Local Development (Micro regions)

Development of co operation with social bodies of the local community

Improving access has a direct impact on the MDGs in local communities.

Other legislation and development projects dealing with indigenous communities were mentioned by the representative.

Efforts focused on building partnerships with local communities so as also to strengthen their development and enhance acceptance of the refugee community.

Community Development

Community based development

The Government should be encouraged to continue to build on initiatives aimed at generating additional revenue, including development projects for local communities, from the vital diamond mining sector.

The primary clients for LDPs in the LDCs are poor rural communities and their local governments, which request UNCDF support for local development.

But during that time, I realized that it was about projects and developing them on the local level that really was going to do the right thing for our communities.

52. UNDP, along with national authorities, local communities and the international community, is supporting the implementation of development programmes in priority areas of sustainable human development.

At the national and local levels, we will encourage local authorities, civil society, the private sector and local communities to launch partnerships that support and promote rural development.

The international community should focus more attention on the management and sustainable development of coastal zones.

True development consists of the creation of indigenous capacity to participate in the generation of technologies for the benefit of the broader community.

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.

Local development programmes for women would be incorporated in general economic and social development plans in order to ensure sufficient resources for the implementation of the Platform for Action.

Communities have found that decentralization, even if demand driven, is not a panacea for the problem of empowerment of local communities.

Strengthening local communities

Filippidou, Aspasia, Department of Social Participation, Decentralization and Regional Development

Papadopoulou, Vasiliki, Department of Social Participation, Decentralization and Regional Development

Santiago Consensus, adopted by the Regional Conference on the

10. Community Development Programme (CDP)

The role of civil society, especially of communities with local knowledge, is crucial.

At present, this system is being developed in agencies at provincial, district and commune levels.

Local communities and grass roots organizations play a key role in the implementation of Millennium Development Goals, and should be recognized and supported in their efforts.

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

Highest priority should be given to developing the capacity of the local community to construct and carry out effective and locally appropriate economic development strategies based on current opportunities.

51. Even in areas where economic development has resulted in the transfer of lands to indigenous communities, they have been unable to fully control such development.

We stress the need to address in a holistic and comprehensive manner the sustainable development of indigenous and local communities as well as rural communities taking into account that in many developing countries they form part of some of the poorest communities.

Beginning with intersectoral actions, involving combined and cooperative work among governments, companies and civil society, the network is formed in a regional field to enable the inclusion of local communities in the sustainable socioeconomic development.

16.4 A regional review was conducted on the progress in the implementation of the Agenda for Action on Social Development in the ESCAP Region (the regional Social Development Agenda) in the context of the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development.

In order to strengthen ties and promote the economic and social development of national races inhabiting the border areas, the Government has implemented a border area development programme.

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

With an emphasis on community empowerment, the programme helps local residents organize their own self governing community institutions and then manage their own recovery efforts.

Support to the local communities and cities in subject of agrarian land management in coordination with the extension and the inquiry.

Nature Conservancy, The Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development

Projects will benefit from efforts in community mobilization and rural development piloted elsewhere in the Russian Federation and the region.

In Myanmar, a five year income substitution programme for local communities will become operational and alternative development activities will continue in local communities in opium producing provinces of the Lao People s Democratic Republic and in the Nghe An province in Viet Nam.

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

(f) Give due recognition to the sociocultural features of the locations in which campaigns are conducted, ensuring shared responsibility of all sections of the community (Mexico)

The resolution of these conflicts can go a long way toward ensuring the economic and social development of the wider African region, as well as that of the affected countries themselves.

A community initiative in the West Bank and Gaza promotes the involvement of children and young people in the development of their communities.

28 Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the ESCWA Region, 1997 1998 (to be issued shortly).

Good governance will come through development that involves the people, i.e. the people through local community meetings should decide what they desire as development for their area or village.

Towards that end, NICCO is constantly devoting its energy to achieving environmental conservation and rural development in impoverished and desolate areas of the world, as stated in Article 4, Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment.