This book presents the key debates that took place during the 2008 high-level segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), at which ECOSOC organized its first biennial Development Cooperation Forum.

Here is a clarion call—strong, comprehensive, and of the gravest importance.

This report examines the links between inequality and other major global trends (or megatrends), with a focus on technological change, climate change, urbanization and international migration.

This United Nations report examines the current state of knowledge of the world's oceans, for policymakers, and provides a reference for marine science courses.

While indigenous peoples make up around 370 million of the world’s population – some 5 per cent – they constitute around one-third of the world’s 900 million extremely poor rural people.

This publication assesses progress in implementing the commitments and actions outlined in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.

This publication provides national statistical agencies with guidance on collecting, processing, analysing and disseminating individual-level data on asset ownership (including dwellings, land and financial assets) for the production of ...