E. International, regional and national development agencies, specialized agencies of the United Nations, the World Bank and regional development banks

Recommends that the international, regional and national development agencies, specialized agencies of the United Nations, the World Bank and regional development banks

87. Regional Development Banks.

The revealed success of regional and subregional development banks makes this a promising area of cooperation among developing countries.

He looked forward to the time when regional banks would be similarly owned and capitalized by developing countries.

These types of measures are particularly necessary in those countries or regions with least developed banking networks, which is usually the case in rural areas.

The programme will be implemented in partnership with Governments, the World Bank, and national and regional institutions.

Regional banks, like the African Development Bank (Afdb), the Asian Development Bank (AsDB) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) concentrate their activities on the specific needs of their respective regions.

UNICEF collaborates with the World Bank and regional development banks to provide technical support for results based planning and budgeting in specific country contexts.

The Under Secretary General looked forward to the time when regional banks would be similarly owned and capitalized by developing countries.

A number of projects have been co financed by the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, or by regional development banks.

Several regional integration initiatives include efforts to spur the creation of regional banks and settlement schemes.

In addition to official government assistance, developing countries receive assistance from multilateral and regional development banks.

Some operate with good credit ratings without capital from industrial countries, and most support regional integration processes.

The above activities are carried out at the national, regional subregional and international levels.

A plan to implement the SRAP was developed and finalized in November 2002 and a subregional support facility was set up with the support of the Global Mechanism and the backing of the African Development Bank (ADB) to assist the implementation of NAPs and the SRAP.

CAF subscribers now include not only Governments but also 16 private banks from the region.

That was the reason for approaching regional development banks which could provide loans in the local currency, unlike the World Bank whose lending was denominated in dollars, which might expose some countries to the risks of exchange rate fluctuations.

(ix) Canal bank programme provision of loan grant assistance to construct houses to families relocated from the canal bank improvement project area.

The United Nations regional commissions and offices, regional development banks and other regional organizations continue to contribute to regional implementation of sustainable development goals and targets.

. financing assistance to governments and regional subregional bodies in the preparation of national action programmes, subregional and regional action programmes

For the first time ever, in 2004, the Inter American Development Bank issued bonds that are denominated in the currencies of the countries in the region.

7. Invites the regional commissions, in cooperation with regional intergovernmental organizations and regional development banks, to review progress made towards implementing the Millennium Declaration

None of the reports received mentioned any new measures as such to assist in the preparation of national (NAPs), subregional (SRAPs) or regional (RAPs) action programmes.

2. Welcomes efforts at the national, subregional and regional levels to implement the Programme of Action

107. Encourages, in this regard, the United Nations development system to strengthen collaboration with regional and subregional intergovernmental organizations and regional banks, as appropriate and consistent with their respective mandates

69. Inter institutional cooperation has also been significant with regional institutions, including UN regional economic and social commissions and regional development banks.

Turning to the comments of the representative of Morocco, he said that the regional commissions and the various banks were encouraged to hold discussions with national and regional players.

At the regional level, interested international, regional and national institutions should come together as a regional task force to advance actions that were relevant to the region as a whole.

National and global anti terrorism preparedness cannot substitute for action at the regional and subregional levels.

3. Welcomes efforts made at the national, subregional and regional levels to implement the Programme of Action

8. Invites the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, in collaboration with donor countries, other international and regional financial institutions and the United Nations, to mobilize members of the international community, including affected countries, to address the medium and long term rehabilitation and reconstruction needs of the affected areas

Invites the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, in collaboration with donor countries, other international and regional financial institutions and the United Nations, to mobilize members of the international community, including affected countries, to address the medium and long term rehabilitation and reconstruction needs of the affected areas

Currently the Republic of China is contributing capital to regional development programmes through institutions such as the Asian Development Bank, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, the Inter American Development Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

The regional census programme is expected to be conducted in full cooperation with global, regional, subregional and national partners.

Global, regional, interregional and country projects may be executed by NGOs.

3. Welcomes the efforts made at the national, subregional and regional levels to implement the Programme of Action

Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)

ANNEX MAJOR NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND SUBREGIONAL

Regional development banks should respond effectively to development priorities.

It began with a subregional conference in West Africa on improving industrial performance and employment promotion with the active participation of the subregional office of the International Labour Organisation, the Islamic Development Bank and the African Development Bank.

The United Kingdom implemented a US 18 million Regional Trade Facilitation Programme in Southern Africa and provided funding to the multilateral and regional development organizations, including the African Development Bank, EU and the World Bank.

It also has the infrastructure, through regional, national and project offices in 62 countries, to coordinate national and cross regional activities.

15. Invites the international financial institutions and the regional development banks to take older persons into account in their policies and projects as part of the effort to assist developing countries and countries with economies in transition in the implementation of the Madrid Plan of Action

(b) To welcome also the adoption by the countries of the Latin American and the Caribbean region of the Regional Action Programme and encourages the other regions to accelerate the process of adoption of the regional action programmes