Sahara - Economic integration |
Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) "The Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) was established on 4 February 1998, following the Conference of Leaders and Heads of States held in Tripoli, Libya. CEN-SAD became a regional economic community during the thirty-sixth ordinary session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, held in Lome, Togo, from 4 to 12 July 2000." |
Sahel - Economic integration |
Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) "The Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) was established on 4 February 1998, following the Conference of Leaders and Heads of States held in Tripoli, Libya. CEN-SAD became a regional economic community during the thirty-sixth ordinary session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, held in Lome, Togo, from 4 to 12 July 2000." |
Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) "The Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) is a group of West African organisations, countries and international organisations. The Club is the only international platform entirely dedicated to regional issues. Its mission is to help build more effective policies to improve peoples’ living conditions within this common and interdependent area composed of the 17 countries of ECOWAS, UEMOA and CILSS. ... Its Secretariat is based at the OECD." |
Sahel - Military relations |
Alliance of Sahel States (AoSS) Mutual defence pact created between Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso on 16 September 2023. |
San (African people) - Namibia |
San Development Namibia Government website. |
Sanctions (International law) - Iran |
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) "agreement with five annexes reached by Iran and the P5+1 (China France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) on July 14, 2015. The nuclear deal was endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2231, adopted on July 20, 2015. Iran’s compliance with the nuclear-related provisions of the JCPOA will be verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) according to certain requirements set forth in the agreement." |
Sanitation |
Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (WHO & UNICEF) |
UN Secretary General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) |
United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water & Sanitation |
Water and Sanitation Monitoring Platform (WSMP). "ACP-EU Water facility-funded project which is being implemented in Ghana, Mozambique and Nigeria." |
Water and Sanitation Programme (WSP). World Bank and UNDP Programme focusing on capacity building. "An international partnership to help the poor gain sustained access to improved water supply and sanitation services." |
Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) Exists under mandate from the United Nations. |
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP) |
World Health Organization. Water Sanitation and Health (WSH) |
Sanitation - Ghana |
WSMP Ghana |
Sanitation - Rwanda |
Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA) "Based on the law no 43/2000 of 7/Dec/2010, the National parastatals charged with water and electricity distribution RECO & RWASCO have been merged and given the name EWSA that is Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority. "Based on the law no 43/2000 of 7/Dec/2010, the National parastatals charged with water and electricity distribution RECO & RWASCO have been merged and given the name EWSA that is Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority." |
Sanitation - Sources |
UN-Documentation Centre on Water and Sanitation (UNDCWS) |
Sanitation - Victoria, Lake |
Ethiopia. Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Sector |
Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative (LVWATSAN) |
Savannah ecology - Ghana - Northern Region |
Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) 'The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) was established by Act 805, 2010 as an independent and autonomous statutory corporation to “provide a framework for the comprehensive and long-term development of the Northern Savannah Ecological Zone”.' |
Schools - Health aspects |
Global Initiative on Education and HIV & AIDS (EDUCAIDS) |
HIV/AIDS Impact on Education Clearinghouse |
UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Education |
Science |
InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP) |
UNCTAD. Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Reviews (STIP Reviews) Country reviews. |
Science - Africa |
African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST) |
African Union Scientific Technical Research Commission (AU-STRC) |
Science - Africa, East |
East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO) "The East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO) has been established as a semi-autonomous institution of the EAC by the 5th Extra-ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State held on 18th June 2007, in accordance with Chapter 16, Article 103 (a) of the Treaty on the Establishment of the East African Community, where the Partner States undertook to promote cooperation in the development of Science & Technology within the Community." |
Science - Developing countries |
Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned movement (NAM S&T Centre) |
StDev: Science & Technology for Development . "gateway to information on science and technology within the United Nations system." (UNCTAD) |
Science - European Union |
Community Research & Development Information Service (CORDIS) |
Science - International cooperation |
InterAcademy Council (IAC) |
Science - International cooperation - Africa |
Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa " initiated by South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)." |
Science - International cooperation - South Africa |
European-South African Science and Technology Advancement Programme (ESASTAP) |
Science - Moral and ethical aspects |
World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST). Set up by UNESCO in 1998, as an "advisory body and forum of reflection ... to formulate ethical principles that could provide decision-makers with criteria other than purely economic." |
Science - Study and teaching |
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) |
Science and state |
International Science & Technology Practice & Policy (InSTePP) "International Science & Technology Practice & Policy (InSTePP) brings together a community of scholars at the University of Minnesota and elsewhere to engage in economic research on science and technology practice and policy, emphasizing the international implications." |
Science and state - Latin America |
Science Policy Information Network (SPIN) "SPIN is an information platform based on a cluster of databases, accessible via innovative graphic and analytic tools." For Latin America. |
Science indicators - Africa |
African Science, Technology & Innovation Indicators Initiative (ASTII) NEPAD/AU initiative. |
Science policy See:Science and state |
Scotland. Parliament - Archives |
The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 (RPS) "fully searchable database containing the proceedings of the Scottish parliament from the first surviving act of 1235 to the union of 1707." |
Sea birds - Effect of fishing on |
International Plan of Action for reducing incidental catch of seabirds in longline fisheries (IPOA-SEABIRDS) |
Security, International |
Security Council Report |
Security, International - Africa |
Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa (CISSA) |
Security, International - Europe |
Legislation Online "Legislationline.org is free-of-charge online legislative database created to assist OSCE participating States in bringing their legislation into line with relevant international human-rights standards." |
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) |
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Parliamentary Assembly |
Senegal |
Agence de lInformatique de lEtat (ADIE) |
Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la démographie (ANSD) |
Autorité de Régulation des Marchés Publics (ARMP) |
Initiative pour la Transparence dans les Industries Extractives (ITIE) du Senegal |
Initiative pour la Transparence dans les Industries Extractives du Sénégal (ITIE) |
Inspection Generale d'Etat |
Journal officiel de la Republique du Senegal From 2001. |
Le projet de renforcement des capacités de responsabilité financière et de transparence |
Ministère de la promotion des investissements et des partenariats |
Ministère des Postes et des Télécommunications (MPT) |
Ministère du Commerce, du Secteur informel, de la Consommation, de la Promotion des produits locaux et des PME |
Ministre de la Gouvernance Locale, du Développement et de l’Aménagement du Territoire |
Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement au Sénégal |
Republique du Senegal : Site Officiel du Gouvernement |
Vos Démarches Administratives |
Service industries - Africa, Southern |
SADC Trade in Services Information, protocols and other documents. |
Session laws - Burundi |
Assemblee Nationale du Burundi Includes laws from 2006. |
Session laws - Ethiopia |
Parliament of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Includes list of bills adopted back to 1995. |
Session laws - Namibia |
Acts of Parliament 1990 to date, with index, 1990-2008. |
Session laws - Nigeria |
Nigeria. National Assembly. Acts |
Session laws - Sierra Leone |
The Laws Project |
Session laws - Tanzania |
Parliament of Tanzania Includes extensive database of acts. See under Documents. |
Session laws - Zambia |
Zambian Parliament Includes some recent acts & bills. |
Session laws - Zimbabwe |
Zambian Parliament. Acts of Parliament |
Sex discrimination against women |
Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) OECD site. "As a composite index made up of 14 unique variables, SIGI and its sub-indices provide powerful and interpretable tools to compare the level of underlying discrimination against women for over 100 countries and economies, allowing cross-country, regional and sub-regional analyses." |
Sex discrimination against women - Europe |
DAC Network on Gender Equality (GenderNet). DAC members' gender equality strategies "The DAC Network on Gender Equality (GenderNet) is a subsidiary body of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and provides a platform for gender experts from the development co-operation agencies to meet and define common approaches." |
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) "an autonomous body of the European Union, established to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality, including gender mainstreaming in all EU policies and the resulting national policies, and the fight against discrimination based on sex, as well as to raise EU citizens’ awareness of gender equality." |
Sex distribution (Demography) - Statistics |
UNDS. Statistics and Indicators on Women and Men |
Seychelles |
Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) |
Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities |
National Statistics Bureau (NSB) |
Public Utilities Corporation "a parastatal organisation formed in the year 1986 subsequent to the merger of two previous parastatals, namely the Seychelles Water Authority and Seychelles Electricity Corporation Limited. PUC is one of the leading organizations in Seychelles, providing electricity, water and sewerage services to customers on Mahe, Praslin and La Digue." |
