UN_New_On_Websites

Days, weeks, years and decades are listed chronologically and links to the related websites are provided when available. Includes is also a page of recent anniversaries.

2009 National Competitive Recruitment Examination (2009 NCRE)

English: http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/examin/ncrepage.htm

French: http://www.un.org/french/Depts/OHRM/examin/fncrepage.htm)

Deadline for applications is 31 October 2008. Nationals of the following countries are invited to participate: Afghanistan, Andorra, Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Denmark, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Lesotho, Libya, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Sultanate of Oman, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Tajikstan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Yemen.

Peace & Security

Honoring 60 Years of UN Peacekeeping

English: http://www.un.org/events/peacekeeping60/

Arabic: http://www.un.org/arabic/events/peacekeeping60/

French: http://www.un.org/french/events/peacekeeping60/

Spanish: http://www.un.org/spanish/events/peacekeeping60/

The United Nations observed 60 years of peacekeeping operations on 29 May 2008, the annual observance of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, by paying tribute to all peacekeepers who have served since 1948 and commemorating those who died in the cause of peace in the past year. United Nations peacekeeping began in 1948 with the deployment of unarmed UN military observers to the Middle East in a mission to monitor the Armistice Agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

Economic & Social Development

2008 World Economic and Social Survey: Overview (E/2008/50:

English: http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/312/30/PDF/N0831230.pdf?OpenElement

Arabic: http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/312/28/PDF/N0831228.pdf?OpenElement

French: http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=E/2008/50

Spanish: http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/312/33/PDF/N0831233.pdf?OpenElement

The report notes that economic insecurity arises from the exposure of individuals, communities and countries to adverse events, and from their inability to cope with and recover from the downside losses. It further notes that a strong "social contract" is needed to secure spaces within which individuals, households and communities can pursue their day-to-day activities with reasonable degree of predictability and stability, and with due regard for the aims and interests of others.

Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment (UNEP report)

English: & French: http://www.na.unep.net/AfricaAtlas/AfricaAtlas/

This new UNEP publication brings to light stories of environmental change at more than 100 locations spread across every country in Africa. Using current and historical satellite images, the Atlas provides scientific evidence of the impact that natural and human activities have had on the continent's environment over the past several decades. This site contains downloadable versions of the atlas in both English and French. Also included are power points, posters, satellite images, graphics, and interactive maps.

Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization (ILO)

English:

http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_094186/index.htm

French:

http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--fr/WCMS_094187/index.htm

Spanish:

http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--es/WCMS_094188/index.htm

Amid widespread uncertainty in the world of work, ranging from financial turmoil and economic downturn to growing unemployment, informality and insufficient social protection, the governments, workers and employers of the International Labour Organization (ILO) have adopted a landmark Declaration designed to strengthen the ILO’s capacity to promote its Decent Work Agenda and forge an effective response to the growing challenges of globalization.

Food, Agriculture and Decent Work (ILO / FAO)

English: http://www.fao-ilo.org/

French: http://www.fao-ilo.org/fao_ilo_home/fr/?no_cache=1

Spanish: http://www.fao-ilo.org/fao_ilo_home/es/?no_cache=1

This new joint website launched by ILO and FAO is designed to highlight the many areas in which they already work together and others in which they are contemplating joint activities.

Kick the Habit: A UN Guide to Climate Neutrality (UNEP)

http://www.unep.org/publications/search/pub_details_s.asp?ID=3992

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has issued a new publication that provides an overview of issues related to climate change, the major actors, and strategies to mitigate climate change. Throughout the text, technical terms are defined, providing an integrated glossary of key climate change concepts.

Securing our future (UNECA / CHGA report)

http://www.uneca.org/chga/report_launch.htm

This new report – issued by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa - on the state of HIV and AIDS in Africa concludes that cultural factors, including gender inequalities, wife inheritance and some sexual practices, influence the AIDS epidemic and response, are specific to the continent, and must be better understood and changed.

Towards Universal Access: Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector; Progress Report June 2008

English:

http://www.who.int/hiv/mediacentre/2008progressreport/en/index.html

French:

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2008/pr16/fr/index.html

The end of 2007 marks an important step in the history of the HIV epidemic.

According to this WHO, UNAIDS and UNICEF report nearly a million more people (950,000) were receiving treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries by year’s end, bringing the total number of recipients to close to 3 million—a more than seven-fold increase over four years.

Human Rights

2007 Global Trends: Refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons (UNHCR) http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/STATISTICS/4852366f2.pdf

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees expressed concern about the growing number of refugees worldwide after an annual survey said there were 11.4 million refugees and 26 million others displaced internally by conflict or persecution at the end of 2007.

