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      Energy Statistics Pocketbook 2024

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      The seventh in a series of pocketbook compilations on energy statistics designed to highlight the availability of data on various aspects of energy production, transformation and use and its linkages…

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      2021 Energy Balances

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      Contains energy balances for over 220 countries and territories, showing production, trade, transformation and consumption (by sector) in energy units for all energy products. It presents energy data in a…

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      2021 Electricity Profiles

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      Contains electricity profiles for about 225 countries and territories, providing detailed information on production, trade and consumption of electricity, net installed capacity and thermal power plant input and efficiency for…

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      Population Prospects of Countries in Special Situations

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      An up-to-date overview of major population trends in the least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS) in connection with the critical development challenges…

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      Accounting for Global Value Chains

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      Prepared by the Expert Group on International Trade and Economic Globalization Statistics, these Guidelines provide a national perspective on globalization on the basis of a GVC accounting framework that describes…

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      World Population Ageing 2023

      United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs

      Global population aging, an outcome of demographic transition, is impacting countries worldwide. This report focuses on developing nations with high fertility rates, particularly in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. While Asian…

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      Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category

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      The fifth edition of the Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category provides comprehensive information on the least developed country (LDC) category, including a description of procedures and methodologies used…

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      Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers

      United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs

      The Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers are based on the 2015 UNECE Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers, while adding numerous examples from countries from all regions as well as practical…

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      World economic situation and prospects 2024

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      2024 is projected to be another tough year. Sluggish global growth is projected to slow further. Investment will remain weak. The debt crisis will continue to spiral, as debt service…

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      The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022

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      Presents how far we have come towards reaching the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This seventh edition of the annual report also looks at the trends since 2015 and impact…

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      Sustainable Development Outlook 2021: From Anguish to Determination

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      Charts a way forward for the world community to achieve the SDGs, despite the setback caused by COVID-19. In doing so, the publication focuses on SDG 1 (poverty), SDG 2…

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      Sustainable Transport, Sustainable Development: Interagency Report | Second Global Sustainable Transport Conference

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      An interagency report on sustainable transport was prepared as a background document for the second Global Sustainable Transport Conference, held in October 2021 in Beijing. It was prepared by the…

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      International trade statistics yearbook 2022

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Statistics Division

      Contains detailed tables showing international trade for 257 individual commodities (3-digit SITC groups), for the 12 main Extended Balance of Payments Services (EBOPS) categories, and world/regional trade tables or figures…

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      UN Energy Statistics Year Book 2021

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Statistics Division

      The sixty-fifth issue in a series of annual compilations of internationally comparable statistics summarizing world energy trends. Data for 225 countries and areas for 2018 to 2021 are presented on…

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      The United Nations development strategy beyond 2015: Committee for Development policy note

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      In this Policy Note, the Committee for Development Policy proposes principles and policy alternatives for a post-2015 development agenda, in the light of consideration of lessons learnt from the Millennium…

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      The Millennium Development Goals Gap Task Force report 2014

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      The MDG Gap Task Force Report systematically tracks existing international commitments and their fulfilment at the international level in the areas of official development assistance, trade, debt relief, and access…

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      Millennium Development Goals Gap Task Force report 2012: the global partnership for development, making rhetoric a reality

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      This volume follows the progress on official development assistance, market access, debt sustainability, access to essential medicines and new technologies as prescribed by the Millennium Development Goal 8. Close attention…

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      World economic and social survey: in search of new development finance 2012

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) is a yearly publication that provides objective analysis of pressing long-term social and economic development issues, and discusses the positive and negative impact…

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      World economic situation and prospects 2014

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      This is the definitive report of the United Nations on the state of the world economy. One of the most highly anticipated economic reports from the UN, it is jointly…

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      Internet governance for sustainable human, economic and social development

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Each year the IGF Secretariat produces a book to provide a concise yet comprehensive summary of the proceedings that take place at the annual global IGF gatherings. Included in this…

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      United Nations e-Government survey 2014: e-Government for the future we want

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      Assesses the e-government readiness of the 193 Member States of the UN according to a quantitative composite index of e-readiness based on website assessment, telecommunication infrastructure, and human resource endowment…

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      United Nations Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      This publication is designed especially for developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The revision updates the widely used 2001 version of the Model. It is important for countries…

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      United Nations practical manual on transfer pricing for developing countries

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      This publication is a response to the need, often expressed by developing countries, for clearer guidance on the policy and administrative aspects of applying transfer pricing analysis to some of…

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      System of environmental-economic accounting 2012: central framework

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Offers a statistical framework that provides a comprehensive, consistent, comparable and flexible set of environmental-economic accounts for policy making, analysis and research purposes. In response to the continued need for…

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      International trade statistics yearbook 2013: Vol. 1: Trade by country