Seychelles Energy Commission "established under the Energy Act 2012." |
Seychelles Fishing Authority |
Seychelles Government |
Seychelles International Business Authority |
Seychelles Investment Board |
Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) "manages and protects the World Heritage Sites of Aldabra and Vallee de Mai. The foundation was established as a public trust in 1979, with the President of Seychelles as patron." |
Seychelles Land Transport Authority (SLTA) "fully funded by the Government of Seychelles as an essential service category organisation. It receives an annual budget which is approved by the National Assembly and subjected to the Auditor general audit processes." |
Seychelles Revenue Commission "The Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC) is an authority that was established through the enactment of the Seychelles Revenue Commission Act 2009 as the body responsible for the administration of Revenue laws." |
Seychelles Trading Company (STC) "created in March 2008 and is fully owned by the Government, however not dependent on the Government Budget." |
State House: Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles |
Virtual Seychelles |
Seychelles - Population -Maps |
National Bureau of Statistics. Maps |
Shared rivers See:Rivers - Regulation |
Sharks |
International Plan of Action for Conservation and Management of Sharks (IPOA-SHARKS) |
Shipping |
International Maritime Organization (IMO) |
Ships - Safety measures |
International Maritime Organization "United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships." |
Sierra Leone |
National Commission for Privatisation (NCP) Statutory body. |
National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) "a semi-autonomous government agency which augments the work of social sector Ministries and Agencies and local authorities in delivering social services to deprived and remote communities across the country." |
National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) "a Statutory Public Trust set up by the National Social Security and Insurance Trust Act. No. 5 of 2001 to administer the Sierra Leone’s National Pension’s Scheme. " |
Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Commission |
State House Online |
The Laws Project |
Skilled labour - OECD countries - Supply and demand |
OECD. Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) |
Skilled labour - Supply and demand |
Skills for Employment: Global Public-Private Knowledge Sharing Platform "Initiated by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Global Public-Private Knowledge Sharing Platform on Skills for Employment benefits from the support and collaboration of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Bank. This collaborative platform pools the relevant knowledge products on skills for employment of each of the partner organizations. And it provides an unprecedented opportunity to enhance the exchange of ideas and experiences among policymakers, the private sector, TVET institutions, academic institutions, bilateral agencies, and other international organizations that have experience using skills development to improve employability and productivity, and who are interested in learning from others’ experience." |
VOCEDplus "NCVER's free international research database for tertiary education relating to workforce needs, skills development, and social inclusion." |
Slave trade |
UNESCO. The Slave Route |
Slave trade - America - Sources |
Slave Trade Movement between Africa and the Americas, 1817-1843. SN 1384 in UK Data Archive. |
Slave trade - Great Britain - Sources |
English Slave Trade, 1791-1799 : House of Lords Survey. SN 1385 in UK Data Archive. |
Parliament and the British Slave Trade |
Slavery |
Global Slavery Index (GSI) Non-government, academic partnership. |
Small business |
Empretec "UNCTAD's integrated capacity-building programme promoting the creation of sustainable small and medium enterprise (SME) support structures." |
Small business - Africa |
Empretec Africa Forum. Established November 2006. |
Small business - Africa, East |
Smallholder farms See:Farms, Small |
Social and solidarity economy See:Solidarity - Economic aspects |
Social change |
East African Community Industrialization & SME Development |
Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme (UNESCO) |
Social development planning - Asia |
Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) "coordinating body of National Committees of Parliamentarians on Population and Development and Parliamentary Committees dealing with population and development issues." |
Social housing See:Low-income housing |
Social indicators |
UNICEF. MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys |
World Bank. Country Data Data via a map. |
World Bank. dataBank. Provides free access to more than 2,000 financial, business, health, economic and human development statistics. |
Social indicators - Maps |
Online Atlas of the Millennium Development Goals |
Social interaction - Great Britain |
Respect "The Respect drive is a cross-Government strategy to tackle bad behaviour and nurture good - and so help create the modern culture of respect." |
Social legislation |
IOLEX : Database on International Labour Standards |
Social planning |
Social planning - Congresses |
World Summit for Social Development (1995 : Copenhagen) Includes reviews. |
Social policy |
Social policy |
OECD. Social Policies and Data |
United Nations Social Development Network |
United Nations. Social Policy and Development Division (DSPD) |
Social protection See:Social security |
Social responsibility of business |
UN Global Compact |
Social sciences - Research |
Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme (UNESCO) |
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) |