Claiming the Millennium Development Goals: a human rights approach (OHCHR)

http://www2.ohchr.org/SPdocs/Claiming_MDGs_en.pdf

This new publication by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights analyses whether there are similarities or conflicting issues between the human rights and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); it proposes a human rights-based approach to achieving the MDGs and applies human rights to individual millennium goals.

Gender Equality at the Heart of Decent Work (ILO)

English:

http://www.ilo.org/gender/Events/Campaign2008-2009/lang--en/index.htm

French:

http://www.ilo.org/gender/Events/Campaign2008-2009/lang--fr/index.htm

Spanish:

http://www.ilo.org/gender/Events/Campaign2008-2009/lang--es/index.htm

The International Labour Organization is launching a one-year global campaign to highlight the central role of gender equality in its Decent Work Agenda. The campaign is built around 12 different Decent Work themes to illustrate how various issues in the world of work may affect women and men in different ways, particularly in their accessing rights, employment, social protection and social dialogue.

Louise Arbour’s, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, final address to the Human Rights Council (2 June 2008) http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/06B91AC08630D980C125745C00304584?opendocument

Together with Youth Against Racism (UNESCO)

English:

http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=42640&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

French:

http://portal.unesco.org/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=42640&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Spanish:

http://portal.unesco.org/es/ev.php-URL_ID=42640&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Young Europeans are being invited to join a continent-wide campaign, called “Youth Voices Against Racism”, launched today by UNESCO, FC Barcelona and the European Parliament to eradicate violence and racism in sport.

Humanitarian Affairs

Addressing the Global Food Crisis: Key trade, investment and commodity policies in ensuring sustainable food security and alleviating poverty (UNCTAD report) Advance unedited version:

http://www.unctad.org/sections/edm_dir/docs/osg_2008_1_en.pdf

The recent global food crisis can be seen as a wake-up call which can be turned into an opportunity by developing countries and the international community to revitalize global agriculture production and trade. The report was prepared for the High-Level Conference on World Food Security (3-5 June 2008, Rome, Italy).

UNAIDS policy brief on food security

Short version:

http://data.unaids.org/pub/Manual/2008/jc1515_policy_brief_nutrition_short_en.pdf

Expanded version:

http://data.unaids.org/pub/Manual/2008/jc1515a_policybrief_nutrition_en.pdf

The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO), have developed a policy brief on HIV, food security and nutrition. As food insecurity and poor nutrition can hasten the progression of AIDS related illnesses, and the virus itself reduces the capacity of people living with HIV to work to provide food for themselves and their families, the policy provides guidance for governments, civil society and other partners on how to address food and nutrition concerns in the context of HIV.

Resolutions and Decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its sixty-second session - Volume I: 18 September – 22 December 2007.

General Assembly. Official Records. Sixty-second session. Supplement No. 49 (A/61/49/Vol.I).

United Nations. New York. 2008. 551 p.

Online version:

English: http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/291/90/PDF/N0829190.pdf?OpenElement

Arabic: http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/291/88/PDF/N0829188.pdf?OpenElement

French: http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/291/91/PDF/N0829191.pdf?OpenElement

Spanish: http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N08/291/93/PDF/N0829193.pdf?OpenElement

Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly (embodying amendments and additions adopted by the General Assembly up to September 2007).

II.A Business, Economics, Science and Technology

Indicators of Sustainable Development: Guidelines and Methodologies; Third Edition.

United Nations. New York. 2007. iv, 93 p. plus CD-ROM.

Sales No. E.08.II.A.2. ISBN 978-92-1-104577-2.

Online version:

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/natlinfo/indicators/guidelines.pdf

Innovation for Sustainable Development: Local Case Studies from Africa.

United Nations. New York. 2008. 60 p.

Sales No. E.08.II.A.3. ISBN 978-92-1-104578-9.

Online version:

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/publications/africa_casestudies/publication.pdf

Trends in Sustainable Development: Africa Report, 2008-2009.

United Nations. New York. 2008. iii, 51 p.

Sales No. E.08.II.A.1. ISBN 978-92-1-104576-5.

Online version:

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/publications/trends_africa2008/fullreport.pdf

Trends in Sustainable Development, 2008-2009: Agriculture, rural development, land, desertification and drought.

United Nations. New York. 2008. iii, 29 p.

Sales No. E.08.II.A.1. ISBN 978-92-1-104576-5.

Online version:

http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/publications/trends2008/fullreport.pdf

II.D Trade, Finance and Commerce

Assuring development gains and poverty reduction from trade: the labour mobility and skills trade dimensions.

United Nations. New York and Geneva. 2008. v, 123 p.

(UNCTAD/DITC/TNCD/2007/8)

Sales No. E.08.II.D.9. ISBN 978-92-1-112741-6.

