Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents International Development
Source: United Nations Millennium Project Just Released: Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals
"We have the opportunity in the coming decade to cut world poverty by half. Billions more people could enjoy the fruits of the global economy. Tens of millions of lives can be saved. The practical solutions exist. The political framework is established. And for the first time, the cost is utterly affordable. Whatever one's motivation for attacking the crisis of extreme poverty-human rights, religious values, security, fiscal prudence, ideology, the solutions are the same. All that is needed is action. This report recommends the way forward. It outlines a way to attain this bold ambition. It describes how to achieve the Millennium Development Goals." (PDF)
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Air Travel--United States-Statistics
Source: BTS
New, Air Travel Consumer Report--January 2005
The new issue contains statistics about flight delays in the U.S. for a 12-month period ending November 2004.
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Election 2004--E-mail
Source: Pew Internet and American Life Project (via DocuTicker.com) Email and the 2004 Campaign
"Some 11% of internet users told us in a survey just after the election that they had signed up to receive email newsletters or other online alerts with the latest news about the election."
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Employment--Benefits--United States
Source: BLS
New, Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2002-2003, Bulletin 2573 (PDF)
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