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Ministerial Conference on Middle-income Countries, Madrid, Spain, 1-2 March 2007

Report: World Economic Situation and Prospects

International Migration and Development

World Economic and Social Survey 2006

Building Inclusive Financial Sectors for Development

The World's Women 2005: Progress in Statistics

Human Development Report 2006

World Investment Report 2006

United Nations Conferences and Summits

Millennium Development Goals

UNCDB: United Nations Common Database

COMTRADE: UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database

In the news

7 May: Housing conditions in South Africa often ‘desperate’ despite efforts – UN expert
7 May: Amid growing concern about climate change, Ban Ki-moon urges preventive action
4 May: UN to develop human rights programme in Turkmenistan
4 May: Ban Ki-moon hails new UN-backed urban training centre in Republic of Korea
4 May: Secretary-General appeals for decisive action on climate change
4 May: Cooperation among developing countries key to economic growth – Migiro
3 May: High level of crime threatens Caribbean economic growth: UN report

Recent publications

Statistical Yearbook, Fiftieth IssueDESAApril 2007
Guide to Implementation of the World Programme of Action for YouthDESAApril 2007
Ending Violence Against Women: From Words to Action - Study of the Secretary-GeneralDESAApril 2007
Economic Report on Africa 2007ECAApril 2007
World Population Prospects: The 2006 RevisionDESAMarch 2007
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, January 2007/Bulletin Mensuel de Statistique, Janvier 2007DESAMarch 2007
The World's Women 2005 : Progress in Statistics (Wall Chart)DESAMarch 2007
United Nations Urban Agglomeration 2005 (Wall Chart)DESAMarch 2007
Urban and Rural Areas 2005 (Wall Chart) DESAMarch 2007
Cepal Review, August 2006ECLACMarch 2007
Asset Accumulation by the Middle Class and the Poor in Latin America: Political Economy and Governance DimensionsECLACMarch 2007
Women's Employment in the Textile Manufacturing Sectors of Bangladesh and MoroccoUNRISDMarch 2007
Economic Report on Africa 2005: Meeting the Challenges of Unemployment and Poverty in AfricaECAFebruary 2007
Economic Report on Africa: Capital Flows and Development Financing in AfricaECAFebruary 2007
Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2005-2006 (Includes CD-ROM)ECLACFebruary 2007
Bulletin on Population and Vital Statistics in the ESCWA RegionESCWAFebruary 2007
External Trade Bulletin of the ESCWA Region, 15th IssueESCWAFebruary 2007
Gender, Remittances and Development: The Case of Women Migrants from Vicente Noble, Dominican RepublicINSTRAWFebruary 2007