Factors underlying the differences and commonalities at the regional and subregional levels need to be recognized and regional policies need to be developed accordingly.

The second is to generate policy options for improved regional compliance with environmental accords.

Policies will thus have to be conceived and implemented with a clear regional perspective.

That had led to the preparation of a regional disaster reduction plan, and the Governments of the region had planned their relevant policies, priorities and actions within its framework.

(a) Serve as a forum for regional security policy development

In its comparative research and policy development and evaluation activities, the Centre maintained close consultation with high level policy makers in the subregion.

(j) Reviewing and developing programmes and operational projects aimed at strengthening national, subregional and regional capabilities in transport and communications, policy development and coordination

Four senior regional policy officer (children) posts have been created for critical regions to help field operations with needs assessments and programme innovation and to coordinate policies and programming on a regional basis.

8. Encourages coastal States to develop ocean policies and mechanisms on integrated management, including at the subregional and regional levels, and also including assistance to developing States in accomplishing these objectives

To promote the transfer of environmentally sound technologies, initiatives were undertaken to establish a regional cooperative policy mechanism.

While focused on global policy development, the programme's activities are geared to promoting mutual reinforcement between global policies and regional and national policies and actions.

Thus, for those countries lacking national policies and strategies on South South cooperation, it is essential that they create mechanisms for the effective coordination of South South relations at the national, subregional, regional and interregional levels.

Such information could help to convince policy makers and other decision makers in developing countries of the value of allocating resources to implement space technology applications in support of national and regional development.

Programme F.3 Regional Policy

7. Also encourages Governments to integrate mountain sustainable development in national, regional and global policymaking and development strategies, including through incorporating mountain specific requirements in sustainable development policies or through specific mountain policies

Reference was made to regional approaches and tools for strengthening cooperation and the coordination of drug control policies.

(c) Establish how those assessments have been communicated to policymakers at the national, regional and global levels.

It covers all aspects of public administration, and the formulation and implementation of policy at the international, national, regional and local levels.

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41. Objectives and implementation strategy. The objective is to support selected regional policy formulation and cooperation arrangements to address common problems and or cross cutting issues of the continent.

Basic treaty obligations The Convention takes a regional, bottom up approach to formulate sustainable development policies.

(c) Establish a clear and durable policy for fixing the out of area weights

(g) Formulating and advising on actions and policies related to conventions, protocols, agreements, or otherwise related to remote sensing with regional and international counterparts or governments.

Ensure international, national and regional reinforcement of laws and implementation of policies to address the issue of trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation and put more effective mechanisms to punish traffickers and exploiters, whilst protecting victims through appropriate immigration laws and policies

Strong calls were made for fully involving men and boys at all levels in promoting gender equality, including lawmakers, policymakers and community leaders.

At the national and subregional levels, many countries have integrated strategies and mechanisms that facilitate the development of strategy and policy at the local level.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was planning its third assessment report, which would have a new focus on the regional impact of climate change directed in particular at policy makers.

Support will concentrate on development of national and regional capacity to elaborate effective drug control policies and plans and on strengthening institutions responsible for implementing them.

Preparations are under way for a Round Table for Africa, to be held in Addis Ababa in May 2005, which will involve policy and decision makers on drug and crime related issues from the Governments of all African countries, regional organizations and bilateral and multilateral organizations.

42. Encourages States to develop ocean policies and mechanisms on integrated management, including at the subregional and regional levels, and also including assistance to developing States in accomplishing these objectives, as well as by promoting improved cooperation between regional fisheries management organizations and other regional entities, such as the United Nations Environment Programme regional seas programmes and conventions

Involvement in the drafting of action plans at the regional and subregional levels.

We urge these organizations to play an active role in mobilising resources, and technology for the region to achieve MDGs.

Countries note the progress made by regional partnerships and the benefits that their dynamism has brought to national policy development.

Subprogramme 1 Integrated policies for the management of regional resources for sustainable development

Assist Governments in the formulation of subregional transit transport policies .

A government policy was in place to address the transition from State imposed development policies to a system based on private and community initiatives.

In the context of regionalization policy, the prefectures were divided into six regions, each consisting of 2 to 3 prefectures.

Increasing the country's scientific and technological capacity.

The evaluation therefore addressed itself to the range of UNDP work, including corporate and institutional policy its contribution to shaping national and international development policy and its regional and country programmes.

Indigenous communities are also involved in developing indigenous traditional knowledge policies.

Organise a sub regional meeting of senior government officials and policy makers for crisis countries in West Africa

International, regional, subregional and bilateral intergovernmental agreements should be formulated and enforced in order to ensure and facilitate the prosecution of offenders, irrespective of location.

Regional ICT Policy and Regulation

The Indicators Programme is collaborating with national scientific and policy research institutions to create regional networks for the collection of indicators and for their interpretation as inputs to urban policy.