The United Nations

A new investigation into Hammarskjoeld's role in the decolonisation of Africa during the Cold War offers startling conclusions.

Can the world be governed by agreement rather than conflict? In 1945 the world's powerful nation states came together to 'save succeeding generatio...

Looks at how, despite a recent slowdown in undernourishment, food insecurity is rising due to economic downturns, conflict and climate extremes. Th...

Argues that, while the right to water is generally focused on access to water for drinking, sanitation and other personal and domestic use, it exte...

This study quantifies global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from aquaculture, and explains how cost-effectiveness analysis could be used to apprais...

This paper outlines the importance of tracking adaptation in the context of the implementation of the Paris Agreement and provides a flexible and c...

Contains the decisions of the Court in both the English and French texts. Each decision is published as soon as possible after it has been given, i...

Publisher: Interactive PublicationsAuthor(s): David AtwoodNumber of pages: 54Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 211 x 145 x 9Cover type: Paperback /...

Contains the decisions of the Court in both the English and French texts. Each decision is published as soon as possible after it has been given, i...

Provides learning and facilitation tools and recommended workshop scheduling, as well as background information, key messages, resources and presen...

Provides practical options for improving the hygiene and biosecurity of poultry markets. Structured as a series of questions based on real-life sit...

Esta publicacion apoya los procesos de restauracion de tierras, como parte del Programa Gran Muralla Verde. Tiene un doble proposito de consolidar ...

Looks at how tenure and rights-based approaches can harmonize the concepts of responsible fisheries, social and economic development, and the fair ...

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Author(s): FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius CommissionNumber of pages: 250Publicati...

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Author(s): Food and Agriculture OrganizationIllustration(s): col. ill., figs,...

Assesses the skills and training needs of rural youth in Cambodia and develops recommendations on how to foster their access to decent employment. ...

Este marco pretende apoyar el aprendizaje mutuo para la adaptacion y expansion de modelos exitosos de alimentacion escolar con productos locales (A...

Sheds light on how to scale up investments in agriculture human capital. Recommendations include adopting delivery methods adapted to the needs of ...

An authoritative appraisal of the United Nations and rigorous examination of possibilities for change.Publisher: Oxford University PressNumber of p...

Presents a methodology aimed at supporting the planning and implementation of regional demersal (bottom and beam) trawl and pelagic acoustic survey...

Margarita Fajardo tells the story of the cepalinos, Latin American economists and policymakers, and their dependentista critics, whose ideas about ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Jerry PubantzNumber of pages: 210Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 17Cover type: Paperback / ...

Assists African countries and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in improving the integration of the fisheries and aquaculture sector into policy...

This fascinating look at global politics follows New Zealand's fourth term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, from 2...

Examines case studies from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland and other European countries to identify good practices regarding data systems curr...

These guidelines support a harmonized international approach to assessing the impacts of livestock on biodiversity. The livestock sector is a major...

Publisher: University Press of AmericaAuthor(s): Susan WoolfsonNumber of pages: 350Publication date: 1992Dimensions: 149 x 228 x 39Cover type: Pape...

In this book, Julia Berger examines internal meaning-making structures and processes driving NGO behavior, identifying constructs from within a rel...

Publisher: United NationsAuthor(s): International Court of JusticeNumber of pages: 277Collection: Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Order...

Order fixing the time-limits for the Memorial of The Gambia and the Counter-Memorial of Myanmar.Publisher: United NationsAuthor(s): International C...

Reducere. The United Nations has been an essential actor in world politics for 75 years. Its entities have eliminated smallpox, protected the ozone layer, pr...

Esta publicacion tiene como objetivo facilitar la integracion sistematica de las dimensiones de la igualdad de genero en los programas de desarroll...

El Marco de Referencia para el Desarrollo de cadenas de valor sensibles al ge?nero de la FAO, elaborado en 2016, enfatiza la necesidad de evaluar l...

