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executive officers and heads of private sector and civil society umbrella organizations in a multi-stakeholder discussion on the above-mentioned themes, which are crucial in shaping the least developed countries’ development strategy in the next decade.

and security organizations and non-governmental organizations on peacekeeping issues; support for field missions through the provision of policy advice, best practices and knowledge sharing, training standards and materials, and evaluation of mission performance to improve mandate implementation.

and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, which involves non-governmental organizations and the private sector; the annual special high-level event of the Economic and Social Council on philanthropy, which on average brings together between 400 and 500 representatives of philanthropic corporations, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental organizations and Member States; and the high-level segment of the substantive session of the Economic and Social Council, which includes meetings and panels that bring together the United Nations international financial and trade institutions, the bulk of the United Nations system of agencies, programmes and funds, civil society, the private sector and members of the press, who have often served as moderators.

Nations Conference on Trade and Development (A/64/76-E/2009/60).

institutions, to contribute to the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action and to integrate it into their programmes of work, requested the Secretary-General to take the steps necessary to undertake a joint gap and capacity analysis on a priority basis by 2013 with the aim of establishing a technology bank and science, technology and innovation supporting mechanism dedicated to least developed countries, and requested the President of the Assembly to establish an ad hoc working group to further study and strengthen the smooth transition process for the countries graduating from the least developed country category and to submit a report to the Assembly at its sixty-seventh session with specific recommendations.

five weeks before those meetings, so as to meet the needs of all parties and be conducive to high-level participation.

Nations Conference on Trade and Development at its 5th and 6th meetings, on 27 April 2009.

the legal authority of parliaments to approve World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans; strengthening the role of parliaments in the adoption of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and related plans; and increasing the input of parliaments into new global policies designed by the World Bank/IMF, the United Nations and the G20.

changing economic weights in the world economy and be more responsive to current and future challenges.

upon all countries to contribute to the ongoing discussion in the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank and other forums on the need for, and feasibility of, a more structured framework for international cooperation in this area

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and, in any event, the fact that international financial institutions operate, as a rule, within their member countries; (b) the comprehensive “rules of the organization” of international financial institutions; and (c) the detailed provisions, contained in their financial agreements, on the consequences deriving from the breach of primary obligations, it becomes evident that the occasions for resorting to rules on responsibility other than special law are quite rare (if at all) within the context of the operations of international financial institutions.

Nations in global economic governance.

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 time the stability of subsidies for renewable energy use; and better coordinate macroeconomic policies at the global level.

on the Activities of the Ethics Office presented at the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly (A/65/343).

and the format of the Council’s high-level meeting, considering innovative approaches conducive, inter alia, to the high-level participation of those institutions, and welcomed the efforts undertaken to give more prominence to the consideration of the agenda item on financing for development during the annual substantive session of the Council, including the allocation of the item to its coordination segment.

translate all commitments made at the major United Nations conferences and summits, in the economic, social and related fields into concrete and specific actions in order to, inter alia, achieve the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, within the agreed timeframes, and calls for the efficient use of monitoring and follow-up mechanisms to ensure that these commitments and actions are effectively implemented.