Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018 (United Nations)(Paperback)

Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018 (United Nations)(Paperback)

This report, which comprises three booklets, provides a comprehensive analysis of the crime of trafficking in persons and how different countries are responding to this crisis. Countries worldwide have been detecting and reporting a larger number of victims and are also convicting more traffickers

Global Education Monitoring Report 2019: Migration, Displacement and Education - Building Bridges, Not Walls (United Nations)(Paperback)

Economic Development in Africa Report 2018: Migration and Structural Transformation (United Nations)(Paperback)

The EDAR 2018 titled 'Migration and Structural Transformation in Africa' highlights how intra-African migration is of relevance to the agenda for regional and continental integration and shows that there are still many knowledge gaps, including on the relationship between migration, economic and

Africa Sustainable Development Report 2018: Towards a Transformed and Resilient Continent (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The Africa Sustainable Development Report 2018 reviews Africa's performance on five goals, and related targets and indicators of the 2030 Agenda, taking into account their correspondence with Agenda 2063. The report uses the latest data from international sources to track performance and highlight

World Drug Report 2018 (Set of 5 Booklets) (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The 2018 World Drug Report will include an updated overview of recent trends on production, trafficking and consumption of key illicit drugs as well as highlighting a thematic area of concern. The Report contains a global overview of the baseline data and estimates on drug demand and supply and it

Global Financial Stability Report, April 2018: A Bumpy Road Ahead (International Monetary Fund)(Paperback)

The April 2018 Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) finds that short-term risks to financial stability have increased somewhat since the previous GFSR. Medium-term risks are still elevated as financial vulnerabilities, which have built up during the years of accommodative policies, could mean a

World Mortality 2019 Highlights (United Nations)(Paperback)

This report provides an overview of the estimated and projected trends in mortality at the world level, for development groups and major areas; the analysis also focuses on country and regional data for selected mortality indicators. In addition to examining the summary indicator of life expectancy

Industrial Development Report 2020: Industrializing in the Digital Age (United Nations)(Paperback)

The emergence and diffusion of advanced digital production (ADP) technologies clustered around the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is radically altering the nature of manufacturing production, increasingly blurring the boundaries between physical and digital production systems. The significant

Information Economy Report: 2017: Digitalization, Trade and Development (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The Information Economy Report 2017 analyzes the evolving digital economy and its implications for trade and development. While these are still early days of the digital economy, it is already clear that it will have globally transformative impacts on the way we live, work and develop our

United Nations Peace Operations in a Changing Global Order (de Coning Cedric)(Paperback)

This open access book explores how UN peace operations are adapting to four transformational trends in the changing global order: (1) the rebalancing of relations between states of the global North and the global South; (2) the rise of regional organisations as providers of peace; (3) the rise of

Understanding Cybercrime: Phenomena, Challenges and Legal Response (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

Cyber attacks are on the rise. The media constantly report about data breaches and increasingly sophisticated cybercrime. Even governments are affected. At the same time, it is obvious that technology alone cannot solve the problem. What can countries do? Which issues can be addressed by policies

Energy Statistics Yearbook 2018 (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The Yearbook comprises annual data for 230 countries and areas for 2015-2018 on production, trade and consumption of energy: solids, liquids, gaseous fuels, electricity and heat, covering both renewable and non-renewable sources of energy. Per capita consumption series are also provided for all

American Presidents and the United Nations: Internationalism in the Balance (Moore Jr John)(Paperback)

American Presidents and the United Nations: Internationalism in the Balance offers a fresh look at the U.S.-UN relationship. The current discourse regarding America's linkage with the UN--and particularly about the　President's　influence on the world body--has metamorphosed well beyond the

Marketing Places (Kotler Philip)(Paperback)

Today's headlines report cities going bankrupt, states running large deficits, and nations stuck in high debt and stagnation. Philip Kotler, Donald Haider, and Irving Rein argue that thousands of places -- cities, states, and nations -- are in crisis, and can no longer rely on national industrial

Complexity in International Security: A Holistic Spatial Approach (Sapaty Peter Simon)(Pevná vazba)

In September 2018, the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations acknowledged that international instability is increasing and that improving global security is among the most important tasks facing the world today. The Assembly concluded that it is extremely important to develop new, effective

Global Human Trafficking: Critical Issues and Contexts (Dragiewicz Molly)(Paperback)

Human trafficking has moved from relative obscurity to a major area of research, policy and teaching over the past ten years. Research has sprung from criminology, public policy, women's and gender studies, sociology, anthropology, and law, but has been somewhat hindered by the failure of scholars

The United Nations, Peace and Security (Thakur Ramesh)(Paperback)

Ending humanitarian atrocities has become as important for the United Nations as preventing interstate war. This book examines the transformation of UN operations, analysing its changing role and structure. Ramesh Thakur asks why, when and how force may be used, and argues that the growing gulf

United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2019 (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

The Yearbook collects, compiles and disseminates official statistics on a wide range of topics. Data have been collected from national statistical authorities since 1948 through a set of questionnaires dispatched annually by the United Nations Statistics Division to over 230 national statistical

Good Read 3 (Islam Carlos (United Nations))(Paperback / softback)

United Nations Map of The World 1946(Paperback / softback)

Kofi Annan: Guiding the United Nations (Koestler-Grack Rachel A.)(Library Binding)

In December 2001, Kofi A Annan and the United Nations organization received the Nobel Peace Prize. Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, focuses on this leader's efforts to strengthen and revitalize the United Nations and bring it into the 21st century. Born in Kumasi, Ghana, in 1938,

Human Development Indices and Indicators: 2018 Statistical Update (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

Provides a brief overview of the state of human development - snapshots of current conditions as well as long-term trends in human development indicators. The report includes a full statistical annex of human development composite indices and indicators across their various dimensions. This update

State of World Population 2017: Worlds Apart - Reproductive Health and Rights in an Age of Inequality (United Nations Publications)(Paperback)

A Global Agenda: Issues Before the 47th General Assembly of the United Nations (Tessitore John)(Paperback)

This annual volume brings to the public the most accurate, complete, and timely information on the work of the United Nations. Designed to serve international affairs scholars and concerned citizens alike, each volume of Issues offers a comprehensive overview of the many and disparate activities of