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Yearbook of the United Nations, 2008. Part 4, Legal questions. Chapter 2, International tribunals
(2012)
In 2008 the international tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, as well as the International Criminal Court (ICC), worked towards the completion of their mandates. The International Tribunal for the Prosecution ...
Yearbook of the United Nations, 2008. Part 5, Institutional, administrative and budgetary questions. Chapter 2, United Nations financing and programming
(2012)
The financial situation of the United Nations showed some improvement in 2008, although it remained fragile. Cash availability under the regular budget was lower than in 2007 and stood at $19 million by year's end. Assessments ...
Yearbook of the United Nations, 2008. Part 4, Legal questions. Chapter 1, International Court of Justice
(2012)
In 2008, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered three Judgments, made nine Orders, and had 17 contentious cases and one request for an advisory opinion pending before it. In a 30 October address to the General ...
Yearbook of the United Nations, 2009. Part 3, Economic and social questions. Chapter 7, Environment and human settlements
(2013)
In 2009, the United Nations and the international community continued to work towards protecting the environment through legally binding instruments and the activities of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ...
Yearbook of the United Nations, 2009. Part 3, Economic and social questions. Chapter 4, International trade, finance and transport
(2013)
In 2009, the work of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN system on international trade, finance and transport dealt mainly with the global economic and financial crisis that began the ...
Yearbook of the United Nations, 2009. Part 3, Economic and social questions. Chapter 1, Development policy and international economic cooperation
(2013)
In 2009, with the world economy mired in the worst financial and economic crisis since the Second World War, most advanced economies were already in recession, and the outlook for emerging and other developing economies ...
Yearbook of the United Nations, 2009. Part 3, Economic and social questions. Chapter 3, Humanitarian and special economic assistance
(2013)
In 2009, the United Nations, through the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), continued to mobilize and coordinate humanitarian assistance. During the year, consolidated inter-agency and flash appeals ...
Yearbook of the United Nations, 2009. Part 3, Economic and social questions. Chapter 2, Operational activities for development
(2013)
In 2009, the UN system continued to provide development assistance to developing countries and countries with economies in transition through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)— the central UN body for technical ...
Yearbook of the United Nations, 2009. Part 3, Economic and social questions. Chapter 5, Regional economic and social activities
(2013)
The five UN regional commissions continued in 2009 to provide technical cooperation, including advisory services, to their member States, promote programmes and projects, and provide training to enhance national ...
Yearbook of the United Nations, 2009. Part 3, Economic and social questions. Chapter 6, Energy, natural resources and cartography
(2013)
The conservation, development and use of energy and natural resources continued to be the focus of several UN bodies in 2009, including the Commission on Sustainable Development. The Commission continued to focus on the ...