Table 1 International population assistance, by major donor category, 2002 2005

The Peacebuilding Commission needs a well balanced composition, including major donor countries.

A major donor investment would be needed to ensure the economic viability of the Gaza Strip.

As a major donor, my Government is currently working on means to increase the flexibility of our funding response mechanism.

The Union was already by far the world's largest donor of aid, and it is the major trade partner of poor countries.

Such support will definitely encourage the major partners at the United Nations and the donor community in general to support the Institute financially.

The favourable exchange rate for major donor currencies to the United States dollar also contributed significantly to the nominal income of UNICEF during the period.

Major studies have been completed in this plan period on immunization plus , the African Girls' Education Initiative and external support to basic education (a joint multi donor evaluation).

The gains in interest income are expected to be offset to a certain extent by the strengthening of the United States dollar compared to other major donor currencies.

The segment will help the task force to benefit from the experiences of major players at the regional and national levels international institutions, donor countries and partner developing countries.

CTAG has coordinated diplomatic, donor cooperation, and donor assistance efforts

India's approach towards post conflict peacebuilding is determined by its role as a major troop contributor to United Nations peacekeeping operations and as an emerging non traditional donor for reconstruction activities.

In the eastern Caribbean, a regional initiative the Eastern Caribbean Donor Group has been established to support the coordination of external emergency assistance in case of a major natural or technological disaster.

The rejoining of the former major donor countries Canada, Australia and the United States of America was particularly important in order to achieve universality and also to increase the Organization's financial resources.

The Head of Mission participated actively, as an observer, in the Dialogue Group of major donors, which became the principal in country forum for donor coordination and dialogue with the Government of Guatemala.

He's my donor.

C. Donor coordination

Norway is in favour of a mechanism that tracks donor pledges in major humanitarian and reconstruction operations such as these and is pleased to see the initiative taken by United Nations in this regard.

(c) Press releases, press conferences promotion of information materials produced by the section through media liaison with editors and writers in major African media and with major donor and other countries to place these articles and to include relevant information on United Nations support for Africa in their own materials (1)

Mr. Løvald (Norway) said that the paper on reform of United Nations operational activities presented to the Secretary General by Norway and six other major donor countries last June was the basis for his address.

Total donor resources (including regular donor and other donor resources, trust funds, UNV and MSAs) registered a growth of 36 per cent, rising to 2.8 billion in 2004.

Recommendation 16 called for stronger donor relations and for grantees to be invited to donor meetings.

Promotion of donor collaboration.

In this connection, the Prime Minister intends to convene shortly a round table with major donors to mobilize donor assistance for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme, the national elections and the redeployment of State administration.

We look forward to good results from the ongoing discussion on the proposal to create an investment climate facility for Africa, which has been endorsed by the NEPAD secretariat and major multilateral and bilateral donor agencies.

Donor resources regular resources and other donor resources, received from all donors (other than local resources received from programme countries), including donor cost sharing, trust funds, UNV and management services agreements.

The High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness held in Paris earlier in the year had represented a major shift in the relationship between programme and donor countries and the way in which development was funded and implemented.

Donor assistance to population activities

(a) Contributions from donor members

Other donor resources contributions, 2004

(d) Interest on donor funds

Donor response to the crisis

It is expected that a major focus will be on the joint UNDP UNIDO private sector development programme and the new opportunities this provides for mobilizing funds at the field level as well as at the donor headquarters.

C. Meetings with the donor community

Harmonization and coordination of donor assistance

Indeed, Haiti can become an inspiration for many other fragile and impoverished new democracies. The US, France, Canada, and other major donor countries must not miss this historic opportunity to give vital help to Preval s democratically elected new government.

The Asian Group therefore urged all Member States, particularly donor countries, and other donor institutions to consider increasing their voluntary contributions.

Data on donor assistance for population activities presented in this report were gathered with the use of a detailed questionnaire mailed to 77 key actors in the field of population and AIDS including the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donor countries, major multilateral organizations and agencies, large private foundations and other non governmental organizations that provide substantial amounts of population assistance.

UNOPS anticipates that major donor investment in the post crisis and transitional programmes, including Afghanistan, Haiti, Liberia and Sudan, as well as in Iraq, will provide the opportunity in 2005 to increase business volume in infrastructure, public works and related activities.

New initiatives were launched with support from the donor community ranging from a regional intelligence coordination centre for Central Asia to a container programme in major seaports in Africa, Asia and Latin America, aimed at disrupting the flow of illicit commodities.

Although his delegation appreciated the initiatives put forward in the document, it was also mindful of the effort required to convert the stated intentions into action and of the need for coordination among United Nations entities and major donor organizations.

(c) The mobilization of resources from donor Governments, and managing the programming of those funds in accordance with donor agreements and guidelines.

Establish an effective partnership of donor and recipient countries based on mutual trust, accountability and donor coordination in support of country goals.

Predictable donor support would also be helpful.

By 2002, donor assistance was 3.2 billion.