As in previous years, the Conference has at its disposal, during the entire session, 10 meetings per week.

As a result of these pledges, ODA in 2003 increased to 0.25 per cent of developed country national income from 0.23 per cent in the previous year.

In 2004, the economy grew by 4.3 per cent, up from 2.8 per cent the previous year.

In 1987 the increase had been 38 per cent over previous usage, and in 2004 53 per cent.

The previous census indicated that 53 per cent of managers, 65 per cent of professionals and 52 per cent of assistant professionals were immigrants.

As at 1 April 2005, UNHCR had received 51.1 per cent of the audit certificates for expenditure related to projects implemented in 2003, as compared with 65.2 per cent the previous year (as at January 2004 for 2002 projects).

As at 1 April 2005, UNHCR had received 51.1 per cent of the audit certificates for expenditure related to projects implemented in 2003, as compared with 65.2 per cent the previous year (as at January 2004 for 2002 projects).

This is 19 per cent higher than in the previous 12 months (35,100)

This is 30 per cent higher than in the previous 12 months (5,380)

In previous Completion Strategy submissions, projections were premised on an average of 150 trial days per year, per Trial Chamber Section.

They accounted for only 8.5 per cent of total expenditures of UNCTAD's technical cooperation, and amounted to 2.3 million, a decrease of more than 50 per cent as compared with the previous year.

Contrary to previous years, world total services trade increased less rapidly (13 per cent) than merchandise trade (16 per cent) in 2003.

For developing countries, this latter figure was 4 per cent, compared to 3 per cent for the previous period, or 13 per cent for the 1990 1995 period.

As indicated in previous reports, war and poverty also affect the right to education the net enrolment was only 56 per cent until last year.

The manufacturing growth rate had risen to 9.2 per cent in the previous six months.

The obligations still outstanding at year's end increased by 5.7 per cent from the previous year.

The obligations still outstanding at year's end increased by 5.7 per cent from the previous year.

At 368,000, this was 22 per cent lower than the previous year and the lowest since 1988.

Each carrier was fined 1 per cent of the revenue earned on that route in a previous year.

Clean water was provided to 58 per cent of the affected population in February, compared to 56 per cent the previous month, while non food items were provided to 80 per cent of the needy population.

The approved budget for the biennium 2004 represented a nominal increase of 5 per cent from the previous budget.

as well as issues discussed at previous meetings

as well as issues discussed at previous meetings

As mentioned in previous reports, official statistics indicate that the proportion of the population living below the poverty line has remained well above 50 per cent in the last six years.

The three previous valuations those as at 31 December 2001, 31 December 1999 and 31 December 1997 had revealed surpluses of 2.92, 4.25 and 0.36 per cent of pensionable remuneration, respectively.

However, in 2004 Guam recorded more than 1.1 million visitor arrivals, up almost 30 per cent from the previous year.

At 737,544 cubic metres, total output was down 6.1 per cent from the previous year's figure of 782,342 cubic metres.

The average annual increase in the population between 1992 (year of the previous census) and 2001 was 3.2 per cent.

Out of the total approved budget for the sSecretariat for the biennium 2004 2005, 85. per cent is allocated for staff related costs, compared to 50. per cent in the previous biennium.

Inflows estimated at 255 billion in 2004 were 48 per cent higher than the previous year and at a historic high.

The aggregate programme expenditure (including funds, 48 million) increased to 2.9 billion, representing a 15 per cent growth from the previous year.

The needs based budget prepared for the 2006 2007 biennium was some 30 per cent higher than that for the previous biennium.

Economic reforms had brought about macroeconomic stability, and the rate of GDP growth had averaged 10 per cent over the previous five years.

Ninety per cent of children under 5 were immunized against preventable diseases and infant mortality rates had fallen dramatically in the previous decade.

In 45 per cent of the cases, managers assessed the audit services as excellent, 50 per cent as good and 5 per cent (one case) as poor.

The overall rate of inflation in developing economies of the ESCAP region was unchanged from the previous year at 4.8 per cent in 2004.

educational program in the year previous to enrollment in primary school in the duration of three hours per day, in accordance with the program,

Shares of regular resources for other focus areas will also remain close to equivalent levels under the previous plan, estimated for 2004 at 21 per cent for basic education and gender equality, 12 per cent for HIV AIDS and children and 9 per cent for child protection.

And, as you can see, the death rate goes down from 65,000 deaths per conflict per year in the 1950s to less than 2,000 deaths per conflict per year in this decade, as horrific as it is.

UNICEF projects regular resources contributions from Governments to be 455 million for 2005, an increase of 17 million (3 per cent) over the previous year.

Most significantly, I must recall the decision taken in the Paris Club to forgive 80 per cent of the debts accumulated by Iraq's previous rulers.

This constitutes a 378 per cent increase in the number of transactions, or arms embargo violations, from the previous reporting period, October to December 2004.

The Board of Auditors was pleased to note that the overall proportion of implementation of 34 per cent of the previous biennium had increased to 46 per cent in the biennium 2002 2003 (see A 60 113, annex, para.

In 2004, international tourist arrivals worldwide reached an all time record of 763 million, up 11 per cent over the previous year (World Tourism Organization, 2005).

The cost estimates for international staff for the 2005 06 period are based on a vacancy rate of 6 per cent, whereas a vacancy delayed deployment rate of 10 per cent had been used for the preparation of the previous budget.