[9.11.06] The Report delivered by the Secretary-General of the UN includes several measures for consolidating the organisation’s programmes and activities and to eliminate duplication of functions.

[06.02.08] Report on the cooperation that has been supplied by the DAC member countries of the OECD, in the form of a qualitative assessment that includes an exhaustive section of statistics. The report also carries out a summary of how cooperation has evolved over the past five years, in order to assess compliance with the established objectives.

[27.11.07] The report assesses the evolution of the degree of development of all the countries, placing a particular emphasis on education, health and income, as well as including other social and economic indicators. It also contains a specific section which this year is dedicated to the impact of climate change on people's development.

[16.10.07] IED growth approached record levels from the year 2000, and the flows benefited most of the countries, even though this benefit was felt less in Oceania, South America and sub-Saharan Africa. This year's analysis is based on transnational companies, extraction industries and development.

[5.09.07] The report highlights the fact that free trade treaties and preferential trade agreements between developed and developing countries often demand a significant reduction in the tariffs imposed on industrial products, as a result of which domestic manufacturers find themselves exposed to overwhelming foreign competition.

[19.06.07] The aging of the population is having an enormous impact on social and economic development throughout the world. This report analyses the challenges and opportunities of this phenomenon, with varied implications for the creation of individual wealth and well-being for citizens.

[03.04.07] The African economies continue with a good rate of growth in their GDP, 5.7% for 2006. Increased exportations and high international prices for raw materials explain this good performance. Nevertheless, problems still persist, such as the lack of production diversification and deficiencies in infrastructures, transportation and energy.

[02.04.07] The total amount of co-operation supplied in 2006 by the member countries of the DAC of the OECD fell by 5.1% with respect to the previous year, in part because there were fewer debt relief operations. With regard to the objectives laid out in the Monterrey International Conference on Financing for Development in 2002, 16 of the 22 member countries have attained them.