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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

Economic and Social Council

UNCDB: United Nations Common Database

COMTRADE: UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database

Millennium Development Goals Report 2006

World Economic and Social Survey 2006

Latest research and analysis

May: Statistical Yearbook 2005/Annuaire Statistique 2005
May: Auditing for Social Change: A Strategy for Citizen Engagement in Public Sector Accountability
May: Energy Statistics Yearbook 2004
May: Technical Reference Manual for the Standardization of Geographical Names
May: Industrial Development for the 21st Century: Sustainable Development Perspectives
May: World Population Ageing 2007
May: Energy Indicators for Sustainable Development: Country Studies on Brazil, Cuba, Lithuania, Mexico, Russian Federation, Slovakia and Thailand
May: Case Studies of Market Transformation Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
May: Compendium of Innovative E-government Practices
May: Indigenous Women and the United Nations System: Good Practices and Lessons Learned
April: Ending Violence Against Women: From Words to Action - Study of the Secretary-General
April: Guide to Implementation of the World Programme of Action for Youth
April: Statistical Yearbook, Fiftieth Issue
April: Foundations of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development

DESA highlights

23 July - 10 August: 39th Session of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women - New York
16-19 July: Expert Group Meeting on Distributive Trade Statistics - Second Meeting - New York
2-27 July: Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council - Geneva
26–29 June: 7th Global Forum on Reinventing Government: Building Trust in Government - Vienna
15-16 June: Conference on Fragile States - Fragile Groups - Helsinki
29 May-1 June: Expert Group Meeting on Contemporary Practices in Census Mapping and Use of Geographical Information Systems - New York
23-24 May: World Summit on the Information Society Implementation Follow-up Events - Geneva
21 May: DESA/Government of Italy Regional Forum on Reinventing Government in Western Europe - Rome
14 May - 1 June: 38th Session of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women - New York
14–25 May: Sixth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – New York
14–18 May: Committee on Non-Governmental Organisations, Resumed Session – New York
7–11 May: DESA/Andean Community/ECLAC Regional Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics - Lima
30 April - 11 May: 15th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development - New York