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Population Ageing and the Non-communicable Diseases
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2012
Susceptibility to Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) increases with age. As populations age, NCDs cause a growing proportion of all deaths. Rapid reductions in fertility combined with improvements in su...
The world's women 2010 - trends and statistics
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2010
The Beijing Platform for Action – the preeminent international guideline for improving the status of women – lists, among others, specific activities related to increased availability of s...
State of the world’s indigenous peoples
J. Carino;D. Champagne;N. Collings / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2010
The situation of indigenous peoples in many parts of the world is critical and indigenous peoples face systemic discrimination and exclusion from political and economic power.  The report stat...
Rethinking poverty: report on the world social situation 2010
L. Ainbinder;R. Kaczmarska;P.L. Kelly / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2010
This report on the world social situation seeks to contribute to a rethinking poverty and its eradication. The paper affirms the urgent need for a strategic shift away from the market fundamentalis...
Reconstructing public administration after conflict: challenges, practices and lessons learned
A. Alberti;P.K. Blind;J.M. Kauzya / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2010
Recovery after conflict is possible is possible if public administration can earn the trust of the people, provide services to them, and  and operate in an effective, transparent and acc...
The world's women 2010: trends and statistics
I. Berevoescu;E. Go;L. Hooper / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2010
This UN report about women in the world highlights the differences between the status of women and men in various areas of contemporary life. The paper finds that progress in ensuring the equal sta...
Trends in sustainable development: Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2010
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face unique and special challenges. This report highlights key developments and recent trends for SIDS in a number of developmental areas....
Current status of the social situation, wellbeing, participation in development and rights of older persons worldwide, draft report
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2010
This draft report provides a overview of ageing-related issues at the national and regional levels, building upon the report of the Secretary-General submitted to the 65th session of the General Assem...
Guide to Producing Statistics on Time Use: Measuring Paid and Unpaid Work
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2005
This publication seeks to provide further impetus to the development of statistics on time use, and to assist countries interested in undertaking time use surveys. It is also intended to facilitate th...
World population ageing 2009
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2009
This report provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions, major areas, regions and countries. This edit...

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