UN Inter-Agency Meeting on Co-ordination for Implementation of the Work Programme of the Caribbean Development and Co-operation Committee. Specific activities: proposals by agencies

Informa sobre las actividades realizadas por el OCMI, OIT, UNCTAD, UPU, UNICEF y Centro de Vivienda, Construcción y Planificación, en relación a las prioridades del CDCC. Describe las actividades específicas propuestas por OCMI, CET y UIT.

Implementation of the work programme of the Caribbean Development and Co-operation Committee (CDCC)

Contiene: 1) las prioridades de trabajo, 2) el programa de trabajo del CDCC en materia de cooperación técnica entre países en desarrollo, información, agricultura, industria, sector social, salud pública, educación y cultura, turismo, transporte y comunicación, comercio internacional, energía y recursos naturales; funciones adicionales de la Oficina de CEPAL, Caribe, y 3) resumen de recomendaciones y de actividades para 1981-82.

Implementation of the work programme of the Caribbean Development and Co-operation Committee (CDCC) for the period June, 1980-June, 1981

Comprende los trabajos a realizar en el área de información, sector agrícola, industrial y social, educación y cultura, transporte y comunicación, energía y recursos naturales.

Role of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in cardiovascular changes following chronic treatment with cocaine and testosterone: A role beyond drug seeking in addiction?

Neural plasticity has been observed in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) following exposure to both cocaine and androgenic-anabolic steroids. Here we investigated the involvement of the BNST on changes in cardiovascular function and baroreflex activity following either single or combined administration of cocaine and testosterone for 10 consecutive days in rats. Single administration of testosterone increased values of arterial pressure, evoked rest bradycardia and reduced baroreflex-mediated bradycardia. These effects of testosterone were not affected by BNST inactivation caused by local bilateral microinjections of the nonselective synaptic blocker CoCl2. The single administration of cocaine as well as the combined treatment with testosterone and cocaine increased both bradycardiac and tachycardiac responses of the baroreflex. Cocaine-evoked baroreflex changes were totally reversed after BNST inactivation. However, BNST inhibition in animals subjected to combined treatment with cocaine and testosterone reversed only the increase in reflex tachycardia, whereas facilitation of reflex bradycardia was not affected by local BNST treatment with CoCl2. In conclusion, the present study provides the first direct evidence that the BNST play a role in cardiovascular changes associated with drug abuse. Our findings suggest that alterations in cardiovascular function following subchronic exposure to cocaine are mediated by neural plasticity in the BNST. The single treatment with cocaine and the combined administration of testosterone and cocaine had similar effects on baroreflex activity, however the association with testosterone inhibited cocaine-induced changes in the BNST control of reflex bradycardia. Testosterone-induced cardiovascular changes seem to be independent of the BNST. © 2013 IBRO.

Avances en la aplicación del plan piloto de gestión = Progress in the implementation of the pilot management scheme = Degré d'avancement de la mise en oeuvre du plan pilote de gestion

Incluye Bibliografía

Road map towards the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration: report of the Secretary-General

Includes bibliography

Report of the regional preparatory meeting for the midterm review of the implementation of the Almaty programme of action: addressing the special needs of the landlocked developing countries

Includes bibliography

Report of the Regional Seminar on the Progress Made and Key Action for Implementation of the Cairo Programme of Action in 15 Years After its Adoption

Spanish version available at the Library

Contributions made by ECLAC to follow-up and implementation of the San José Charter on the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2012-2013

Includes bibliography