La Sra. Grynspan fue designada por el Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, Sr. Ban Ki-moon, como Subsecretaria General y Administradora Asociada del PNUD, a partir del 1 de febrero de 2010. Previo a formar parte de Naciones Unidas ejerció el cargo de Vicepresidente de Costa Rica, durante...

Ms. Grynspan was appointed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the position of UN Under-Secretary-General and UNDP Associate Administrator on 1 February, 2010. Before joining the United Nations, she was the Vice-President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. She is a strong and consistent advocate...

Is aid dead? Dead Aid was the provocative title of a book that appeared on the 2009 New York Times bestseller list in which Dambisa Moyo outlined the shortcomings of traditional aid to Africa and proposed some even more contentious solutions for her continent. But has development assistance...

Es la ayuda el problema? 'Cuando la ayuda es el problema' es el provocador título de un libro que figuró en la lista de best sellers del New York Times del año 2009. En él, su autora, Dambisa Moyo, reseña las deficiencias de la cooperación que tradicionalmente se realiza con Africa y...

Based on participatory field research undertaken in Bondo Highlander villages and households in 2001, provides a situational analysis and needs assessment survey of these tribal people. Investigates their traditional institutions, their livelihood and survival strategies and their sources of...

“La explotación de grandes yacimientos de petróleo, un recurso natural no renovable, es un evento económico que cambia radicalmente la situación económica de un municipio, una región y un mismo país. La explotación tiene efectos directos e indirectos sobre la actividad económica...

Provides an historically based analysis of Afghanistan's current socio-economic situation and the implications of this for reconstruction and employment creation.

The paper summarizes information on health staffing trends in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and provides some comparisons with Western countries, especiially in the European Union. It looks at the broad economic, social and political background to the present situation, with...