Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
UNDOC, Current Index
Author: Our Common Future
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195531916
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
United Nations Yearbook of the International Law Commission
Author: United Nations. International Law CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : International law
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
IWGIA
Author: Jens DahlPublisher: IWGIA
ISBN: 8791563526
Category : Human rights
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Traces the founding of IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous People) in 1968 and its subsequent development into a professional organization concerned with human rights activities, empowerment projects, publishing and information dissemination, etc.
Full and Productive Employment and Decent Work
Author: United Nations. Office for ECOSOC Support and CoordinationPublisher: United Nations Publications
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
This book presents an overview of the dialogues that took place in the Economic and Social Council on the theme of ?Creating an environment at the national and international levels conducive to generating full and productive employment and decent work for all, and its impact on sustainable development. This publication also assesses the progress of the ECOSOC reform and follow up to the 2005 World Summit. It also includes the Secretary-General's report as well as the Ministerial Declaration on the theme of the ECOSOC High-Level Segment of 2006.
Witnesses to History
Author: Lyndel V. ProttPublisher: UNESCO
ISBN: 9231041282
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
This Compendium gives an outline of the historical, philosophical and ethical aspects of the return of cultural objects (e.g. cultural objects displaced during war or in colonial contexts), cites past and present cases (Maya Temple Facade, Nigerian Bronzes, United States of America v. Schultz, Parthenon Marbles and many more) and analyses legal issues (bona fide, relevant UNESCO and UNIDROIT Conventions, Supreme Court Decisions, procedure for requests etc.). It is a landmark publication that bears testament to the ways in which peoples have lost their entire cultural heritage and analyses the issue of its return and restitution by providing a wide range of perspectives on this subject. Essential reading for students, specialists, scholars and decision-makers as well as those interested in these topics.
Trade Facilitation
Author: Carol Cosgrove-SacksPublisher: United Nations Publications
ISBN: 9789211168242
Category : Commercial policy
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Trade facilitation measures seek to speed up the movement of goods and the flow of trade information across borders. This publication contains policy papers written by the UNECE Secretariat and edited papers presented at an international forum, held in Geneva in May 2002. This conference was organised by the UNECE in order to discuss the need for trade facilitation policies to address the widening gap between the position of developed economies compared to many developing and transition countries in a global trade environment.
The Children and the Nations
Author: Maggie BlackPublisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
FROST (copy 1) From the John Holmes Library collection.
Eliminating the Worst Forms of Child Labour
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Category : Child abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This handbook offers an educational approach to Convention No. 182, the cornerstone of international action to combat the worst forms of child labor. It provides examples of best practices and gives an overview of what parliamentarians can do to help eradicate the various forms of abuse to which child workers are exposed. It also proposes model instruments and reference material as aids designed to facilitate the work of legislators.--Publisher's description.
Completing the Fertility Transition
Author: Publisher: United Nations Publications
ISBN: 9789211513707
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
This series focuses on population studies carried out by the United Nations, its specialized agencies and other organizations. This issue deals with the guidelines for the projection of fertility. The publication aims to increase understanding of likely fertility trends in the diverse countries of the world.