The panellist from McKinsey highlighted the importance of social trends and the long term influence of social factors on business development.

The information needed to understand social, environmental, and economic trends is generally produced by government statistics offices.

It was pointed out that a number of trends had been adversely affecting social development since the convening of the World Summit for Social Development a decade ago.

The gender prejudiced environment favours the persistence of discriminating attitudes and primarily restricts women's participation in social, economic and political life.

That fact was compounded by traditional social patterns that impaired women's participation in the labour market and concomitantly their ability to move their households out of poverty.

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Aware that families are affected by social and economic changes, manifested as observable worldwide trends, and that the causes and consequences of those trends concerning families have to be identified and analysed,

Between 2000 and 2002, specific action plans were released for each of the SDPs to outline directions that investments would take.

Our policies, as indicated in the report on the world social situation, must be restructured, as they are creating or promoting trends that are morally and politically unacceptable.

The following trends stand out

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The current paucity of disability data has greatly limited the development of comparative data and statistics on the prevalence of disability globally, as well as on social and economic trends for persons with disabilities.

Longer term trends have also improved.

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Global development trends, issues and policies

The longer term trends are clear.

Trends towards changes of family structure

Future directions in the revitalization of public administration

Population trends relevant for development

Overall trends in funding

Such trends are of particular concern for Ukraine.

Recent trends in international trade

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If current levels of low investment and high unemployment continue, especially in the more diversified economies, they may prove difficult to reverse when the social consequences become evident.

Trends in total A5 consumption

Trends in the services trade balance varied.

The evolution in the distribution sector is driven by social and demographic factors affecting the nature and characteristics of markets.

The Organization is under attack and from many directions.

C. Regional trends in safeguarding integrity, transparency and accountability

Enterprise Feedback Management software platforms such as Confirmit, Medallia, and Satmetrix combine internal survey data with trends identified through social media to allow businesses to make more accurate decisions on which products to supply.

Whereas trends toward a moderation of the Baath Party's ideological approach to foreign affairs were evident before 1980, the war helped to accelerate these trends.

The Community College Baccalaureate Emerging Trends and Policy Issues.

Trends in 2005 so far have been mixed.

Recent economic trends and developments in the ESCWA region

Current economic trends threaten to undermine any progress made.

Session one provided insights into the current trends in the development of space technology and how these affect both international cooperation and space security.

A framework for reporting global trends is being established using the issues highlighted in the aide memoire on the protection of civilians in armed conflict as the basis for analysis of such trends.

(b) Priorities, reflecting general trends of a broad sectoral nature

(b) Priorities, reflecting general trends of a broad sectoral nature

So the struggle between democratic and anti democratic tendencies is becoming acute.

These trends all augur well for India s economic future.