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It does not imply the endorsement of the content by the United Nations. - Official website - Twitter - Facebook - YouTubeTumblr (3.0; @un-library)http://un-library.tumblr.com/ “I am very pleased to see that the number of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/23729516932http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/23729516932Fri, 25 May 2012 08:05:00 -0400UNFPAWHOhealthmaternal healthstatisticsMDGUNmotherhood United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), just released a new report titled, Measuring Water use...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/23617188722http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/23617188722Wed, 23 May 2012 14:07:00 -0400UNEPeconomyproductivitywaterenvironmentsv The Security Council will hold a meeting this morning, 15 May, on the situation in Somalia where...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/14176807141http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/14176807141Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:00 -0400SomaliaUNSC In 2010 an estimated 25 per cent of the 380 tons of heroin manufactured in Afghanistan, some 90...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/23049452255http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/23049452255Mon, 14 May 2012 15:02:00 -0400drug traffickingUNODCdrugsopiumafghanistansh According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the just released  flagship report titled...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/23047316011http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/23047316011Mon, 14 May 2012 14:17:00 -0400ILOLABOURMARKETSPOVERTYINCOMES The President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser, and the Secretary-General, Ban...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/23037350624http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/23037350624Mon, 14 May 2012 09:50:00 -0400general assemblyWorld economyfinancehigh-level debate The Security Council is meeting this afternoon, 14 May 2012, to discuss the Report of the...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/17264517336http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/17264517336Mon, 14 May 2012 09:41:43 -0400KosovoUNMIKSecurity CouncilUN A new handbook has been released by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) entitled - Developing a...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22851149583http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22851149583Fri, 11 May 2012 14:57:00 -0400MPImigrationdevelopmentdiasporaNGOgovernmentsshJoin Rob Vos, Director of the Development Policy and Analysis Division of UN/DESA, and economists...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22797521896http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22797521896Thu, 10 May 2012 17:10:31 -0400IMworld economygrowthdeveloping countriesrisks Thursday, 10 May 2012  The Security Council will meet this afternoon on the Situation in Libya to...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/16484249822http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/16484249822Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400LibyaUNSCreport of the secretary generalAB Prepared by the Faculty of Economics at Lomonosov Moscow State University, the report identifies...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22721057717http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22721057717Wed, 09 May 2012 12:53:17 -0400UNDPRussian Federationdevelopmenteconomic crisisstatisticsThe Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) released a new publication entitled China and...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22684912243http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22684912243Tue, 08 May 2012 20:34:26 -0400Latin AmericaChinaeconomydevelopmentjs The 2012 Economic Report on Africa identifies the key binding constraints for unleashing Africa’s...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22656219955http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22656219955Tue, 08 May 2012 12:23:43 -0400Economic Commission on Africa ECAenm BioTrade refers to activities related to the collection, production, transformation, and...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22595513234http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22595513234Mon, 07 May 2012 13:59:51 -0400environmentbiodiversityLatin AmericareptileUnited Nationstradejs UNISDR has released a handbook titled, How to make cities more resilient: a handbook for local...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22595043148http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22595043148Mon, 07 May 2012 13:48:22 -0400Capacity Development Community-based DRR Education & School Safety Health & Health Facilities Urban Risk & Planning Governance Economics ...abThe Economic Comission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released Foreign Direct...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22588492898http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22588492898Mon, 07 May 2012 10:55:43 -0400Latin AmericaCaribbeanFDIInvestmentECLACUnited Nationsjs The 11th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will be held in New York from 7-18 May...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22586712814http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22586712814Mon, 07 May 2012 09:59:00 -0400Indigenous peoplesmv The Security Council will meet this morning, 7 May, on the situation in Guinea-Bissau.  The report...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/14579820075http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/14579820075Mon, 07 May 2012 09:29:00 -0400UNSCguinea-bissauSecurity Council May 05th 2012  The UN Security Council meet this morning at its 6765th meeting on Threats to...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/21792980804http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/21792980804Fri, 04 May 2012 09:57:00 -0400international peacethreatsborderssecuring bordersab The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has published the report titled, Greening the Blue...http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22335288952http://un-library.tumblr.com/post/22335288952Thu, 03 May 2012 16:14:00 -0400EnvironmentPeacekeepingUNEPDPKODFSSV