and in the Small Pacific Island States); in Latin America and the Caribbean (especially the Small Caribbean Island States); and in Europe (especially in Central and Eastern Europe).

north east; and the Dawei Development Project which, if completed according to plan, would include a large industrial estate and modern deep-sea port in the south, with road and rail links for transhipment of goods to Thailand and on to Vietnam, cutting several days off the sea route through the Straits of Malacca.

capacity and share-wise practices in sustainable development.

improve understanding of issues relating to cultural diversity within and between these regions, ensure an effective follow-up to the Mauritius Declaration, guide UNESCO policy orientation and activities from a “cultural diversity for sustainable development in SIDS” perspective, and contribute to UNESCO’s World Report on Cultural Diversity.

in New Zealand and Japan, highlighted the importance of disaster management and prevention work.

is planned to last three years.

Union, in discussions about ways in which regional governance structures can work effectively to participate in, and eventually play a direct role, in the development and implementation of strategic action plans.

low HIV prevalence rates (with the exception of Papua New Guinea, where it is 2.5 per cent, as well as Guinea-Bissau and Mauritius, with rates over 1 per cent).

prosecution of offences committed by pirates in violation of international laws within the mandate of UNODC.

in accordance with the regional plan of action on piracy and maritime security in the Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region; the establishment of an exclusive economic zone for Somalia; and comprehensive cross-sector counter-piracy and maritime security action in Somalia, facilitated by the United Nations, especially through the Kampala Process and the United Nations rule of law and security sector reform programmes.

mechanism to improve regional resilience to disasters and, in that regard, appeals to the international community for additional support.

countries speed the transition from the humanitarian phase to recovery and development.

continue his informal consultations with the members of the Committee and to report through the Committee to the Assembly at its sixty-sixth session.

Lime Restaurant features an abundance of Southeast Asian flavours.

Guinea, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu, being of greatest concern.

to consider contributing to the Trust Fund through financial contributions and technical cooperation to support the establishment of the tsunami early warning system in accordance with the needs of the countries of the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia so that the Trust Fund contributes to the development of an integrated early warning system based on adequate resources and comprising a network of collaborative centres connected to the global system

through the ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness in Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian Countries and the capacity-building activities of the established regional mechanisms in information and communications technology, including space-based applications, in support of inclusive and sustainable development.

on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) met in Seychelles to lay the foundations for a regional plan to combat piracy.