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Decisions of the International Law Commission during its fiftieth session (1998) as regards the following topics: State responsibility, unilateral acts of States, nationality in relation to the succession of States, prevention of transboundary damage from hazardous activities, diplomatic protection, reservations to treaties and long-term programme of work of the Commission.

This volume contains the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-fourth session (29 April, 7 June and 22 July – 16 August 2002). The issues discussed at that session included: reservations to treaties, diplomatic protection, unilateral acts of states, state responsibility, and international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law, and responsibilities of international organisations.

Floods are natural phenomena that are necessary for the survival and health of the eco-system. Floodplains have historically attracted socio-economic development and continue to support high densities of human population. This is particularly important where land resources suitable for human development are scarce. Especially in arid and semi-arid areas, flood waters represent a vital water resource. Floods can, however, also lead to wide-spread damage, health problems and the loss of human life. Transboundary flood risk management enables sharing and redistributing risks and resources. This publication is based on the practical experience from 10 river basins in the UNECE region, and gives analysis of situations, problems, challenges, and possible solutions.

In The Globalisation of Crime: a Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment, UNODC analyses a range of key transnational crime threats, including human trafficking, migrant smuggling, the illicit heroin and cocaine trades, cybercrime, maritime piracy and trafficking in environmental resources, firearms and counterfeit goods. The report also examines a number of cases where transnational organized crime and instability amplify each other to create vicious circles in which countries or even subregions may become locked. Thus, the report offers a striking view of the global dimensions of organized crime today.

The present report updates and extends the 2002 and 2007 editions, including new features on ageing in rural and urban areas, the coverage of pension systems, and the impact of the 2007 to 2008 financial crisis on pension systems. It provides 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. It considers the process of population ageing for the world as a whole, for more and less developed regions, major areas and regions as well as individual countries or areas. Demographic profiles highlighting the relevant indicators of population ageing and covering the period 1950 to 2050 are provided for each country or area.

Since the 1990 's Latin American and Caribbean countries, have advanced in the process of setting up national mechanisms for the advancement of women and have managed to carve out a formal space in the state apparatus as part of the democratisation process that has transpired in the region in the past few years. In the more developed countries in the region truly significant advances have been accomplished in recent years. The study examines the creation and development of new secondary mechanisms which have come to complement and support the efforts of the principal national machineries which have maintained their normative responsibilities of promoting public policies.

Singapore has been touted as a success story in development literature. Various theories have been offered to explain how and why the city to state has succeeded, but none of them have received unanimous approval. This report will look at one of the key elements of the Singapore experience: that of a public-business sector alliance and its wider impact on decision-making and policy implementation within the city to state. It begins with a quick review of Singapore's development over the last forty years and then looks at some of the key ""first principles"" that animate this success. In particular, it focuses on some of the major agencies responsible for charting Singapore's development trajectory and the role that the business sector has played, and continues to play, in the evolution of strategies for growth.

This yearbook contains documentary texts of treaties and other materials concerning the legal status and activities of the United Nations and related inter to governmental organisations. It also presents the judicial decisions on questions related to the organisation. A bibliography on jurisprudence is included.

Now in its thirty-first edition, the United Nations Disarmament Yearbook serves as an authoritative chronicle of international efforts to control or eliminate the world’s most deadly weapons, over the course of the previous calendar year. It is designed as a handy reference tool for diplomats, researchers, educators and the interested public. It comprises succinct accounts of the year’s developments, explanations of the voting in the First Committee, an index and extensive appendices.

The Yearbook is a rich source of historical knowledge of developments, trends and achievements of multilateral disarmament events for more than 30 years. Part I of the yearbook contains all the resolutions and decisions of the previous General Assembly. Each year, it is published in early spring. Part II summarizes developments and trends in 2009 on key issues of multilateral consideration at the international and regional levels, reviews the activity of the General Assembly, the Conference on Disarmament and the Disarmament Commission, contains a timeline that highlights events in multilateral disarmament in 2009, and has a forward written by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.

Official records of the Report of the Commission on the Status of Women on the Fifty-Fourth Session (13 March and 14 Octo ber 2009 and 1 to 12 March 2010).

The Handbook focuses on an overview of key issues which should be of concern to prison managers and the reforms they must often engage in and promote as prison leaders. It is meant to support a basic five-day training workshop for prison officials responsible for leading and managing prisons in developing and post-conflict countries. It is aimed to explore and understand practical ways in which prison leaders can more effectively implement international standards and norms in the institutions for which they are responsible. The Handbook and the workshop curriculum provide a template to help leaders identify the changes required in their environment and to reflect on the challenges they are likely to encounter in bringing about these changes.

Violence against women is a global issue of pandemic proportions, which has an impact on all societies. This Handbook is designed to assist and guide police officers in the prevention of, and response to, violence against women. It familiarizes them with relevant international laws, norms and standards relating to violence against women and informing them about some promising practical approaches to effective police response to act of the violence. While it has global applications, it is designed primarily for use by police in transitional and developing countries where institutional means to protect women from violence have not yet been created or implemented. It addresses the rights of both victims and offenders.

This volume compiles the agreed conclusions adopted by the Commission between the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995 and the 15-year review of implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the Twenty-third special session of the General Assembly in 2010.

The publication provides an overview and analysis of the present situation in Central Asia with regard to the safety of hydraulic structures such as dams. In addition to a list of all major dams in the region, the publication also includes: a model national law on safety of large hydraulic facilities, including dams, intended to be a base of national harmonized legal frameworks for dam safety, and a draft of the regional agreement on cooperation on dam safety.

The Explanatory Brochure on the Standard for Sweet Peppers has been developed to harmonize the interpretation of the Standard, thereby facilitating international as well as national trade. It addresses producers and traders, as well as inspection authorities. It corresponds to the latest edition of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Standard for Sweet Peppers (FFV to 28), which was officially adopted in November 2009.

Official records of the programme Budget for the Biennium 2010 to 2011.