Overview

Issued annually since 1946/47, the Yearbook is the principal reference work of the United Nations, providing a comprehensive, one-volume account of the Organization's work. It includes details of United Nations activities concerning trade, industrial development, natural resources, food, science and technology, social development, population, environment, human settlement, children and legal questions, along with information on the work of each specialized agency in the United Nations family.

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Author:   United Nations
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Volume:   42
Weight:   2.005kg
ISBN:  

9780792327165

ISBN 10:   0792327160
Pages:   1112
Publication Date:   01 November 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9789041104519
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Foreword by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. About the 1988 Edition of the Yearbook. Abbreviations Commonly Used in the Yearbook. Explanatory Note on Documents. Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization. Part One: Political and Security Questions. I. International Peace and Security. II. Disarmament. III. Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. IV. Other Political Questions. Part Two: Regional Questions. I. Africa. II. Americas. III. Asia and the Pacific. IV. Middle East. V. Regional Economic and Social Activities. Part Three: Economic and Social Questions. I. Development Policy and International Economic Cooperation. II. Operational Activities for Development. III. Economic Assistance, Disasters and Emergency Relief. IV. International Trade, Finance and Transport. V. Transnational Corporations. VI. Natural Resources, Energy and Cartography. VII. Science and Technology. VIII. Environment. IX. Population and Human Settlement. X. Human Rights. XI. Health, Food and Nutrition. XII. Human Resources, Social and Cultural Development. XIII. Women. XIV. Children, Youth and Aging Persons. XV. Refugees and Displaced Persons. XVI. Drugs of Abuse. XVII. Statistics. XVIII. Institutional Arrangements. Part Four: Trusteeship and Decolonization. I. Questions Relating to Decolonization. II. International Trusteeship System. III. Namibia. Part Five: Legal Questions. I. International Court of Justice. II. Legal Aspects of International Political Relations. III. States and International Law. IV. Law of the Sea. V. Other Legal Questions. Part Six: Administrative and Budgetary Questions. I. United Nations Financing and Programming. II. United Nations Officials. III. Other Administrative and Management Questions. Part Seven: Intergovernmental Organizations Related to the United Nations. I. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). II. International Labour Organisation (ILO). III. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). IV. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). V. World Health Organization (WHO). VI. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank). VII. International Finance Corporation (IFC). VIII. International Development Association (IDA). IX. International Monetary Fund (IMF). X. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). XI. Universal Postal Union (UPU). XII. International Telecommunication Union (ITU). XIII. World Meteorological Organization (WMO). XIV. International Maritime Organization (IMO). XV. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). XVI. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). XVII. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). XVIII. Interim Commission for the International Trade Organization (ICITO) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Appendices. Indexes.

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