Regional workshops were held in Algeria (for francophone Mediterranean countries), Bahrain (for Middle East countries), Botswana (for Eastern and Southern African countries), France (for Mediterranean countries), Slovenia (for East European countries) and India (for the Asian region).

For the Guarantor Countries

The need for integration creates particular challenges for countries and for geographically large states within countries.

The G 20 proposed the setting of five tariff bands for developed countries and four tariff bands for developing countries, with the capping of 100 per cent for developed countries and 150 per cent for developing countries.

for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s

60. The main markets for least developed countries are OECD countries, and within OECD the EU countries.44 Indeed, least developed countries have been benefiting from the OECD countries Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for some time.

That was very important for the countries in transition and the developing countries.

Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade

The same could be said for all the least developed countries and for low income countries in general.

Benin for the least developed countries

1. Re emphasizes the need for a smooth transition for countries graduating from the list of least developed countries

This represents a particularly important challenge for developing countries, especially the least developed countries, and countries in transition.

That situation was particularly difficult for African countries and the least developed countries.

The developed countries undoubtedly bore much of the responsibility for the marginalization of the poor countries.

An appeal must be made for the donor countries to assist the programmes for diversification and protection of the affected countries.

A number of countries reported that continuous and thorough professional training was given, for all law enforcement officials, for at least 1 to 15 hours per year (six countries) for 16 to 30 hours (six countries) for 30 to 50 hours (14 countries) for 51 to 80 hours (seven countries) for 81 to 100 hours (four countries) and for more than 100 hours (21 countries).

The data currently available on nationality pointed to the need for increasing the number of women from the developing countries, in particular for making special efforts for underrepresented countries and countries with economies in transition.

Rich countries have been sending aid to poor countries for the last 60 years.

For the first time in these five yearly surveys, questions were framed separately for abolitionist countries, for countries that did not impose the death penalty for ordinary offences and for retentionist countries, including those that were de facto abolitionist.

Development also required recognition by developed countries of the need for policy space and for assistance to developing countries.

Two countries pledged for the first time.

Developed Countries for the Decade 2001 2010

Recommendations for countries and the international community

The situation was worse for landlocked countries.

Housing for the Poor in Developing Countries

Of course, this share is even higher for the poorer countries, including the least developed countries.

While the impulse came from the advanced countries, economic logic promised much for the world's poorest countries.

59 209. Smooth transition strategy for countries graduating from the list of least developed countries

The G 8 countries have agreed on substantial debt relief for a number of countries.

In the manufacturing sector the respective figures are 14 for FDI from developing countries and 2.5 for FDI from developed countries (WIR04).

For some developing countries, particularly for the less developed and African countries, costs of globalization at times appear to outweigh the benefits.

For countries read counties

This promoted UNCCD, the call for which was made by the most seriously affected countries (African countries).

4. Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s

C. Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s

Promotion of contacts between firms in developing countries and developed countries was considered essential for laying the foundations for such relationships.

Countries of the Economic Commission for Africa region

Countries of the Economic Commission for Europe region

Implications for developing countries and the way forward

Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries

Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries

In the second line, for Least Developed Countries, read Least Developed, Landlocked and Island Developing Countries

Developing countries and countries in transition are recognizing the importance of ICTs for their own development.

Aware of the continued increase in requests for technical assistance forwarded to the Centre by least developed countries, developing countries, countries with economies in transition and countries emerging from conflict,

She noted the need for action to compensate African countries for the brain drain, which took so many trained medical personnel away from their countries to serve affluent populations in developed countries.