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Chapters of the Report

• Preface and Table of Contents
• Explanatory notes
• Executive summary
• Introduction
• Chapter I
• Chapter II
• Chapter III
• Chapter IV
• Chapter V
• Chapter VI
• Annex
• Bibliography

Video Press Conference: Mr. Jose Antonio Ocampo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Johan Scholvinck, Director of the Division for Social Policy and Development, to launch the 2005 Report [ Video]

DESA Newsletter, September-October 2005

Press Release