Online version:

http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Download.asp?docid=9685&lang=1&intItemID=2068

Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures.

United Nations. New York and Geneva. 2008. v, 76 p.

(UNCTAD/GDS/CSIR/2007/1)

Sales No. E.07.II.D.20. ISBN 978-92-1-112730-0.

Online version:

http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Download.asp?docid=9736&lang=1&intItemID=2068

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2007 / Manuel de Statistiques de la CNUCED 2007.

United Nations / Nations Unies. New York and Geneva / New York et Genève.

2008. DVD.

Sales No. E/F.07.II.D.19. ISBN 978-92-1-012066-1.

Online version:

http://stats.unctad.org/handbook/ReportFolders/ReportFolders.aspx?CS_referer=&CS_ChosenLang=en

II.E Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)

Creating a Conducive Environment for Higher Competitiveness and Effective National Innovation Systems: Lessons Learned from the Experiences of UNECE Countries.

United Nations. New York and Geneva. 2007. x, 95 p. (ECE/CECI/3) Sales No. E.08.II.E.3. ISBN 978-92-1-116982-9.

II.H Public Administration

United Nations E-Government Survey 2008: From E-Government to Connected Governance.

United Nations. New York. 2008. xviii, 224 p. (ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E/112) Sales No. E.08.II.H.2. ISBN 978-92-1-123174-8.

Online version:

http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/un/unpan028607.pdf

III.E United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Annual Report 2007: Industrial Development Board, thirty-fourth session; Programme and Budget Committee, twenty-fourth session.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization. Vienna. 2008. iv, 103 p. plus CD-Rom. (IDB.34/2-PBC.24/2) Online version: http://www.unido.org/index.php?id=4799

Rapport annuel 2007: Conseil du développement industriel, trente-quatrième session, Comité des programmes et des budgets, vingt-quatrième session.

Organisation des Nations Unies pour le développement industriel. Vienne.

2008. iv, 108 p. plus CD-Rom. (IDB.34/2-PBC.24/2) Online version: http://www.unido.org/index.php?id=4799

III.T International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO)

All about Promoting Trade in Services: A complete handbook.

International Trade Centre. Geneva. 2007. xi, 138 p.

(ITC/P219.E/PMD/TSS/07-XI)

Sales No. E.08.III.T.2 ISBN 92-9137-353-2.

Cotton Exporter’s Guide.

International Trade Centre. Geneva. 2007. xxvii, 334 p.

(ITC/P218.E/PMD/MDS/07-XI)

Sales No. E.08.III.T.1 ISBN 92-9137-352-4.

IV Social Questions

Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Youth in Africa: participation of youth as partners in peace and development in post-conflict countries; 14 –

16 November 2006, Windhoek, Namibia.

United Nations. New York. 2008. iii, 35 p.

Online version:

http://www.un.org/africa/osaa/reports/EGMYouthFinalReportoctober5%202007.pdf

V International Law

Bulletin du droit de la mer. No. 60.

Nations Unies. New York. 2008. iv, 145 p.

ISBN 978-92-1-233420-2.

United Nations Juridical Yearbook 2001.

United Nations. New York. 2007. xix, 580 p. (ST/LEG/SER.C/39) Sales No. E.04.V.12. ISBN 978-92-1-133586-6.

IX Disarmament and Atomic Energy

Disarmament forum, one, 2008: Engaging non-state armed groups / Forum du désarmement, un, 2008: Les groupes armés non étatiques (UNIDIR - United Nations Institut for Disarmament Research / Institut des Nations Unies pour la Recherche sur le Désarmement) English online version:

http://www.unidir.org/bdd/fiche-periodique.php?ref_periodique=1020-7287-2008-1-en

French online version:

http://www.unidir.org/bdd/fiche-periodique-fr.php?ref_periodique=1020-7287-2008-1-fr

The Humanitarian Impact of Cluster Munitions.

United Nations. New York and Geneva. 2008. x, 69 p. (UNIDIR/2008/1) Online version:

http://www.unidir.org/pdf/ouvrages/pdf-1-92-9045-008-D-en.pdf

The Security Needs Assessment Protocol: Improving Operational Effectiveness through Community Security / Derek B. Miller and Lisa Rudnick.

United Nations. New York and Geneva. 2008. ix, 63 p. (UNIDIR/2008/4) Online version:

http://www.unidir.org/bdd/fiche-ouvrage.php?ref_ouvrage=92-9045-008-F-en

XI Narcotic Drugs (including United Nations Office on Drug and Crime

- UNODC)

Bulletin on Narcotics, Volume LVIII, Nos. 1 and 2, 2006: Review of the world cannabis situation.