FYI.
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From: Division for Social Policy and Development - United Nations
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Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 7:09 AM
Subject: DESA Publications Alert 2008 - Issue 2
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the release of two DESA publications: "World Economic Situation and Prospects as of Mid-2008", and "Trends in Sustainable Development 2008-2009" in May 2008, as well as the June 2008 issue of DESA News.
In the wake of global financial turmoil, the mid-year update of the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008 (WESP 2008 mid-year update) forecasts a deeper downturn in the global economy and warns that in the absence of aggressive and coordinated expansionary policies a more severe contraction will occur, which could trigger a disorderly unwinding of the massive global imbalances and have drastic implications for global trade and finance.
You can download the WESP 2008 mid-year update for free at:
http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp.html
The report "Trends in Sustainable Development 2008-2009" finds that efforts to reduce poverty and improve food security in developing countries are hampered by declining support for strong agricultural growth, long considered a hallmark of successful poverty reduction strategies. Strong agricultural growth is four times more effective than growth in other sectors in benefiting the poorest half of the population.
You can download the report for free at:
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/publications/trends2008/
DESA News is an insider's look at the United Nations in the area of economic and social development policy. The newsletter is produced by the Communications and Information Management Service of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with DESA Divisions. Prior to January 2007, DESA News was issued every other month. It is now issued monthly.
The latest DESA News Vol. 12, No. 06, June 2008 is available at:
http://www.un.org/esa/desa/desaNews/v12n06/pubs.html
Past issues of DESA News are available at:
http://www.un.org/esa/desa/desaNews/desaNewsVolumes.html
You can also access the full range of DESA's publications relevant to your information needs in the economic and social fields through our on-line catalogue at:
http://esa.un.org/pubsCatalogue/displayHomePage.do.
Others wishing to subscribe to this alert service, as well as to any other DESA alerts, may readily do so by clicking on "Sign up for alerts" (http://esa.un.org/desa), on the publications catalogue page. If for any reason, you do not wish to receive this publication alert, kindly type "unsubscribe" in a return reply to this email.
With Best Wishes,
Communications and Information Management Service (CIMS)
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (http://www.un.org/esa/desa)
United Nations, New York
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