The designations employed and the presentation of material on maps in the country profiles do not imply the expression. Assessing the institutional environment of local governments in africa 5 introduction. Country profiles 110 the global gender gap report 20 femaletomale ratio 0. At the international level, several initiatives and instruments have been launched over recent years to provide subnational finance data in a comparable and. The oecd and united cities and local government uclg have joined forces to prepare a pilot study launched in october. Country profiles by clicking on a country in the map below, you will see what measures are taken in that specific country to support investment in children.
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The fao country profiles collects information from the entire fao website and provides a fast and reliable way to access countryspecific information with no need to search through individual databases and systems. Cancer country profile 2020 world health organization. Uclg africa, eastern africa regional strategic meeting 08 11 april 2018 page 1 of 75. Visitors to the cbd website are advised to consult section vii of the sixth national report for updated information on the themes contained in the country profile below. Local governance at a glance nepals local government is divided. Special thanks are given to claudia hulbert and agathe cunin, external consultants, for their input on the country profiles prepared by both the oecd and uclg. Estimates from the gbd study may differ from national statistics due to differences in data sources and methodology. Country profiles institute for health metrics and evaluation. Pdf on jan 1, 2009, david karlsson and others published kingdom of sweden. Gold reports, country profiles, uclg member profiles and key indicators on local governments. Stat enables users to search for and extract data from across oecds many databases. Guide for country profiles center for international. Download the country profiles world observatory on subnational. Thirty reports are available in pdf format for fast search capability and quick download.
Data for the selected country is then displayed in pdf files. List of resources on local democracy in the developing world by sharmishtha ghosh, september 2012. It is based on the country profiles prepared for the world observatory, which present the main organisational. The continents urban population is expected to double over the next 20 to 30 years, with the majority of africans. Available in english the uclg country profiles provide an overview of subnational governments, territorial organization, local responsibilities, centrallocal relations, and local financing in 82 countries.
Afp country profiles provide countryspecific information to help you make informed, global decisions. Country profiles on territorial organization and centrallocal relations. Select a country, territory or international organisation from the menus below. They should not, unless otherwise mentioned, be attributed to the secretariat of the united nations. The views expressed in this website do not necessarily reflect the views of the european commission. Cover photo by manuel boissiere kwerba, mamberamo raya, papua. T his series of profiles of foreign nations is part of the country studies program, formerly the army area handbook program. Assessing the institutional environment of local governments in africa a fricas cities are growing at an unprecedented rate, over 3 % per year on average. Global observatory of local finance country profiles, length. Undp climate change country profiles research projects.
The designations employed and the presentation of the material on unctadstat do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the secretariat of the united nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The profiles offer brief, summarized information on a countrys historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security. The report demonstrates that progress is being made in some critical areas, and that some favorable trends are evident. English version pdf search other national reports and nbsaps submitted by this country. It is a first attempt to build a systematic data compilation on local finances on 101 countries. Algeria leading nonlife insurance companies, 2001 written premiums company ald mn usd mn saa 6,275. The following synthesis report presents the key findings of the 2019 edition of the world observatory on subnational government finance and investment. Providing for peacekeepings researchers network contributes uptodate country profiles. For general information about the country profiles click here. Country profiles faolex database food and agriculture.
It also provides country profiles on the situation of local governments and the state of local self government around the world, advice on decentralised co. Working group on decentralization and local government pdf. Subnational governments around the world the oecd and united cities and local government uclg have joined forces to prepare a pilot study launched in october 2016 at the uclg summit in bogota. The 2002 country profiles series provides information on the implementation of agenda 21 on a countryby country and chapterbychapter basis with the exception of. Please note that this country profile has been prepared by the secretariat on the basis of information provided in the nbsap and national reports. Introduction the decentralisation process effectively began in 1986 with the creation of local authorities. Undp climate change country profiles these countrylevel climate data summaries are intended to address the climate change information gap for developing countries by making use of existing climate data to generate a series of countrylevel studies of climate observations and the multimodel projections made available through the wcrp cmip3.
Assessment of countries in asia and the pacific, prepared by uclg aspac, and supported by cities alliance and undp. Each of these can be accessed by clicking on the tabs available on the left. Local foundations for better governance world bank documents. Global observatory on local finance global observatory. Best practices, gold reports, country profiles, uclg member profiles and key indicators on. United cities and local governments uclg is an umbrella organisation for cities, local and regional governments, and municipal associations throughout the world defending their interests internationally and promoting democratic local selfgovernment. Country x economic and political environment key economic data 2002 2003 2004 2005 population millions 59. A country profile find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Assessment of the countries in asia and the pacific uclg aspac. Monitoring local finances is an essential step towards assessing subnational governments financial capacity to exercise the responsibilities assigned to them and to design effective and efficient development policies. All papers, statistics and materials contained in the country profiles express entirely the opinion of the mentioned authors.
Global observatory on local democracy and decentralization. Global observatory of local finance country profiles, author. Extreme poverty has declined considerably, the under5 mortality rate fell by 49 per cent between 2000 and 2017, immunizations have saved millions of lives, and the vast majority of the worlds population now has access to electricity. The country profiles provide an overview of findings from the global burden of disease gbd. It also includes a direct link to the country website for indepth information. They are based on over 80,000 different data sources used by researchers to produce the most scientifically rigorous estimates possible. Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. This creation began in the urban centres and was then extended into rural zones. The country is still largely centralized and there have been no elected local governments since 2002 gdi, 20. Decentralisation and local governance in the mena region iemed. It is a first attempt to build a systematic data compilation on local finances across in the world, based on quantitative and qualitative data. The issa country profiles cover national social security programmes established by statute that insure individuals against interruption or loss of earnings resulting from old age, disability or survivorship.