Five responses presented information from donor countries, seven from recipients, and eight countries claimed to have neither received nor given assistance in this field.

In that regard, it commends the efforts of the Civilian Police Unit, which has, in response to requests, provided valuable assistance to several police contributing States through the selection assistance teams.

It has been alleged that the State Protection Law has been invoked and his detention ordered for one year.

Ensure that development assistance harmonization efforts are adapted to the country context and that donor assistance is aligned with the development priorities of the recipient

The communication specialists of the country support teams constitute the regional level of technical assistance for communication at the request of individual country programmes.

. In almost all responding States, victims received the necessary material assistance (in 23 States), medical assistance (in 33 States), psychological assistance (in 21 States) and social assistance (in 33 States).

Form of assistance Number of countries requesting assistance

Form of assistance Number of countries requesting assistance

nuclear safety and security assistance for States of the former Soviet Union on the basis of the TACIS programme

In the area of reconstruction, development and humanitarian assistance, UNAMI, in close cooperation with the United Nations country team, has taken a lead role in the delivery of assistance with a view to strengthening national capacity, based on Iraqi priorities.

A publication like Le Phare Panafrica allegedly received assistance from Reporters sans frontières up to the end of June 1996.

The latter allegedly provided military intelligence assistance services in Seychelles in 1986.

Moreover, in accordance with the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, it was necessary to enhance the quality and effectiveness of foreign aid by aligning it with national development priorities and harmonizing aid from various donors to ease the administrative burden on recipient countries.

In the end, most aid money has ended up benefiting the economies of donor countries or consultants from other countries, even though they were incompetent or did not know the recipient countries.

Assisting post conflict States

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The National System for Integral Development of the Family (SNDIF), under the Comprehensive Strategy for Social Food Aid, contributes to a national food aid project aimed at meeting the specific requirements of each component of the Federation.

7. According to the administering Power, access to the courts is available to all without restriction and, under the Legal Aid Law, legal aid is available for all serious criminal offences to those unable to pay for their defence.

In line with the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, we believe that aid must be predictable and time bound and that donors should align themselves with country procedures.

11. Emphasizes the importance for African countries to continue to coordinate, on the basis of national strategies and priorities, all types of external assistance in order to integrate effectively such assistance into their development processes

The above benefits are administered by the State Social Security Institute under the Social Assistance Act 1993.

9. Emphasizes the importance for African countries of continuing to coordinate, on the basis of national strategies and priorities, all types of external assistance, including that provided by multilateral organizations, in order to integrate effectively such assistance into their development processes

10. Emphasizes the importance for African countries to continue to coordinate, on the basis of national strategies and priorities, all types of external assistance, including that provided by multilateral organizations, in order to integrate effectively such assistance into their development processes

Emphasizes the importance for African countries to continue to coordinate, on the basis of national strategies and priorities, all types of external assistance, including that provided by multilateral organizations, in order to integrate effectively such assistance into their development processes

Emphasizes the importance for African countries to continue to coordinate, on the basis of national strategies and priorities, all types of external assistance, including that provided by multilateral organizations, in order to integrate effectively such assistance into their development processes

A New Deal for Fragile States

In Africa, more than 20 countries received United Nations assistance in excess of 10 per cent of their total ODA receipts in 1996 six of those received assistance amounting to 20 per cent of ODA.

(2) The pertinent provisions on responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts are based on the premise that aid or assistance, direction and control, and coercion do not affect attribution of conduct to the State which is aided or assisted, under the direction or control, or under coercion.

10. Recognizes the need for African countries to continue to coordinate, in accordance with their respective national strategies and priorities, all types of external assistance in order to integrate effectively such assistance into their development processes

UNIDO was responsible for assisting developing countries, but also countries with economies in transition.

Under its new policy, Japan had already extended assistance to 32 projects in 12 countries on mine clearance, victim assistance and mine risk education.

LONDON Much has changed about official development assistance (ODA) over the last 50 years. Since it originated during the Cold War, when members of the OECD s Development Assistance Committee spent roughly 60 billion annually (an amount that the Soviet Union undoubtedly matched), recipient countries have been called backward, developing, southern, and, lately, emerging.

Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance special economic assistance to individual countries or regions

Assistance to country programmes

Under the Assistance Convention, upon receiving a request for assistance from a State party or member States, IAEA is required to coordinate assistance at the international level.

International assistance programmes should, as had been suggested, specifically target the amount of aid to be channelled through the budgets of recipient countries, and assistance should be aligned with their national strategies.

Such assistance is usually a preparatory stage for in country legislative assistance.

Developing countries required special help with capacity building, as well as technical and financial assistance.

The African nations need multilateral assistance for the design and financing of such adjustment assistance schemes.

He praised UNCTAD's efforts in this respect and the emphasis placed on the interests of developing countries, which had also received substantial technical assistance.

This support also aims to strengthen the capacities of national institutions responsible for aid coordination UNDP assistance has made it possible to update economic statistics and aggregates of the nation s economic accounts and modernize the data bank of the public investment programme.

In 2003, 92 per cent of OECD DAC aid was untied and 94.7 per cent of bilateral aid to least developed countries was provided in grants.

(c) Upon request by States of the region, the United Nations and ESA, in cooperation with other donor agencies, should provide technical and financial assistance in establishing ERS data processing facilities

(a) Supporting national Governments in their efforts to strengthen national mechanisms through official development assistance and other appropriate assistance

Furthermore, it is essential to implement the commitments regarding the increase in official development assistance, as well as to quickly deliver that assistance to those who are in need.