The World Bank (WB) GDF 2006 report says net private capital flows to developing countries reached a record high of US$491 billion in 2005, driven by privatizations, mergers and acquisitions, external debt refinancing, as well as strong investor interest in local-currency bond markets in Asia and Latin America. The document also shows that capital flows between developing countries are now growing faster than those between developed and developing countries particularly in FDI
This is an independent report –about the system of delivering aid- carried out by the University of Birmingham on behalf of more than thirty donor and partner countries. The joint evaluation looks at the use and effectiveness of the direct payments, also known as general budget support, by drawing on the experience of seven countries over five years: Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Uganda, and Vietnam
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International LabourOffice (ILO) have jointly produced the first handbook to assist States in their efforts to develop new policy approaches, solutions, and practical measures for better management of labour migration in countries of origin and of destination. It was launched at the 14th OSCE Economic Forum in Prague
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development presented its biannual report on the major trends for the OECD countries economies in 2006 - 2007. The document highlights the higher energy prices and interest rates as factors to cause a modest slowing in US economic growth. Although the Euro area is poised for a more sustained recovery while in Japan household consumption is gathering place, the risks surrounding this scenario have increased as regards current account imbalances, long-term interest rates and house prices, while the inflation and activity outlook could be significantly affected by abrupt changes in oil and commodity prices
This policy brief of the Carnegie Endowment for Internacional Peace is focused on one of the major challenges in the Middle East today: dealing with a Hamas majority in the Palestinian government. The document also stressed the implications for the Palestinian – Israeli conflict and the US – Israel relations
The Resolution 1679 adopted by the Security Council –as its 5439th meeting on 16 May- calls for deployment on the ground of a joint UN – Africa Union (AU) team towards establishing a United Nations peacekeeping force in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region. This force would take over from the AU mission (AMIS) now monitoring the region
The European Commission’s spring economic forecasts put economic growth in 2006 to 2.3% in the EU and to 2.1% in the euro area, up from the up from 1.6% and 1.3% in 2005. The main impulses stem from a robust increase in investment, continued strong world growth and an improved outlook in Germany. In 2007, growth is expected to slow down to 2.2% in the EU and 1.8% in the euro area
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan report -presented to the 191 members of the General Assembly on 2 May- includes recommendations for a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy and the reinforcement of the UN capacities based on five “D’s”: dissuading people from resorting to terrorism or supporting it; denying terrorists the means to carry out an attack; deterring states from supporting terrorism; developing State capacity to defeat terrorism; and defending human rights
The Fund for Peace, an independent research organisation, and FOREIGN POLICY magazine have presented the second annual Failed States Index. Using 12 social, economic, political and military indicators, it ranks 148 states in order of their vulnerability to violent internal conflict and societal dysfunction
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report on human trafficking for sexual exploitation or forced labour. The document shows that people -most of them are women and children- are usually trafficked from poor countries to more affluent ones, and identifies 127 countries of origin, 98 transit countries and 137 destination countries. The report also stresses that global efforts to combat trafficking are being hampered by a lack of accurate data, reflecting the unwillingness of some countries to acknowledge that the problem affects them
