The Group of Eight initiatives on debt relief and on Africa are important contributions.

At the meeting with the working group on transition issues, the Group was briefed by Ms. Margareta Wahlstrom, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, returning from Burundi.

Eastern European Group (meeting with the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator) (at the ambassadorial level)

But despite that, and despite the Group of Eight's important debt relief initiative, there is an urgent need to do more.

We will also fulfil all our promises related to debt relief decided upon at the Group of Eight meeting at Gleneagles.

55 124. Working Group on the Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

56 53. Working Group on the Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

57 118. Working Group on the Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

The African Development Bank Group also announced that Burundi had met the conditions needed to qualify for over US  226 million in debt relief.

We congratulate the Group of Eight for the commitment adopted at the Gleneagles Summit, giving much needed debt relief to 18 heavily indebted poor countries.

Group of 77 (meeting with the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on the Central Emergency Response Fund) (at the expert level)

Nepal welcomed the decision by the Group of Eight to extend debt relief, and called for that initiative to be extended to all least developed countries.

(b) Report of the Working Group on the Financing of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (A 60 439)

Relief

Group of 77 (on the draft resolution entitled International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development , under agenda item 73 (a))

Group of 77 (on the draft resolution entitled International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development , under agenda item 73 (a))

Emergency relief

Debt relief

Islamic Relief

Disaster Relief

The recent pledges by the Group of Eight (G 8) countries to double aid to Africa and grant 100 per cent debt relief to 18 developing countries were welcome.

(a) Relief Services

(ii) Community relief

(b) To provide security and support for the distribution of relief supplies and humanitarian relief operations

cooperation,culture,disaster relief

WFP continued to support the work of the joint UNDG ECHA working group on countries in transition from relief to development, the aim of which is to develop guidance on United Nations approaches.

In this context, the United Nations Development Group is also liaising with the Emergency Relief Coordinator and through him with the Inter Agency Standing Committee on the strengthening of the humanitarian coordinator system.

Transition from relief to development

1935 relief, depression, recovery banks.

This is an immediate relief.

How Effective is Disaster Relief?

Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance

Debt sustainability and debt relief

Relief and social services programme

Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Gaza

Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Ramallah

Transition from relief to development

Poverty relief via e commerce is a new round of innovative measures aimed at poverty relief and development. It is an important means to achieve measures targeted at poverty relief and eradication.

The representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, expressed his heartfelt sympathy and solidarity with the tsunami affected member States within the Group and acknowledged his deep gratitude to all donor countries that had contributed so generously to relief efforts.

The group called for special efforts by the international community to help LDCs meet their development targets in the light of the Brussels Programme of Action, particularly through aid, FDI, market access and debt relief.

Payment or relief to others None of the claims in this instalment seek compensation for payment or relief to others.

D. Transition from relief to development

The Threat of Greek Debt Relief

The False Promise of Debt Relief

When Prevention is Better than Relief