Ecuador
Ecuador ( (listen) EK-wə-dor; Spanish pronunciation: [ekwaˈðoɾ] (listen); Quechua: Ikwayur; Shuar: Ecuador or Ekuatur), officially the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: Ikwadur Ripuwlika; Shuar: Ekuatur Nunka), is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (621 mi) west of the mainland. The capital is Quito.The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Amerindian groups that were …
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WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization · 29 November 2023 English
This report provides a global overview of the publishing industry, legal deposit and repositories in 2022, covering both trade and education. Data is compiled by WIPO in collaboration with Centro …
accounted for the vast bulk of titles published in Ecuador (79.5%), Ireland (84%), Italy (78.9%) and Norway … 896 6,517 51.4 48.6 Denmark * 11,859 .. .. .. .. Ecuador 6,600 5,246 1,354 79.5 20.5 Estonia 5,534 .. . … Ireland Iceland (a) Portugal Colombia Italy Spain Ecuador Estonia Finland Norway Sweden (a) Brazil Country … Philippines (a) Belarus (a) Iceland New Zealand Ireland Ecuador Malta Country (a) print format only. * 2021 data … books within the number of titles published (%) Ecuador Ireland Italy Republic of Korea * (a) Belarus (a) …
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 24 November 2023 English
Progress and the Peril: HIV and Global De/criminalization of Same-Sex Sex documents the reversal on laws criminalizing same-sex sex in the context of the HIV pandemic. The joint report by …
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Amnesty International · 24 November 2023 English
Around the world, those defending abortion rights are under attack, including activists, advocates, educators, clinic escorts, accompaniers, doulas, and healthcare workers. They are exposed to stigmatization, physical and verbal attacks, …
-find-impartial- advice/ 53 Open Democracy, “Ecuador and Costa Rica promise to probe US-backed ‘crisis … centres’”, 30 March 2020, opendemocracy.net/en/5050/ecuador-and-costa-rica-promise-to-probe-us-backed-cris … 0002-1ots-eupmocsollaf ; the Constitution of Ecuador grants a right to conscientious objection, but … people or nature.” Constitución de la Republica del Ecuador 2008, Art. 66, para. 12, oas.org/juridico/pdfs/mesicic4_ecu_const …
IRENA: International Renewable Energy Agency · 24 November 2023 English
Renewable energy
America: Mid-developed Amazonian countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … technologies and markets for bioenergy in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru . . . . . . . . . . .92 Table 5.10 Institutions … i.e. Plurinational State of Bolivia (Bolivia), Ecuador and Peru The three clusters under scrutiny exhibit … ageing trees are replaced. Meanwhile, in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, the highest bioenergy potential stems … America: Mid-developed Amazonian countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru) Fostering agricultural residue-based electricity …
World Bank Group · 23 November 2023 English
Mauritius’s economy has grown dramatically since independence, but its dynamism has waned in recent years. Mauritius’s rapid development has offered a powerful example for developing economies worldwide. However, the economy …
China, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Grenada, Guyana … Belize, Botswana, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Grenada, Guyana … Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Grenada, Guyana …
Amnesty International · 23 November 2023
Environmental defenders are at the forefront of the struggle for climate justice in the Americas, but – due in part to the region’s colonial history, racism and inherent inequality – …
World Bank Group · 23 November 2023 English
disbursed 95-99 percent of commitments (Cabo Verde, Ecuador AF-V 1, Gambia AF-V 1 and 2, Iraq, South Sudan …
Amnesty International · 23 November 2023
This report highlights the work, achievements and proposals of human rights defenders, groups and organizations that are key actors in providing concrete responses to the serious challenges posed by the …
SEI: Stockholm Environment Institute · 23 November 2023 English
(Colombia), Petrobras (Brazil), Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF, Argentina) and EP Petroecuador (Ecuador). While all four companies are controlled by their national governments, three are also public companies …
American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. The primary audience for this report is energy … Ecopetrol Group, 2022, 2023) EP Petroecuador (Ecuador) Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 410 000 tCO2e … Fiscales (YPF, Argentina) and EP Petroecuador (Ecuador). While all four companies are controlled by their … and Business Sustainability Plan” (Government of Ecuador, 2023). However, at the time of writing, the plan … https://www. theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/ecuador-votes-to-halt-oil- drilling-in-amazonian-biodiversity-hotspot …
World Bank Group · 22 November 2023 Spanish
This report assesses the impact of fiscal policy, both revenue and expenditure, on inequality and poverty in the Dominican Republic. On the revenue side, the analysis focuses on the personal …
de Gini similar al de República Dominicana. En Ecuador, por ejemplo, la desigualdad se reduce en 8 puntos …
