The Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism of the U.S Department of State released its report, which highlights terrorism trends and ongoing issues in 2009. According to the document, Iran and Syria continued its financial, material, and logistical support for terrorist and militant groups throughout the Middle East and Central Asia.
DI - 5/8/2010
The sixty-second edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean highlights that the region grow 5.2% in 2010 and is expected to expand only 3.8% in 2011 due to the uncertain outlook of the world economy, particularly in Europe.
DI - 3/8/2010
Released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the report explores the challenges and constraints of the 21st century posed by the livestock sector cannot be solved by a single string of actions or by individual actors alone. The livestock sector requires appropriate institutions, research, development interventions and governance that reflect the diversity within the sector and the multiple demands placed upon it.
2/8/2010
Published on 22 June 2010, the research paper 10/45 of the Library of the House of Commons focuses on the Pashtuns. It first begins with a survey of the geographic, historical and cultural factors which have shaped Pashtun identities in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and describes the political and security arrangements under which they currently live. The second part of the paper looks at the US AfPakpolicy, setting out its origins and evolution before assessing the prospects for success over the coming year and beyond.
DI - 29/7/2010
Released by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the report focuses on two key elements of the strategy: implementation of the UN Trust Fund Strategy and the UN Trust Fund contributions to advancing the agenda on ending violence against women at country levels.
DI - 22/7/2010
Published on 23 June 2010, the report presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. The world continues to make advances towards the MDGs, despite the global economic downturn, but the rate of improvement remains too slow and countries must step up their efforts if the MDGs are to be achieved by their target date of 2015.
DI - 20/7/2010
According to this report of the World Bank, the EU’s newest member countries return to growth in 2010 but the rebound is fragile. Published three times a year The EU10 Regular Economic Report monitors macroeconomic and reform developments in the EU10 countries, and provides in-depth analyses of key policy issues.
DI - 27/7/2010
The 20th WIR –subtitled Investing in a Low-Carbon Economy- analyses the ways the participation of transnational corporations (TNCs) and the strategic use of foreign investment (FDI) can help developing and transition economies jump-start ‘low-carbon’ economic development. flows reacted to the current financial and economic crisis and the TNC’s and traditional investors affect agriculture in many developing countries.
DI - 15/7/2010
A joint publication by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and the UN Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict, the report highlights best practices and emerging elements for a more effective response by peacekeepers to women’s security concerns.
DI - 14/7/2010
According to the latest Global Economic Prospects, ‘the global economic recovery continues to advance, but Europe’s debt crisis has created new hurdles on the road to sustainable medium term growth’.
DI - 7/7/2010
A joint UNRWA, UNICEF and WFP household survey, this study summarises the first statistics available on food security and nutrition conditions among herder communities in Area C.
DI - 12/7/2010
The fifth edition of the Yearbook on Peace Processes analyses the negotiation processes that have taken place worldwide throughout 2009. It is published by the Escola de Cultura per la Pau (School for a Culture of Peace) from the Barcelona Autonomous University.
DI - 6/7/2010
The Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy magazine presented the sixth annual Failed States Index (FSI). This year’s index draws on 90,000 publicly available sources that are processed to analyse 177 states and rate them using 12 social, economic, political and military indicators in order of their vulnerability to violent internal conflict and societal dysfunction.
DI - 5/7/2010
The fourth edition of the Global Peace Index has expanded to rank 149 countries by their peacefulness. Its results suggest that the world has become slightly less peaceful in the past year.
DI - 2/7/2010
According to the recent report of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, ‘after six years of uninterrupted growth, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Latin American and Caribbean region fell by 1.9 per cent and per capita GDP by 3.0 per cent in 2009’.
DI - 30/6/2010
The WESS 2010, subtitled Retooling Global Development, identifies the major global development challenges for the 21st century and suggest ways in which the mechanisms for global economic governance should adjust in order to face up to these.
DI - 29/6/2010
The latest edition of Measuring the Information
Society highlights key trends at the global, regional and national level,
examines the evolution of the digital divide between 2002 and 2008 and
discusses price developments over the last year. It also features the ICT
Development Index (IDI) and the ICT Price Basket - two new tools to measure the
Information Society.
DI - 28/6/2010
The conclusions and decisions made by the leaders of the G-20 at the Toronto Summit –held from 26 to 27 June 2010- are focused on recovery from the global economic and financial crisis and the implementation of commitments from previous G-20 summits, while laying the foundation for sustainable and balanced growth financial regulation, economic growth. See also the Principles for Innovative Financial Inclusion and the supporting documents from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
DI - 28/6/2010
The G-8 Leader’s statement on Countering Terrorism was issued at the summit held from 23 to 25 June in Muskoka (Canada).
DI - 25/6/2010
The recent report of the World Tourism Organization is focused on tourism as one of the world’s top job creators and lead export sector, especially for the developing countries, and its significant role in the achievement of the MDGs 1 (eradication of poverty), 3 (gender equality), 7 (environmental sustainability) and 8 (global partnership for development).
DI - 21/6/2010
The first Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment -published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime- aims to fill a knowledge gap and pave the way for future world crime reports. The report analyses a range of key transnational crime threats like human trafficking, migrant smuggling, the illicit heroin and cocaine trades, cybercrime, maritime piracy and trafficking in environmental resources, firearms and counterfeit goods.
DI - 18/6/2010
The year edition of the Economic Development in Africa, subtitled South Cooperation: Africa and the New Forms of Development Partnership, argues that South–South cooperation has the potential to enhance Africa’s capacity to deal with the challenges of poverty and poor infrastructure, though the potential benefits of cooperation are not automatic.
DI - 18/6/2010
The EU Heads of State and Government adopted the new 10-year strategy for jobs and for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth at the meeting on 17 June in Brussels. Also, the document states that Iceland meets the political criteria for joining the EU and that membership talks should be opened. Regarding the enlargement of the eurozone, Estonia fulfils all convergence requirements and should be ready to adopt the common currency on 1 January 2011.
DI - 16/6/2010
‘Spain’s economy needs far-reaching and comprehensive reforms’, according to the Spain Article IV Executive Board Consultation published on 24 May 2010. It describes the preliminary findings of International Monetary Fund staff at the conclusion of their mission in this country, and identifies some severe challenges.
DI - 15/6/2010
Prepared by Freedom House as a companion to the Freedom in the World report, this annual report highlights the world’s worst human-rights abusers and seeks to focus the attention of the UNHRC on states and territories that deserve investigation and condemnation for their widespread violations.
