The meeting also called for the development of a regional strategy to promote SCP patterns and the establishment of a regional council of government experts on SCP.

The United Nations regional commissions and offices, regional development banks and other regional organizations continue to contribute to regional implementation of sustainable development goals and targets.

Regional cooperation for development

The Southern African Development Community continued building a regional power grid and infrastructure for regional development corridors .

Investments and regional development strategy

E. International, regional and national development agencies, specialized agencies of the United Nations, the World Bank and regional development banks

African Regional Centre for Technology (Council decision 1980 151)

According to the Estonian regional development strategy, the aim of the regional policy is to achieve the balance of regional development to the extent that in all the counties

Recommends that the international, regional and national development agencies, specialized agencies of the United Nations, the World Bank and regional development banks

The Economic and Social Council decides that the theme for the item on regional cooperation at its substantive session of 2005 should be Achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration a regional perspective .

The regional dimension of the Millennium Development Goals includes regional policies such as regional trade, infrastructure and legal instruments.

The development of regional trade and integration would require careful planning and regional coordination.

The Security Council mission that visited West Africa in June 2004 also called for the development of a regional disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process (see S 2004 525, para.

Noting with appreciation the contribution to the development of some Territories by specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Development Programme, and regional institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank, the Caribbean Community, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, the Pacific Islands Forum and the agencies of the Council of Regional Organizations in the Pacific,

Noting with appreciation the contribution to the development of some Territories by specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Development Programme, and regional institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank, the Caribbean Community, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, the Pacific Islands Forum and the agencies of the Council of Regional Organizations in the Pacific,

78. Encourages development agencies of the United Nations system to seek to maximize the opportunity to address development challenges on a regional or subregional basis, where appropriate, recognizing the important contribution of regional cooperation to national and regional development

Member States remain engaged in the intergovernmental process relating to sustainable development, as evidenced by their active participation in the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development, the Economic and Social Council and the regional commissions, among other bodies.

At its 2nd meeting, the Council decided that the theme for the item on regional cooperation at its substantive session of 2005 would be Achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration a regional perspective .

The process of deeper regional integration requires the development of a regional pool of policy analysts.

Regional and local development planning and monitoring for UNDP.

Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development within the

Subprogramme 5 Mainstreaming the gender perspective in regional development

Subprogramme 3 Economic analysis and forecasting for regional development

One for consideration of the regional dimensions of the implementation of the results of the International Conference on Financing for Development, with participation of the heads of regional commissions and regional development banks, and other stakeholders

Development of the Economic and Social Council

Islamic Development Bank (Council decision 2003 221)

7. Invites the regional commissions, in cooperation with regional intergovernmental organizations and regional development banks, to review progress made towards implementing the Millennium Declaration

C. Functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council and the regional commissions

Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (Council decision 1992 265)

Regional monitoring complements national monitoring of the Millennium Development Goals and brings out regional trends and comparative approaches.

(f) Promoting regional cooperation in strengthening health and development policy and programme capability to address regional health challenges

The Security Council also stresses the importance of continued cooperation and increased dialogue between neighbouring states and the Afghan government to promote regional development and the long term peace and stability of Afghanistan.

Today, 30 November 2005, from 3 to 4.30 p.m. in the Economic and Social Council Chamber second informal briefing on the Arab Human Development Report 2005 and the new Arab States regional programme.

The linkages between development work at the regional and global levels, although increasingly recognized in the mandates provided to the regional commissions by the global conferences, have not been adequately reflected in the dialogue between the Executive Secretaries and Economic and Social Council in the past.

(a) The ongoing bilateral, regional and multilateral development cooperation programmes

Filippidou, Aspasia, Department of Social Participation, Decentralization and Regional Development

Papadopoulou, Vasiliki, Department of Social Participation, Decentralization and Regional Development

Development of regional instruments on extradition and mutual legal assistance

The regional coordination meetings, mandated by Economic and Social Council, would enhance such measures.

In the context of regional cooperation, regional offices will contribute to a wide range of intergovernmental processes such as, inter alia, the environmental initiative of the New Partnership for Africa's Development, Transport, Health and Environment Pan European Process, Environment and Health Initiative of the Americas, African Ministerial Council on Water, Caribbean Network of Protected Areas activities and Arab Initiative on Sustainable Development.

Development of the Joint Arab Action system development of the Economic and Social Council

In terms of the Commission's composition, my delegation would prefer equal regional representation from the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council.

Regional cooperation is an important strategy to mobilize resources for development.

In this context, regional highlights for the Local Development portfolio include

Regional infrastructure and policy cooperation are essential for supporting economic development.