The 2011 edition of the International Labour Organization’s World of Work Report highlights that it will not be possible to recover successfully from the Great Recession unless social inequalities are addressed through well-designed policies.
DI - 29/11/2011
‘American values differ from those of Western Europeans in many important ways’, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project conducted in the U.S., Britain, France, Germany and Spain from 21 March to 14 April, as part of the broader 23-nation poll in spring 2011.
DI - 28/11/2011
The UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet outlines a comprehensive policy agenda of 16 concrete steps to end violence against women globally focusing on three critical pillars: prevention, protection and provision of services.
DI - 28/11/2011
The 2011-2012 Country Brand Index (CBI) documents perceptions around 113 nations. The index is based on interviews, insights and key opinion-makers and consultant’s information collected through social media tools. Canada takes the No.1 spot, followed by Switzerland and New Zealand. Spain is ranked 14.
DI - 28/11/2011
The 2011 edition of the Least Developed Countries Report –subtitled The Potential Role of South-South Cooperation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development- argues that the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) need to go beyond business as usual in order to promote inclusive and sustainable development and it examines how South–South cooperation could support such a transformational agenda.
DI - 24/11/2011
The European Commission adopted economic and budgetary recommendations which sets priorities for 2012 and includes new measures to reinforce eurozone financial governance and stability.
DI - 24/11/2011
Amnesty International (AI) documents the human rights violations committed by the Egypt’s Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) which assumed power after the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak in February. The abuses in some cases exceeds Mubarak’s record.
DI 23/11/2011
This report presents the 5th Transparency International Bribe Payers Index, which ranks 28 of the world’s largest economies according to the perceived likelihood of companies from these countries to pay bribes abroad.
DI - 16/11/2011
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released this safeguards report on Iran’s nuclear programme and allegations of weaponization efforts on 8 November.
DI - 14/11/2011
‘Growth in the EU has stalled and it will take time to pick up again’, according to the European Commission’s latest economic prospects for the EU and the euro area at the aggregate level published on 10 November. A special chapter dedicated to developments in the labour markets, highlights that unemployment is forecast to remain at the currently high levels. More information.
DI - 11/11/2011
‘ICTs as an Enabler for Private Sector Development (PSD)’ is the sixth edition in a series of annual reports published by the UN Conference on Trade and Development. It shows that the potential of leveraging information and communication technologies (ICTs) to develop the private sector is far from fully exploited, and makes policy recommendations on how to remedy this situation.
DI - 10/11/2011
The 2011 edition of the State of the World Population –published by the UN Population Fund (UNPFA) and entitled ‘People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion’- explains the trends that are defining our world of 7 billion people and documents actions that people in different countries and circumstances are taking in their own communities.
DI - 8/11/2011
Published on 12 October, the 2011 edition of the Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific provides a snapshot of the region to decision makers, researchers and general public. It includes comparable, cross-sectoral statistical data and analyses on population, the environment, the state of the economy and connectivity for the region.
DI - 7/11/2011
The 9th edition -in a series of annual reports published by IFC and the World Bank- compares business regulations in 183 economies and measures regulations affecting eleven areas of everyday business activity.
DI - 7/11/2011
This report is part of the UN Environment Programme’s ‘Global Environmental Outlook-5’ (GEO -5) series, the UN’s most authoritative assessment of the state, trends and outlook of the global environment. It is conceived as a new compilation of statistical data which highlights the environmental changes that have swept the planet over the last twenty years. See more GEO-5 publications.
DI - 4/11/2011
Urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together, according to the HDR 2011 – subtitled ‘Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All’. The 2011 Report also includes Human Development Index (HDI) and updated editions of the complementary indices introduced in the 2010 Report (the Inequality-Adjusted HDI, the Gender Inequality Index, and the Multidimensional Poverty Index).
DI - 4/11/2011
The declarations and reports of the Cannes G20 Summit of the Heads of State and government held in France from 3 to 4 November include:
