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The MDG Gap Task Force Report 2013

The MDG Gap Task Force Report 2013

The Global Partnership for Development: The Challenge We Face While there are advances to report in increasing access to new technologies and some essential medicines, in achieving greater duty-free access for exports from developing countries, and in completing the debt relief initiatives, the international community is not fully delivering on many of its commitments. For the first time since 1997, official development assistance fell for a second year in a row; negotiations to reach an agreement on a development-oriented multilateral trade are stalled; more developing countries are in need of debt restructuring; and essential medicines are still unaffordable and insufficiently available… The MDG Gap Task Force Report 2013
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 58

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 58

September 2013 Summary: BRICS?establish?anti-crisis?facility Western?Europe?exits?recession Growth?in?emerging?markets?remains?uneven amid?structural?issues?and?tightening?external?financing?conditions During the G20 summit, the countries of the BRICS group (Brazil, the?Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa) agreed to establish a?contingent reserve arrangement by pooling resources in a $100 billion fund.?China will contribute $41 billion, South Africa will contribute $5 billion, and?the three other members will provide $18 billion each. This is a precautionary facility to help shield these emerging economies from stock market and?exchange-rate volatility as the advanced… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 58
WESP Weekly Highlight No. 30

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 30

The evolution of the international foreign exchange market World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 30 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 30
WESP Weekly Highlight No. 29

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 29

Protests impact Libyan oil output and exports World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 29 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 29
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 57

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 57

August 2013 Summary: Emerging economies enact?policy measures to forestall?slowing growth US GDP statistics revised Drought conditions affect?Southern Africa A number of indicators point to slowing growth in emerging economies, partly due to?protracted weak external demand from developed countries, but also due to domestic?factors. Differing in their policy space, as well as policy intention, a number of major emerging economies have taken steps to deal with the slowdown. While the efforts are?not nearly as extensive as those undertaken during the eruption of the financial crisis,?they still demonstrate the necessity of supporting growth. These measures have also come into effect at the… Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 57
WESP Weekly Highlight No. 28

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 28

Foreign exchange loan challenges in Hungary World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 28 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 28
WESP Weekly Highlight No. 27

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 27

Measurement problems with youth unemployment in the European Union World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 27 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 27
2013 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

2013 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly

A life of dignity for all: accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals?and advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015 (A/68/202)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries (A/68/218)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español Development cooperation with middle-income countries?(A/68/265)
عربي, 中文, English,?Français, Русский, Español 2013 Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly
WESP Weekly Highlight No. 26

WESP Weekly Highlight No. 26

The United States: progress in household deleveraging and a change in house prices World Economic Situation and Prospects Weekly Highlight No. 26 WESP Weekly Highlight No. 26
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 42

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 42

Challenges of financing human and sustainable development by Marco Vinicio S?nchez-Cantillo and Willem van der Geest Download the UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 42 UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 42