Thus, it is difficult to overestimate the importance of regional issues particularly inter regional disparities for China s politics.

These changes hit the poorest the hardest, and global trends mask deep regional disparities.

Thus, regional disparities in terms of economic prosperity may never narrow indeed, they could often widen.

If China s authorities continue to encourage domestic migration, the problem of regional disparities will eventually be solved.

Indeed, South Asia, with deeper regional disparities than the rest of the world, is really two South Asia s.

Efforts were being made to ensure that the planning and provision of services reflected persistent regional disparities in those various indicators.

Addressing health disparities

Nevertheless, it remains concerned at the regional disparities in the health service provisions as well as the still high maternal mortality rates.

Mounting regional disparities, as well as the widening urban rural divide, impede household consumption growth, increasing the economy s dependence on exports and foreign investment.

In a country characterized by massive regional wealth disparities and deep rooted poverty, the road to eradicating hunger is sure to be long and difficult.

In addition to coverage disparities between countries and regions, there are significant inequities within countries clear rural urban disparities as well as coverage and service level disparities between richer and poorer households.

This helps to widen regional disparities, especially between eastern and western China, with the wealthiest regions being those that have benefited from high concentrations of FDI.

Furthermore, the Committee is concerned that budgetary allocations were distributed without duly taking into account the regional disparities and the need of the most vulnerable groups.

(p) To give appropriate priority to the collection of quantitative and qualitative data relating to disparities in education, including gender disparities

The Committee recommends that the State party reduce regional disparities and lower maternal mortality rates by improving prenatal care services and providing training of birth attendants in healthy midwifery practices.

Regional policy in the European Union Although the European Union is one of the richest parts of the world, there are large internal disparities of income and opportunity between its regions.

The promotion of decentralized industrial development patterns can stem from rural urban migration, bring employment opportunities to rural areas, reduce regional income disparities, and thus fight poverty at its very source.

But why did these disparities arise in the first place?

Disparities in enrolment between urban and rural areas remain stark.

But it is also essential, because China s new leadership seems determined to come to grips with a vast array of internal imbalances that threaten the environment, promote destabilizing income inequality, and exacerbate regional disparities.

Gender disparities in respect of access to technical assistance are significant.

Deeply concerned about the disparities between rich and poor, both within and among countries, and about the adverse implications of these disparities for the promotion of human development throughout the world,

Disparities and inequalities stand in the way of countries' achieving the Goals.

Noting further the prevailing industrial gap and disparities between developed and developing countries,

Above all, it means addressing the income disparities in educational opportunity and attainment.

The willingness of the dispossessed to endure the existing disparities was fast diminishing.

Significant disparities in socio economic indicators evidencing a pattern of serious racial discrimination.

After the 2011 protests, successive governments have been unable to adequately address regional disparities. Though jobs and development have been promised, these promises have not materialized and those living in inland regions are often told to be patient.

Some disparities had occurred in the calculation of conversion rates to United States dollars.

Thus, regional disparities in terms of economic prosperity may never narrow indeed, they could often widen. Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province in the west, might never catch up with Suzhou, a well known manufacturing base near Shanghai.

While we have managed to reduce gender disparities in education and have succeeded in improving access to sanitation and other basic facilities, great disparities remain in the levels of development both within and among our countries.

It is an environment that will produce deep disparities in economic performance around the world.

Indeed, the segregation caused by the land system has enlarged rather than narrowed social disparities.

However, disparities between rural and urban populations persisted, and terrorist activities had undermined development efforts.

The Committee expressed concern about continuing gender disparities regarding educational choices of boys and girls.

The target set by the new five year plan is thus also a policy manifesto to battle these social disparities, which are now a burning issue for the country. But why did these disparities arise in the first place?

Similarly, China has become more uncoordinated, or fragmented, as its income disparities have continued to widen.

In addition, the present methods for evaluating the MDGs hide the growing disparities within disadvantaged populations.

(f) To prevent and eliminate gender and urban rural disparities in school attendance and completion rates

Our collective commitment and efforts are needed to correct the imbalances and disparities in the world.

The Committee recommends that the State party improve its system of birth registration, so as to cover its territory fully, taking into account regional disparities, and that it adopt measures that facilitate birth registration, particularly aimed at the poorest and most marginalized children.

More puzzling is the fact that more generous welfare policies do not translate into smaller health disparities.

Significant disparities in smoking, physical exercise, diet, and alcohol consumption afflict many of Western Europe s welfare states.

That pathetic contrast will inevitably lead to even greater inequality, because it will widen the existing disparities.

However, by eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education, it had fulfilled Millennium Development Goal 3.