Social security |
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection Indicators of Resilience and Equity "the World Bank's premier compilation of Social Protection and Labor (SPL) indicators to analyze the scope and performance of SPL programs." |
Global Extension of Social Security (GESS) "a global knowledge sharing platform ... developed and run by the ILO Social Security Department." |
ILO Social Protection |
International Labour Organization. Social Protection |
International Labour Organization. Social Protection Department |
International Labour Organization. Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) |
International Labour Organization. World Social Protection Report |
Social Protection & Human Rights Platform run by a partnership of international governmental organisations. |
Social Protection Floor Initiative (SPF-I) "a coalition of 19 UN bodies, international financial institutions and 14 development partners, including bilateral donors, development banks and international NGOs that cooperate and coordinate their activities at national, regional and global levels." |
Social Security Programs Throughout the World United States Social Security Administration annual publication. |
World Bank. Social Protection |
Social security - Africa |
UNDP. Social Assistance in Africa Data Platform Includes national policies and legislation. |
USA Social Security Administration. Social Security programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2013 Country summaries. |
World Bank. Africa Social Safety Net and Social Protection Assessment Series |
Social security - Kenya |
National Social Protection Secretariat |
Social security - Tanzania |
Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) |
Social work with youth - Congresses |
Commonwealth Conference on Education and Training of Youth Workers (CCETYW 2013) |
Solar energy |
Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment UNEP |
Solar energy - Morocco |
Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) |
Solidarity - Economic aspects |
International Labour Organization. Social and Solidarity Economy |
Social Solidarity Economy resource website "Socioeco.org is an online library dedicated to the social and solidarity economy and its associated concepts." |
UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) "aims to raise the visibility of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) within the UN system and beyond." |
Somalia |
National Economic Council of Somalia (NEC) |
Official Website of the Somali Government |
Somalia - Politics and government |
United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) |
Somaliland |
Somaliland Official Government website |
South Africa |
South Africa |
South Africa - Foreign relations - Brazil |
India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Forum |
South African War, 1899-1902 - Manuscripts |
The National Archives. Looking for records of the Boer War (also known as the South African War) British National Archives "brief guide to researching British government and military records of the Second Boer War." |
South America - Economic integration |
Andean Community = Comunidad Andina (CAN) "Established in 1969, the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) was created to promote greater economic, commercial and political integration under a new Andean Integration System." The Community comprises Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador and Peru. |
Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) |
South Asia - History - Sources |
Digital South Asia Library Includes the Statistical abstract relating to British India and maps. |
South Sudan |
Government of the Republic of South Sudan |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Ministry of General Education and Instruction |
Ministry of Justice |
National Bureau of Statistics |
South Sudan Maps Ministry of Land, Housing and Public Utilities & USAID. |
South Sudan National Dialogue |
Southeast Asia - Economic integration |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
Southern African Customs Union (SACU) |
Free Trade Agreement EFTA - SACU (Southern African Customs Union) |
Office of the United States Trade Representative. Southern African Customs Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) |
Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Member states: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and South Africa. |
Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (TRALAC) Non-profit organisation. Includes lists and some texts of national acts, plus AGOA, SACU, COMESA & SADC legislation. |
Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique - Commercial treaties |
SACUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement |
Southern African Development Community |
SADC Technical Regulation Liaison Committee / Southern African Development Community Regulations Liaison Committee "The SADC Technical Regulations Liaison Committee (SADCTRLC), has been established to promote and facilitate the implementation of the SADC Technical Regulation Framework." |
Southern African Development Community (SADC) |
Southern African Development Community - Commerce - Statistics |
SADC Trade Database |
Southern Hemisphere - Economic development |
Africa Solutions "mapping tool for South-South Cooperation Mechanisms and Solutions in Africa." Partners: NEPAD, UNDP, UNOSSC. |
Global Portal for Triangular Cooperation "Triangular cooperation involves Southern-driven partnerships between two or more developing countries supported by a developed country(ies)/or multilateral organization(s) to implement development cooperation programmes and projects." |
