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Good Governance for Medicines - A Framework for Good Governance in the Pharmaceutical Sector
Corruption, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Other UN AgencyThe Good Governance for Medicines (GGM) programme focuses on the fundamental need to have laws, regulations, policies and procedures in place to improve management of pharmaceutical systems and create a corrupt-free environment to promote access to good quality medicines. Its primary emphasis is on prevention of future corruption and on improving systems. This leaflet summarizes a policy...
Measuring Transparency in the Public Pharmaceutical Sector - Assessment Instrument
Corruption, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Other UN AgencyAuthors/editors: Dr Guitelle Baghdadi‐Sabeti, Dr Jillian Clare Cohen‐Kohler & Mr Eshetu Wondemagegnehu. The World Bank has identified corruption as the single greatest obstacle to social and economic development, keeping millions of people trapped in poverty. Labelled a "cancer" by the same organization, it is a cross‐sectoral problem affecting the public and private sectors alike. It...
Performance indicators to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of the technology transfer framework
Report, Other UN AgencyThis document provides an executive summary of the final report by the Chair of the Expert Group on Technology Transfer on performance indicators to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of the technology transfer framework. The Conference of the Parties (COP), by its decision 3/CP.13, annex II, requested the Expert Group on Technology Transfer (EGTT) to...
The State of the World’s Children Special Edition: Celebrating 20 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Other UN AgencyIn commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November 2009, UNICEF is dedicating a special edition of its flagship publication The State of the World’s Children to child rights. The report broadly assesses the Convention’s impact on children’s well-being and human development during the past two decades,...
Evidence-based policy research: critical review of some international programmes on relationships between social science research and policy-making
Civil Society, Policy Document, Other UN AgencyThe report has two main objectives. Firstly, to critically present current programmes implemented by international organizations, which seek to enhance the interconnections between social scientific research and policy. Secondly, to highlight a series of critical issues with regard to the nature of the linkages between the two domains. This double venture and the debate it provokes ultimately aim...
Comparing the Effectiveness of Accountability Mechanisms in Eastern Europe and Latin America
Conflict, Democracy, Europe and CIS, Justice, Latin America and the Carribean, Policy Document, Other UN AgencyA society that transitions from authoritarianism or armed conflict to a democracy needs to address important questions of justice and accountability for past human rights abuses in order to build a stable and peaceful future. In the rapidly maturing field of transitional justice an expanding number of initiatives have taken place providing valuable lessons for newly democratizing societies....
International guidelines on decentralisation and the strengthening of local authorities
Guide / Manual / Indicators, Local Governance and Decentralization, Other UN AgencyThese UN-Habitat guidelines are in line with making the international dialogue on decentralization as open-ended and inclusive as possible. They are aimed at forging consensus among member states on decentralization policies in the development process. A number of developed and developing countries are involved in streamlining functions, redefining decision-making...
UNHCR Statistical Yearbook 2008
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Other UN AgencyUNHCR systematically gathers and reports statistics on populations of concern, including numbers, locations, demographic characteristics, as well as legal and physical protection needs. Such information is required to design programmes that bring protection and improved welfare to refugees, stateless persons, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and others of concern. The Statistical...
Children in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and Budgets in Ghana
Africa, Governance and MDG, Human Rights, Other UN Agency, Civil SocietyThis is one of eight briefing papers that present the main findings of a study on children, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and budgets in West and Central Africa. The objective of the study was to deepen understanding of the impact on children of the PRSPs, the evolving fiscal environment and related reforms in public financial management systems and aid modalities in West and...
Gender Responsive Budgeting and Aid Effectiveness - Knowledge Briefs
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Governance and Gender, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Other UN AgencyThis series of briefs provides highlights of findings from research reviews conducted under the European Commission (EC)/ UNIFEM Integrating Gender Responsive Budgeting into the Aid Effectiveness Agenda. The three-year programme consists of research and programmatic technical assistance. The programme seeks to demonstrate how gender responsive budgeting (GRB) tools and strategies can help ensure...