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Victims of trafficking for the purpose of forced labour and labour exploitation make up 14 per cent of trafficking cases reported via the national hotline/textline.8 The victims are mainly from Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines and South Africa, held temporary, non-immigrant visas (mostly A-3, B-1, G-5, H-2A, H-2B, J-1 and H-1B) and were employed in agriculture, landscaping, hospitality, restaurants and domestic work, among others.9 Labour exploitation is, at times, accompanied by sexual abuse. 12.

A/HRC/41/43/Add.2 7 GE.19-08291 Group was heard with appreciation that some micro-, small and medium-sized enterpris es were pioneering innovative approaches to worker welfare in sectors such as cleaning, agriculture and landscaping. Despite these encouraging practices, the Working Group heard on many occasions that micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises tended to believe that the responsibility to respect human rights rested with bigger enterpris es, which had the resources to fulfil that responsibility.

A/58/92األمــم املتحـدة Distr.: General9 June 2003اجلمعية العامة Arabic Original: English 070703 020703 03-40755 (A) *0340755* الدورة الثامنـة

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Further authorizes the Secreta1y-General, after the conclusion of the loan agreement author- ized in paragraph 2 of this resolution and ap- proval of the proposed loan by the Congress of the United States of America: (a) To proceed with the construction and fur- nishing of the General Assc::mbly building, confer- ence area and Secretariat building, together with the neccssary landscaping, underground construc- tion and other appropriate improvements to the land and approaches; ( b) To enter into contracts for the construc- tion, furnishings and other work referred to in paragraph 3 (a) hereof, and to makc:: expenditures to an amount not exceeding $65,000,000 for these purposes and for related purposes as set forth in document A/311 / Add.1 /Rev.l. 4. Further authorizes the Secretary-General, (a) Wh ile adhering to the general plan and de- sign referred to in paragraph 1 hercof, to makc such modifications in the plans, design, building, furnishings, landscaping, underground construc- tion and other imprnvements, a.-; he finds neccs- sary or desirablc, provided that such modifica- tions shall not incrcasc the total cost bcyond the sum provicletl for in paragraph 3 ( b) ; ( b) To enter into appropriate arrangements with the United States Government, the State of New York, and the City of New York, with regard to easements, public services, sub-surface facilities, the approachc::s to the site, the vc::hicular traflic, water front and pier rights, and similar matters. 5.

E/ECA/CRCI/9/5 5 Figure 2 Top five African signatories of bilateral investment treaties Source: ECA Survey on Investment Agreements Landscape in Africa, 2014. IV. Africa’s involvement in investment disputes 21. (...) Figure 4 Key areas to be included in investment agreements Source: ECA Survey on Investment Agreements Landscape in Africa, 2014. 40. The creation of investment promotion agencies in a number of countries has contributed significantly to improving the business climate. (...) Figure 5 Challenges for investments in Africa Source: ECA Survey on Investment Agreements Landscape in Africa, 2014. 44. Figure 5 above summarizes the respondents’ views on the biggest challenges for investments in Africa.

.: General 2 July 2012 Original: English 12-40122 (E) 250712 *1240122* Tenth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names New York, 31 July-9 August 2012 Item 9 of the provisional agenda* Geographical names as culture, heritage and identity (including indigenous, minority and regional language names) Highlights of the Tunisian toponymic landscape Summary** The toponymic landscape of any country is the mirror that reflects the historical, cultural, political and most social aspects of a society. The long history of civilization in Tunisia led to geographical names in Tunisia being in a mixture of languages. The toponymic landscape is still dominated mainly by the names that depict the Berberian, Phoenician/Carthaginian, Roman, Andalusian and French history and heritage of the country. (...) Following the revolution of 14 January 2011, this landscape has once again changed and has been given another perspective as a result.

GEGN.2/2021/77 9 February 2021 Original: English 21-01758 (E) 190221 *2101758* United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names 2021 session Virtual, 3–7 May 2021 Item 12 of the provisional agenda* Geographical names as culture, heritage and identity, including indigenous, minority and regional languages and multilingual issues Foreign names of landscapes in Germany Summary** The Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy has been publishing a map of German landscapes, with boundaries and names, for many years. (...) The survey contains the names of the landscapes in Germany in the languages of the neighouring countries (Czech, Danish, Dutch, French and Polish). It also comprises exonyms for landscapes situated completely in Germany and endonyms for landscapes that span borders.

GE.22-06896(E) Trade and Development Board Trade and Development Commission Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development Ninth session Geneva, 4–6 July 2022 Item 3 of the provisional agenda The evolving landscape of digital trade in services* Note by the UNCTAD secretariat Summary The Multi-year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development is a long- standing platform designed to examine the role of trade in services in economic diversification and sustainable development.