International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) "a global forum for South-South dialogue on innovative development policies guided by a partnership agreement between United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Brazil, represented by the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management (MPOG). The IPC-IG’s mandate is to promote the production and dissemination of studies and policy recommendations, the exchange of best practices in development initiatives and the expansion of South–South cooperation." |
South-South World Mapping portal. |
Southern Hemisphere - Economic integration |
Mapping South-South Cooperation Mechanisms and Solutions in Arab States, Europe and CIS Countries "This mapping tool is intended to provide a one-stop shop access to practical, easy-to-use expertise on the broad range of the existing South-South Cooperation mechanisms and solutions in the Arab States, Europe and CIS regions, to be used by the government agencies on South-South Cooperation as well as the United Nations agencies, funds and programmes active in the regions in their work aimed at advancing South-South Cooperation in compliance with the provisions of the High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation." |
Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) |
Southern Hemisphere - Foreign economic relations |
Special Unit for South-South Cooperation (SU/SSC) "Hosted in UNDP, our primary mandate is to promote, coordinate and support South-South and triangular cooperation on a Global and United Nations system-wide basis." |
Southern Hemisphere - Foreign relations |
Brasil, Afrique do Sul, India and China (BASIC) |
United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation |
Spanish-speaking countries |
Organization of Ibero-American States = Organização dos Estados Ibero-americanos = Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI) "an international organization whose members are the Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking nations of the Americas and Europe and Equatorial Guinea in Africa. Its purpose is to promote intergovernmental cooperation among its member nations which will aid the planning and development of regional projects in education, science, technology and the arts." Wikipedia |
Sports - Environmental aspects |
UNEP and the 2010 World Cup. FIFA 2010 Green Goal |
United Nations Environment Programme. Sport and the Environment Promotes "the integration of environmental considerations in sports." |
Standardization |
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) "network of publicly accessible World Wide Web servers of standards organizations around the world." |
World Standards Services Network (WSSN) |
Standardization - Africa |
African Organization for Standardisation (ARSO) Formerly African Regional Organisation for Standardisation. |
Standardization - Africa, Southern |
SADC SQAM Expert Group (SQAMEG) |
SADC webpage on Standardisation, Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Metrology (SQAM) |
Southern African Development Community Cooperation in Standardization (SADCSTAN) |
Standardization - European Union |
New Approach Standardisation in the Internal Market |
State governments - Nigeria - Lagos |
Lagos State Government |
State-owned enterprises See: Government business enterprises |
Statelessness |
Parliamentary Monitoring Group. UN Conventions on Statelessness |
Statistical services |
African Union Statistical Unit |
Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la démographie (ANSD) |
Angola Instituto Nacional de Estatistica |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
Botswana. Central Statistics Office (CSO) |
Brazil. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica |
Burkina Faso. Institut National de la statistique et et la demographie |
Cameroon. Institut National de la Statistique du Cameroun |
Canada. Statistics Canada |
Cape Verde. Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Cabo Verde |
Chad. Institut National de la Statistique |
China. National Bureau of Statistics of China |
East African Community Statistics Portal |
Egypt. Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics |
Gabon. Direction générale de la statistique du Gabon |
Gambia. Central Statistics Department (CSD) |
Ghana Statistical Service |
Great Britain. UK National Statistics |
Guinea (Republic). Direction Nationale de la Statistique |
Iraq. Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT) |
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics |
Lesotho. Bureau of Statistics |
Madagascar. Institut National de la statistique |
Malawi. National Statistical Office |
Mozambique. Instituto Nacional de Estatistica |
Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) |
New Zealand. Statistics New Zealand |
Norway. Statistics Norway |
Russian Federation. Federal State Statistics Service |
Rwanda. National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda |
Seychelles. National Statistics Bureau (NSB) |
South Sudan. National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Formerly the Southern Sudan Centre for census, Statistics and Evaluation. |
Statistics Mauritius |
Sudan. National Bureau of Statistics |
Swaziland. Central Statistics Office Go to Ministry of Economic Development & Planning and then to Departments. |
Tanzania. National Bureau of Statistics |
Uganda Bureau of Statistics |
United Nations Statistics Division |
United Nations Statistics Division. National Statistical Offices Websites |
United States. FedStats |
Zambia. Central Statistical Office |
Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) |
Statistics |
Google Public Data Explorer Statiistics from government and international governmental organisations. |
OECD.StatExtracts. Country statistical profiles |
OECD.Statistics |
UNCTADSTAT |
UNdata |
Unicef. Information by country. Choose country and then statistics |