Investigates the situation of pastoralism, highlighting its current context of vulnerability. The report outlines policy interventions, resilience ...

Defines which bioenergy options can be viable solutions for electricity production, cooking fuels and transport fuels in Zambia. Possible options o...

Provides in an easy and simple way quick access to top-level numbers, charts and maps on many dimensions of food and agriculture - from the charact...

Uses three country cases to highlight the importance of securing collective tenure rights in meeting REDD+ goals. Nepal's case demonstrates a commu...

Contains the decisions of the Court in both the English and French texts. Each decision is published as soon as possible after it has been given, i...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Through explanatory illustrations, this manual provides guidance on safety matters related to work on a small-scale fishing vessel (fire safety, de...

The study indicates significant gender gaps in Serbia's rural areas across various dimensions, including economic participation, roles in and gains...

Provides an overview of the activities and developments of regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) and regional fisheries advisory bodi...

Why was the UN a bystander during the Rwandan genocide? Do its sins of omission leave it morally responsible for the hundreds of thousands of dead?...

The 2020 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture has a particular focus on sustainability. The report provides objective, reliable ...

Most young people in Uganda involved in the coffee value chain are casual labourers with low pay. To enhance their employment, this study suggests ...

Reports that, in Europe and Central Asia, food security has improved substantially over the past two decades and the vast majority of the 50 or so ...

Identifies ways to develop human capital by training agricultural professionals to lead the next generation of technology- and innovation-driven ag...

Written by an eminent scholar and former UN Assistant Secretary-General, this book describes the transformations in United Nations policies from co...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Showcases examples of climate-smart agriculture from around the world, including the use of remote sensing to monitor water productivity and the pr...

Provides guidance on legislative issues regarding land consolidation in aligment with the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure ...

Explains how to diagnose and respond to a case or outbreak of African swine fever (ASF). The manual includes general information on the disease and...

This paper takes stock of the number of farms worldwide, their distribution and that of farmland, based on agricultural censuses and survey data. I...

Contains the decisions of the Court in both the English and French texts. Each decision is published as soon as possible after it has been given, i...

Looks at the nature of the relationships between conflict, food security and peace. The book shows how food security and nutrition outcomes vary ac...

This fifteen-year retrospective on the "Right to Food Guidelines" helps us look back and understand what has worked and why, where the bottlenecks ...

This publication aims to help policy-makers, project designers and field practitioners to conceptualize the nexus between gender equality and food ...

DescriptionThis book provides a detailed insight into how space and its applications are embedded, and can be further embedded, into African societ...

Highlights the importance of fish and the small-scale fisheries sector for food security and nutrition, as well as the role of women in fisheries. ...

Focuses on developments affecting global food and feed markets, providing comprehensive assessments and short-term forecasts for production, utiliz...

Presents the measurements of grain size, total organic carbon, hydrocarbons and metals in surface sediments collected from 40 locations off the coa...

Les Directives sur le droit a l'alimentation fournissent des conseils pratiques sur les moyens avec lesquels mettre en i?1/2uvre le droit a une ali...

Report of the International Law Commission

No Enchanted Palace traces the origins and early development of the United Nations, one of the most influential yet perhaps least understood organi...

Presents a set of measures for the management and conservation of fisheries resources in both the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, including establ...

In the Shadow of the Holocaust examines the struggle to ensure that war crimes committed during the Second World War were prosecuted. Focusing on P...

Provides a risk assessment of known toxins leading to ciguatera poisoning, as well as guidance on risk management options, including establishing a...

Contains the decisions of the Court in both the English and French texts. Each decision is published as soon as possible after it has been given, i...

Contains the decisions of the Court in both the English and French texts. Each decision is published as soon as possible after it has been given, i...

Action contre la desertification est un projet qui soutient huit pays - Burkina Faso, Ethiopie, iles Fidji, Gambie, Haiti, Niger, Nigeria et Senega...