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      The 2013 International Trade Statistics Yearbook, Volume I provides an overview of the international trade merchandise trade in 2013 and detailed information on the trade performance for numerous countries up…

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      Technology and innovation for sustainable development

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      This book argues that continuous growth along present development pathways is not possible without imposing irreversible damage to the natural resource base that supports current production and consumption patterns. The…

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      Eleventh United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names: New York, 8-17 August 2017

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      The United Nations Conferences on the Standardization of Geographical Names (UNCSGN) is held every five years, and UNGEGN meets between the Conferences to follow up the implementation of resolutions adopted…

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      The sustainable development goals report 2018

      United Nations: Department for Economic of Social Affairs

      Provides an overview of progress towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. This third edition of the annual report contains an in-depth review of the six goals related to the…

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      The sustainable development goals report 2019

      United Nations: Department of Economic of Social Affairs

      Presents how far we have come towards reaching the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This fourth edition of the annual report uses the latest available data and inputs from custodian…

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      Report of the Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development 2020: financing for sustainable development report

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Assesses progress in implementing the commitments and actions in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. This 2020 edition puts an emphasis on digital technologies, and their potential to accelerate progress in…

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      The sustainable development goals report 2020

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      This year marks the start of the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It is a critical period to advance a shared vision and accelerate…

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      The sustainable development goals report 2021

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Provides an overview of the world’s implementation efforts to date, highlighting areas of progress and areas where more action needs to be taken to ensure no one is left behind…

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      Handbook on the least developed country category: inclusion, graduation and special support measures

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      This revised edition of the Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category builds upon and updates information made available in a previous edition released in October 2015. It further makes…

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      Sustainable development outlook 2020: achieving SDGs in the wake of COVID-19, scenarios for policymakers

      United Nations : Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      While the impact of COVID-19 for many prosperity-related SDGs was negative, its impact for many planet-related SDGs has been positive: greenhouse gas emissions declined; air and water quality improved; and…

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      Shaping the trends of our time: report of the UN Economist Network for the UN 75th anniversary

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Analyses how five megatrends (climate change, emerging and frontier technologies, demographic trends, inequalities, and urbanization) and their drivers, individually and in combination, transform societies and affect the ability of countries…

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      Compendium of digital government initiatives in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: 2020

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Captures trends in digital responses of UN Member States to the COVID-19 pandemic and provides a preliminary analysis of the main features of such responses. The publication demonstrates how governments…

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      Handbook on the least developed country category: inclusion, graduation and special support measures

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      Responds to the need to make the methods and approaches used in the identification of LDCs, and the international support measures available to them, known to a wide range of…

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      World economic and social survey 2016: climate change resilience, an opportunity for reducing inequalities

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      This edition of the World Economic and Social Survey contributes to the debate on the implementation challenges of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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      Towards universal social protection: Latin American pathways and policy tools

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      This book reflects on the public policies, programmes and regulatory frameworks that are taking a rights-based approach to expanding social protection coverage and benefits in Latin America, with a view…

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      Good practices and innovations in public governance: United Nations public service awards winners and finalists 2012-2013

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      This publication provides an overview of 91 successful innovations in governance and public administration from 38 countries that received the United Nations Public Service Awards, which is the most prestigious…

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      Compendium of innovative e-government practices: Vol. 5

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      As information and communication technologies (ICTs) are dramatically changing the lives of people around the world, governments must come to grips with finding solutions that will increase public value to…

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      United Nations e-Government survey 2016: e-Government in support of sustainable development

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Now in its ninth edition, this survey provides an analysis of emerging public administration trends and issues, and of how e-government can support the realization of the internationally agreed development…

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      Compendium of innovative practices in public governance and administration for sustainable development

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Explores three shifts in government-society interactions that have had significant impact on public administration and public service. These are the demand for more people-centred governance; greater use of ICT technologies…

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      World public sector report 2018: working together - integration, institutions and the sustainable development goals

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Examines how the public sector can foster integrated approaches to implementing the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report examines challenges and opportunities for integrated approaches, and…

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      World public sector report 2019: sustainable development Goal 16, focus on public institutions

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Examines national-level developments in relation to several concepts highlighted in the targets of SDG 16, which are viewed as institutional principles: access to information, transparency, accountability, anti-corruption, inclusiveness of decision-making…

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      The twin challenges of reducing poverty and creating employment

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      This publication is based on papers presented at two Expert Group Meetings (jointly organized by DSPD and the ILO) that brought together specialists to undertake a review of progress in…

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      State of the world’s indigenous peoples: indigenous peoples’ access to health services

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Examines the major challenges for indigenous peoples to obtain adequate access to and utilization of quality health care services. The report provides an important background to many of the health…

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      Report on the world social situation 2018: promoting inclusion through social protection

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Discusses the contribution of social protection to social inclusion focusing, in particular, on the extent to which such groups are effectively covered by existing social protection measures. An overall assessment…

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