The Technical Secretariat, chaired by the Vice Ministry of Defence, plays a vitally important role in activities aimed at controlling weapons of mass destruction.

The Ministry of Planning has initiated a process to assist international partners in selecting projects that are compatible with international legal obligations.

In Brazil, gender perspectives were integrated into sector policy evaluations of the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management.

The Ministry of Planning, as coordinator of programmes and projects having to do with women's health

The percentage of households with women as the head of the households is 14.8 .

The Regional Director praised the Medium Term Development Plan devised by the Ministry of Planning of the Palestinian Authority as a framework for progress.

The new Government merged the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Reconstruction to form a Ministry of Economy.

The Foreign Ministry, home to the state s best personnel, has been largely cut off from diplomatic planning.

In December 2004, President Karzai created the Ministry of the Economy to take over responsibility for economic planning from the Ministry of Finance.

At present, the Ministry of Planning and Investment is providing guidelines for the implementation of this strategic Direction.

Palestinian National Authority, Ministry of Planning (February 2005), Medium Term Development Plan 2005 2007 , draft.

The US Defense Department regularly includes such data in its budget and planning documents.

Planning and aid coordination such as the formulation of the national development strategy will be transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Economy once the required capacity to carry out these functions is in place.

The ratio of households headed by women increased to nearly 27 in the year 2003.

The commission, headed by retired Supreme Court judge Eliyahu Winograd, has just published its interim report.

The emerging diversity of household types includes an increasing number of households headed by women, as well as those containing several generations.

The budget support has primarily served to strengthen the capacity of staff in the Ministry of Planning and Finance, line ministries and districts, particularly in the areas of planning and financial management.

The opening ceremony was presided over by the Ministry of Justice and was graced by the presence of many eminent persons such as

Also welcomes the recent efforts by the interim Government of Haiti to focus on long term development through the creation of a strategic planning unit in support of the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation

That budget support will be conducted in conjunction with a multi donor grant funded programme to strengthen the capacity of staff in the Ministry of Planning and Finance, line ministries and districts, particularly in the areas of planning and financial management.

In addition, UNDP supported the efforts of the Ministry of Planning to align Palestinian medium term development priorities with the Millennium Development Goals.

Female farmers in the mountainous and remote areas, especially single, household headed and old women, are the most vulnerable group.

In July, the Ministry of Planning of the Palestinian Authority and the Programme office agreed to coordinate the issuance of a Palestinian national poverty report.

Female farmers in remote and mountainous areas, especially single, household headed and elderly women are the most vulnerable.

Among households headed by women, non agricultural income accounts for 77 per cent of the total.

In some female headed households, men are away on temporary and seasonal migration, while continuing to maintain decision making powers.

The World Association of Children's Friends, presided over by Her Royal Highness the Princess of Hanover, decided to allocate funds received to the restoration of schools and health care centres.

UNESCO also implemented a comprehensive capacity development programme with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to strengthen the Ministry's ability to plan, manage and monitor cultural heritage protection.

According to surveys carried out in some localities, the number of households headed by women who enter into loan contracts accounts for 37 .

I should like also to express our appreciation to the President of the Gabonese Republic for the efforts made by his country in guiding the work of the previous session of the General Assembly.

In the case of children aged 11 to 14 years who live in families headed by women

It is difficult to put an exact figure to women's NGOs, because even the Ministry of Planning, under whose jurisdiction they fall, does not know precisely how many there are of them.

However, with favourable steps taken by both parties towards the end of 2004, several United Nations agencies gave greater attention to medium term planning and programming, in line with the priorities set out by the Planning Ministry of the Palestinian Authority.

The Women and Children Coordination Unit of Liberia established gender desk offices in 18 line ministries to coordinate efforts in planning and budgeting processes at the sectoral level.

In the preceding year, 4.1 per cent of households headed by men were visited by a technical expert, compared to a negligible 1.3 per cent of households headed by women.

Attention should be drawn to the correlation, in rural areas, between poverty levels and the receipt or non receipt of remittances, particularly among households headed by women.

The inter agency focal point network on sexual exploitation and abuse, chaired by MONUC, is following a joint approach to combating sexual exploitation and abuse.

The establishment of a strategic unit within the Ministry of Planning, as announced by the Minister, to focus on long term development perspectives will contribute to this exercise and provide important food for thought.

Development planning is the task of the Planning Division of Pakistan.

The Western and Central Pacific Ocean Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), currently chaired by Australia, held its first meeting in the Federated States of Micronesia in December 2004.

joint planning and training in areas requiring mutual support and cooperation

Programs Implemented by the Ministry of Interior to Fight Against Violence

In rural areas, almost 19 per cent of households are headed by women.

Many countries which are implementing PRSs or national development plans have established quite rigorous monitoring mechanisms, often coordinated by the central finance or planning ministry.

An experts' retreat was sponsored by the Ministry of Planning in April 2004 to discuss potential population issues and policy implications for the Palestinian Authority vis à vis development needs.