13. Arab Gulf Programme for UN Dev.

Growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Eighty six per cent of the exports were from the Gulf Cooperation Council, which also accounted for 70 per cent of all imports into ESCWA member countries.

An organizational INFOODS meeting for the Arab Gulf States was held in Dubai in November in order to set up GULFOODS.

62 78. Observer status for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in the General Assembly

Wishing to promote cooperation between the United Nations and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf,

Occupation by Iran of the three Arab islands of the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa in the Arabian Gulf, which belong to the United Arab Emirates

AGFUND Arab Gulf Programme for the United Nations Development Organizations

And in parts of the Arabian Gulf, the seawater, the salinity is increasing steadily due to the discharge of waste brine from desalination plants.

Occupation by Iran of the three Arab islands belonging to the United Arab Emirates in the Arabian Gulf, namely the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa

Occupation by Iran of three Arab islands belonging to the United Arab Emirates in the Arabian Gulf, namely the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa

The six member Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) initiated a customs union on 1 January 2003 after 15 years of negotiations.

In the light of the impact of that important and delicate issue on the security and the stability of the Arab Gulf region and on the entire world, the United Arab Emirates, along with other countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, looks forward to the Iranian Government's review of its policy in that regard.

Of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Qatar attained the highest per capita GDP, whereas the United Arab Emirates achieved a low per capita GDP.

The Government of Saudi Arabia in its reply noted that the departure of Yemenis working in Saudi Arabia occurred without any compulsion on the part of the Saudi Government, but was encouraged by the Yemeni Government at that time and was motivated by their wish to avoid repercussions following the Gulf war.

1. Decides to invite the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to participate in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly in the capacity of observer

The more diversified economies and the Gulf Cooperation Council enjoyed an upturn in real GDP levels (see table).

It maintains close working relations with pertinent regional and subregional organizations, such as the League for Arab States, the Arab Labour Organization and the Executive Bureau of the Council of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States.

(e) UNIDO seminar on quot Development of Small and Medium Scale Industries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) quot , Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, November 1994

Ittijah Union of Arab Community Based Associations, Haifa

Recommended award The Panel's recommendations in respect of claim No. 5000219 are summarized in table 19.

In view of Kuwait's keen interest in the maintenance of security and stability in the Gulf region and given our close ties with the brotherly United Arab Emirates and with the friendly Islamic Republic of Iran, we support the position of the member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council regarding the three islands of the United Arab Emirates.

Saudi Arabia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Partnerships with regional organizations, particularly the Arab League and its affiliated institutions and associations, regional development banks such as the African Development Bank and the Islamic Development Bank, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, and the Arab Gulf Programme were to be of central importance.

Ongoing economic reforms and liberalization contributed to healthy demand expansion in most Gulf Cooperation Council countries during 2004.

Since the current situation is expected to continue, the Gulf Cooperation Council economies are expected to grow by 5.3 per cent in 2005.

In the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the priority is developing human resources among nationals to match private sector skill requirements.

Noting the endorsement and the support expressed by the Council of the League of Arab States and the member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council and in the Brasilia Declaration adopted at the South American and Arab Countries Summit for the initiative of the State of Qatar to host a United Nations centre for human rights for South West Asia and the Arab region,

And they killed about 12,000 sharks in this period, literally just by stringing a manila rope off the tip of Keem Bay at Achill Island.

25. The Committee also mentions the use of the Internet to spread propaganda against the Arabs in general and Arab Americans in particular. Following the outbreak of the Persian Gulf war, the Internet was full of vicious, obscene and racist material. Communication from the American Arab Anti Discrimination Committee dated 10 July 1996.

Arabia's for the Arabs now.

I have the honour to transmit to you herewith the decision adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States at its meeting held at the level of Ministers for Foreign Affairs during its 124th regular session, on 8 September 2005, entitled Occupation by Iran of the three Arab Islands of the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa in the Arabian Gulf, which belong to the United Arab Emirates (see annex).

53. In reply to the Special Rapporteur apos s question whether the Bidun were a homogeneous, indigenous group and or made up of Arabs from the Gulf, he was told that while most of them were Arabs, some were Iranians, Iraqis or Asians.

23. The above meetings were organized by the secretariat of LAS and were attended by high level customs representatives from Arab States.

Noting the endorsement and the support expressed by the Council of the League of Arab States and the member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council and in the Brasilia Declaration adopted at the South American and Arab Countries SummitA 59 818, annex. for the initiative of the State of Qatar to host a United Nations centre for human rights for South West Asia and the Arab region,

The Arab Springtime of Nations?

The ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council held in Saudi Arabia on 13 March 2005, among other things, underlined the importance of the return of Kuwaiti property and the national archives.

The low level of response (23 per cent) from the Arab States and Europe is due primarily to the non completion of the questionnaire by the Gulf States, Eastern European countries and the successor states of the former Soviet Union.

(b) League of Arab States ACSAD, ALO, BADEA, AFESD, the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development, AIDMO, AGFUND and the LAS Department of Political and International Affairs.

Abbreviations AFESD Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development AGFUND Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations AFTP Arab Trade Financing Programme EC European Commission IDB Islamic Development Bank GEF Global Environmental Facility and CAP Capacity 21.

Does the Arab Bureau want a big thing in Arabia?

o Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Yemen)

Situation of Arab workers of the occupied Arab territories

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50. Heroin abuse was reported by Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Syrian Arab Republic and United Arab Emirates.