Books published by United Nations

Provides a brief overview of the state of human development - snapshots of current conditions as well as long-term trends in human development indicators. The report includes a full statistical annex of human development composite indices and indicators across their various dimensions. This update includes the 2017 values.

The Independent Country Programme Evaluation for Namibia was conducted in 2017 as the UNDP Namibia country programme ends in 2018. Results are expected to feed into the development of the new country programme.

This is the second Independent Country Programme Evaluation (ICPE) for the Republic of Congo, conducted in 2017 towards the end of the current UNDP programme cycle of 2014-2018. The first ICPE for Congo was conducted in 2009.The current evaluation results are expected to feed into the development of the new country programme.

This is the second Independent Country Programme Evaluation (ICPE) for Bhutan, conducted towards the end of the current UNDP programme cycle of 2014-2018. The current evaluation results are expected to feed into the development of the new country programme.

Explores the existing and cross-cutting opportunities to achieve development goals through the transformative force of urbanization. Th report also discusses the elaboration of targets, progress for selected indicators, placing special emphasis on partnership arrangement and opportunities for financing and scaling up activities and programmes.

Provides an updated overview of recent trends on production, trafficking and consumption of key illicit drugs as well as highlighting a thematic area of concern. The Report contains a global overview of the baseline data and estimates on drug demand and supply and provides the reference point of information on the drug situation worldwide.