Ending violence against women : from words to action / study of the Secretary-General.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United Nations. Division for the Advancement of Women

Contributor:

United Nations. Secretary-General.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Crimes against.

Women.

Women--Crimes against--Prevention.

Women--Violence against.

Women--Violence against--Prevention.

Violence--Prevention.

Violence.

Physical Description:

xviii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, [2006]

Summary:

This year's World Investment Report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development focuses on the emerging role of developing and transition countries as sources of foreign direct investment. It describes global and regional trends related to these developments and examines policies for source and host countries for managing direct investment flows. The report also contains a statistical annex on recent foreign direct investment. The CD-ROM appears to contain an electronic version of the report. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-169; 189-190)

"The Secretary-General's in-depth study on violence against women, mandated by General Assembly resolution 58/185, was prepared by the Division for the Advancement of Women of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat."--P. ix.

"Sales No. E.06.IV.8."

ISBN:

9211127033

9789211127034

OCLC:

173249119