In 2005, the EMPRETEC programme consolidated its presence in Latin America, and in Anglophone and Francophone Africa.

Regional initiatives are under way in Mexico and in Central America, francophone West Africa, Southern Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and South and South East Asia.

However, the Johannesburg stock exchange the largest in Africa with 180 billion in capitalization and the regional bourse of eight francophone States in West Africa actively facilitate foreign investment.

In addition to its annual human rights training programme for non governmental activist organizations in Montreal, it organizes training sessions in South East Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and francophone Africa.

The objectives pursued by the francophone vision were intended to permit this.

In 1994, WOCCU participated in a forum on the francophone cooperative development experience.

In addition to technical support to a number of Governments, two regional technical evaluation seminars were held, one in Bogota for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the other in Bamako for francophone Africa.

Advisory missions were undertaken to over 40 countries that requested assistance and two regional technical evaluation seminars were held in April May 1996, for Latin America in Bogota and for Francophone Africa in Bamako.

(iii) The vision of each country for this Centre, and its plan for ensuring that, if located within its territory, the Centre will serve the overall interest of all the countries (anglophone or francophone) in Africa.

18. Finally, bearing in mind the acute lack of accountants, particularly in francophone Africa, UNCTAD is designing a long distance learning programme to meet the need for qualified accountants in Cameroon, Central African Republic and Congo.

Furthermore, training was offered to several francophone African countries in 2004 on wetlands inventory methodologies.

In this capacity, he shall evaluate the activity of intergovernmental francophone cooperation, as decided upon.

Its objective was to share different experiences of administrative reforms carried out in sub Saharan francophone Africa in order to identify success and failure factors and to reflect on conditions that would assure successful reforms in the future.

Mr. Mostafa Kamel pointed out that the francophone community was extremely supportive of the UNESCO Convention.

To inform francophone international non governmental organizations about the policies and programmes adopted by the Summit

Additionally, the Intergovernmental Agency of La Francophonie organized a consultative process through its own network of francophone youth organizations, which culminated in a meeting of youth representatives from 23 francophone countries in Cairo from 27 to 29 May 2005.

The Secretary General shall be responsible for leadership of the multilateral francophone cooperation financed by the SMF.

22. The study Aspects méthodologiques de la réforme des fonctions publiques africaines Le cas des pays francophones au sud du Sahara, containing technical papers and outcomes of a special panel on administrative reform in francophone Africa, was published in 1998.

A regional ministerial conference of francophone African countries was held in cooperation with the Intergovernmental Agency of la Francophonie.

The third training programme on the prevention of conflict for Francophone African NHRIs is planned to start in January 2006.

The territories of 23 African countries, of which 17 are francophone, are either wholly or predominantly covered by the Libreville station.

A round of negotiations of bilateral investments treaties for francophone countries involving 13 countries resulted in the signing of 17 agreements.

Each member shall be represented by the Minister for Foreign Affairs or the Minister responsible for francophone affairs, or his delegate.

Mr. Paul Desanker Chair Ms. Madeleine Diouf Vice Chair and Francophone Rapporteur Mr. Puroshottam Kunwar Anglophone Rapporteur Mr. Almeida Sitoe Lusophone Rapporteur.

The relatively new partnership with IFAD in South Asia and francophone West Africa, and the expanding partnership with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) in Latin America and South East Asia, are generating opportunities to strengthen coordination in relation to the gender dimensions of rural poverty.

Finally, UNIFEM is working at the regional level with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean to produce analyses that support reporting on the Millennium Development Goals which takes into account gender concerns and with UNDP in francophone West Africa and Southern Africa to strengthen analytical and implementation capacities to link poverty reduction strategy papers, the Millennium Development Goals and gender responsive budgeting.

Noting also the creation of a francophone group of national institutions for human rights in cooperation with the International Organization of la Francophonie,

Private teaching establishments, whether francophone, anglophone or known trough another designation, are governed according to the provisions of the An Act respecting private education.

The Secretary General shall propose to the bodies, in conformity with the guidelines given by the Summit, the main lines of multilateral francophone activity.

The Department of Economic and Social Affairs is now formally working with the African Union to jointly launch and expand the Portal to francophone countries.

The Secretary General shall report to it on the execution of his mandate both in the political sphere and in that of francophone multilateral cooperation.

(a) In, March April 1993, two United Nations evaluation missions, consisting of two teams of experts, respectively went to the above anglophone and francophone African countries.

We also collaborate with regional and international donors in tripartite cooperation programmes to assist countries of sub Saharan Africa, as attested to by the five year Morocco Japan programme for francophone countries, which covers maritime fisheries, commercial shipping, road maintenance and drinking water, as well as a special programme on food security in Burkina Faso.

In 2005, the Partnership produced a francophone statistical advocacy film entitled La statistique au service du développement, which makes the case for increased support to statistical development.

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The Commission also organized a training workshop on intellectual property rights and technology transfer of biotechnology for the West African and Central African francophone countries in April 2004.

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At its seventh meeting, the group elected Mr. Paul Desanker (Malawi) as Chair, Ms Madeleine Diouf (Senegal) as Vice Chair and francophone rapporteur and Mr. Puroshottam Kunwar (Nepal) as anglophone rapporteur.

As a follow up to the UNU FAO organizational meeting for AFROFOODS held in Accra in September 1994, a meeting of francophone African countries was held in Dakar in February 1995.

That is why, in Cotonou, the heads of State and Government decided to elect in Hanoi, in 1997, a Secretary General who would be the keystone of the francophone institutional system.

The NI Unit has established closer links with the Association francophone des commissions nationales de promotion et de protection des droits de l'homme in cooperation with the International Organization of la Francophonie.

It shall adopt the financial reports and examine the budget estimates of the Agency and the direct operators recognized by the Summit, as well as the broad lines of francophone multilateral activity.

L Association internationale des maires et responsables des capitales et des metropoles partiellement ou entierement francophones (AIMF) (The International Association of Mayors and Officials of Partially or Wholly Francophone Capitals and Metropolitan Countries).