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NEW WEBSITES WITHIN THE UN SYSTEM
General Assembly - 65th session
English: http://www.un.org/en/ga/65/
French: http://www.un.org/fr/ga/65/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/ga/65/
The
sixty-fifth ordinary session opened on Tuesday, 14 September 2010.
High-level meeting of the General
Assembly as a contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity (22
September 2010)
English: http://www.un.org/en/ga/65/meetings/biodiversity.shtml
French: http://www.un.org/fr/ga/65/meetings/biodiversity.shtml
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/ga/65/meetings/biodiversity.shtml
In
its resolution 61/203, the General Assembly declared 2010 the International
Year of Biodiversity and in resolution 63/219, it decided, as a contribution to
the International Year, to convene a high-level meeting of the General Assembly
at its 65th session, with the participation of Heads of State, Governments and
delegations.
High-level Meeting on Revitalizing
the Work of the Conference on Disarmament and Taking Forward Multilateral
Disarmament Negotiations convened by the Secretary-General (24 September 2010)
English: http://www.un.org/en/ga/65/meetings/disarmament.shtml
French: http://www.un.org/fr/ga/65/meetings/disarmament.shtml
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/ga/65/meetings/disarmament.shtml
On 20 July 2010, the Secretary-General wrote to Member States to invite them to
a High-level Meeting on Revitalizing the Work of the Conference on Disarmament
and Taking Forward Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations, to be held on 24
September 2010.
High-level
Event on the Sustainable Development of Small
Island Developing States (New York, 24-25
September)
English: http://www.un.org/en/ga/65/meetings/mauritiusreview.shtml
and http://www.sidsnet.org/msi_5/index.shtml
French: http://www.un.org/fr/ga/65/meetings/mauritiusreview.shtml
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/ga/65/meetings/mauritiusreview.shtml
Following
the start of the annual General Debate, the General Assembly will held a
five-year review of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of
the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small
Island Developing States.
Report of the Secretary-General on
the work of the Organization (A/65/1)
English, French & Spanish: http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=A/65/1(Supp)
German: http://www.un.org/Depts/german/gs/a-65-1.pdf
The
Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization to the 65th
session of the General Assembly is now available (A/65/1). In introducing the
report the Secretary-General notes that: “Over the past year: the world moved
from being on the brink of a global economic depression to witnessing the
beginnings of a global recovery. To be sure, the recovery is fragile and
uneven, and there is no guarantee that a relapse will not occur.” He also notes that:
In addition, analysis by the United Nations suggests that while Governments have made substantial efforts to stimulate growth and spur recovery, those efforts have not always met the needs of the poor and most vulnerable.
UN Blue Book
http://www.un.int/protocol/bluebook/bb300.pdf
Permanent
Missions to the United Nations lists the names, addresses and phone numbers of
all representatives to the United Nations. This publication is written in
conjunction with the Protocol and Liaison Service and is released in
English.
UN Webcast team launches new
website
http://www.un.org/webcast
The UN Webcast team
in the Department of Public Information (DPI) has launched a new and enhanced
website with new features and better quality video of UN meetings and
events. Videos on the new UN Webcast site are in Flash format, with better
quality for both live and on-demand coverage of UN meetings and
events.
UN Summit · 20-22 September 2010 ·
New York
High-Level Plenary Meeting of the
General Assembly
English: http://www.un.org/en/mdg/summit2010/
French: http://www.un.org/fr/mdg/summit2010/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/mdg/summit2010/
Accelerating progress towards the
health-related Millennium Development Goals (WHO)
http://www.who.int/topics/millennium_development_goals/MDG-NHPS_brochure_2010.pdf
The
report describes the critical role of the national health policy and strategy
in strengthening health systems and delivering effective interventions in an
integrated approach to accelerate progress towards the health MDGs, with a
special focus on the health of women and children.
