'Freedom From Poverty as a Human Right: Who Owes What to the Very Poor?' presents fifteen essays by leading academics about the severe poverty that today afflicts billions of human lives. ...more

• Published: 17 Aug 2007
• ISBN: 9789231040337
• £18.00

Human Remains and Museum Practice reflects the discussions held at the Museum of London as part of an international symposium on the political and ethical dimensions of the collection and display of human remains in museums. It explores fundamental issues of collecting and displaying human remains, including ethics, interpretation and repatriation as they apply in different parts of the world. The first section ...more

• Published: 20 Feb 2007
• ISBN: 9789231040214
• £35.00

This report, 'Strong Foundations: Early Childhood Care and Education', the fifth in the series, examines the progress towards achieving the six Education for All (EFA) goals, set at the World Education Forum in Dakar in 2000, focusing on the provision of comprehensive early childhood care and education, particularly for ...more

• Published: 07 Feb 2007
• ISBN: 9789231040412
• £19.00

Written by historians and scientists from all over the world as well as by former and active staff members, 'Sixty Years of Science at UNESCO 1945-2005' gives an inside perspective on the role played by UNESCO in the history of international scienctific co-operation over the past six decades. It is divided into six sections under the headings of: setting the scene, 1945-1965; basic sciences ...more

• Published: 31 Jan 2007
• ISBN: 9789231040054
• £22.00

'UNESCO Science Report 2005' is the fourth in a series of UNESCO reports which periodically examine the emerging trends in scientific research and higher education around the world. Written by an independent team of experts, each chapter describes how research and development activities are organised in the following countries or regions: the ...more

• Published: 30 Jan 2007
• ISBN: 9789231039676
• £39.00