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Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Forty-Sixth Session (12 to 30 July 2010) Forty-Seventh Session (4 to 22 Octo ber 2010) Forty-Eighth Session (17 January to 4 February 2011)

Official records of the Resolutions and Decisions Adopted by the General Assembly during its sixty-fifth session: Volume I, Resolutions, 14 September, 24 December 2010

This publication is an annual compilation of a wide range of international economic, social and environmental statistics on over 200 countries and areas, obtained from sources including United Nations agencies and other international, national and specialised organisations. The 54th edition contains data available to the Statistics Division as of 31 December 2010, and presents them in 70 tables on topics such as: agriculture, forestry and fishing, communication, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, international tourism, labour force, manufacturing, national accounts, population, prices, science and technology, and transport. The number of years of data shown in the tables varies from one to ten, with most tables covering the period up to 2008 or 2009. Accompanying the tables are technical notes providing brief descriptions of major statistical concepts, definitions and classifications.

Más del 80 por ciento del comercio internacional de mercancías se transporta por mar, y un porcentaje aún mayor del comercio de los países en desarrollo se realiza en los buques. Esta publicación anual es una importante fuente de información sobre este sector vital. Se sigue de cerca los acontecimientos que afectan al comercio marítimo mundial, los fletes, puertos, transporte terrestre y logística, así como las tendencias en la propiedad de los buques y el control y la edad de la flota, la oferta de tonelaje, y la productividad. La revisión contiene un capítulo sobre los desarrollos legales y reglamentarios, y cada año se incluye un capítulo destaca una región diferente. En 2010, la atención se centra en Asia y el Pacífico.

El avance en el reconocimiento de los derechos humanos, tanto por parte de los gobiernos como de los titulares de tales derechos, es una fuerte motivación para que las fuentes de datos sociales y demográficos reflejen y permitan monitorear los cambios en las condiciones de vida y de cumplimiento de los derechos. Esto es especialmente cierto en el caso de determinados grupos sociales, como los pueblos indígenas, las mujeres, las personas mayores y los jóvenes. Sin embargo, los avances en la inclusión en las fuentes de datos de enfoques especiales relacionados con estos grupos sociales son lentos y dependen de cuán flexible sea el manejo de dichas fuentes y de los aspectos operacionales y de financiamiento involucrados. El objetivo de este documento es promover la inclusión del enfoque de género en los censos de población y vivienda, en el marco de los derechos humanos y del ejercicio de una ciudadanía ampliada para todos los hombres y mujeres con igualdad de oportunidades.

En este libro se examinan los principales debates en curso sobre la protección social y los programme as de transferencias con corresponsabilidad, se identifica el papel que se les asigna y se consideran los elementos conceptuales, las necesidades y los desafíos que será preciso acometer para consolidar sistemas integrales de protección social en América Latina. En este marco, los autores plantean que estos sistemas deben ser universales en su cobertura, solidarios en su financiamiento y, fundamentalmente, igualitarios en las garantías que establecen como derechos ciudadanos. La ciudadanía en su conjunto se transforma así en sujeto de las políticas de protección y se logra una visión integral en las políticas sociales que combina como principios complementarios la focalización como instrumento y la universalidad como fin.

Esta publicación, en relación con la legislación sobre ""las prácticas nocivas"" contra las mujeres, los suplementos del Manual DAW / DESA para la legislación sobre la violencia contra la mujer, y debe leerse conjuntamente con el Manual. El propósito del Manual y el suplemento es proporcionar una guía detallada de todas las partes interesadas para apoyar la adopción y aplicación efectiva de la legislación que impide que la violencia contra la mujer, castiga a los perpetradores y garantice los derechos de las víctimas / sobrevivientes. La adopción y aplicación de las leyes nacionales para abordar y sancionar todas las formas de violencia contra mujeres y niñas, de acuerdo con las normas internacionales de derechos humanos, es uno de los cinco resultados clave que la campaña del Secretario General ""Unidos para poner fin a la violencia contra la mujer"" tiene como objetivo para lograr en todos los países para el año 2015.

El informe presenta la valoración anual del progreso global hacia la consecución de los ODM, determinando las áreas que han registrado progreso, y aquellas que se quedan por detrás. Además, subraya los sectores en los que son necesarios importantes esfuerzos para conseguir los ODM para 2015. El informe se basa en un conjunto de datos recopilados por el Grupo Inter to Institucional y de Expertos en indicadores ODM, liderado por la división de estadísticas del departamento de asuntos económicos y sociales.

This report is widely regarded as the most authoritative source of data and analysis on the activities of transnational corporations, national and international regulatory regimes, and their implications for development. The 2011 edition focuses on the strategic use of non-equity modalities (e.g. contract manufacturing, service outsourcing, licensing, franchising, etc.) by transnational corporations in their management of global value chains and international operations. Additional highlights include a discussion of the interplay between foreign direct investment and industrial policy, as well as an assessment of the origin, rise and global map of state-owned transnational corporations. It also contains a statistical annex with data on flows and stocks of foreign direct investment for 196 economies.

