Raising funds by taxing negative externalities reduces distortions rather than creating them.

Offshore financial centres have long been the centre of attention in addressing money laundering problems, in view of their potential use as safe havens for money launderers.

Requests the Executive Director to keep Member States informed on the use of general purpose funds, as set out in the guidelines for the use of general purpose funds, and in particular the core functions positions that are financed by such funds

We are restructuring our public financial management system to enhance transparency in the use of public funds.

The reconstruction of the Army started slowly after the war due to a general lack of funds.

The need to further develop a mechanism to increase general purpose funds was recognized.

In addition, AMLO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, drafted the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Co operation in the Exchange of Financial Intelligence Related to Money Laundering, which is based on the Egmont Group Model.

More public funds will be available for rural education and rural health care.

Laws approving such treaties shall be endorsed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Public Health

During the period of the general debate at the current session of the General Assembly, the network of Women Foreign Ministers had met to discuss the implementation of the declaration.

The world's indebted nations, unfortunately known as the Third World, transfer capital to the rich nations by paying interest on their foreign liabilities.

Most of its money comes from public funds, that is to say, taxes paid by the people.

The remainder covers the cost of the provision of audit, payroll, investment, and treasury and accounting services by UNOG.

Public project evaluation must therefore follow parameters that account for externalities.

During the period under review, the External Relations and Strategic Planning Section mobilized approximately 3,000,000 in extrabudgetary funds.

He drew their attention to the bleak position of the general purpose funds of the drug programme of UNODC.

That concept is contained in the letter addressed by women foreign ministers including Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik to the Secretary General and the President of the General Assembly.

Also requests the Executive Director to make proposals to donors, in accordance with the guidelines for the use of general purpose funds, aimed at improving adequately the ratio between earmarked funds and general purpose funds

A special commission (comprising representatives of the Central Bank, the National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity, Asaka Bank, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice) then considers whether to place the deposited funds into the current accounts of the recipient non governmental organizations.

The transfer of public money to private corporations is far more attractive than old fashioned market capitalism.

For this to occur, public funds on research and development must be increased dramatically.

Chen had been caught stealing millions of dollars of public funds. He did not act alone.

They each raised money from donors in exchange for giving contributing companies PR among their followers.

It recommended that a comprehensive international convention on money laundering be negotiated and adopted by the General Assembly.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (the Government department responsible for liaison with MONUC)

The President On behalf of the General Assembly, I wish to thank the Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Labour of Tuvalu for his statement.

The statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the General Assembly is also important in this context.

Small businesses will always complain that they do not have the organizational clout to extract public funds from governments.

Prosecution of money laundering crimes through a special dedicated unit established within the General Department of Special Investigation Services.

The Commissioner General's fund raising efforts should continue and a broader base of donors should be sought.

Although increasingly strapped for cash, governments offer the solace of public subsidy.

People there want to see an end to the safe havens that allow corrupt officials to steal public money and stash it abroad.

(c) The mobilization of resources from donor Governments, and managing the programming of those funds in accordance with donor agreements and guidelines.

Thus, the Government of Cameroon has stepped up its efforts to combat corruption and has committed itself to a more transparent and effective management of public finances.

The General Assembly could not approve the requested resources without clear language indicating how those funds were to be spent.

The amount of public funds appropriated for foreign aid has quadrupled since the year 2000, which speaks for itself.

This study will be based on the premise that if procurements are handled transparently, whether in the health sector or the education sector or elsewhere that if contracts are bid on and awarded transparently, after due process, to the most competent local or multinational company, the incentive for corruption and the environment for the promotion of corruption will be drastically reduced.

the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation of Burkina Faso to present this statement to the United Nations General Assembly at its fifty ninth session,

The Human Security Network welcomes the letter sent to the Secretary General and the President of the General Assembly by the women foreign ministers on this issue.

Requests the Secretary General to follow up the matter and report thereon to the 33rd Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.

All the money circulating in the eurozone originated in these five countries and was then largely used to buy goods and assets in the northern member countries and redeem foreign debt taken from them.

All of this represents an utterly unexpected recovery from the vast public and private external indebtedness of just a decade ago.

In recent years the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate General for International Cooperation have actively participated in the fight against trafficking in human beings.

The member States of the Conference greatly appreciate the positive response of our distinguished guests to the invitation extended to the Ministers for Foreign Affairs to address our plenary meetings.

The Honourable Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Finance of the Independent State of Samoa, addressed the General Assembly.