Gender Justice: Key to Achieving
the Millennium Development Goals (UNIFEM)
English: http://www.unifem.org/progress/pdfs/MDGBrief-English.pdf
French: http://www.unifem.org/progress/pdfs/MDGBrief-Fra.pdf
Spanish: http://www.unifem.org/progress/pdfs/MDGBrief-Esp.pdf
Despite
promising progress on many of the Millennium Development Goal targets, national
averages mask large disparities in terms of gender, income and location, with
large numbers of women and girls being left behind, especially in rural areas.
Coinciding with the UN High-level Summit on Millennium Development Goals, data
from the forthcoming “Progress of the World’s Women 2010/2011, Access to
Justice”, released by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM,
part of UN Women) today, spotlights how many women and girls, particularly in
rural areas, continue to live in exclusion and poverty.
Global Strategy for Women’s and
Children’s Health (New York,
22 September 2010)
English: http://www.un.org/sg/globalstrategy.shtml
French: http://www.un.org/french/sg/globalstrategy.shtml
Spanish: http://www.un.org/spanish/sg/globalstrategy.shtml
Report in English: http://www.un.org/sg/hf/Global_StategyEN.pdf
Report in French: http://www.un.org/french/sg/pdf/global_strategy_2010.pdf
Report in Spanish: http://www.un.org/spanish/sg/pdf/Global%20StategySP.pdf
Culminating
a global summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), United Nations Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon and Heads of State and Government, along with the private sector,
foundations, international organizations, civil society and research
organizations, kicked off a concerted world-wide effort to save the lives of
more than 16 million women and children. At a special UN event to launch the
Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health, stakeholders pledged over
$40 billion in resources for women’s and children’ health. The Global Strategy
for Women’s and Children’s Health, led by the UN Secretary-General, is a
roadmap that identifies the finance and policy changes needed as well as
critical interventions that can and do improve health and save lives. The Global Strategy lays out an approach for
global, multi-sector collaboration.
GREENeconomy: A Brief for
Policymakers on the Green Economy and the Millennium Development Goals (UNEP)
http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/30/docs/policymakers_brief_GEI&MDG.pdf
Investing
in clean energy, sustainable transport, forests and environmentally-friendly
agriculture is essential. Environmental degradation is making it more difficult
for governments to achieve MDGs.
The MDG Gap Task Force Report
2010: The Global Partnership for Development at a Critical Juncture
English: http://www.un.org/esa/policy/mdggap/mdggap2010/mdg8report2010_engw.pdf
French: http://www.un.org/esa/policy/mdggap/mdggap2010/mdg8report2010_frw.pdf
Spanish: http://www.un.org/esa/policy/mdggap/mdggap2010/mdg8report2010_spw.pdf
The
2010 issue of the report identifies the implementation gaps in the commitments
made under MDG 8 and provides recommendations on how to address them, on
strengthening the global partnership, and ultimately supporting developing
countries in achieving the MDGs.
Narrowing the Gaps to Meet the
Goals (UNICEF)
English: http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/Narrowing_the_Gaps_to_Meet_the_Goals_090310_2a.pdf
Spanish: http://www.unicef.org/spanish/publications/files/Narrowing_the_Gaps_to_Meet_the_Goals_SP_091510.pdf
The
global community can save millions of lives by investing first in the most disadvantaged
children and communities, according to a new UNICEF study released today.
Such an approach would also address the widening disparities that are
accompanying progress toward the MDGs.
Progress for Children: A world fit
for children statistical review (UNICEF)
English: http://www.unicef.org/publications/index_55740.html
French: http://www.unicef.org/french/publications/index_55740.html
Spanish: http://www.unicef.org/spanish/publications/index_55740.html
UNICEF
launched its annual report with the latest data related to children and the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The reports on how well the world is doing
in meeting its commitments for the world’s children. This UNICEF special
edition analyses progress towards the MDGs in four priority areas for children:
promoting healthy lives, providing a quality education, combating HIV and AIDS,
and protecting against abuse, exploitation and violence.
Unlocking progress: MDG
acceleration on the road to 2015 - Lessons from the MDG Acceleration Framework
pilot countries (UNDP)
http://content.undp.org/go/cms-service/download/asset?asset_id=2774097
The MDG Acceleration Framework (MAF)—presented in this report—assists countries
to develop their own action plans by systematically identifying and addressing
bottlenecks which get in the way of MDG progress.
