Sources OECD, statistical annex to 2004 Development Cooperation Report (net ODA receipts, ODA GNI) UNCTAD, Handbook of Statistics, 2004 (exports of merchandise) World Bank, World Development Indicators 2005 (external debt, GDP).

We are encouraged that global ODA has reversed its downward trend and has shown a net increase in the three years since the Monterrey Consensus.

Official Development Assistance (ODA)

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On the contrary, ODA has declined.

The recent commitments on official development assistance (ODA) were widely welcomed, including the commitment to double ODA to Africa and the commitments by many donors to reach the target of 0.7 per cent in ODA.

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The immediate result was a 5 per cent increase in ODA in 2002 and total ODA further increased to 68.6 billion in 2003.

Despite recent signs of improvement in overall levels of ODA, not all the channels through which ODA is transmitted have performed equally well.

With respect to official development assistance (ODA), the trend has been towards an increase in the volume of ODA to Africa since 2002.

ODA has remained far below the 0.7 per cent target, agreed 35 years ago, and ODA quality is also a matter of concern.

Innovative funding sources were a complement to ODA.

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The international environment had not been enabling since ODA remained far below the target of 0.7 per cent, the net outflow of capital had been from developing to developed countries since 1998, foreign direct investment flows were concentrated and developing countries were marginalized in global economic governance.

According to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) statistics, in 2003, net ODA received by landlocked developing countries, as a group, reached US 11.5 billion, representing a 13 per cent increase as compared with that received in 2002 (see table 3).

First, official development assistance (ODA) should be greatly increased.

Development of clear and transparent indicators, especially for ODA.

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Closely related to ODA is the issue of external debt.

Indeed, since coming into office my Government has tripled ODA.

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The net additional resources requested by UNFICYP amount to 1,898,800 gross ( 2,119,500 net).

Innovative forms of financing are being developed to complement ODA increases.

Furthermore, remittance levels are double those of official development assistance (ODA).

For us developed countries that means significantly stepping up our official development assistance (ODA) and establishing timetables to reach the agreed ODA target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income.

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Therefore, adopting conservation agriculture contributes to changing farmlands from net carbon sources to net sinks.

Donors are encouraged to fulfil their increased ODA commitments in this regard.

We welcome the recent upward trend in disbursing official development assistance (ODA).

The Netherlands has continued to keep its ODA at 0.8 of GNP.

Fiji welcomed the European Union's timetable to reach new levels of ODA.

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The net requirements for the initial phase of UNOTIL would therefore amount to 7,491,600 gross ( 6,399,300 net).

We call on the implementation on the provision of ODA that take into account the national development priorities of developing countries and meet ODA commitments in support of pro poor and poverty reduction policies.

Urgent steps are needed to increase the quality, transparency and accountability of ODA.

For instance, they argued that debt forgiveness should not be counted as ODA.

In this connection, he urged donors to meet the internationally agreed ODA targets.

Japan's strong commitment to development aid and cooperation through its ODA remains unchanged.