He welcomed recent decisions by the G8 leaders, particularly the decision to double the level of ODA, cancel 100 per cent of the outstanding IMF, IDA and ADB debt of eligible HIPCs, and ensure these countries' ownership of their development policies.

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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.

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.

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Resulting initiatives will be eligible for support.

Innovative funding sources were a complement to ODA.

Staff would not be eligible in cases where

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

Development of clear and transparent indicators, especially for ODA.

Government employees were already eligible for the extended leave.

As of December 2003, the majority of those eligible to both old age and survivors benefits were women 95 of the 76,597 eligible to these two benefits.

Closely related to ODA is the issue of external debt.

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

Foster civil society energies with national programs and ODA efforts.

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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.

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).

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Of 338 eligible beneficiaries, 116 have accepted compensation under the scheme.

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.

These changes apply to eligible parents who work in the private sector.

This does not imply that such elements are not eligible for protection.

Eligible personnel from the Mission will be recruited to serve in UNIOSIL.

St. Helena is also eligible to receive funds from the European Union.

Discussions have centred on how to identify eligible products, including appropriate indicators.

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.

For developing countries, official development assistance (ODA) remains an important source of income.

In addition, developed countries should set time limits for the increase of ODA and should achieve the target of allocating 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of gross national product for ODA to least developed countries.