Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-193) and index.
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. United Nations and Development -- 3. Poverty in the Americas -- 4. Meeting Basic Human Needs -- 5. Women in the Americas -- 6. Promoting Gender Equity -- 7. Ecology of the Americas -- 8. Preserving Natural Environments -- 9. Aiding Development in the Americas -- Appendix 1 : Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Appendix 2 : International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -- Appendix 3 : Declaration on the Right to Development -- Appendix 4 : United Nations Millennium Declaration -- Appendix 5 : Millennium Development Goals -- Appendix 6 : Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development.
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