Over the coming decades, competition and conflict over land is likely to intensify with the growing pressures of climate change, population growth, increased food insecurity, migration and urbanizatio... Section: Reports
by Secretary-General United Nations | On 01 Mar 2019 India Skills Report 2017 is an report that aims to support this initiative; by providing a stock of the talent landscape of India and supporting in charting the future direction of matchmaking. Curren... Section: Reports
by United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] | On 01 Jan 2017 This new era has created challenges and opportunities for societies throughout the world. It also has served to underscore the clear linkage between migration and development, as well as the opportuni... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 18 May 2016 The agenda is a road map for people that will
build on the success of the Millennium Development Goals and ensure sustainable social and economic progress worldwide. It seeks not only to eradicate ex... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 02 May 2016 he United Nations General Assembly agreed a resolution proclaiming the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition from 2016 to 2025. The resolution aims to trigger intensified action to end hunger and eradicate... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 28 Mar 2016 The Report assesses the development impacts of migrants in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region and provides guidance on the steps countries, regional organizations, civil society actors and other... Section: Reports
by United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCAP) | On 29 Feb 2016 The National Reports received to date were considered during the development of the Regional Report and examples from National Reports have been incorporated into the Regional Report as appropriate T... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 01 Jan 2016 Engaging is a major concern. Utilising the leisure time of the youth and harnessing their exuberance and raw energy for creative activities is essential. Simultaneously, but more substantially there i... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 01 Jan 2016 Numerous studies have explored urban growth and the emergence of the megapolitan phenomenon through increasing growth in the number of cities with over 10 million inhabitants. Similarly, the processes... Section: Reports
by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultura [UNESCO] | On 01 Jan 2016 Asia and the Pacific is home to 60 per cent of the global population aged 15 to 24 years. Across this geographically, politically, socially, culturally and economically expansive region, youth are a v... Section: Reports
by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific | On 31 Dec 2015 The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action agreed to transmit the text titled “Draft agreement and draft decision on workstreams 1 and 2 of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Dur... Section: Reports
by United Nations UN | On 05 Dec 2015 This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. It recognises that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions... Section: Reports
by United Nations UN | On 27 Sep 2015 Understanding the demographic changes that are likely to unfold over the coming years, as well as the challenges and opportunities that they present for achieving sustainable development, is important... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 29 Jul 2015 The MDG Report 2015 found that the 15-year effort to achieve the eight aspirational goals set out in the Millennium Declaration in 2000 was largely successful across the globe, while acknowledging sho... Section: Reports
by United Nations UN | On 06 Jul 2015 The data and analysis presented in this report prove that, with targeted interventions, sound strategies, adequate resources and political will,
even the poorest countries can make dramatic and unpre... Section: Reports
by United Nations UN | On 01 Jul 2015 The report provides an update of the statistics and indicators on the situation of women and men around the world covering gender-specific information on eight key areas: population and families, heal... Section: Reports
by United Nations UN | On 01 Jan 2015 The 2015 Global Sustainable Development Report, an intergovernmental-mandated report on the science-policy interface for sustainable development, was presented to UN Member States at the High Level Po... Section: Reports
by United Nations UN | On 01 Jan 2015 E-government—digital interactions between governments and people—varies greatly among and within regions, but most countries are making progress on providing greater access, according to the 2014 UN E... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 01 Jan 2014 Today, 54 per cent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 66 per cent by 2050. Projections show that urbanization combined with the overall growth... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 01 Jan 2014 This report highlights the experience from the Millennium Development Goals has shown that well-defined, objectively measurable indicators can help to maintain focus on internationally agreed developm... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 01 Jul 2013 With the deadline for the MDGs on the horizon, progress can be reported in most areas, despite the impact of the global economic and financial crisis. The analysis in this report, based on a wide rang... Section: Reports
by United Nations UN | On 01 Jun 2013 This report reviews the main trends in global poverty, assesses projections on poverty trends for the medium term, and considers the implications for antipoverty policy. Three main points emerge from... Section: Reports
by Armando Barrientos | On 01 May 2013 THE WORLD YOUTH REPORT explores the situation of young migrants from the perspective of young migrants themselves. The report highlights some of the concerns, challenges and successes experienced by y... Section: Reports
by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNDESA | On 01 Jan 2013 Published by the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of UN DESA, the report places special focus on policy and disadvantaged social groups, in addition to examining the consequences of h... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 01 Jan 2013 Growth of the world economy has weakened considerably during 2012 and is expected to remain subdued in the coming two years. The global economy is expected to grow at 2.4 per cent in 2013 and 3.2 per... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 01 Jan 2013 The recent commodity boom has seriously affected South Asia, particularly due to higher food prices and their impact on the welfare of poor and vulnerable populations. This paper describes the food cr... Section: Reports
by S.Mahendra Dev | On 01 Jan 2013 The World Youth Report 2011 explores the transition of young people from schools and training institutions into the labour market, a phase marking a critical period in the life cycle. The current empl... Section: Reports
by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNDESA | On 01 Jan 2011 The global strategy for women’s and children’s health reports the challenges on health and services provided to women and children around the world. It sets out the key areas where action is urgently... Section: Reports
by United Nations UN | On 01 Sep 2010 The World Youth Report focus on youth and climate change, and is intended to highlight the important role young people play in addressing climate change, and to offer suggestions on how young people m... Section: Reports
by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNDESA | On 01 Jan 2010 The World Population Ageing 2009 report, by DESA’s Population Division, which updates the 2007 edition, provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 01 Jan 2009 This Report on the World Social Situation seeks to contribute to rethinking poverty and its eradication. It affirms the urgent need for a strategic shift away from the market fundamentalist thinking,... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 01 Jan 2009 The report closely examines four areas of increasing concern that of particular importance when addressing the issue of employment: jobless growth, global informalisation of the labour market, economi... Section: Reports
by United Nations UN | On 01 May 2007 The Report highlights the unique aspects of youth development in various regions but emphasizes that young people the world over are ultimately constrained in their efforts to contribute to their own... Section: Reports
by United Nations UN | On 01 May 2007 The term is feminisation of migration is misleading insofar as it suggests an absolute increase in the proportion of women migrants, when in fact by 1960 women already made up nearly 47 per cent of al... Section: Reports
by United Nations UN | On 01 Jan 2007 The present handbook is designed to provide United Nations country teams and national and international stakeholders with guidance on the definitions, rationale, concepts and sources of the data for t... Section: Reports
by United Nations (UN) | On 01 Jan 2003 The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty, 1998, which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits State Parties to reduce greenhouse gases emissi... Section: Reports
by United Nations UN | On 01 Jan 1998 |