United Nations Office at Geneva. Library. Statistics Resource Guide |
WDI Online: World Development Indicators |
World Bank. data Bank |
World Bank. Data Catalog |
Statistics - Africa |
African Statistics on the Internet. Links to resources. |
StatBase UN Economic Commission for Africa |
Statistics - Africa, Southern |
SADC Statistics |
Statistics - Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. |
OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms |
Statistics - Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
United Nations Classification Registry |
United Nations Statistics Division. Methods and Classifications |
Statistics - Methodology |
United Nations Statistics Division. Methods and Classifications |
Stereoscopic views |
High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS). "a system of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes for the investigation of cosmic gamma rays in the 100 GeV energy range." Located in Namibia. |
Strategic planning |
Great Britain. Dept. for Business Innovation and Skills. Foresight |
Stream measurements |
Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC) "the world-wide repository of river discharge data and associated metadata." "operating under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)." |
Substance abuse |
WHO MiNDbank "an online platform providing quick and easy access to international resources and national/regional level policies, strategies, laws and service standards for mental health, substance abuse, disability, general health, NCDs, human rights and development, and more recently children and youth, and older persons." |
Sudan |
Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) |
Ministry of the Cabinet Affairs |
Sugar trade |
International Sugar Organization (ISO) "the unique intergovernmental body devoted to improving conditions on the world's sugar market through Debate, Analysis, Special Studies, Transparent Statistics, Seminars, Conferences and Workshops." |
African Caribbean and Pacific Sugar Group (ACP Sugar). "The ACP Sugar Group are the eighteen African, Caribbean and Pacific states signatories to the ACP/EU Sugar Protocol." |
Sugar trade - Africa, Southern |
Annual SADC Sugar Digest Non-government. |
Sugar trade - Swaziland |
Swaziland National Adaptation Strategy to the EU Sugar Reform |
Sugar trade - Trinidad and Tobago |
Strategic Environmental Assessment for the National Sugar Adaptation Strategy Trinidad and Tobago |
Sugarcane industry - Mauritius |
Mauritius Cane Industry Authority (MCIA) "established as a body corporate on 15 December 2011 with the enactment of the Mauritius Cane Industry Authority Act (No. 40 of 2011). The Act came into force by Proclamation on 19 March 2012." |
Surgery |
Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care |
Surveys |
National Mapping Agencies in Africa |
Sustainable agriculture |
FAO. Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP) |
NEPAD. Climate Smart Agriculture Portal. |
Public Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (ROSA) "online network for food and nutrition security, sustainable agriculture and rural development on Capacity4dev." |
Sustainable buildings |
UNEP. Sustainable Building and Climate Initiative (UNEPSBCI) |
Sustainable crop intensification See:Sustainable agriculture |
Sustainable development |
Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data |
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) "a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies." |
Goaltracker |
Green Growth Knowledge Platform One of three knowledge platforms of the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) - "a global network of experts and organizations dedicated to providing the policy, business, and finance communities with knowledge, guidance, data, and tools to transition to an inclusive green economy." |
High-Level Political Forum 2017 Includes voluntary country reports. |
ICLEI: Local Governments for Sustainability "an international association of local governments and national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development." |
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD). Accredited by the United Nations. |
Joint SDG Fund "The Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund is an innovative instrument to incentivize the transformative policy shifts and stimulate the strategic investments required to get the world back on track to meet the SDGs. The UN Secretary-General sees the Joint SDG Fund as a key part of the reform of the UN’s development work by providing the “muscle” for a new generation of Resident Coordinators (RCs) and UN Country Teams (UNCTs) to really accelerate SDG implementation." |
Local 2030: Localizing the SDGs "Local2030: Localizing the SDGs is a network and platform that supports the on-the-ground delivery of the SDGs, with a focus on those furthest behind." United Nations site. |
Localizing the SDGs An initiative supported by the Global Taskforce of Local and regional Governments, UNHABITAT and UNDP. |
NDC Partnership "Launched at COP22 in Marrakesh, the NDC Partnership aims to enhance cooperation so that countries have access to the technical knowledge and financial support they need to achieve large-scale climate and sustainable development targets as quickly and effectively as possible. The NDC Partnership builds in-country capacity and increases knowledge sharing so that climate policies have meaningful and enduring impacts, and drive increasing global ambition over time." |
Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (nrg4SD) |
nrg4SD: Network of regional Governments for Sustainable Development |
