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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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      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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      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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      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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      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

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      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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      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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      International trade statistics yearbook 2022

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      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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      World economic and social survey: an opportunity for reducing inequalities

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      The United Nations flagship publication, World Economic and Social Survey 2014/2015, reviews and analyses the MDG experience in order to draw lessons that will be helpful for the implementation of…

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      United Nations Handbook on the Avoidance and Resolution of Tax Disputes

      United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs

      Provides guidance on various mechanisms to avoid and if needed resolve tax disputes that may arise under the provisions of domestic income tax laws and tax treaties. It has two…

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      Financial Production, Flows and Stocks in the System of National Accounts

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      Provides practical guidance on the calculation and allocation of the production of various types of financial services and issues related to the compilation of the financial account and balance sheets…

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      United Nations practical manual on transfer pricing for developing countries 2021

      United Nations.: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Contributes to a common understanding of how the arm's length principle is to be applied to avoid double taxation and prevent or resolve transfer pricing disputes. This third edition is…

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      United Nations handbook on carbon taxation for developing countries

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      Responds to country demand for clearer practical guidance on policy and administrative aspects of designing and implementing carbon taxes, which are are on the agenda of many developing countries, for…

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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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      United Nations handbook on selected issues for taxation of the extractive industries by developing countries

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Offers guidance to developing countries on key taxation issues during the life-cycle of an investment in the extractive industries, whether it be oil and gas or mining. The handbook considers…

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      United Nations Model double taxation convention between developed and developing countries 2021

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      Double tax treaties aim to prevent unrelieved double taxation, in order to foster cross-border economic activity and the transfer of technology. This publication consists of articles on the treaty's scope…

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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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      State of the world’s indigenous peoples: implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      On 13 September 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This publication looks back at ten-plus years of the Declaration’s…

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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 2018: frontier technologies for sustainable development

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Reviews the advances in frontier technologies - including automation, robotics, renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, biotechnologies and artificial intelligence - and analyses their economic, social and environmental impact.

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      The Millennium Development Goals Task Force report 2015

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      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. The report is…

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      International migration report 2020: highlights

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Presents key facts and messages regarding international migration globally and by region during 2000-2020, based on the 2020 revision of the international migrant stock data set, which provides updated estimates…

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      Energy statistics pocketbook 2022

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      The fifth 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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      Blueprint for acceleration

      United Nations: Department of Economic of Social Affairs

      Summarizes the global water crisis and progress on SDG 6 at the halfway point of Agenda 2030. This report conveys UN-Water's vision for the second part of the 2030 Agenda…

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      Potential impacts of LDC graduation

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      When a country leaves or "graduates from" the least developed countries (LDC) category, it ceases to benefit from international support measures that are exclusive to LDCs. This Policy Note provides…

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      Arab Society: Demographic and Social Trends - Issue No. 16

      United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs

      Arab Society: Demographic and Social Trends, Issue No. 16 is the latest in a series published biennially by the Statistics, Information Society and Technology Cluster of the Economic and Social…

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      World social report 2023

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      Looks at the situation of older persons while addressing links between population ageing and selected Sustainable Development Goals, with the underlying focus on the commitment of the 2030 Agenda on…

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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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      The sustainable development goals report 2023

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Provides a powerful call to action, presenting a candid assessment of the SDGs based on the latest data and estimates. While highlighting existing gaps and urging the world to redouble…

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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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      Inter-agency task force on financing for development inaugural report 2016: monitoring commitments and actions- Addis Ababa Action Agenda

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Lays out the commitments contained in the Addis Agenda in a systematic manner, and presents options for monitoring these commitments. The report primarily targets member states, particularly policymakers from ministries…

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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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      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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      World public sector report 2015: responsive and accountable governance

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      This publication is based on highlights of the discussion held during the 12th Session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA), in 2013, on The Role of…

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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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      Papers on selected topics in negotiation of tax treaties for developing countries

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Designed especially for developing countries, this publication provides practical guidance to effectively negotiate double tax treaties and, in particular, those drawing on the UN Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed…

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      Guidelines for producing statistics on violence against women: statistical surveys

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Violence against women is an obstacle to achieving the objectives of equality, development and peace. It violates the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms. In all…

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      System of environmental-economic accounting 2012: experimental ecosystem accounting

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      SEEA-Experimental Ecosystem Accounting provides a synthesis of the current knowledge in the area of ecosystem accounting. It provides a starting point for the development of ecosystem accounting at national and…

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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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      Inter-agency task force on financing for development inaugural report 2019: financing for sustainable development report 2019

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Assesses the global economic context for development financing, highlighting growing global risks and challenges, and the need for collective action to create a more enabling international environment.

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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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      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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      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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      Disability and development report: realizing the sustainable development goals by, for and with persons with disabilities

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Examines new areas, like the role of access to energy to enable persons with disabilities to use assistive technology, for which no global research was previously available. The report also…

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      State of the world’s indigenous peoples: rights to lands, territories and resources

      United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Offers a wide-ranging perspective on indigenous peoples’ rights to lands, territories and resources, examining legislation and agreements at the national and international level, identifying successful practices and continued obstacles, and…

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