9 March 2010, New York
The “Reconstructing Public Administration after Conflict” report argues that setting-up a functional government should be the major priority as a region or country emerges from hostilities. The report said that “no progress can be made in promoting peace, development and protection of human rights unless appropriate governance and public administration institutions are established”. Read more
5 February 2010, New York
The world needs to reassess the notion of poverty and the means for its eradication, according to a new report published by DESA’s Division for Social Policy and Development. The Report on the World Social Situation 2010 entitled “Rethinking Poverty” was critical of the current way that the international community identified and addressed poverty. The Report argued that “although the current monetary poverty-line approach… Read more
1 February 2010, New York
The United Nations Statistical Yearbook is an annual compilation of a wide range of international economic, social and environmental statistics for over 200 countries and areas of the world, compiled from sources including UN agencies and other international, national and specialized organizations. The fifty-second issue contains data available to the Statistics Division as of June 2008 and presents them in 68 tables on topics including: agriculture; balance of payments; communication; development assistance; education; energy; environment; finance and gender.
20 January 2010, New York
The global economy is set to rebound in 2010 but the risk of a “double-dip” recession is clear and present, according to the latest World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) Report. The report, released by DESA’s Development Policy and Analysis Division in January, found that the global economy will bounce back this year with a predicted 2.4 per cent growth rate. Director of the Development Policy and Analysis Division Rob Vos said… Read more
14 January 2010, New York
There are over 370 million indigenous people in some 90 countries, living in all regions of the world. The situation of indigenous peoples in many parts of the world is critical today. Poverty rates are significantly higher among indigenous peoples compared to other groups. While they constitute 5 per cent of the world’s population, they are 15 per cent of the world’s poor. Most indicators of well-being show that indigenous peoples suffer disproportinately. Read more