Partnership Africa Canada "works in partnership with organizations in Africa, Canada and internationally to build sustainable human development in Africa ... created in 1986 with the support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Canadian and African non-governmental organizations (NGOs)." |
Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development Partnership (PCSD) "The PCSD Partnership brings together governments, international organisations, civil society, think-tanks, the private sector, and other stakeholders from all regions of the world committed and working to enhance policy coherence for sustainable development (SDG 17.14) as a key means of SDG implementation." |
Rio+20 The Future We Want |
SDG Knowledge Hub "A project by IISD." |
SDSN Youth "a program of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network - an initiative launched by UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, in 2012 to mobilize global expertise around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." |
Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) "A Global Initiative for the United Nations) |
Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) United Nations. |
The Road to Rio +20: for a Development-led Green Economy |
The World We Want "a platform created by the United Nations and civil society to amplify people's voices in the process of building a global agenda for sustainable development." |
UNEP Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC) |
United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) |
United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability |
United Nations Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform |
United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Division for Sustainable Development |
United Nations. High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Voluntary National Reviews |
United Nations. High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Voluntary National Reviews |
University of Michigan. Research Guides. United Nations Sustainable Development Goals |
VLRS and VSRS, Levers for Achieving The SDGS |
Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) "a World Bank-led global partnership that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that natural resources are mainstreamed in development planning and national economic accounts." |
Sustainable development - Africa |
Committee on Food Security and Sustainable Development (CFSSD) Committee of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. |
Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa "The Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa stemmed from a 2012 summit with visionary, corporate leaders and heads of states of nine African countries including the host country, Botswana." |
IISD. African Regional Coverage |
Sustainable development - Africa, Eastern |
Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) "specialized institution of the East African Community." |
Sustainable development - Arab countries |
Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) "established in 1992 as an international inter-governmental Organization with diplomatic status." |
Sustainable development - Congresses |
Johannesburg Summit 2002 (UN Documents) |
Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20 - 22 June 2012 |
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20 |
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20 National Reports |
World Summit on Sustainable Development (UN News Service) |
Sustainable development - Europe |
Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) "established in 1992 as an international inter-governmental Organization with diplomatic status." |
Sustainable development - Government policy |
Green Policy Platform One of three Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) platforms. |
Sustainable development - Malawi |
Malawi SDNP (Sustainable Development Network Programme) |
Sustainable development - Mediterranean Region |
Plan Bleu |
Regional Activity Centre. |
UNEP. Mediterranean Action Plan |
Sustainable development - Moldova |
Republic of Moldova. National Strategy for Sustainable Development |
Sustainable development - Statistics |
Joint UNECE/OECD/EUROSTAT Working Group on Statistics for Sustainable Development |
Regional MDG Info 2006 : Eastern Europe, Caucusus and Central Asia |
Sustainable energy See: Renewable energy |
Sustainable urban development |
Urban Low Emission Development Strategies (URBAN LEDS) "The Urban-LEDS project, funded by the European Commission, and implemented by UN-Habitat and ICLEI, has the objective of enhancing the transition to low emission urban development in four emerging economy countries." |
Swahili language |
East African Kiswahili Commission (EAKC) "The EAKC has been established by means of a Protocol unanimously ratified by all the Partner States of the EAC. " |
Swaziland |
Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration Commission (CMAC) Established by Section 62 of the Industrial Relations Act 2000. |
Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) |
Elections and Boundaries Commission Established by the Elections and Boundaries Act 7 of 2013. |
Environmental Centre for Swaziland Includes Swaziland environmental legislation and policies. |
Inter-Agency Task Force for the Prevention of People Trafficking and People Smuggling Appointed in terms of the People Trafficking and People Smuggling (Prohibition) Act 7 of 2009. |
Judicial Service Commission |
Land Control Board Established in terms of the Land Speculation Control Act, 1972. |
National Agricultural Marketing Board (NAMBoard) "a parastatal organisation established under the NAMBoard Act of parliament No. 13 of 1985." |
National Biosafety Advisory Committee Established in terms of the Biosafety Act 7 of 2012. |
National Emergency Response Council on HIV/AIDS (NERCHA) |