Issue No.30 of the National Accounts Studies of the ESCWA Region includes available data and ESCWA estimates of GDP at both current and constant prices, in addition to the consolidated national accounts for each ESCWA member country during the period 2005 to 2009, and the estimated real GDP growth for 2010. Data was compiled from national statistical sources and by using questionnaires prepared by ESCWA. This publication is intended for economists, social researchers and planners.

The findings presented in this publication are based on the results of the Global Survey of information and communication techonologies (ICTs) in Parliaments conducted by the Global Centre for ICTs in Parliament between July and November 2009, to which 134 parliamentary assemblies responded. The rapid growth of ICTs is changing not only the economic, social and political landscape around the world, but also the environment within which parliaments operate. In both developed and developing countries, parliaments are exploring ways to use technology to strengthen democracy and encourage political participation. This report evaluates the progress accomplished by parliaments in their efforts to use modern technologies to strengthen their institutional role. It provides a methodology that can serve as a tool for parliaments to improve their performance.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are to be achieved by 2015. World leaders gathered again at the United Nations high-level plenary meeting on the MDGs in September 2010 in New York to assess some of the likely outcomes on present trends, identify some of the weakest areas of performance, and identify priorities for accelerated action. This publication looks at some of the key drivers which have propelled MDG achievement in the region, and which are likely to remain important in the region’s quest for reaching the goals by 2015. It focuses specifically on three areas where increased and sustained policy attention is required: hunger and food security, health and basic services, and basic infrastructure – areas where many countries in the region face significant challenges.

This is one part of a four to volume set that presents a state-of the-science assessment of the intercontinental transport of air pollutants across the Northern Hemisphere. The first three volumes are technical assessments of the state-of to science with respect to intercontinental transport of ozone and particulate matter, mercury, and persistent organic pollutants. The fourth volume is a synthesis of the main findings and recommendations of Parts A, B, and C organized around a series of policy-relevant questions that were identified at the Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution’s first meeting.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is used to describe the voluntary efforts of companies to assume a larger responsibility for the effect of their operations on society. As such, CSR is an important complement to development efforts of governments. Companies in the Asia-Pacific region are becoming increasingly aware that encompassing economic, social and environmental responsibilities into their business practice is likely to contribute to their business success at both the national and international level. This publication introduces ways businesses can practically integrate CSR in general and the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact in particular, into business strategies and practices. It further provides examples of how a number of companies from the Asia-Pacific region have implemented the principles of the Global Compact in their day to day work. Finally, it provides a brief overview of what governments can do to support and facilitate company implementation of CSR.

This is one part of a four to volume set that presents a state-of the-science assessment of the intercontinental transport of air pollutants across the Northern Hemisphere. The first three volumes are technical assessments of the state-of to science with respect to intercontinental transport of ozone and particulate matter, mercury, and persistent organic pollutants. The fourth volume is a synthesis of the main findings and recommendations of Parts A, B, and C organized around a series of policy-relevant questions that were identified at the Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution’s first meeting.

This is one part of a four to volume set that presents a state-of the-science assessment of the intercontinental transport of air pollutants across the Northern Hemisphere. The first three volumes are technical assessments of the state-of to science with respect to intercontinental transport of ozone and particulate matter, mercury, and persistent organic pollutants. The fourth volume is a synthesis of the main findings and recommendations of Parts A, B, and C organized around a series of policy-relevant questions that were identified at the Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution’s first meeting.

This is one part of a four to volume set that presents a state-of the-science assessment of the intercontinental transport of air pollutants across the Northern Hemisphere. The first three volumes are technical assessments of the state-of to science with respect to intercontinental transport of ozone and particulate matter, mercury, and persistent organic pollutants. The fourth volume is a synthesis of the main findings and recommendations of Parts A, B, and C organized around a series of policy-relevant questions that were identified at the Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution’s first meeting.

The Asia-Pacific Development Journal is published twice a year by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Its primary objective is to provide a medium for the exchange of knowledge, experience, ideas, information and data on all aspects of economic and social development in the Asian and Pacific region. The emphasis of the Journal is on the publication of empirically based, policy-oriented articles in the areas of poverty alleviation, emerging social issues and managing Globalisation.

The Asia-Pacific Development Journal is published twice a year by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Its primary objective is to provide a medium for the exchange of knowledge, experience, ideas, information and data on all aspects of economic and social development in the Asian and Pacific region. The emphasis of the Journal is on the publication of empirically based, policy-oriented articles in the areas of poverty alleviation, emerging social issues and managing Globalisation.