Further projects comprising a special component for the development of rural women that are implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and run with the technical supervision of the Unit are as follows

The success of the Emilia Romagna region in Italy demonstrates the correlation of SME development with local and regional development.

A. CASWANAME regional developments

I would say that sub Saharan Africa has done best in the world during the last 50 years.

But other developing regions are also exposed.

China will put its own development in connection with the development of the countries in the region and integrate its own security with the security of the countries in the region.

H. Regional developments in Central Asia, South West Asia, North Africa and the Middle East (CASWANAME)

Local Development (Micro regions)

Virtually all of South African investment in developing regions is in the rest of Africa.

In some parts of the developing world poverty seems endemic.

232. Regional development programmes.

H. Regional developments in Central Asia, 185 206 South West Asia, North Africa and the Middle

Greater use of environmental impact assessments should be considered in settlements development, particularly in ecologically sensitive areas.

An accelerated North East Road Development Project is also under consideration for the development of roads in the northeastern region.

Regional economic cooperation within Africa and with other developing regions, including greater participation in the GSTP, could enhance trade and economic relations between developing regions.

With a view to achieving balanced development and to narrowing down the socio economic development gap between rural and urban areas, the Government has been implementing the three National Development Programmes, namely (a) Border Areas Development Programme (b) Plan for 24 Special Development Zones and (c) Integrated Rural Development Plan.

Similarly, the World Bank has shown that a 10 increase in broadband penetration increased GDP growth by 1.4 in low to medium income countries. This implies that closing the persistent digital divide between the world s developed and developing regions could give a big boost to development.

Challenges for urban areas in developed and developing countries

Fast growing regions should also be encouraged to support those lagging behind.

It will endeavour to make the best use of 2008 to develop viable communities, particularly in developing countries.

So, you're not going to find them in rural areas of developing countries.

When you go in these developing societies, women are the pillars of their community, but the men are still the ones holding the streets.

Poverty is endemic in dryland areas of the world, which includes over one hundred developing countries in all regions.

14. National, regional and or local SME development strategies must take into account both the direct and indirect impacts of policy on SME development.

Within the developing region, South East and East Asian countries were the most favoured locations.

Investments and regional development strategy

Urban areas grew at the expense of rural areas.

They live in the emerging megacities of the developing world.

According to the Estonian regional development strategy, the aim of the regional policy is to achieve the balance of regional development to the extent that in all the counties

Through the programme, UNDP is applying an area based development approach, which draws on experience from other parts of the world afflicted by conflict or crisis.

E. Regional developments in the Americas

As figures from the National Development and Reform Committee show, the Internet has developed rapidly in rural China.

Universality With 134 country offices, UNDP operates in over 174 developing countries and territories.

There are also other territorial development initiatives seeking to stimulate regional development. One of these is the Puebla Panama Plan, which has the aim of stimulating development and connectivity in the Southern and South Eastern regions of the country.

Satellite communication systems are also considered a vital tool for social and economic development, particularly for rural and remote areas in developing countries.

Since the strengthening of regional markets could awaken the interest of investors, Ghana urged its developed partners to take measures to support regional integration among developing countries in general.

In this context, Egypt follows with keen interest current developments in the Balkans, a region closely linked to the Mediterranean region, especially with regard to developments relating to the situation in Bosnia.

UNCTAD's role as a pioneer in presenting developmental approaches to tackling the developing countries' concerns in different areas was widely appreciated.

The latter, according to one minister, could be usefully adopted in other developing regions.

By the year 2015, half the developing world apos s population will live in urban areas.

At the community level, however, such issues were dealt with by Omani women's associations and local community development centres.

Latin America and the Caribbean are the second largest source of OFDI from developing regions.

Whereas country programmes support a single country and regional programmes support a single region, the global programme addresses development challenges, as identified by multiple developing countries in several regions.

NAFTA has succeeded in creating major poles of development, principally in border zones and in the centre of the country but other regions have remained marginalized from this growth.

Development Account projects promoted regional and interregional cooperation among developing countries.