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The sixty-eighth edition in a series published since 1948. Through the cooperation with the National Statistical Offices, official demographic statistics are compiled in the Yearbook, as available, for more than 230 countries and areas of the world up to the reference year 2017.

Highlights trends in the nature of humanitarian crises, their causes and drivers, and the actors that participate in crises prevention, response and recovery. Beyond providing statistics, the report uses infographics to display trend analyses that show how the humanitarian landscape is evolving and how the humanitarian system can be more effective.

Terrorism is one of the major threats to international peace and security, and the United Nations plays a leading role in the fight against it. This publication is a compilation of the many instruments that have been adopted by the international community covering various aspects of terrorism.

Analyses the impact of divergent global growth and trade tensions on trade in the region; examines the share of Latin America and the Caribbean in global trade in minerals and metals; and examines whether cross-border e-commerce has the potential to galvanize and diversify exports from the region.

Provides a deepening understanding of trends and developments in trade, investment and regional integration in the Asia-Pacific region. The report looks at issues in trade, investment and trade facilitation policies, and the impacts such policies have on countries' abilities to meet the challenges of achieving inclusive and sustainable development.

Argues that to reduce poverty in Asia and the Pacific, countries need to step up their investment in people, in particular on social protection, education and health care. This requires policymakers to identify the population groups that are disproportionally poor as well as the specific barriers that hinder their escape from poverty.

Explores interrelated topics on enhancing the role of reporting by entities towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals. This volume discusses the role of reporting in monitoring implementation of the 2030 Agenda and how it could be enhanced by improving quality, consistency, comparability and usefulness of sustainability reporting.

The United Nations definitive report on the state of the world economy, providing global and regional economic outlook for 2019 and 2020. Produced by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the five UN regional commissions, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, with contributions from the UN World Tourism Organization.

Focuses on educational inequalities in 41 of the world's richest countries. Using the most recent data available, the report examines inequalities across childhood and explores in depth the relationships between educational inequality and factors such as parents' occupations, migration background, the child's gender and school characteristics.

The 60th issue in a series of annual compilations of internationally comparable statistics summarizing world energy trends. Annual data for 230 countries and areas for the period 2013 to 2016 are presented on production, trade and consumption of energy. In addition, per capita consumption series are provided for all energy products.

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 than ever before.

Reviews the state of play in implementation of trade facilitation and paperless trade in the Asia and the Pacific region. This report also provides estimates of the trade cost reduction potential of trade facilitation implementation scenarios, from basic compliance with the WTO TFA to full digital trade facilitation.

Presents and analyses the findings of the first pilot reporting exercise under the Water Convention, carried out in 2017. Progress made in the implementation of the Convention is reviewed and summarised, together with the identification of significant trends, success, challenges and opportunities concerning transboundary water cooperation.

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.

Presents data and statistical indicators on external trade in goods of Arab Countries. Data are presented in time series until 2013 and were drawn primarily from national sources, as well as from secondary sources where appropriate. It provides total and detailed data on intraregional and international trade of Arab countries.

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 includes the 2017 values.

The Independent Country Programme Evaluation for Namibia was conducted in 2017 as the UNDP Namibia country programme ends in 2018. Results are expected to feed into the development of the new country programme.

This is the second Independent Country Programme Evaluation (ICPE) for the Republic of Congo, conducted in 2017 towards the end of the current UNDP programme cycle of 2014-2018. The first ICPE for Congo was conducted in 2009.The current evaluation results are expected to feed into the development of the new country programme.

This is the second Independent Country Programme Evaluation (ICPE) for Bhutan, conducted towards the end of the current UNDP programme cycle of 2014-2018. The current evaluation results are expected to feed into the development of the new country programme.

Explores the existing and cross-cutting opportunities to achieve development goals through the transformative force of urbanization. Th report also discusses the elaboration of targets, progress for selected indicators, placing special emphasis on partnership arrangement and opportunities for financing and scaling up activities and programmes.

Provides 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 provides the reference point of information on the drug situation worldwide.

The nascent movement to enact a nuclear ban treaty has reframed the problem of nuclear weapons from defense strategies to the issues of humanitarian and environmental consequences. This volume of Civil Society Engagement in Disarmament Processes presents a case for the nuclear ban treaty as a vital first step in nuclear weapons' ultimate abolition.

Judgment of 5 October 2016 whereby the International Court of Justice upheld the objection to jurisdiction raised by Pakistan, based on the absence of a dispute between Pakistan and the Marshall Islands, and finds that it cannot proceed to the merits of the case.

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 trade policies.

Shows that the current strong economic performance in the Asia-Pacific region provides an opportune time for governments to initiate policies that can make economies resilient, inclusive and sustainable. The report contains analyses of such issues and explores available policy options.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the first international agreement setting out freedoms, rights and entitlements for all humanity to claim. It emphasizes the inextricable relationship between fundamental freedoms and social justice, and their connection with peace and security.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the first international agreement setting out freedoms, rights and entitlements for all humanity to claim. It emphasizes the inextricable relationship between fundamental freedoms and social justice, and their connection with peace and security.

Addresses the development challenges facing young people in the Arab region. In light of the youth-led movements during and after the 2011 uprisings, this report argues for a renewed policy focus on youth development in the region. It deals with the attainment, achievement and equitable distribution of education, and with the challenges of finding stable and decent jobs.

This evaluation of UNDP's contribution to disability inclusive development is part of the work programme for the Independent Evaluation Office approved by the Executive Board in 2014/2015 (DP 2014/5). It provides an assessment of UNDP contribution to disability inclusive development during the period 2008-2016.

Presents data and statistical indicators on external and intraregional trade in goods in ESCWA member countries. Data are presented in time series until 2015 and were drawn primarily from national sources, and from secondary sources when needed. The Bulletin assists policymakers, analysts, researchers and other users at the national, regional and international levels.