The PGA Handbook
Author : Nicole Ruder
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 34,43 MB
Release : 2011-06-30
Category :
ISBN : 9780615496603
The Responsibility to Protect
Author : International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 16,46 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780889369634
Book Description
Responsibility to Protect: Research, bibliography, background. Supplementary volume to the Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty
Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs
Author : United Nations. Secretary-General
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 11,16 MB
Release : 1979
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
An Insider's Guide to the Un
Author : Linda Fasulo
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 35,57 MB
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0300241259
Book Description
Thoroughly revised and updated, a new edition of the most popular guide to the UN for students and interested readers Prominent NPR journalist Linda Fasulo's guide to the United Nations has established a reputation as the most lively, authoritative, and insightful book on its subject. The fourth edition comes at a time when nuclear proliferation has moved to the top of the Security Council's agenda, followed closely by the Syrian crisis, the effects of climate change, and international terrorism. Thoroughly revised and updated, with many new profiles and interviews with the organization's current diplomats, this edition remains an indispensable resource for anyone wishing to understand the role and structure of the UN.
World Urbanization Prospects
Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 14,19 MB
Release : 2019-10-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789211483192
Book Description
The report presents findings from the 2018 revision of World Urbanization Prospects, which contains the latest estimates of the urban and rural populations or areas from 1950 to 2018 and projections to 2050, as well as estimates of population size from 1950 to 2018 and projections to 2030 for all urban agglomerations with 300,000 inhabitants or more in 2018. The world urban population is at an all-time high, and the share of urban dwellers, is projected to represent two thirds of the global population in 2050. Continued urbanization will bring new opportunities and challenges for sustainable development.
Our Common Future
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,38 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Australia
ISBN : 9780195531916
Book Description
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017
Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 40,87 MB
Release : 2018-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789211013689
Book Description
The aim of this report is to present an overview of the 17 Goals using data currently available to highlight the most significant gaps and challenges.
Humanity Divided
Author :
Publisher : UN
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,61 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789211263671
Book Description
This report revisits the theoretical concepts of inequalities including their measurements, analyzes their global trends, presents the policy makers' perception of inequalities in 15 countries and identifies various policy options in combating this major development challenge of our time. The report makes the basic point that in spite of the impressive progress humanity has made on many fronts over the decades, it still remains deeply divided. In that context, it is intended to help development actors, citizens, and policy makers contribute to global dialogues and initiate conversations in their own countries about the drivers and extent of inequalities, their impact, and the ways in which they can be curbed.
World Cities Report 2020
Author : United Nations
Publisher :
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 25,53 MB
Release : 2020-11-30
Category :
ISBN : 9789211328721
Book Description
In a rapidly urbanizing and globalized world, cities have been the epicentres of COVID-19 (coronavirus). The virus has spread to virtually all parts of the world; first, among globally connected cities, then through community transmission and from the city to the countryside. This report shows that the intrinsic value of sustainable urbanization can and should be harnessed for the wellbeing of all. It provides evidence and policy analysis of the value of urbanization from an economic, social and environmental perspective. It also explores the role of innovation and technology, local governments, targeted investments and the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda in fostering the value of sustainable urbanization.
Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice
Author : United Nations
Publisher : UN
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 17,91 MB
Release : 2015-08-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210016513
Book Description
The Charter of the United Nations was signed in 1945 by 51 countries representing all continents, paving the way for the creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Justice forms part of the Charter. The aim of the Charter is to save humanity from war; to reaffirm human rights and the dignity and worth of the human person; to proclaim the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small; and to promote the prosperity of all humankind. The Charter is the foundation of international peace and security.
