(a) Enhancing programme alignment with partner countries' priorities, systems and procedures, whenever possible

The other type of crisis that most of the partner countries are enduring is political.

Development assistance should be aligned with and closely respond to the priorities of partner countries rather than of donor countries.

Joint programmes would enhance efficiency, technical cooperation delivery and benefits for the partner countries.

With the support of donor countries, donor agencies and partner countries, the Declaration aimed to dramatically improve the quality and effectiveness of aid.

(d) The demand of partner countries for tangible evidence of change and rapid results that gain leaders and governments credibility in the eyes of their citizens

Triangulation was used for verification throughout the exercise.

Community infrastructure will support, in the form of grants on a cost sharing basis, small scale community infrastructure sub projects to improve the quality of life of the poor.

However, it comes at a time when the Union s eastern neighborhood faces severe challenges, with the financial and economic crisis hitting many of the partner countries hard.

A Partner State shall, in utilizing the natural resources of the Basin take into account the vital economic, social and cultural interest of other Partner States.

Partner countries must be ready to invest in their institutions and develop their own vision of how they want to organize their welfare systems.

Also, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Lao P.D.R, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were included in the list of partner countries for bilateral assistance.

E. Improving cooperation among partner organizations

The establishment of Comprehensive Institution Building Programs, designed to support reform of key institutions in each partner country, should take place before the year s end.

There are a number of schemes floating around for leveraging Germany s lower borrowing costs to help its partner countries, beyond simply expanding the ECB s balance sheet.

To this effect, partner countries should develop appropriate road maps , as well as public private partnerships to secure reproductive health supplies

We very much hope to see other donors follow our lead and to see our partner countries, with our support, make a serious effort to reinforce good governance.

Bilateral partnerships with fellow United Nations bodies

The principal clients of such technical assistance are public and private sector institutions and institutional networks in partner countries that extend specialized trade support services to the export community.

Conversely, the slow or delayed redemption of pledges can hinder the pace of implementation, distort the priorities of partner countries and lead to a loss of faith in international support.

Atlas partner agencies are currently analysing and discussing the report.

A Partner State shall, when utilizing the resources of the Basin in its jurisdiction, take all appropriate measures to prevent significant environmental harm to other Partner States.

It is, after all, fair to question whether donor countries will stick to these commitments and, indeed, whether conditions in partner countries will permit them to.

Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mali, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Uganda and Zambia were among the priority partner countries for the bilateral assistance of the German Government.

Therefore, to ensure the maximum impact of its activities, ITC will focus on intensifying its work with existing partner institutions in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

Partner countries that are less integrated into the global market, such as Moldova, have seen the crisis arrive more slowly, but the real effect might be equally as bad, and they are likely to recover more slowly.

The Security through Science programme facilitated the exchange of information on the detection, verification, disarmament and conversion of weapons of mass destruction at the expert level among NATO members and partner countries.

This is also an opportunity to note with satisfaction the mobilization of international public opinion in favour of Africa over the past year and the support that donor countries, partners in development, have pledged to the continent.

He also invited the partner organizations to express their commitment.

In addition to internal streamlining, the United Nations must become part of the new aid practices, which meant supporting and adjusting to the changes occurring in the field under the leadership of partner countries.

Sweden s assumption of the EU Presidency this month should help these efforts. However, it comes at a time when the Union s eastern neighborhood faces severe challenges, with the financial and economic crisis hitting many of the partner countries hard.

The Council recognizes, however, that partner countries have to identify with the support of UNFPA and other international organisations long term and viable solutions to guarantee the required level of supplies at country level.

Representatives from four peer partner countries (Belgium, Ghana, Mauritius and the United Kingdom), including representatives from civil society and international organizations, attended the workshop (see http www.un.org esa sustdev natlinfo nsds peer_review.htm).

Governments are encouraged to participate, and to support the participation of Habitat partner groups from developing countries, in the third session of the World Urban Forum, to be held in Vancouver, Canada, in June 2006.

Something new is called for, and cash transfers directly to poor people could be an alternative but only as a part of a longer term vision of partner countries welfare systems.

Furthermore, budget support that s linked to national poverty reduction strategies also rests on the questionable assumption that the political economy of a partner country works to the benefit of the poorest.

However, it will still be necessary for the efforts carried out with our bilateral and multilateral development partners to converge to improve the situation in the seven critical areas for making aid to least developed countries effective.

Having enunciated these objectives and activities, the Rome Declaration calls upon partner countries to design in agreement with the donor community, country based action plans for harmonization that will set out clear proposals that can be monitored to harmonize development assistance.

Long term goals include working with partner nations to improve national and regional stability and security.

(c) An increased number of joint programmes with partner organizations and agencies, in particular international financial institutions

International partners were united in exerting pressure, and were able to avoid sending contradictory messages.

Reflecting a dynamic collaboration, the handbook will be updated on a regular basis according to the involvement of partner organizations and their activities.

(c) Ensuring that all these processes complement each other, with the aim of reducing transaction costs, most importantly for the partner countries

(f) Convening a final interregional workshop of selected of national statistical offices, as well as partner organizations.

The initiative will initially be managed by the World Bank, with advisory input from a number of partner organizations.