World Bank e-Atlas of the
Millennium Development Goals
http://www.mdg.collinsindicate.com/
The
World Bank eAtlas of the Millennium Development Goals lets you visualize and
map the indicators that measure progress toward the Goals, with clear
explanations of each Goal and its related Targets as the context. When you
select an indicator, the eAtlas creates a world map keyed to that indicator,
with country rankings and data in your choice of tables or graphs. You can pan
or zoom to view different countries or regions, view the dynamic change in that
map with a time series, compare two maps and sets of data, and do much more.
Global Employment Trends for Youth
2010 (ILO)
http://www.ilo.org/empelm/what/pubs/lang--en/docName--WCMS_143349/index.htm
The
report presents the latest global and regional labour market trends for youth
and specifically explores how the global economic crisis has exposed the
vulnerabilities of young people around the world. In developed economies, the
crisis has led to the highest youth unemployment rates on record, while in
developing economies – where 90 per cent of the world’s youth live – the crisis
threatens to exacerbates the challenges of rampant decent work deficits, adding
to the number of young people who find themselves stuck in working poverty and
thus prolonging the cycle of working poverty through at least another
generation.
Globalization of Crime Report
(UNODC)
http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/tocta/TOCTA_Report_2010_low_res.pdf
Counterfeiters
know how to exploit people's appetites for global brands, making knock-offs for
a fraction of the price. But even everyday items are subject to fraudulent
imitations. According to the recent UNODC report, counterfeit products destined
for 140 countries were intercepted in 2008. This type of organized crime not
only cheats consumers but also threatens national economies. It also endangers
the lives of individuals who purchase spurious or substandard medicines and
household goods.
Security Council Concept Paper:
Ensuring the Security Council’s effective role in maintaining international
peace and security
English, French & Spanish: http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=S/2010/461
The
President of the Security Council for the month of September, Turkey, has transmitted
a concept paper for the Security Council summit on Ensuring the Security
Council’s effective role in maintaining international peace and security, to
take place on 23 September 2010 at the level of Heads of State and Government
(S/2010/461).
United Nations Command Special
Report (S/2010/398)
English, French & Spanish: http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=S/2010/398
The
report prepared by the United Nations Command on the Special Investigation of
the sinking of the Republic
of Korea ship Cheonan has
been issued (S/2010/398).
United Nations Peacekeeping
Operations – Background Note: 31 August 2010 (DPI/1634/Rev.112, September 2010)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/bnote.htm
French: http://www.un.org/fr/peacekeeping/bnote.htm
United Nations Political and
Peacebuilding Missions - Background Note: 31 August 2010 (DPI/2166/Rev.87, September 2010)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents//ppbm.pdf
French: http://www.un.org/french/peace/peace/pdf/ppbmf.pdf
Global Plan of Action to Combat
Trafficking in Persons (A/RES/64/293)
http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=A/RES/64/293
The
General Assembly resolution adopting the United Nations Global Plan of Action
to Combat Trafficking in Persons has been issued (A/RES/64/293). In addition to
the plan of action, the resolution also established the UN Voluntary Trust Fund
for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children.
Human Rights and the Millennium
Development Goals in Practice: A review of country strategies and reporting
(OHCHR)
http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/HR_MDGs_in_practice_EN.pdf
Governments that pursue development
hand-in-hand with human rights stand a better chance of reaching the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). A new publication by the United Nations Human Rights
office (OHCHR) shows what this entails in practice.
Preliminary report into August’s
mass rapes in DR Congo
Report
in French: http://monuc.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=DKRCQ4Szxrc%3d&tabid=4104&mid=3998
The UN Joint Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
published on 24 September 2010 the preliminary results of an investigation into
the horrifying series of mass rapes and other human rights violations committed
by a consortium of armed groups in the Walikale region between 30 July and 2
August.
ICJ Advisory Opinion on Kosovo
(A/64/881)
English, French & Spanish: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/64/881
The
Secretary-General has transmitted to the General Assembly the advisory opinion
given by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 22 July 2010 in the case
entitled Accordance with international law of the unilateral declaration of
independence in respect of Kosovo (A/64/881). The report's general conclusion
notes that: “The Court has concluded above that the adoption of the declaration
of independence of 17 February 2008 did not violate general international law,
Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) or the Constitutional Framework.
