In 2006, the United Nations continued to promote social, cultural and human resources development, and strengthen its crime prevention and criminal justice programme. The Commission for Social Development considered as its ...

During 2007, the United Nations continued its work in the area of statistics mainly through the activities of the Statistical Commission and the United Nations Statistics Division. In March, the Statistical Commission ...

In 2007, the United Nations, through the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), continued to mobilize and coordinate humanitarian assistance in response to international emergencies. During the year, ...

In 2007, world merchandise trade remained a driving force of the world economy, growing by 7 per cent, with developed countries contributing about 45 per cent, developing Asia 40 per cent and other developing countries ...

In 2007, the growth of the world economy moderated from 2006 to a nonetheless robust 3.7 per cent. The major drag came from a slowdown in the United States, driven by the slump in the housing sector that became much more ...

In 2007, the United Nations system continued to provide development assistance to developing countries and countries with economies in transition through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the central United ...

In 2007, the five regional commissions of the United Nations continued to provide technical cooperation, including advisory services, to their member States. They also promoted programmes and projects and provided training ...

In 2006, United Nations efforts to promote the advancement of the status of women worldwide continued to be directed by the principles and guidelines of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted at the Fourth ...

In 2006, the worldwide declining refugee trend was reversed as some 1.2 million new Iraqi refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic were registered. The number of persons of concern to the Office of the ...

In 2006, the sixtieth year of its operation, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) continued its work to ensure that every child received the best possible start in life; was fully immunized and protected from disease, ...