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Presents the official record of all the resolutions and decisions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly during the course of its seventy-fifth session (Supplement No 49).

Presents the official record of all the resolutions and decisions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly during the course of its seventy-fifth session (Supplement No 49).

Focuses on how 'climate-smart' trade and investment-related policies can help address climate change, taking into account the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The links between trade, investment and climate change are complex. The key is to ensure that the positive effects of trade and investment are maximized.

Shows how sustainability standards can be a powerful tool for post-pandemic recovery. The report traces the origin of sustainability standards, their evolution from niche to mainstream, and industry trends. Companies use them widely in their value chains. Investor choices and government policies are also being shaped by these standards.

Demonstrates the benefits and added value of implementing intersectoral (nexus) solutions to solve the most typical problems affecting transboundary basins in terms of water quantity, quality, and environment. It is based on a survey of stakeholders worldwide who have experience with solutions and investments.

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 1970-2014. 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.

Assesses the region's outlook as it navigates through global uncertainties, providing policy options and strategies to support countries in striving towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The report analyses a wide range of areas including economic growth, inflation, trade and investment, financial markets, inequality, employment, and environmental concerns.

In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the UN Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000 treaties reproduced in their authentic languages.

The seventy-first issue edition in a series published since 1948. This edition of the Yearbook contains chapters on the population size and distribution, the population of capital cities, fertility, foetal mortality, infant and maternal mortality, general mortality, nuptiality and divorce.

On the occasion of World AIDS Day, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS releases a report on pressing issues facing the global response to the AIDS pandemic. As the AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics collide, the 2021 World AIDS Day report warns that the colossal new challenges created by COVID-19 threaten the gains made against AIDS thus far.

Investigates the status of regional integration in Southern Africa. The volume discusses the critical challenges to be overcome and surveys the most interesting opportunities for achieving deeper regional integration.

Provides guidance to the producers of population and housing censuses on how to assess the quality of administrative data for use in a census. The guidelines cover the stages of assessment, from working with a data supplier to understand a source, its strengths, and limitations, all the way to the receipt and analysis of the actual data.

The African Continental Free Trade Area is expected to be a game changer for development ambitions in Africa. The design of the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area reflects an explicit commitment to create a framework for deeper socioeconomic integration and improved cooperation.

Offers a continuation of the work undertaken in Phase 1, and extends its analysis to the following areas: Technical and legislative aspects, Socioeconomic analysis, Conditions for the establishment of national and international networks, and Financial and planning elements of HSR.

In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the UN Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000 treaties reproduced in their authentic languages.

With hundreds of references to the jurisprudence of United Nations human rights mechanisms, this handbook provides human rights and electoral practitioners with a clear picture of the close interplay between elections and international human rights law.

The sixty-second issue of this series, this publication shows detailed national accounts estimates for over 200 countries and areas for the reporting years 2009 to 2020. The national data for each country and area are presented in separate chapters using uniform table headings and classifications.

Helps trainers prepare, organise and deliver a training course on Human Rights at International Borders. The course itself is a capacity-building tool for individuals working in border governance to adopt a human rights-based and gender-responsive approach to migration governance.

Analyses key opportunities and challenges related to the financing of transboundary water cooperation and basin development. Ultimately, this publication encourages dialogue between basin managers and developers on the one hand and representatives of the financial sector - both public and private - on the other.

Examines the global and regional evolution of Foreign Direct Investment and offers recommendations so these flows can contribute to the region's productive development processes.

En su edicion correspondiente a 2021, el Estudio Economico de America Latina y el Caribe consta de tres partes. La primera resume el desempeno de la economia regional en 2020 y analiza su evolucion durante los primeros meses de 2021, asi como las perspectivas de crecimiento para 2021 y 2022.

Presents and analyses the findings of the second reporting exercise under the Water Convention, which was carried out in 2020. The publication reviews and summarises progress made in the implementation of the Convention and further identifies significant trends, successes, challenges and opportunities in transboundary water cooperation.

Explores housing affordability challenges and existing policy instruments for improving housing affordability in the regions covered by UNECE, and presents examples of 'good practices' in improving housing affordability among countries and cities.

Explores how blockchain is potentially a key technology in a new technological paradigm of increasing automation and integrating physical and virtual worlds. Governments of developing countries should seek to strengthen their innovation systems to strategically position themselves to benefit from this new wave of technological change.

Focuses on a specific tool, namely Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) which comprise of certification schemes, labeling programs and private standards. VSS aim to make global value chains - from producer to consumer - more sustainable, taking into account social and environmental requirements in the production process.

Takes stock of 50 years of development experience since the establishment of the LDC category in 1971. The report proposes an overhaul of development policies and strategies in favour of initiatives that are centred on the development of productive capacities.

In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the UN Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000 treaties reproduced in their authentic languages.

In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the UN Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000 treaties reproduced in their authentic languages.

In accordance with Article 102 of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly Resolutions, every treaty and international agreement registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat since 1946 is published in the UN Treaty Series. At present, the collection includes about 30,000 treaties reproduced in their authentic languages.

Presents the case for why we all must throw our weight behind a global restoration effort. Drawing on the latest scientific evidence, the report explains the crucial role played by ecosystems from forests and farmland to rivers and oceans, and charts the losses that result from our poor stewardship of the planet.