B. Unmet and emerging requirements

Market failures or claims of unmet need are not sufficient to prescribe government intervention in the private economy, because the cure may be worse than the disease.

Meeting the special needs of Africa

VII. Meeting the special needs of Africa

Meeting the special needs of Africa

An accelerated pace of returns and a reduction in unmet demand to return are both priorities.

China has no other choice but to pursue sustainable development in order to meet the basic needs of its people and to eradicate poverty.

Most geographical information needs can be met using satellite imagery, but non specialists face difficulties in obtaining the right information.

Their biggest and most compelling challenge is to meet citizens basic needs.

Demand for and supply of opiates used to meet medical and scientific needs

The right to freedom of opinion and expression

The 2002 survey indicates that the number of married women using contraceptives (unmet need) was still high, around 8.6 percent, similar to 1997 (9 percent).

Consumption of energy, and its associated emissions, continue to grow to meet development needs.

Humanitarian access to affected populations is vital in situations where a State or party to a conflict that bears responsibility is unable or unwilling to provide for the basic needs of civilians on their territory.

If anything, those resources should be increased in order to fulfil basic humanitarian needs.

We have taken important decisions but fallen short of what is necessary in some areas.

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A regime that cannot respond to its citizens basic needs has no legitimacy at all.

I welcome the memorandum of understanding finalized by the Government and the World Food Programme, which will ensure that these emergency needs are met.

The economy of the region is disrupted, opportunities for local food production are reduced and coping mechanisms have been seriously compromised.

The Government of the Sudan had spared no efforts to meet the immediate humanitarian needs in the Darfur states.

Thirdly, Nigeria believes that the special needs of Africa must be addressed a fact that is amply recognized by the Secretary General.

Needless to say, one crucial dimension of the global partnership for development is addressing the special needs of least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States.

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Recalling the Almaty Programme of Action Addressing the Special Needs of Landlocked Developing Countries within a New Global Framework for Transit Transport Cooperation for Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries,

The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran was quick to mobilize search and rescue teams as well as the national network of non governmental organizations and the Red Crescent society to meet the immediate needs of the affected population.

We support the inalienable right of Lebanon to utilize its waters in accordance with the international law, in particular to ensure the social and economic needs of its population in the liberated areas and villages.

The contribution of his Government to meeting most of the humanitarian needs of the victims of the earthquake should therefore be given greater attention.

Such interventions, in addition to meeting immediate needs, help prevent future displacement.

A more streamlined structure will also mean that the secretariat can be more flexible in responding to the evolving needs of the intergovernmental process.

United Nations agencies and national and international partners are working to meet the most urgent health needs of the population.

On all these points, the European Union (EU) is committed to playing a leading role in helping to meet the special needs of Africa.

Recalling further the 2005 World Summit Outcome, including the recognition of the need to meet the special needs of Africa,

The Conference unanimously adopted the Almaty Programme of Action Addressing the Special Needs of Landlocked Developing Countries within a New Global Framework for Transit Transport Cooperation for Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries, and the Almaty Ministerial Declaration.

Countries around the world are embracing shortsighted policies that cater to the immediate needs of domestic constituencies.

Or reporting about aid programs may be skewed to keep donor funds flowing. The greatest danger is that humanitarian relief will be tailored to meet donors demands, rather than actual needs.

(b) Which specific actions or solutions may be suggested to the General Assembly for consideration in order to help meet such needs.

In order to meet short term needs, early availability and certain technical skills had been accorded primary importance in the selection process.

Calls on the international community to respond to continuing needs for resources for the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex combatants and for security sector reform

The objective of those decisions should be to make the General Assembly more flexible, effective and efficient in addressing the pressing needs of the global community.

My Government supports the proposal to create a humanitarian fund as a mechanism for the rapid disbursement of resources to meet the immediate needs resulting from humanitarian crises and to help the victims of unexpected disasters.

It will sharpen its focus on the Millennium Development Goals, with emphasis on the use of the private sector to meet the priority needs of the least developed countries, the small island developing States and the landlocked developing countries.

At the same time, it will be necessary for the international community to seek alternative ways to meet a number of important requirements that will remain outstanding these are also described below.

(f) We resolve to address the development needs of low income developing countries by working in competent multilateral and international forums, to help them meet, inter alia, their financial, technical and technological requirements

19. Also resolves to address the development needs of low income developing countries by working in competent multilateral and international forums, to help them meet, inter alia, their financial, technical and technological requirements