Publications and documentation

Publications and documentation
	As the main development research division of the UN Secretariat, the Development Policy and Analysis Division produces an array of publications and documents that support the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council in their assessment of current and long-term development issues and in their policy-setting agendas. In addition, the Division's outputs are aimed at national policymakers, the research community and the general public, and thus contribute to enriching academic discussions of development challenges and providing policy recommendations. The Division's main publications include two departmental flagships, the World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) and the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP), and thematic reports by the Committee for Development Policy. The official documents are parliamentary in nature, consisting of specific inputs mandated by and prepared for the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. The working papers and LINK meeting reports and papers are geared more towards the research community and the general public. This also applies to the background papers, which provide additional in-depth analysis on topics discussed in the main publications.
	Publications and official documents by year
	2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, To obtain a free DVD containing all past issues of WESS and WESP, send a request to

2007	World Economic and Social Survey 2007: Development in an Ageing World World Economic Situation and Prospects 2007: The need for macroeconomic policy coordination Report of the Committee for Development Policy 2007: forthcoming Official documents for the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council CDP Policy Note, Strengthening the International Partnership for Effective Poverty Reduction CDP Policy Note, The International Development Agenda and the Climate Change Challenge

2006	World Economic and Social Survey 2006: Diverging Growth and Development ORDER THIS PUBLICATION World Economic Situation and Prospects 2006 Executive Summary: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish ORDER THIS PUBLICATION Overcoming economic vulnerability and creating employment: Report of the Committee for Development Policy on the eighth session (20-24 March 2006) Official documents for the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council

2005	World Economic and Social Survey 2005: Financing for Development ORDER THIS PUBLICATION World Economic Situation and Prospects 2005 ORDER THIS PUBLICATION Development challenges in sub-Saharan Africa and post-conflict countries: Report of the Committee for Development Policy on the seventh session (14–18 March 2005) Official documents for the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council

2004	World Economic and Social Survey 2004 PART I: Trends and Policies in the World Economy ORDER THIS PUBLICATION World Economic and social Survey 2004 PART II: International Migration ORDER THIS PUBLICATION World Economic Situation and Prospects 2004 ORDER THIS PUBLICATION Poverty reduction and good governance: Report of the Committee for Development Policy on the sixth session (29 March–2 April 2004) Official documents for the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council

2003	World Economic and Social Survey 2003 Table of Contents Part I Chapter I Part II (All chapters) ORDER THIS PUBLICATION World Economic Situation and Prospects 2003 ORDER THIS PUBLICATION Local Development and Global Issues: Report of the Committee for Development Policy on its fifth session, 7-11 April 2003 Official documents for the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council

2002	World Economic and Social Survey 2002 ORDER THIS PUBLICATION World Economic Situation and Prospects 2002 ORDER THIS PUBLICATION Capacity-building in Africa: Effective Aid and Human Capital, Report of the Committee for Development Policy on its fourth session, 8-12 April 2002 Official documents for the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council

2001	World Economic and Social Survey 2001 ORDER THIS PUBLICATION World Economic Situation and Prospects 2001 ORDER THIS PUBLICATION Participatory Development and Governance: Africa’s Special Needs, Report of the Committee for Development Policy on the third session, 2-6 April 2001 Official documents for the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council

2000	World Economic and Social Survey, 2000 World Economic Situation and Prospects for 2000 Poverty amidst Riches: the Need for Change, Report of the Committee for Development Policy on the second session, 3-7 April 2000 Official documents for the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council

1999	World Economic and Social Survey 1999 World Economic Situation and Prospects for 1999 Vulnerability and Poverty in a Global Economy: Report of the Committee for Development Policy on the first session, 26-30 April 1999 Official documents for the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council

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