(d) Specific measures for law enforcement personnel

More recently, developing countries' providers have begun to expand into regional markets and started to compete successfully with their foreign counterparts from developed countries.

In addition, the objectives of the plan of action were being integrated into the national development strategy.

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Further, the implementation of the recommendations requires research and observational capabilities throughout developed and developing countries.

2. The privatization being gradually implemented by the Governments of developing countries would require foreign private capital in the form of external loans to the private sector or foreign direct investment.

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The International Conference on Financing for Development had reaffirmed the need to increase aid and trade and to reduce the external debt of the developing countries, which must themselves introduce domestic reforms in order to encourage foreign direct investment.

Inter entity distribution of publications, with the exception of initiatives organized by international agencies, remains extremely limited.

39. Implementation of the recommendations of the major international conferences of the 1990s called for, inter alia, the transfer of technology from developed to developing countries.

Outsourcing to developing countries is also a viable solution for the creation of jobs without causing a brain drain.

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In addition, 7,000 visas were issued by United States foreign service posts abroad to individuals travelling on United Nations official business, and 4,000 to 5,000 visas were issued to invitees (largely representatives of non governmental organizations) to United Nations events.

(e) Advertisements were placed in various English and foreign language newspapers circulated in the United States as follows

Were there fundamental differences between outward FDI from developing countries and outward FDI from developed countries in terms of the FDI's nature, the issues surrounding it or its impact?

Furthermore, the successful implementation of the national development programmes of many countries is directly linked to regional and international cooperation.

Moreover, a number of initiatives have been undertaken by some developed countries to strengthen GSP benefits in favour of LDCs.

In addition, components of UNCTAD s Policy Framework for Attracting Foreign Investment have been implemented in Albania.

Outward FDI from developing countries is highly concentrated.

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While ownership of bank assets by foreign institutions offers potential opportunities, excessive foreign ownership of bank assets has also, at times, constrained lending to the domestic private sectors and small and medium scale enterprises.

Trafficking involving children has internal and external dimensions.

Over the past 15 years, FDI outflows from developing countries have grown faster than those from developed countries.

Several speakers pointed out the importance of avoiding the accumulation of foreign currency denominated debt and borrowing in local currency as a hedge against foreign exchange rate risk.

Recognizing that, in addition to the primary role of States, the United Nations has an important role to play in the field of assistance in mine action,

For developing countries, particularly the least developed countries, official development assistance is a main source of external funding, and substantial new and additional funding for sustainable development and implementation of Agenda 21 is required.

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The adoption of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions in 1997 criminalized the bribery of foreign officials, with the intent to reduce bribery by multinational companies of public officials in developing countries.

Special efforts have to be made to help developing countries, and especially those in Africa, to build an environment able to attract foreign investment.

Foreign direct investment from developing countries to other developing countries seems to be growing more rapidly than that from developed to developing countries.

In addition to public and private partnerships, donor Governments have provided support to developing countries in support of implementation activities.

In addition, Malaysia and Thailand were in process of launching their national satellites, in 2005 and 2007 respectively.

The Secretariat should continue to distribute vacancy announcements to Member States in hard copy, with the exception of those that decided otherwise.

10. Reiterates the importance of continued trade liberalization in developed and developing countries, including in sectors of export interest to developing countries, through, inter alia

10.8 One of the functions of the Office of the High Representative relates to the mobilization of extrabudgetary resources for the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries and other programmes and initiatives for landlocked developing countries and small island developing States.

More detailed data are required, however, for a more in depth sectoral analysis of outward FDI from developing countries.

On 25 April 2000 a policy memorandum was published on the position of women in the Netherlands' aliens policy, and under current aliens law.

Execution of foreign judgements

In addition, the Council will hear a statement from Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given detailed instructions to all Belgian diplomatic and consular posts as to the measures to be taken when a Belgian national is detained for such offences abroad.

Estimates of South South FDI can be obtained by using information from home developing countries (on the destination of their outward FDI) or from host developing countries (on the source of their inward FDI).

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Deputy Director (International Development), Department of Foreign Affairs

In particular, the secretariat apos s work should focus on (i) empirical studies on the effect of FDI on development as a whole (ii) steps that could be taken by home countries to promote FDI and (iii) studies on the impact of FDI liberalization measures on FDI flows and their consequent effects on trade and development.