Meeting the special needs of Africa

VII. Meeting the special needs of Africa

Meeting the special needs of Africa

Their biggest and most compelling challenge is to meet citizens basic needs.

Demand for and supply of opiates used to meet medical and scientific needs

The right to freedom of opinion and expression

4. Stresses that the Development Account is one of the appropriate tools to cope with the evolving needs of the global development agenda

Consumption of energy, and its associated emissions, continue to grow to meet development needs.

Humanitarian access to affected populations is vital in situations where a State or party to a conflict that bears responsibility is unable or unwilling to provide for the basic needs of civilians on their territory.

Noted in the reports is the need to take account of external factors, such as changing patterns of demand and the impact of substitutes, when assessing future needs.

If anything, those resources should be increased in order to fulfil basic humanitarian needs.

We have taken important decisions but fallen short of what is necessary in some areas.

A regime that cannot respond to its citizens basic needs has no legitimacy at all.

I welcome the memorandum of understanding finalized by the Government and the World Food Programme, which will ensure that these emergency needs are met.

The economy of the region is disrupted, opportunities for local food production are reduced and coping mechanisms have been seriously compromised.

The Government of the Sudan had spared no efforts to meet the immediate humanitarian needs in the Darfur states.

Thirdly, Nigeria believes that the special needs of Africa must be addressed a fact that is amply recognized by the Secretary General.

13.13 Minor changes in the distribution of resources in the administrative support areas are also proposed to take into account the evolving needs and costs.

The contribution of his Government to meeting most of the humanitarian needs of the victims of the earthquake should therefore be given greater attention.

Such interventions, in addition to meeting immediate needs, help prevent future displacement.

A more streamlined structure will also mean that the secretariat can be more flexible in responding to the evolving needs of the intergovernmental process.

United Nations agencies and national and international partners are working to meet the most urgent health needs of the population.

On all these points, the European Union (EU) is committed to playing a leading role in helping to meet the special needs of Africa.

Recalling further the 2005 World Summit Outcome, including the recognition of the need to meet the special needs of Africa,

Countries around the world are embracing shortsighted policies that cater to the immediate needs of domestic constituencies.

Or reporting about aid programs may be skewed to keep donor funds flowing. The greatest danger is that humanitarian relief will be tailored to meet donors demands, rather than actual needs.

(b) Which specific actions or solutions may be suggested to the General Assembly for consideration in order to help meet such needs.

In order to meet short term needs, early availability and certain technical skills had been accorded primary importance in the selection process.

Calls on the international community to respond to continuing needs for resources for the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex combatants and for security sector reform

The objective of those decisions should be to make the General Assembly more flexible, effective and efficient in addressing the pressing needs of the global community.

At the same time, it will be necessary for the international community to seek alternative ways to meet a number of important requirements that will remain outstanding these are also described below.

(f) We resolve to address the development needs of low income developing countries by working in competent multilateral and international forums, to help them meet, inter alia, their financial, technical and technological requirements

19. Also resolves to address the development needs of low income developing countries by working in competent multilateral and international forums, to help them meet, inter alia, their financial, technical and technological requirements

Also resolves to address the development needs of low income developing countries by working in competent multilateral and international forums, to help them meet, inter alia, their financial, technical and technological requirements

While the world s educational needs are huge, and the importance of meeting them is profound, the international community s capacity to deliver change is growing.

China has no other choice but to pursue sustainable development in order to meet the basic needs of its people and to eradicate poverty.

It is an economy with huge unmet needs and yet vast idle resources.

Using a community based approach to ensure local support, UNICEF has been addressing the particular needs of returning child soldiers.

(h) Take effective steps to improve physical conditions in prisons, reduce the existing overcrowding and properly guarantee the fundamental needs of all persons in custody

Most geographical information needs can be met using satellite imagery, but non specialists face difficulties in obtaining the right information.

Such assistance should not be limited to meeting short term needs the assistance required during the recovery phase entailed different instruments and additional funding.

Of more immediate concern were the psychosocial needs of affected populations, an immensely complex problem with long term implications.

These qualities are now needed within the United Nations library system in order to deal with the complexities of a continuously changing information environment and a working environment characterized by shrinking resources and a strong demand for client satisfaction.

The changing environment

This focus on material improvement aimed at meeting basic needs makes sense for a country at Bhutan s relatively low income level.