The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the first international agreement setting out freedoms, rights and entitlements for all humanity to claim. It emphasizes the inextricable relationship between fundamental freedoms and social justice, and their connection with peace and security.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the first international agreement setting out freedoms, rights and entitlements for all humanity to claim.
The Charter of the United Nations was signed in 1945 by 51 countries representing all continents, paving the way for the creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Justice forms part of the Charter. The aim of the Charter is to save humanity from war; to reaffirm human rights and the dignity and worth of the human person; to proclaim the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small; and to promote the prosperity of all humankind. The Charter is the foundation of international peace and security.
This comprehensive handbook explains the structure of the United Nations, how the Organization works, the main issues it addresses and its importance for people everywhere. In addition to setting out the various roles played by principle UN organs, this book documents the Organization's contributions to international peace, economic and social development, human rights, and international law.
Recently corruption, extremism and public distrust have raised questions over political legitimacy. In this book, Coicaud examines these issues.
L'Accord europeen relatif au transport international des marchandises dangereuses par voies de navigation interieures (ADN) du 26 mai 2000 est entre en vigueur le 29 fevrier 2008. Cette version a ete preparee sur la base des amendements en vigueur le 1er janvier 2019.
Regional economic cooperation and integration (RECI) offers enormous potential in generating trade, growth and employment, improving social outcomes and managing environmental risks and shared vulnerabilities. This presents the possibility to develop RECI as a critical enabler of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific.
An updated version of the original UN Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions. The revised protocol establishes procedures for crime-scene investigations, interviews of suspects and witnesses, excavation of graves, post-mortem examinations, and analysis of skeletal remains.
Presents data and statistical indicators on external and intraregional trade in goods in the Arab region. Data are presented in time series until 2015 and were drawn primarily from national sources. The Bulletin aims to assist policymakers, analysts, researchers and other users at the national, regional and international levels.
A suite of products comprising at its core a review of SDG data availability in the Asia-Pacific region. Using SDG data from custodian agencies, the report proposes a method to estimate the feasibility of calculating trend over time, or current status, for each indicator for the region, subregions and for selected country groupings.