The World's Women 2015

The World's Women 2015
Author: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Women
ISBN:

Presents statistics and analysis on the status of women and men in the world highlighting the current situation and changes over time. Analyses are based mainly on statistics from international and national statistical agencies. The report covers several broad policy areas--population and families, health, education, work, power and decision-making, violence against women, environment and poverty.

World Urbanization Prospects

World Urbanization Prospects
Author: United Nations Publications
Publisher:
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2019-10-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789211483192

The report presents findings from the 2018 revision of World Urbanization Prospects, which contains the latest estimates of the urban and rural populations or areas from 1950 to 2018 and projections to 2050, as well as estimates of population size from 1950 to 2018 and projections to 2030 for all urban agglomerations with 300,000 inhabitants or more in 2018. The world urban population is at an all-time high, and the share of urban dwellers, is projected to represent two thirds of the global population in 2050. Continued urbanization will bring new opportunities and challenges for sustainable development.

Full and Productive Employment and Decent Work

Full and Productive Employment and Decent Work
Author: United Nations. Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This book presents an overview of the dialogues that took place in the Economic and Social Council on the theme of ?Creating an environment at the national and international levels conducive to generating full and productive employment and decent work for all, and its impact on sustainable development. This publication also assesses the progress of the ECOSOC reform and follow up to the 2005 World Summit. It also includes the Secretary-General's report as well as the Ministerial Declaration on the theme of the ECOSOC High-Level Segment of 2006.