Many developing countries, especially in Africa and the least developed countries, are highly in need of ODA to support their development.

The countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) spend annually more on research and development than the economic output of the world's 61 least developed countries.

(a) Enhancing implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action by both least developed countries and their development partners

15. Stresses the need for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to promote, within its mandate, the development of competitive industries in developing countries as well as countries with economies in transition, especially in least developed countries and landlocked developing countries

France would like in particular to see UNIDO contribute effectively to the development of the least developed countries (LDCs).

The developed countries should increase the quantity and quality of ODA flows to the least developed countries and support their national development strategies and programmes.

Briefing on UNCTAD's approach to the trade and development challenges facing least developed countries (organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD))

13. Requests the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to facilitate industrial development with emphasis on initiatives to support micro, small and medium sized enterprises of developing countries and countries with economies in transition, in particular least developed countries and landlocked developing countries

Also least developed countries.

Today, the group of least developed countries will basically limit its assessment of the report to the sphere of development.

Requests development partners to assist the least developed countries in the development and implementation of their national development strategies based on the goals and targets of the Programme of Action

11. Welcome the measures taken by developed and developing countries, as well as by multilateral organizations, to promote South South cooperation and call upon them to continue to enhance their resources and efforts for capacity building and development in the least developed countries, including the sharing of best practices in the sustainable development of the least developed countries

34. Calls upon the Governments of the least developed countries and their development partners to implement fully the commitments contained in the Brussels DeclarationA CONF.191 13, chap. I. and the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001 2010,Ibid., chap. II. adopted at the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries

Calls upon the Governments of the least developed countries and their development partners to implement fully the commitments contained in the Brussels Declaration and the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001 2010, adopted at the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, held in Brussels from 14 to 20 May 2001

Calls upon the Governments of the least developed countries and their development partners to implement fully the commitments contained in the Brussels Declaration and the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001 2010,11 adopted at the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, held in Brussels from 14 to 20 May 2001

Requests the development partners to assist the least developed countries in the development and implementation of their national development strategies based on the goals and targets of the Programme of Action

the international development targets, actions by the least developed countries and commensurate support measures by their development partners, and on the values, principles and objectives of the

Half of the CIS and South East European countries are expected to miss at least one of the Millennium Development Goals.

22. Stresses the important role played by official development assistance in complementing domestic efforts to meet the development needs of developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, and in this regard acknowledges the official development assistance made available to developing countries and the efforts that developing countries have made to eradicate poverty

Particularly for developing countries and, even more so, least developed countries, such as mine, the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals is of equal, if not greater, importance.

The goal of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is to help reduce poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the least developed countries (LDCs).

Meetings convened in 1990 and 1994 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on the role of women in the development of the least developed countries

Group of the Least Developed Countries (consideration of a draft resolution on the least developed countries and other matters)

Calls upon developed countries that have not yet done so to expeditiously fulfil their commitment of 0.15 0.20 per cent of their gross national income as an official development assistance target to the least developed countries and urges all development partners to align their support with the national development strategies of the least developed countries aimed at achieving the goals and targets as contained in the Programme of Action

Ethiopia called on development partners to provide further support in terms of strengthening the trade negotiating capacity of the least developed countries.

Needless to say, one crucial dimension of the global partnership for development is addressing the special needs of least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States.

43. Calls upon the Governments of the least developed countries and their development partners to implement fully the commitments contained in the Brussels Declaration and the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001 2010, adopted at the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, held in Brussels from 14 to 20 May 2001

His country continued fully to support the development efforts of the least developed countries within the framework of South South cooperation and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).

Least Developed Countries Report, Geneva, UNCTAD.

a Excluding the least developed countries.

a Excluding the least developed countries.

a Excluding the least developed countries.

b Excluding the least developed countries.

b Excluding the least developed countries.

Conference on the Least Developed Countries

Group of the Least Developed Countries

Replace least developed and landlocked countries as well as other developing countries with the developing countries and countries with economies in transition, particularly the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States .

2. Reconfirms that graduating from the list of least developed countries should not result in a disruption of development plans, programmes and projects

According to the expert from UNCTAD, a majority of least developed countries (LDCs) were not on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

In the case of development groups, greater reporting of census data on school attendance was apparent among countries in more developed regions and the lowest among the least developed countries

Unless the latter makes concerted efforts to accelerate equitable development in the developing countries, especially the least developed countries, the Millennium Goal of halving poverty by 2015 will remain elusive.

Countries from sub Saharan Africa were identified as those least likely to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.7 Those countries are also some of the most vulnerable to disasters.

As reaffirmed at Monterrey, the specific allocation of 0.15 to 0.2 per cent of the GDP of developed countries must be earmarked for official development assistance to least developed countries.

Mr. Fomba (Mali) said that, since the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in 2001, most of the developing countries, including Mali, were implementing national development strategies.

The least developed countries in the international negotiations the temptation of multilateral neocolonialism contribution to The poorest countries which cooperation for which development? , French Institute for International Relations, Paris, 1981.