European Consortium for Political Research YouTube channel ECPR is an independent, scholarly association, established in 1970. Its YouTube channel is currently providing access to videos of recent discussion and lecture workshops covering political science scholarship. For other useful videos of political events try UK Political Studies Association channel. This also has some conference materials as […]
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International Day of Older Persons celebrated October 1st
See the official website which also links to related UN resolutions and reports. On this occasion, HelpAge produced the Global Agewatch index. This ranks countries concern for older people in terms of a number of factors: income, health, employment and education, and enabling environment. Find out where the best places for the elderly to live […]
Human Capital Index
Human capital Index. World Economic Forum launch the 2013 Human capital index. It aims to measure how well 122 countries value and achieve the full economic potential of their workers. by using indices such as Education, Health and Wellness, Workforce and Employment and Enabling Environment. See the press release.
Global Teacher Status Index
Global Teacher Status Index A new study out this week ranks the status of teachers in various countries. It considers from public polls which country respects the profession of teaching the and most which countries think teachers are paid too much.
US Presidential Papers online
Now available from the GPO online from 1991 – They include statements, speeches and remarks. Other great presidential resources. MillerCenter presidential resource has an extensive speech archive and an image gallery The American Presidency Project was established in 1999 as a collaboration between John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters at the University of California, Santa Barbara. […]
Bloomberg: Emerging markets exchange traded fund
BlackRock Inc.’s emerging markets exchange traded fund took in more deposits in September than in any other month this year, Bloomberg News reported. Bloomberg functions show that the BlackRock ETF has out-performed its biggest rival, the Vanguard FTSE EM ETF, because of greater exposure to South Korea. You will find the case study document under […]
Bloomberg: US Government shutdown
A U.S. government shutdown affects everyone to some degree. Companies with big federal contracts have a special reason to worry. Bloomberg’s Government Spending Dashboard lists the biggest contractors from Lockheed Martin to Interpublic Group. You will find the case study document under the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
OHCHR anti-discrimination database launched
OHCHR anti-discrimination database launched. OHCHR United Nations Office of the High Commissioner Human Rights has launched a new database which provides free access to over 1500 full-text documents at national international and regional level which relate to combatting racism, xenophobia and racial discrimination. They include legal protocols.
Health Databases from WHO
WHO Europe new statistical database- HlthRes-DB Contains nearly 200 indicators on human and technical resources for health covering 53 states from WHO Europe. Global health workforce data is also available from WHO http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main?showonly=HWF
State of Broadband 2013 Report
State of Broadband 2013 report released by the Broadband Commission for Digital Development. ITU and UNESCO set up the Broadband Commission for Digital Development in response to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s call to step up UN efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Topics covered include connections, speed and affordability of broadband. The focus […]
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