Consequently the adoption of that declaration did not violate any applicable
rule of international law.”
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Affiche: Paix=Avenir.
C’est mathématique.
Département de l’information des Nations Unies. DPI/2561 F. Septembre 2010.
Online version : http://www.un.org/fr/events/peaceday/2010/poster.shtml
Africa Renewal, Volume 24, No.2–3, August
2010. 39 p.
“Africa marks 50 years of independence“.
Online
version: http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/vol24no2-3/index.html
Cartel: Paz=Futuro. Así de fácil. Día
Internacional de la Paz, 21 de septiembre
Departamento de Información Pública des las Naciones Unidas. DPI/2561 S.
Online version: http://www.un.org/es/comun/docs/?path=/es/events/peaceday/2010/pdf/peace_future_posters.pdf
Dossier de presse : Nations Unies. Assemblée générale, Soixante-cinquième
session. Septembre 2010 – septembre 2011.
Département de l’information
des Nations Unies. DPI/2557. Août 2010.
Poster: Peace=Future. The math
is easy. International Day of Peace, 21 September 2010.
United Nations Department of Public Information. DPI/2562 E.
Online version: http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/2010/image-files/math-is-easy.pdf
Press
Kit: United Nations General Assembly, Sixty-fourth
Session. September 2010 – September 2011.
United Nations. Department for Public Information.
DPI/2557. August 2009.
UN
Police Magazine: Sustainable Peace through Justice and Security.
United
Nations. 5th edition, July 2010. DPI/2562. 28 p.
Online version: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/publications/unpolmag/unpolmag_05.pdf
NEW TITLES
added to the library collection in September
I General Information and Reference
Nelson Mandela in his words: Excerpts from speeches,
1961-2008.
Department of Public Information. DPI/2559. June 2010.
Online version: http://www.un.org/en/events/mandeladay/inhiswords.shtml
II.D Trade, Finance and Commerce
Étude
sur les Transports Maritimes, 2009: Rapport du secrétariat de la CNUCED.
Nations
Unies. New York et Genève. 2009. xv, 223 p.
(UNCTAD/RMT/2009)
Sales
No. F.09.II.D.11. ISBN 978-92-1-212368-4.
Online
version: http://www.unctad.org/fr/docs/rmt2009_fr.pdf
Investment Policy Review: El Salvador.
United Nations. New York and Geneva. 2010. xi, 120 p.
(UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/2009/20)
Sales No. E.10.II.D.15. ISBN 978-92-1-112797-3.
Online version: http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/diaepcb200920_en.pdf
Informe sobre el comercio y el desarrollo, 2010:
Panorama general.
Naciones Unidas. Nueva York y Ginebra. 2010. 30 p.
(UNCTAD/TDR/2010 (Overview))
Online version: http://www.unctad.org/sp/docs/tdr2010overview_sp.pdf
Investor-State Disputes:
Prevention and alternatives to arbitration.
United Nations. New York and Geneva.
2007. xxviii, 129 p. (UNCTAD/DIAE/IA/2009/11)
Sales No. E.10.II.D.11.
ISBN 978-92-1-1112793-5.
Online version: http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/diaeia200911_en.pdf
Les pays les moins avancés : Rapport 2009 ;
L’État et la gouvernance du développement.
Nations Unies. New York et Genève. 2009. xvii, 200 p.
(UNCTAD/LDC/2009)
Sales No. F.09.II.D.9. ISBN 978-92-1-212367-7.
Online version: http://www.unctad.org/fr/docs/ldc2009_fr.pdf
Rapport sur le commerce et le développement, 2010:
Aperçu géneral.
Nations Unies. New York et Genève. 2010. 30 p.
(UNCTAD/TDR/2010 (Overview))
Online version: http://www.unctad.org/fr/docs/tdr2010overview_fr.pdf
Rapport sur l’investissement dans le monde 2010: Investir
dans une économie à faible intensité de carbone.
