report: http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wess2007files/wess2007.pdf FAO State of Food and Agriculture 2007The report noted that carefully targeted payments to farmers could serve as an approach to protect the environment and to address growing concerns about climate change, biodiversity loss and water supply. http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1200e/a1200e00.htm Report of the Secretary-General on the indicators for monitoring the Millennium Development Goalshttp://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=E/CN.3/2008/29 UNESCO -- "Information Communication Technology Competency Standards for Teachers"The standards aim to "help educational policy-makers and curriculum developers identify the skills teachers need to harness technology in the service of education." ICT-CST is available in English, French, Arabic, Russian, Spanish, and Chinese. http://cst.unesco-ci.org/sites/projects/cst/default.aspx 2008 Iraq Situation Supplementary AppealMore than 4 million Iraqis are currently displaced from their homes, including some 2.2 million inside Iraq and up to 2 million refugees.
WTO - International Trade Statistics 2007The 2007 report provides comprehensive, comparable and up-to-date statistics on trade in merchandise and commercial services for an assessment of world trade flows by country, region and main product groups or services by category. Full text: http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/its2007_e/its07_toc_e.htm WHO Bulletin - Volume 86, Number 1, January 2008, 1-80 - Water and public healthThe Bulletin focuses on water safety and its role in public health. The authors calculate the cost of achieving target 10 (water supply and sanitation) of the Millennium Development Goals; and ask why drinking water in Bangladesh is still contaminated with arsenic. http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/1/en/index.html
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