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External sources (not reviewed)

These 12 posts comprise one P-2 post of Associate Economic Affairs Officer under executive direction and management; one P-2 post under subprogramme 1, Linkages with the global economy, regional integration and cooperation; one P-2 post under subprogramme 2,

Among the most important are the secular rise in food prices and the resulting nutrition scarcity; extreme volatility in commodity prices during the past four years, which has had negative cumulative effects on growth and has threatened to unwind hard-earned developmental successes, not least by inducing inflation

In addition to the common documents being considered under agenda item 3, the

At this training organized for African civil servants, policymakers and academics involved in trade and development policy research and analysis, the Special Unit on Commodities presented modules on the Economics of Commodity Production and Trade, particularly regarding the price-cycle drivers, compensation mechanisms, market structures in agricultural commodities,

The initiative involves a number of UNEP and United

k. Environmental protection: Macasía River Recovery Project in the Dominican Republic, Program for Environmental Pollution Control in El Salvador and Access to Potable Water in Rural Swaziland Project, Light Up Taiwan Project in six allied nations in the Pacific, Nationwide Forestation Campaign in the Solomon Islands, Program to Improve Sewage Disposal Systems in Palau, Point Sable Beach Renovation Program in Haiti, Program

LDCs need to set the right framework to

The recommendations of the Symposium were to press for more reforms in global governance; maintain the focus of development on poverty reduction; encourage reforms at the Bretton Woods institutions; secure greater capital in order to fund development; be proactive in anticipating potential future challenges such as climate change; set up income redistribution policies as a way of reducing the costs of volatility in markets; stabilize exchange rate regimes through the use of reserve funds and loans from regional banks; foster the transition towards a green, fair and equitable economy; encourage social equity for a better preservation of the environment; set up policies to increase the creation of employment opportunities; put in place national legislation to encourage the use of renewable energies posing no threat to food security; maintain over

The views and guidance of the Commission are sought regarding the policy options identified as well as the supportive analytical work being undertaken by the secretariat under this

(d) Great efforts with good coordination between the institutions concerned (National Bank of Cambodia and Ministry of Economy and Finance) would be continued to improve and strengthen the results achieved in the

Demographic trends, globalization, technological advances and the need to move towards a green, eco-efficient economy all call for an ambitious employment strategy over the coming

The Committee was informed that two entities would contribute to the achievement of

Affirming its strong support for fair globalization and the need to translate growth into eradication of poverty and commitment to strategies and policies that aim to promote full, freely chosen and productive employment and decent work for all and that these should constitute a fundamental component of relevant national and international policies as well as national development strategies, including poverty reduction strategies, and reaffirming that employment