There should be a dedicated space for issues of regional integration and the way ahead for regional economic communities.

12. Recognizes the important role that African regional economic communities can play in the implementation of the New Partnership, and in this regard encourages African countries and the international community to give regional economic communities the necessary support to strengthen their capacity

20. Recalls that regional economic communities have a critical role to play in the implementation of the New Partnership, and encourages development partners to increase their support to enhance the capacities of these communities

Support to regional economic communities in implementing the New Partnership for Africa's Development has to be revitalized

OIOS is aware that with their limited resources and given the varying mandates of different regional economic communities, subregional offices are not able to engage all of them in a thorough and effective manner.

9. Stresses the important contribution that the Economic Commission for Africa and its subregional offices are making towards supporting the efforts of the regional economic communities of Africa to implement the priorities and objectives of the New Partnership for Africa's Development, and recognizes the need to strengthen the subregional offices

Stresses the important contribution that the Economic Commission for Africa and its subregional offices are making towards supporting the efforts of the regional economic communities of Africa to implement the priorities and objectives of the New Partnership for Africa's Development, and recognizes the need to strengthen the subregional offices

The RASCOM project to launch the first African owned telecommunications satellite supported by all the RECs and NEPAD Secretariat.

UNIDO is now gradually taking measures and actions together with Regional Economic Communities, Governments and the African private sector to streamline sectoral action plans and regional road maps within the sectoral priorities of NEPAD.

At issue, especially in Africa, is also how countries can rationalize the composition and functions of the regional economic communities to ensure that they improve trade and investment opportunities.

13. Encourages the further integration of the priorities and objectives of the New Partnership into the programmes of the regional economic communities of Africa and other subregional and regional structures and organizations, as well as programmes in favour of the African least developed countries

11. Also welcomes the approval by the Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee of the New Partnership of priority infrastructural and capacity building projects to be implemented by the regional economic communities

The next most important challenge is to create a comprehensive, inclusive and dynamic system of coordination and cooperation between subregional offices between each subregional office and United Nations agencies and other developmental partners with national stakeholders in the countries of the region and with regional economic communities.

The Programme will enhance integration of the regional economic communities for increased market access, remove barriers to trade, develop e business and help the beneficiary countries to diversify their export base.

15. Also emphasizes that regional economic communities are effective vehicles for the development and integration of the African continent, and in this regard calls for the strengthening of their role in the coordination and implementation of programmes and projects of the New Partnership at the subregional level

African subregional communities and African Governments have already identified high priority projects and early actions that need to be undertaken.

Nor should the possibility be ruled out that Iran might be tempted to back its regional ambitions by supplying nuclear material to proxy terrorist groups.

Regional institutions, including regional economic agreements, development banks and subregional groupings can play an important catalytic role in the integration process.

Selection of appropriate groupings and their leadership should be carefully tailored to the specific socio economic situation in Jordan.

(c) Providing advisory services to Member States, regional economic communities and subregional development operators

9. Calls upon the United Nations agencies to intensify the coordination of their regional programmes in Africa to ensure the effective harmonization of their programmes with those of the African regional and subregional economic organizations and contribute to creating a positive environment for economic development and investment

61 234. Enhancing the role of the subregional offices of the Economic Commission for Africa

828 (XXXII) The Multinational Programming and Operational Centres Strengthening the Economic Commission for Africa's subregional presence

This method of committing economic crime has been used by organized criminal groups to insulate individuals from criminal prosecution.

Fostering the subregional offices' role calls for a change in the attitude of ECA headquarters towards them.

Reform formulas that have implications for particular regions should first achieve consensus within relevant regional groups.

NACE NAICS convergence project

Review of administration and management of regional commissions Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

In relation to the European regional instruments, some States argue that national minorities only comprise groups composed of citizens of the State.

Concerned about the negative economic and social implications of the activities of organized criminal groups and the possible expansion of such activities,

Many speakers underscored the vital importance of cracking down on economic and financial crime, which was used by organized criminal groups and terrorists.

The subregional offices were concerned by weaknesses in coordination and by the insufficient correlation between the services of regional advisers and their own needs and those of regional economic communities.

(b) Regional initiatives to promote the further realization of economic, social and cultural rights

All regional commissions, with the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia leading ( 970,000)

Regional governments may not have openly supported the insurgents, but they clearly avoided cracking down on the jihadist groups operating within their borders.

In particular, it will advance the rights of minorities, and it will also strengthen local initiatives and help the economic, social and cultural development of all communities.

A. Subregional offices are not yet the operational arms of ECA

Furthermore, in July 2004, with the sponsorship of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and ECLAC, the regional commissions organized a policy seminar in New York on regional financial arrangements.

He would include the present G 8, other leading economies, and major regional powers regardless of economic ranking.

The regional Millennium Development Goal reports of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) are scheduled to be released by mid 2005.

We have observed that regional and subregional organizations in Africa serve as an essential vehicle in the maintenance of peace and security and in the promotion of economic development and social progress.

(b) Develop guidelines for subregional office fund raising in the subregions and encourage them to undertake it in close consultation with ECA headquarters

The problem of coordination between subregional offices and ECA headquarters persists.

Also at the same meeting, the representative of the Economic Commission for Europe made a statement on behalf of the regional commissions.

The recognition of economic, social and environmental dimensions of security has become a basis for long term cooperation as well as for new areas of cooperation between the regional commissions and other regional organizations.