Now it is time to re examine the ODA system.

At that time, we will be able to assess the progress made towards development.

The Asian Development Bank has funded two projects in Asia, while in sub Saharan Africa, the African Development Bank approved funding to promote NERICA development.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) already had a significant number of sustainable development activities under way.

The Secretary General s launch of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network is therefore especially timely.

Since then, China has aggressively pursued a fast growth, export, and investment heavy model of economic development.

At the same time, the most obvious impact of corporate activities on development lies in the economic realm.

Furthermore at least 50 of all development allocations are now being provided to girls' schools.

At the same time, different approaches and interpretations led to a need to develop a common language concerning corporate contributions to development.

It was time to demand that priority should be given to more effective social investment efforts in all national development strategies.

In the context of its policy of pursuing development with a human face, Guinea has since 1998 launched a number of initiatives, programmes, projects and approaches involving government, civil society, the private sector, the people themselves, and the country's development partners.

China s leaders recognize that their country needs time, space, and peace for economic development.

At the same time, Wolfensohn made a big contribution to development work by arguing that poverty must be treated as a multidimensional problem.

At the same time, the international community should work to improve the availability and effectiveness of official development assistance.

At the same time, while the Wolfowitz scandal unfolded, China was playing host to the Africa Development Bank (ADB), which held its Board meeting in Shanghai.

By that time, the environment for development of artistic thought had become largely liberal thanks to the new democratic society in the country.

We are in favour of establishing a mechanism to intensify the monitoring of follow up in the area of development financing so as to ensure the timely delivery of high quality ODA.

Learning from other countries can save time, inspire new reforms and, in some cases, help countries to leapfrog stages of development.

Efforts should also be made to conserve natural resources while bringing benefits to local populations through sustainable development.

And in the final session, at the Aspen Institute, we had them all sign an open letter to the Kohl government, at the time, requesting that they participate in the OECD convention.

At the same time, we must strive for good governance, fight corruption and find creative ways to raise money to finance development.

There is an acknowledged need to promote close links between the NAPs and the strategies for combating poverty, which currently determine the structure of development efforts.

Pakistan s government appears to be preparing to talk to some of the extremists in the tribal areas, introduce political reforms, and redouble development efforts.

With great effort, Argentina is returning to the path of development and has achieved sustained growth in its economy, while at the same time significantly reducing unemployment and poverty indices.

Ireland had no significant sources of coal, the fuel of the time, and Dublin was not a centre of ship manufacturing, the other main driver of industrial development in Britain and Ireland.

They could use the time, with international help, to build up effective state institutions, address economic development, and heal the rift between West Bank and Gaza.

At the same time, there is a need to promote economic development through investment in forest related industries a fair multilateral trading system allows countries to take advantage of such opportunities.

The Secretary General s launch of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network is therefore especially timely. Not only will the world adopt a new set of goals to achieve sustainable development, but it will also have a new global network of expertise to help achieve those vital objectives. nbsp

78. Encourages development agencies of the United Nations system to seek to maximize the opportunity to address development challenges on a regional or subregional basis, where appropriate, recognizing the important contribution of regional cooperation to national and regional development

Business as usual can work for a while, but it will end in tears, while the sustainable development path can lead to long term prosperity.

As such, Iit constitutes in that regard, a unique opportunity to bring across the message of the people of the drylands to the world while dully at the same time underlining the daily plight of the drylands' communities and their commitment of the drylands' communities to the objectives of sustainable development.

At the same time, there is a need to provide opportunities for those who are marginalized, which will also help ensure that youth potential is better understood, accepted and adopted in mainstream development planning.

Convene timely meetings to address threats to development, including humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters, in order to promote improved coordinated responses from the United Nations

The National Environmental Management Act of South Africa, for example, has been an enabling act aiming at improving environmental management while facilitating sustainable development and improving coordination and governance of environmental issues.

11. Urges development partners to fully implement, in a timely manner, commitments in the Programme of Action and to exercise individual best efforts to continue to increase their financial and technical support for its implementation

In view of the mixed social development outcomes of economic globalization and liberalization, the importance of having a unified economic and social policy framework that addresses economic weaknesses and social problems simultaneously has been increasingly recognized.

Issues of development and related challenges involving the timely and effective achievement of the Millennium Development Goals should continue to be the focus of attention on the part of the international community.

At the same time, they are the promise of the future, and failure to invest in the young generation imposes great constraints on the potential for future development.

As the UN moves into its 61st year, we urge the Commission on Social Development to address the persistent plight of families living in extreme poverty.

Today, the establishment of several thousand women's groups throughout the country responds to the concern of development agencies to organize the recovery of loans granted to women on the basis of solidarity group lending schemes.

Moreover, our empirical understanding of how migration interacts with development was limited at the time there was little data with which to shape measurable goals.

The economic development plan was unveiled at a time when Malaysia was starting to recover from the Asian financial crisis and challenging economic conditions as a result of high oil prices.

Conflict and war in the Middle East and in extensive areas of Africa have drastically undermined prospects of those countries while also diverting their scarce resources away from development.

Mr. Akram (Pakistan) Our debate on the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus on financing for development is important and timely to ensure the success of the High level event to be held in September.

For au pairs, the basic principle must remain that they provide support for a family while enjoying opportunities for personal development.