Nations
Unies. New York
et Genève. 2010. xiv, 43 p. (UNCTAD/WIR/2010 (Overview))
Online version: http://www.unctad.org/fr/docs/wir2010overview_fr.pdf
Trade and Development
Report, 2010: Employment, globalization and development.
United Nations. New York and Geneva.
2010. xiii, 171 p. (UNCTAD/TDR/2010)
Sales No. E.10.II.D.3. ISBN 978-92-1-112807-9.
Online
version: http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/tdr2010_en.pdf
UNCTAD Annual Report 2009.
United Nations. New York and Geneva. August 2010. 60 p.
(UNCTAD/DOM/2010/1)
Online version: http://unctad.org/en/docs/dom20101_en.pdf
III.D United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
TUNZA:
The UNEP Magazine for Youth.
Vol. 8, No. 1, 2010: Avatar: Reaching The Heart. 23 p.
Online version: http://www.unep.org/pdf/Tunza_8.1_Eng.pdf
TUNZA: Le magazine du PNUE pour les jeunes.
Vol. 8, No. 1, 2010 : Droit au cœur. 23 p.
Online version: http://www.unep.org/pdf/Tunza_8.1_Fre.pdf
III.T International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO)
Forum de comercio internacional, numéro 1, 2010. 38
p.
“Cambio climático y comercio”
Online version: http://www.forumdecomercio.org/news/categoryfront.php/id/831
Forum du commerce international, numéro 1, 2010. 38 p.
“Changement climatique et commerce”
Online version: http://www.forumducommerce.org/news/categoryfront.php/id/831
IX Disarmament and Atomic Energy
Disarmament forum, two
2010: Maritime security / Forum du désarmement, deux, 2010: La sécurité maritime
(UNIDIR - United Nations Institut for Disarmament Research / Institut des
Nations Unies pour la Recherche sur le Désarmement)
English online version: http://www.unidir.org/bdd/fiche-periodique.php?ref_periodique=1020-7287-2010-2-en
French online version: http://www.unidir.org/bdd/fiche-periodique.php?ref_periodique=1020-7287-2010-2-fr
XIII Demography
2007 Demographic Yearbook / Annuaire démographique:
Fifty-ninth issue/Cinquante-neuvième édition.
United
Nations/Nations Unies. New York.
2009. viii, 739 p. (ST/ESA/STAT/SER.R/38)
Sales No. E/F.10.XIII.1. ISBN
978-92-1-051102-5.
Online version: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2007.htm
XVII International Statistics
2007 Energy Statistics
Yearbook / Annuaire des statistiques de l’énergie.
United Nations / Nations Unies. New York. 2010. l, 581 p.
(ST/ESA/STAT/SER.J/51)
Sales No. B.10.XVII.8. ISBN 978-92-1-061282-1.
Handbook
on Population and Housing Census Editing: Revision 1. (Studies in Methods,
Series F, No. 82/Rev.1)
United
Nations. New York.
xvi, 178 p. (ST/ESA/STAT/SER.F/82/Rev.1)
Sales
No. E.09.XVII.11. ISBN 978-92-1-161530-2.
Online version: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/standmeth/handbooks/Series_F82Rev1En.pdf
Monthly
bulletin of Statistics / Bulletin mensuel de statistique: Issue No. 1069, Vol.
LXIV, No. 7, July 2010 / Edition n° 1069, Vol. LXIV, n° 7, juillet 2010.
United
Nations/Nations Unies. New York.
2010. xii, 337 p. (ST/ESA/STAT/SER.Q/451)
Online version: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mbs
System
of National Accounts 2008.
European
Communities, International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development, United Nations and World Bank. 2009. lvi, 662 p.
(ST/ESA/STAT/SER.F/2/Rev.5)
Sales
E.08.XVII.29. ISBN 978-92-1-161522-7.
Online version: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/nationalaccount/sna2008.asp
World Health Organization (WHO)
Bulletin of the World Health Organization: Volume 88, Number 9, September
2010, p. 641-716.
Online
version: http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/88/9/en/
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