United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and United Nations Development Programme Mainstreaming Gender into Trade and Development Strategies in Africa

Study of the Effects of Globalization on Iranian Caviar Export

Globalization is integration of national economies in global economy and infers on increasing the flow of goods and services. In this study the consequences of globalization were studied through the analysis of Level of International Trade index (LIT) in the caviar export equation. The required data were gathered from Statistical Yearbook of Foreign Trade, Statistical Yearbook of fisheries, Sta...

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series No. 8 Services Sector Reform and Development Strategies: Issues and Research Priorities

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Inequality in the global prevalence of HIV based on the human development index

Background and aims: Burden of HIV and AIDS is considerably different among regions and countries around the world. The aim of this study was to assess the inequality in the prevalence of HIV, according to human development index worldwide. Methods: The desired outcome was prevalence of HIV, which was estimated in 100 countries in 2012. The annual report of Joint United Nations Programme on HIV...

TRADING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES STRENGTHENING RESEARCH AND POLICY-MAKING CAPACITY ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNITED NATIONS

Opening the Policy Window to Mobilize Action Against Corruption in the Health Sector; Comment on “We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems”

Corruption in the health sector has been a “dirty secret” in the health policy and international development community, but recent global activities point to a day when it will no longer be neglected as a key determinant of health. To further explore next steps forward, this commentary applies the Kingdon’s multiple-streams framework (MSF) to assess what opportunities are available to mobilize ...