United Nations: 284 books

The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water, commonly referred to as SEEA-Water, is a conceptual framework for the organization of physical and economic information, developed with the purpose of providing an integrated conceptual framework to support water policy design and evaluation....

This publication builds on the knowledge of the situation of older persons in our region at a time unlike any other in the subjects history in the framework of the United Nations. One of the books main contributions is the link between ageing and gender equality, using an innovative conceptual approach...

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...

This report presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), determining the areas where progress has been made, and those that are lagging behind. It also pinpoints the areas where accelerated efforts are needed to meet the MDGs by 2015. The Report is...

In 2009, the United Nations Member States decided to make further and decisive progress, within a decade, in controlling illicit drug supply and demand. 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...

Through trial and error, they bred and grew crops that could cope with their environment and needs. In so doing they created diversity – a wealth of plant genetic diversity of global importance for food and agriculture. With their knowledge and skills, they managed and conserved the food crops that...

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2018 provides an overview of progress towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is prepared by the Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs in cooperation with the United Nations system and based on current...

Human Development Report 2003 overviews successes and failures of development over the last decade and presents a bold action plan on how nations can achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The plan, entitled Millennium Development Compact, lists six policy areas where a number of countries...

La Guía de nutrición de la familia es una publicación que puede ayudar en este proceso educativo. Proporciona una síntesis actualizada de la información en nutrición relevante y da muchas sugerencias de cómo compartir esta información cuando se trabaja con grupos de personas. El propósito...

The World Investment Report is an annual publication that analyses the trends of foreign direct investment and developments in related policy measures at the national and international levels. The Report is widely regarded as the most authoritative source of data and analysis on the activities of transnational...

The UN Secretary-General established in 2010 the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) in order to formulate a new blueprint for sustainable development and low-carbon prosperity. This publication constitutes the Panels report, Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing, which...

This publication is an analytical think piece that looks at the evolution of the multilateral system in the context of the various challenges posed by the global economic and environmental crises. The publication seeks to engage all stakeholders whether government, multilateral, regional, and sub-national...

Substantial increases in agricultural investments in developing countries are needed to combat poverty and realize food security and nutrition goals. In order to acquire an in-depth understanding of potential benefits, constraints and costs of foreign investment in agriculture and of the business...

For the third year in a row, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean continued to attract growing flows of foreign direct investment (FDI). The figures for 2012 were particularly significant because they were set in an international context of falling global FDI flows. The new increase in FDI...