National Maize Corporation (NMC) "NMC is a State-owned enterprise with an annual turnover of around E76 million. The corporation was established in 1985 in accordance with the Companies Act of 1912 and, unlike most parastatals, there is no special Act of Parliament which incorporates it. Its two major shareholders are the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Marketing Board." |
National Water Authority Established in terms of the Water Act 7 of 2003. |
Natural Resources Board Established in terms of the Natural Resources Act 71 of 1951. |
Parliament |
Royal Science and Technology Park (RSTP) " a national vision, driven by His Majesty King Mswati III to help develop a knowledge industry in Swaziland that will help position the country as a premier location for research and development." |
Sincephetelo Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund (MVA Fund) Established by the Motor Vehicle Accidents Act No. 13 of 1991. |
Small Enterprise Development Company (SEDCO) "a category “A†public enterprise under the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade established in 1970 to awaken, promote and support entrepreneurial talent." |
State of policies, action plans, strategies and legislation |
Swaziland Civil Aviation Authority (SWACCA) Established by the Civil Aviation Authority Act No.10 of 2009. |
Swaziland Communications Commission (SCCOM) Established by the Swaziland Communications Commission Act 10 of 2013. |
Swaziland Competition Commission (SCC) "a statutory body charged with the administration and enforcement of the Swaziland Competition Act of 2007." |
Swaziland Cotton Board Established by the Cotton Act No. 26 of 1967. |
Swaziland Development Finance Corporation (Fincorp) "The Government of Swaziland which holds 80 of the shares, is represented by the Ministry of Finance." |
Swaziland Electricity Company (SEC) Established by the Swaziland Electricity Company Act of 2007 as the successor to the Swaziland Electricity Board (SEB). |
Swaziland Energy Regulatory Authority (SERA) "established under the Energy Regulatory Authority Act, 2007." |
Swaziland Environment Authority |
Swaziland Government |
Swaziland Higher Education Council Established by the Higher Education Act 2 of 2013. |
Swaziland Industrial Development Company Limited (SIDC) "formed in 1987 as a joint venture between the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland and major International finance institutions (The DEG of Germany, CDC of UK, FMO of Holland, Proparco of France and IFC (World Bank). These financial institutions sold their shareholding in 2008 to Swaziland National Provident Fund (SNPF) and Intenueron Investment Trust. It is a private development company committed to supporting its customers with quality services in the financing of projects through equity, loans, finance leasing and factory buildings for lease." |
Swaziland Institute of Management and Public Administration (SIMPA) |
Swaziland Investment Promotion Authority (SIPA) |
Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture |
Swaziland National Housing Board Parastatal. |
Swaziland National Housing Board (SNHB) |
Swaziland National Provident Fund A retirement benefit savings scheme that was established in 1974 by the Kings Order in Council No. 23 of 1974. |
Swaziland National Sports Council Government agency established in 1978. |
Swaziland National Trust Commission Includes some full text environmental legislation. |
Swaziland National Trust Commission "The Swaziland National Trust Commission was established by Act No. 9 of 1972, with later amendments, made effective from 27 July 1973." |
Swaziland National Trust Commission "the parastatal organisation responsible for the conservation of nature and the cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Swaziland." |
Swaziland National Youth Council |
Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications Corporation |
Swaziland Railway "a parastatal organization that provides transport services for import and export commodities as well as transit cargo." |
Swaziland Revenue Authority (SRA) Established by the Revenue Authority Act 2008. |
Swaziland Standards Authority (SWASA) |
Swaziland Television Authority |
Swaziland Tourism Authority |
Swaziland Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (SWADE) "a government company established by the Government of Swaziland in 1999 to facilitate the planning and implementation of the Komati Downstream development Project (KDDP) and Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project (LUSIP) and any other large water and agricultural development project that Government may assign." |
Swaziland Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (SWADE) "government company established by the Government of Swaziland in 1999 to facilitate the planning and implementation of the Komati Downstream development Project (KDDP) and Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project (LUSIP) and any other large water and agricultural development project that Government may assign. Initially the company was called the Swaziland Komati Project Enterprise (SKPE) and was solely responsible for the planning, facilitating and development of the KDDP. After successfully implementing the KDDP, the company’s name was changed to SWADE and its scope was expanded to facilitate, plan and implement the (LUSIP) and any other large water and agricultural development project that Government may assign." |
Swaziland Water Services Corporation (SWSC) "established under the Water Services Corporation Act 12 of 1992." |
Swaziland. Department of Regulatory and Quality Infrastructure Development |
Swaziland. Elections & Boundary Commission |
Switzerland |
Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation |
Switzerland - Relations - South Africa |