Human Rights and Disability

Human Rights and Disability
Author: Gerard Quinn
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2002
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789211541465

Over 600 million people, or approximately 10 per cent of the world's population, have some kind of disability, and over two thirds live in developing countries. The human rights perspective on disability involves a move away from an approach motivated by charity towards viewing the disabled as holders of rights without discrimination. As such, it places the debate in its wider social context of how difference in treated in our society. This study has three main aims: to discuss the relevance of six UN treaties in the specific field of disability; to review how member states have responded to the obligations established under these treaties; and to consider options for the future to strengthen the system of human rights for people with disabilities.

The Aarhus Convention

The Aarhus Convention
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2014
Genre: Law
ISBN:

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Sociétés Transnationales

Sociétés Transnationales
Author: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Programme on Transnational Corporations
Publisher: New York : United Nations
Total Pages: 744
Release: 1993
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The Unfinished Story of Women and the United Nations

The Unfinished Story of Women and the United Nations
Author: Hilkka Pietil'a
Publisher: UN
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Beijing Plus 10 Conference to Commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women (2005 : Beijing)
ISBN: 9789211011791

This book covers more than eighty-five years of history between women and inter-governmental organisations. Unrecorded by history and untold by the media, this book looks at the success of women within the League of Nations and the United Nations, for the advancement and empowerment of women, especially in the 30 years since the first UN World Conference on Women in Mexico City in 1975.

Review of Maritime Transport 2009

Review of Maritime Transport 2009
Author: United Nations
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789211127713

Against the background of a global financial crisis and economic downturn, growth in seaborne trade continued, albeit at a slower rate. Existing forecasts suggest that the outlook for seaborne trade is uncertain and that some challenging times lie ahead for shipping and international seaborne trade. These challenges are further compounded by other developments, including maritime security at sea and the need to address the climate change challenge. The Review of Maritime Transport examines trends in sea-borne trade and analyses the comparative performance of different geographic regions and countries. Every year, the Review of Maritime Transport gives attention to transport developments in a particular region. The focus in 2009 is on developments in Africa since 2006 when UNCTAD last reported on the region.

International Accounting and Reporting Issues

International Accounting and Reporting Issues
Author: Bernan
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789211127324

Proceedings of the 24th annual session of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting & Reporting (ISAR), held in Paris from 30 October to 1 November 2007

The History and Future of the World Trade Organization

The History and Future of the World Trade Organization
Author: Craig VanGrasstek
Publisher:
Total Pages: 704
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The History and Future of the World Trade Organization is a comprehensive account of the economic, political and legal issues surrounding the creation of the WTO and its evolution. Fully illustrated with colour and black-and-white photos dating back to the early days of trade negotiations, the publication reviews the WTO's achievements as well as the challenges faced by the organisation, and identifies the key questions that WTO members need to address in the future. The book describes the intellectual roots of the trading system, membership of the WTO and the growth of the Geneva trade community, trade negotiations and the development of coalitions among the membership, and the WTO's relations with other international organisations and civil society. Also covered are the organisation's robust dispute settlement rules, the launch and evolution of the Doha Round, the rise of regional trade agreements, and the leadership and management of the WTO.