Reports on progress made in eliminating racial discrimination in the U.S. From the State Department

Warns that the world is drifting into apathy about greenhouse gas emissions and sets out four specific measures to help keep the 2 degree Celsius target alive at no net economic cost.  From the International Energy Agency

Offers an overview of employment trends and projections, analysis of income distribution and middle-income groups across the world, the role of minimum wages in rebalancing the economy, and how to shift to a more equitable economic path.  From the International Labour Organization

Laments the fact that the green revolution of increased food production in the 1960s and 1970s resulted in a damaged environment and calls for a new agricultural revolution focused on support for small farmers and environmental sustainability.  From the UN Environment Programme

Covers such topics as measuring child disability, fundamentals of inclusion, and developing an agenda for action.   From UNICEF

Examines how the UN sets salaries for professional staff, how it compares salaries with those of U.S. civil servants, and how benefits/allowances provided for UN staff compare with those provided to U.S. civil service employees.  From the Government Accountability Office

Examines rural-urban disparities in the achievement of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, and how urbanization, if managed well, can contribute to the attainment of these goals.  From the World Bank

Annual health data for 194 countries and progress report on meeting health-related Millennium Development Goals.  Also discusses the extent to which the health gap between the most-developed and the least-developed countries has been narrowed.  From the World Health Organization

Describes the current problems in Haiti, U.S. policy goals and concerns, the role of the UN stabilization mission, and Congressional concerns about human rights, elections, security and counter-narcotics efforts.

From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Agreement to establish a fire and building safety program in the country for a period of five years.  Companies that sign the agreement pledge to create an implementation plan within 45 days.  From the United Nations

Aims to provide governments, investors, and businessmen with an overview of how the transition to a greener economy can create sustainable trade opportunities particularly for developing countries.  From the UN Environment Programme

Interactive database which provides information on trade measures implemented by WTO members since October 2008.  From the World Trade Organization

The first in a planned series of reports on child labor.  Assesses the role of social protection in the fight against child labor.  From the International Labour Organization

Press release on newest United Nations peacekeeping mission, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali or MINUSMA.  From the UN

How Africa can make a great leap forward via industrialization built on rich natural resources.  From the Economic Commission for Africa

Explains how the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Green Climate Fund would be used to fulfill commitments by developed countries to provide financial assistance to developing countries for climate change activities.  Also discusses major challenges for the Fund.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center

Covers causes and consequences of undernutrition, the current status of nutrition, interventions to respond to stunting, and success stories in raising nutrition levels.  Also includes nutrition profiles of the 24 countries with the highest prevalence of stunting.  From UNICEF

Analyzes the dynamics and tendencies of social conflict in Latin America and provides clues on how to resolve conflicts.  From the United Nations Development Programme

In 3 parts: a table of child well-being in 29 of the world’s advanced economies, what children say about their own well-being, and changes in child well-being over the first decade of the 2000s.  From UNICEF

Plans for an integrated attack on what it refers to as forgotten killers of children.  Includes exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, use of appropriate vaccines, oral rehydration salts, and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions.  From the United Nations and the World Health Organization

Press release about passage of United Nations resolution to regulate the international trade in conventional arms.  North Korea, Iran, and Syria voted no while 23 other nations abstained.  From the United Nations

Information and statistics on road safety from 182 countries  Reports there were 1.24 million traffic deaths per year.  From the World Health Organization

Reviews the purpose of UNESCO, the history of friction which led the U.S. to withdraw from 1984-2003, the reform efforts that caused it to return, and recent concern over membership for Palestine which led the U.S. to withhold contributions.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Notes progress made in developing nations in the areas of education, health, and income.  Also describes specific drivers of development transformation in these countries.  From the UN Development Programme

Describes how trafficking in great apes is now part of organized crime’s multi-billion dollar global trade.  From the United Nations Environment Programme

Describes how the African elephant population is being decimated by poachers engaged in illegal international ivory trading and what needs to be done to ensure its survival.  From the United Nations Environment Programme.

Discusses the importance of nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and their sustainable use.  From the United Nations Environment Programme

Assesses the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trafficking including money laundering and related financial crimes.  From the State Department

Reports there are nearly as many mobile cellular subscriptions as there are people in the world (7 billion) but that Internet access ranges from 75% in Europe to 16% in Africa.  From the International Telecommunication Union

Report on progress from a group created to harness the power of the Internet and other information technologies to reach the 2015 development goals.  Provides examples of how to harness the power of broadband and communications technologies for quality education, especially in the developing world.  From the Broadband Commission for Digital Development and UNESCO