Development economics and emerging economies

In September 2000, world leaders from 189 countries, including 147 Heads of State, gathered at the United Nations General Assembly to consider the challenges of the new millennium.

The Asia-Pacific Development Journal (APDJ) is published twice a year by the Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Exploitation of natural resources has dominated economic activity in Africa but the benefits have accrued only to a privileged few.

La presente edición corresponde al bienio 2014-2015.

New evidence in SOFI 2018 confirms a rise in world hunger: the number of people who suffer from hunger has been growing over the past three years, returning to levels from almost a decade ago.

Economic Development and GIS shows why geographic information system (GIS) software is an essential tool for economic development planning and analysis.

In September 2015, Governments worldwide adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including 17 wide-ranging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Something dramatic happened in the late summer and autumn of 2008.

El Informe sobre el estado del voluntariado en el mundo 2018: El lazo que nos une es una publicación insignia de las Naciones Unidas que presenta nuevos datos que describen el papel del voluntariado en el fortalecimiento de la resiliencia comunitaria.

Africa has major development aspirations in the broader context of a global and continental economic development agenda.