Philippines for the Asian Group

8. Philippines (Asian Group and China)

El Salvador for the Latin American and Caribbean Group

2. Philippines (for Asian Group and China)

The representative of the Philippines, speaking on behalf of the Asian Group, said that Asia stood in solidarity with Africa in advancing the development agenda.

Informal briefing for the Asian Group countries (organized by the Permanent Missions of Japan and the Philippines)

At dawn yesterday a National Army unit stationed in the village of Limgheiti was the target of an armed attack carried out by the terrorist group known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat .

52. The spokesman for the Asian Group (Pakistan) said that his Group agreed with the African Group.

Delegations of the Asian Group

At the centre of this power bloc one man stood as its perceived architect the former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri.

At the 2nd and 3rd meetings, on 3 May, statements were made by the representatives of Jamaica, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, Luxembourg, on behalf of the European Union, the Syrian Arab Republic, on behalf of the group of Asian States, Swaziland, on behalf of the group of African States, Armenia, on behalf of the group of Eastern European States, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on behalf of the group of Latin American and Caribbean States, and Norway, on behalf of JUSSCANNZ.

72. The spokesman for the Asian Group and China (Philippines) said he agreed that more coherence was required in the work of UNCTAD.

Mr. ABUAH (Nigeria) I have asked for the floor to make a statement on behalf of the Group of 21, which I have the honour to represent as its current Coordinator.

We should mention that the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat recently trained 20 Mauritanian youths to carry out terrorist acts within the country, 10 of whom have actually re entered national territory.

The third category is represented by Warren Buffet, which I call aggregated giving.

ASIAN GROUP OF THE WHOLE

Ms. Banzon (Philippines) said that her delegation wished to associate itself with the statements made by Malaysia on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and by Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and to reaffirm its commitment to the goal of gender equality.

Sir Robin, this is the Lady Marian Fitzwalter.

The group had maintained relations with the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.

ASIAN GROUP OF THE WHOLE

The President (spoke in French) I now call on the representative of Bahrain, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Asian States.

(d) The representative of Armenia (on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States)

UNMIS, still in the start up phase, was expected to prepare its standard operating procedures in mid 2006.

The Board recommends that the Office of Internal Oversight Services expedite the filling of all posts to ensure that the units can execute the planned audit actions.

A key change had been the adoption of a risk assessment methodology in the audit planning process.

(a) From the Group of Asian States (one vacancy)

Mr. Oratmangun (Indonesia) said that his delegation supported the statements made by the representative of Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and by the representative of the Philippines on behalf of the ASEAN countries.

As at September 2005, Chief Resident Auditor posts were still vacant at MONUC, ONUB and the missions in the Middle East (including UNTSO, UNDOF, UNIFIL and UNFICYP).

Mr. Montealegre (Philippines) said that his delegation associated itself with the statements made by the representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, by the representative of Indonesia on behalf of ASEAN, and by the representative of Australia on behalf of the Cairns Group.

(b) Five judges from the Asian Group

2. Singapore (for Asian Group and China).

The representative of the Philippines, speaking on behalf of the Asian Group, stressed the importance of fully exploring how developing countries could benefit from the new trends in FDI, such as FDI based on research and development (R D).

The representative of the Philippines, speaking on behalf of the Asian Group, stressed the importance of fully exploring how developing countries could benefit from the new trends in FDI, such as FDI based on research and development (R D).

45. The spokeswoman for the Asian Group and China (Philippines) echoed the call made in Midrand (para. 91 (iv)) that the policy debate of the Commission should focus on the examination of trade and environment issues from a development perspective.

The representative of the Philippines, speaking on behalf of the Asian Group, commented on UNCTAD's role in the implementation of internationally agreed development goals, including the MDGs.

In keeping with the rotation among regional group, the President of COP 13 would come from the Asian Group.

Observations of the African Group on the initial discussion paper entitled Enhancing the effectiveness of the special mechanism of the Commission on Human Rights prepared by the expert of the Asian Group on Human Rights

Mr. Pisagih (Nigeria), speaking on behalf of the African Group on the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), said that the Mission was a flagship operation staffed by dedicated men and women.

In an effort to move forward, the Asian Group had not pursued some of the other proposals, in particular the following two issues

The representative of Ethiopia fully associated his delegation with the statements made by the Group of 77 and China, the African group and the LDC group.

At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Benin (on behalf of the African States Group), Belgium (on behalf of the Western European and Other States Group), Armenia (on behalf of the Eastern European States Group), the Islamic Republic of Iran (on behalf of the Asian States Group) and Honduras (on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean States Group).

United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)

Performance standards and indicators

Special assignments requiring a horizontal review by resident auditors at all the missions were included in the plan.

OIOS used these survey forms to assess the overall quality of its audit process.